Administration Decries 'Democrat Hoax' as Further Jeffrey Epstein Images Made Public

House Democrats have published a new tranche of what they termed "alarming" photographs from the property of adjudicated sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, depicting among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

The first release of 19 photographs—a portion of which have been previously circulated—plus another 70 issued later on Friday account for a small number of the almost 100,000 images provided to the House oversight committee, which is examining the behavior and associations of Epstein.

The fallen money manager died by an apparent self-inflicted death in a New York prison cell in 2019 after being indicted on sex-trafficking charges.

Prominent Personalities in the Photos

Featured among the prominent personalities visible in the opening set are well-known figures featuring movie maker Woody Allen; Microsoft creator Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, originator of the Virgin conglomerate.

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

White House Reaction

The White House reacted to the release in a statement, charging Democrats of selectively "hand-picking" the pictures for electoral motives and to "seek to establish a false account."

"That partisan falsehood against President Trump has been consistently disproven," an administration official remarked, insisting that "the Trump administration has achieved more for Epstein's victims than Democrats have at any point by consistently demanding disclosure, disclosing numerous documents of records, and urging further investigations into Epstein's Democrat friends."

Panel Member Statement

The photographs were disclosed without context, but as stated by a California Democrat and senior member of the investigative panel, they raise more questions about Epstein's connections to wealthy individuals.

"It is time to stop this White House concealment and deliver justice to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends," he stated in a release.

The publication of these images comes as the House panel continuing its probe into the affair.