White House Decries 'Democratic Fabrication' as Further Jeffrey Epstein Photographs Made Public

Democratic lawmakers have published a fresh batch of what they described as "troubling" pictures from the property of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, depicting among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

The first release of 19 images—a portion of which have been seen before—plus another 70 released later on Friday account for a minuscule portion of the almost 100,000 images provided to the House oversight committee, which is probing the actions and ties of Epstein.

The shamed investor was a victim of an apparent self-inflicted death in a New York prison cell in 2019 after being charged with sex-trafficking crimes.

High-Profile Individuals in the Images

Featured among the prominent personalities visible in the opening set are public figures including movie maker Woody Allen; Microsoft founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, originator of the Virgin empire.

Donald Trump is pictured in three of the first nineteen images. In one, he is pictured with six women, whose faces are blacked out.

White House Reaction

The White House addressed the release in a official comment, charging Democrats of purposefully "cherry-picking" the pictures for political purposes and to "try and create a false storyline."

"That partisan falsehood against President Trump has been consistently disproven," an administration official said, maintaining that "the Trump administration has accomplished more for Epstein's survivors than Democrats have ever done by repeatedly calling for transparency, releasing reams of documents, and urging more inquiries into Epstein's Democrat friends."

Democratic Lawmaker Statement

The photos were published lacking captions, but as stated by a California Democrat and ranking member of the oversight committee, they prompt further inquiries about Epstein's links with wealthy individuals.

"It is time to halt this White House obfuscation and bring justice to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his influential associates," he stated in a comment.

The release of these materials coincides with the House panel pressing on with its inquiry into the affair.