White House Decries 'Democrat Fabrication' as More Epstein Estate Images Made Public
House Democrats have released a additional set of what they described as "alarming" photographs from the estate of adjudicated sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, featuring among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and ex-UK prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The initial drop of 19 images—some of which have been previously circulated—plus another 70 released later on Friday represent a minuscule portion of the almost 100,000 images handed over to the House investigative panel, which is probing the behavior and associations of Epstein.
The fallen money manager was a victim of an apparent self-inflicted death in a New York prison cell in 2019 after being charged with sex-trafficking offenses.
Prominent Personalities in the Images
Among the notable figures seen in the first release are public figures featuring film director Woody Allen; Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, creator of the Virgin business group.
Donald Trump appears in three of the initial 19 images. In one, he is photographed with six women, whose faces are obscured.
White House Reaction
The White House responded to the release in a statement, alleging Democrats of selectively "cherry-picking" the pictures for partisan aims and to "seek to establish a false storyline."
"That partisan falsehood against President Trump has been time and again refuted," a White House spokesperson stated, insisting that "the current government has done more for Epstein's victims than Democrats have ever done by repeatedly calling for openness, making public reams of documents, and calling for additional probes into Epstein's Democratic associates."
Congressional Democrat Comment
The photographs were published without context, but according to a Democratic representative from California and senior member of the oversight committee, they prompt further inquiries about Epstein's connections to the rich and powerful.
"The moment has come to stop this White House obfuscation and secure justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends," he declared in a comment.
The publication of these images comes as the House panel proceeding with its investigation into the affair.