Democrats released photos of Trump's visits to Epstein's property
Democrats on the House of Representatives Oversight Committee on Friday, December 12, released more than a dozen new photos from the estate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which also feature current US President Donald Trump.
The head of state features in three of the nineteen images released, and Democrats said they are reviewing more than 95-thousand images recovered from Epstein's estate.
In one black-and-white photo, Trump smiles amid several women whose faces have been obscured to protect their identities. Another shot shows him standing next to Epstein, and in a third, less clear photo, he sits next to a woman with a red tie loosened.
It is not known when or where the images were taken.
Other people in the photos include former President Bill Clinton, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.
The released material also includes erotic paraphernalia and a condom with a caricature of Trump and the caption "I'M HUUUGE!" [translated: I'm HUUUGE].
Democratic Congressman Robert Garcia of California said the photos raise further questions about Epstein's contacts with influential figures and called on the Justice Department to release all related files. Democrats have stressed that they doctored the women's faces to protect Epstein's victims.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump and Epstein maintained contacts in the 1990s and at the turn of the millennium. The president says he stopped seeing Epstein before the financier pleaded guilty to prostitution-related crimes.
At the same time, Trump has long denied knowing about Epstein's sexual abuse and trafficking of underage girls.