The House Oversight Committee released a second set of images from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, showing the late financier with high‑profile figures such as Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and Bill Gates.
Images and Redactions
The committee released 19 photos out of a production that contains more than 95,000 images. Several faces are blocked out; the redactions were performed by House Democrats before sharing the pictures with the media. Rep. Robert Garcia, D‑Calif., the committee’s ranking member, said, “It is time to end this White House cover‑up and bring justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends. These disturbing photos raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world. We will not rest until the American people get the truth. The Department of Justice must release all the files, NOW.”
Featured Individuals
- Donald Trump – Images show a younger Trump posing with women wearing artificial Hawaiian leis, speaking to a blond woman, and standing next to Epstein at an event. Trump has distanced himself from Epstein, denying a 1970s birthday‑album letter that included a naked woman outline.
- Bill Clinton – A photo shows Clinton posing with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, the latter standing to Epstein’s left. Clinton’s spokesman, Angel Ureña, said in 2019 that Clinton “knows nothing about the terrible crimes Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to in Florida some years ago, or those with which he has been recently charged in New York.”
- Steve Bannon – Bannon appears in photos with Epstein sitting behind a desk and taking a selfie through a mirror. Emails released by the committee in November showed frequent correspondence between the two.
- Woody Allen – Allen sits on a director’s chair speaking to Epstein, who stands beside him. Allen has faced child‑sexual‑abuse allegations dating to the 1990s, which he has repeatedly denied. In a September interview with The Sunday Times, Allen said, “We never, ever, saw Jeffrey with underage girls. He always had a girlfriend but never an underage girlfriend.”
- Larry Summers – One photo shows Summers on a private plane. After emails from the Epstein estate surfaced last month, Summers stepped back from public duties and said he was “deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused. I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein.”
- Bill Gates – Two photos feature Gates standing with former Prince Andrew and outside a small plane with a flight‑crew member.
- Alan Dershowitz – One image shows Epstein speaking with the prominent attorney.
Reactions and Context
The release follows the committee’s earlier disclosure of more than 150 photos and videos of Epstein’s island, which included an outdoor pool area, bedrooms, bathrooms, a dental chair, and a library with a blackboard bearing words such as “power,” “truth,” and “deception.” Epstein owned Little Saint James and Great Saint James in the U.S. Virgin Islands, purchasing the former in 1998 for $7.95 million and the latter in 2016.
The new photos arrive as the 30‑day deadline for the Justice Department to turn over to Congress the massive amount of files on Epstein approaches. On Nov. 19, Trump signed legislation requiring the DOJ to release the records. A federal judge in New York granted the DOJ’s request to unseal grand‑jury records in Epstein’s 2019 sex‑trafficking case, while another judge ordered the release of grand‑jury records related to Maxwell. A judge in Florida also ordered the release of grand‑jury investigations into Epstein in 2005 and 2007.
Key Takeaways
- 19 new photos of Epstein with Trump, Clinton, Gates and others released by the House Oversight Committee.
- Redactions were applied to several faces before media release.
- DOJ faces a 30‑day deadline to disclose extensive records on Epstein.
The Committee’s latest release underscores the ongoing effort to bring transparency to Epstein’s network and the broader investigation into his alleged crimes.
