Democratic lawmakers on Friday released a new set of photos owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including images of US President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton.
Other prominent figures featured in the photos include former Trump adviser Steve Bannon; former Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers; film director Woody Allen; and the former British prince now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Also included are Bill Gates, from Microsoft; and Richard Branson, of the Virgin Group.
Epstein’s relationship with the people in the photos was already known and the undated images do not appear to show any illegal conduct.
However, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee stated that “these disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world.”
The White House accused Democrats of releasing “select” photos owned by Epstein “to try to create a false narrative.”
“The Democratic hoax against President Trump has been repeatedly debunked,” said White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson.
Among the photos posted Friday are also images of sex toys and a novelty “Trump condom,” with an image of his face and the phrase “I’m HUGE!”
There are three photos of Trump among the 19 posted Friday. In one of them, he appears standing next to six women wearing what appear to be traditional Hawaiian necklaces around their necks.
Their faces became pixelated.
In another, Trump is seen talking to a blonde woman and Epstein in the background. In the third, Trump appears sitting next to a blonde woman whose face he covered.
Former President Clinton is seen in a photo with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, his ex-partner and accomplice.
Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking of minors and other crimes.
There are also two other unidentified people.
Epstein, a successful financier, was friends with rich and powerful people, whom he frequently invited to his luxurious home in the Caribbean.
In 2008 he was convicted of two charges related to sexual crimes, including soliciting a minor for prostitution.
He served about a year in prison under unusually lenient conditions.
He then avoided more serious charges until 2019, when he was arrested and charged with sex trafficking of minors.
He died while serving pretrial detention in New York that same year, and his death was ruled a suicide.
Congress ordered the Justice Department to release its files on the extensive Epstein investigation by December 19.
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