White House Decries 'Democratic Fabrication' as More Jeffrey Epstein Images Made Public

House Democrats have released a new tranche of what they termed "troubling" images from the property of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, depicting notably Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

The opening batch of 19 images—some of which have been seen before—along with another 70 released later on Friday constitute a tiny fraction of the nearly 100,000 images handed over to the House oversight committee, which is looking into the conduct and connections of Epstein.

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

Prominent Personalities in the Images

Among the high-profile individuals seen in the initial batch are celebrities including film director Woody Allen; Microsoft creator Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, creator of the Virgin business group.

Donald Trump is pictured in three of the initial 19 images. In one, he is pictured with six women, whose faces are obscured.

White House Reaction

The White House reacted to the release in a official comment, accusing Democrats of purposefully "cherry-picking" the images for electoral motives and to "attempt to fabricate a false narrative."

"This Democratic fabrication against President Trump has been consistently disproven," a White House spokesperson remarked, maintaining that "the Trump administration has done more for Epstein's victims than Democrats have ever done by consistently demanding disclosure, making public reams of papers, and demanding further investigations into Epstein's Democratic associates."

Congressional Democrat Remarks

The images were released lacking captions, but per a California Democrat and ranking member of the investigative panel, they raise more questions about Epstein's links with the rich and powerful.

"Now is the occasion to stop this White House concealment and secure justice to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his well-connected allies," he said in a statement.

The release of these documents comes as the House panel proceeding with its inquiry into the Epstein case.