Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein, apparently at a party.
Donald Trump can be seen here with six women. It is unclear why the faces are blacked out.
This picture with Bill Clinton also comes from the estate.
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon in conversation with Epstein.
Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein, apparently at a party.
Donald Trump can be seen here with six women. It is unclear why the faces are blacked out.
This picture with Bill Clinton also comes from the estate.
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon in conversation with Epstein.
The US Democrats have published further photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein. One black-and-white image shows President Donald Trump together with six women.
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- US Democrats have released new photos from the Epstein estate.
- One of them shows Donald Trump with six women whose faces have been obscured.
- Bill Clinton and the former British Prince Andrew can also be recognized in other pictures.
This article was last comprehensively updated at 8.04 pm.
The US Democrats have published further images from the estate of the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. One of the black and white photos shows President Donald Trump with six unrecognizable women. Bill Clinton and the former British Prince Andrew can also be recognized in other pictures. 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.
Spokeswoman attacks Democrats
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson accused the Democrats of once 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.
No context, no captions
The 19 photos released on Friday by Democratic members of the US House of Representatives' oversight committee are only a tiny fraction of the more than 95,000 images they received from Epstein's estate. The MPs did not say why the photos of the six women in the picture with Trump were blacked out. There were also no captions or context for the photos.
Some of the photos were already known. Trump, Clinton and Andrew were all friends of the well-connected Epstein. Trump has repeatedly stated that he distanced himself from Epstein long before allegations arose that he had abused dozens of underage girls over many years. Epstein was found dead in his cell in 2019.
"Time to end the cover-up"
The Democrats want to release further recordings in the coming days and weeks. At the same time, the Department of Justice has also been obliged to publish investigation files on the Epstein case following a decision in Congress. Trump had long opposed this, but then relented.
"It's time to end this White House cover-up and bring justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends," said Robert Garcia, the leading Democrat on the oversight committee.
Not the first release from the US Congress
Just earlier this month, US members of Congress released 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.
First Epstein case ended up in court two decades ago
The New York financier Epstein was part of high society and networked in influential circles for many years. 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 stated suicide as the cause of death.