White House Decries 'Democrat Hoax' as Further Epstein Estate Images Released

House Democrats have made public a additional set of what they labeled "alarming" images from the property of adjudicated sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, featuring among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

The initial drop of 19 photographs—some of which have been seen before—combined with another 70 issued later on Friday account for a small number of the almost 100,000 images released to the House investigative panel, which is examining the conduct and connections of Epstein.

The fallen money manager was a victim of an apparent self-inflicted death in a New York jail cell in 2019 after being charged with sex-trafficking charges.

High-Profile Individuals in the Photos

Included in the notable figures seen in the first release are public figures featuring movie maker Woody Allen; Microsoft founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin conglomerate.

Donald Trump appears in three of the initial 19 images. In one, he is photographed with six women, whose faces are redacted.

White House Response

The White House addressed the release in a statement, charging Democrats of purposefully "cherry-picking" the photographs for electoral motives and to "try and create a false storyline."

"This Democratic fabrication against President Trump has been time and again refuted," a presidential representative stated, insisting that "the Trump administration has accomplished more for Epstein's survivors than Democrats have at any point by frequently urging disclosure, releasing thousands of pages of documents, and urging more inquiries into Epstein's Democrat friends."

Congressional Democrat Remarks

The photographs were released without context, but according to a California Democrat and ranking member of the oversight committee, they elicit additional doubts about Epstein's associations with wealthy individuals.

"It is time to halt this White House obfuscation and deliver justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his influential associates," he said in a statement.

The publication of these documents comes as the House panel pressing on with its inquiry into the Epstein case.