USA Trump, Clinton, Allen: New photos in Epstein affair
US President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton and film director Woody Allen as well as other influential personalities can be seen in photos with the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which Democrats in the US Congress have now published.
12.12.2025, 23:58
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The former British Prince Andrew, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, entrepreneur Richard Branson and the ultra-right publicist Steve Bannon can also be recognized in pictures from Epstein's estate. The images show the people during conversations or posing for the camera. The authenticity of the photos could not initially be independently verified. Any criminal acts were not recognizable to the viewer.
Trump can be seen in the photos accompanied by several women, among others. In another picture, he is standing right next to Epstein. In another picture, an image of him on condom wrappers with the inscription "I'm HUUUUUGE!" (roughly: I'm huge!) is recognizable. According to the National Museum of American History, the condom is satire. A photo of Clinton was published showing the ex-president with Epstein and his longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell. The picture is captioned with Clinton's name.
On Friday afternoon (local time), the Democrats from the US Congress published further photos. Among other things, Epstein can be seen lying in a bathtub, bare-chested - half covered by a shower curtain. In another picture, a dentist's chair appears again, which could already be seen at the beginning of the month when several photos of Epstein's private island were published.
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson accused the Democrats of again publishing "selectively chosen photos with arbitrary redactions" for misrepresentation. The president had already said in the past: "I have nothing to do with this man." White House circles have now also pointed out that there are no documents that have ever proven any misconduct by Trump.
The other people pictured did not initially comment on the recently published photos. A spokesperson for Clinton had already stated years ago that Clinton had "never been to Little St. James Island, Epstein's ranch in New Mexico, or his residence in Florida". Clinton had made four trips on Epstein's plane in 2002 and 2003 - also in the context of his foundation's work.
Epstein case first landed in court two decades ago
The New York financier Epstein was part of high society for many years and networked in influential circles. The US multimillionaire had run an abuse ring for years, to which dozens of young women and minors fell victim. He himself is also alleged to have abused women and girls in New York and Florida.
The case first came to court around 20 years ago. Epstein pleaded guilty to certain charges. Years later, the case was reopened and the multimillionaire was arrested again. Before a possible further verdict could be reached, Epstein died in his prison cell in 2019 at the age of 66. The autopsy report listed suicide as the cause of death.
Not the first publication from the US Congress
Just earlier this month, US members of Congress published photos and videos that gave an insight into Epstein's private island. The material showed the property and the interior of the villa on the island of Little Saint James in the Caribbean, where Epstein is said to have abused his victims.
The images that have now been leaked are ahead of a deadline for the publication of investigation files by the US government. After long pressure on Trump to publish the files, the US President signed a law by the US Congress last month. This provides for the Department of Justice to release investigation files on the case by December 19.
