Administration Decries 'Democrat Hoax' as Additional Epstein Estate Images Made Public

Democratic lawmakers have released a new tranche of what they termed "alarming" pictures from the property of adjudicated sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, featuring among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

The first release of 19 images—some of which have been seen before—combined with another 70 released later on Friday constitute a small number of the nearly 100,000 images handed over to the House oversight committee, which is examining the conduct and connections of Epstein.

The disgraced financier was a victim of an apparent self-inflicted death in a New York jail cell in 2019 after being charged with sex-trafficking crimes.

Prominent Personalities in the Images

Featured among the high-profile individuals seen in the first release are well-known figures featuring movie maker Woody Allen; Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, creator of the Virgin conglomerate.

Donald Trump is pictured in three of the first nineteen images. In one, he is pictured with six women, whose faces are obscured.

White House Response

The White House reacted to the release in a statement, charging Democrats of purposefully "hand-picking" the images for electoral motives and to "attempt to fabricate a false storyline."

"The Democrat hoax against President Trump has been consistently disproven," an administration official stated, insisting that "this presidency has done more for Epstein's survivors than Democrats have at any point by consistently demanding openness, making public thousands of pages of documents, and demanding further investigations into Epstein's liberal connections."

Democratic Lawmaker Remarks

The photos were published lacking captions, but per a Democratic representative from California and senior member of the investigative panel, they raise more questions about Epstein's links with wealthy individuals.

"It is time to halt this White House obfuscation and deliver justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends," he stated in a comment.

The publication of these documents coincides with the House panel continuing its inquiry into the affair.