White House Condemns 'Democratic Hoax' as More Jeffrey Epstein Photos Made Public

House Democrats have made public a new tranche of what they described as "disturbing" pictures from the estate of adjudicated sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, featuring notably Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

The opening batch of 19 images—a portion of which have been seen before—plus another 70 unveiled later on Friday account for a small number of the approximately 100,000 images handed over to the House oversight committee, which is probing the actions and ties of Epstein.

The fallen money manager died by apparent suicide in a New York detention cell in 2019 after being indicted on sex-trafficking crimes.

High-Profile Individuals in the Photos

Among the prominent personalities shown in the initial batch are public figures such as film director Woody Allen; Microsoft creator Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, creator of the Virgin conglomerate.

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

White House Response

The White House reacted to the release in a statement, alleging Democrats of purposefully "choosing" the pictures for electoral motives and to "seek to establish a false narrative."

"The Democrat hoax against President Trump has been time and again refuted," a presidential representative said, maintaining that "the Trump administration has accomplished more for Epstein's survivors than Democrats have ever done by frequently urging transparency, disclosing reams of records, and calling for additional probes into Epstein's liberal connections."

Democratic Lawmaker Comment

The photographs were released without context, but per a Democratic representative from California and senior member of the investigative panel, they prompt further inquiries about Epstein's associations with the rich and powerful.

"Now is the occasion to end this White House cover-up and bring justice to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his influential associates," he declared in a statement.

The release of these materials comes as the oversight committee pressing on with its inquiry into the Epstein case.