White House Denounces 'Democrat Fabrication' as Further Jeffrey Epstein Images Made Public

Democratic lawmakers have published a fresh batch of what they termed "disturbing" images 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 images—some of which have been previously circulated—along with another 70 unveiled later on Friday represent a small number of the almost 100,000 images released to the House oversight committee, which is probing the behavior and associations of Epstein.

The disgraced financier was a victim of an apparent self-inflicted death in a New York prison cell in 2019 after being accused of sex-trafficking crimes.

Prominent Personalities in the Images

Included in the prominent personalities seen in the opening set are celebrities featuring film director Woody Allen; Microsoft founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, originator of the Virgin business group.

Donald Trump is featured in three of the initial 19 images. In one, he is seen with six women, whose faces are blacked out.

White House Response

The White House responded to the release in a statement, charging Democrats of purposefully "choosing" the photographs for political purposes and to "attempt to fabricate a false storyline."

"The Democrat hoax against President Trump has been consistently disproven," a White House spokesperson said, insisting that "this presidency has accomplished more for Epstein's survivors than Democrats have ever done by repeatedly calling for openness, making public thousands of pages of papers, and urging more inquiries into Epstein's liberal connections."

Democratic Lawmaker Remarks

The images were released without context, but as stated by a California Democrat and ranking member of the investigative panel, they raise more questions about Epstein's associations with affluent people.

"Now is the occasion to halt this White House obfuscation and secure justice to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends," he said in a comment.

The disclosure of these documents coincides with the House panel pressing on with its probe into the Epstein matter.