House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein’s Estate
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US House Democrats released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstrein on Friday, including Donald Trump, former US president Bill Clinton and the former Prince.
The 19 photos released by House Democrats are a small fraction of the more than 95,000 they received from the estate of Epsterin, who died in a New York prison in 2019 while awaiting sex-trafficking charges.
Who is in the pictures?
Pictures include Epsterin pictures with various celebrities. In addition to Trump and Clinton, there are pictures of him at the beach with businessman Richard Branson and standing in a conference room with attorney Alan Dershowitz.
Epsterin is also seen in two photos with Woody Allen, including one that appears to be on a movie set, and in two photos with Trump’s Chief of Staff Steve Bannon.
There are also pictures showing Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates but not Epstein. One of them, which also included the former Prince Andrew, was identified by the BBC news as it was taken from a conference in London in 2018, and King Charles came out.
Another photo shows Trump with six unidentified women, all wearing Leis; Democrats released a black and white photo with the women’s faces obscured. It doesn’t show Epstein, and it wasn’t immediately clear where the photo was taken, or why it was on the Epstein property.
What do the pictures reveal?
The pictures show that epsterin hobnobbed with the rich and famous and the powerful – so don’t reveal anything that hasn’t been revealed.
None of the photos show any clear evidence of criminal activity.
Where do the images come from?
The photos are from Epsterin’s estate, but were released by Democrats on the House Select Committee.
The Republican-LED Committee used its powers to seek documents and other materials from the Epsterin Estate. This was the source of nearly 23,000 emails Epsterin made public last month.
“These disturbing images raise more questions about Epsterin and his relationship with some of the most powerful men in the world,” said Rep. Robert Garcia, TOP TOPTION at DemocTight.
Democrats did not explain why they chose these particular photos to release out of the 95,000 provided to the committee, nor did they provide details of the dates or locations of the photos.
Republican members of the House Oversight Committee blame the Democrats “chasing the headlines by releasing a few cherry-picked photos.”
Are these images part of the Epsterin files?
No. The so-called Epsterin files are records kept by the US Department of Justice relating to the indictment of Epsterin, his sex trafficking activities and his associates.
Under a new law passed by Congress and signed by Trump last month, the DoJ is required to release all unclassified investigative files related to Exsterin by next Friday.
What is the political angle here?
The move by Democrats to release the photos was seen as a political tactic to keep Turtein’s friendship with Epsterin in the public mind and a pressure tactic to ensure that the Justice Department releases all investigative material required by law next week.
Trump said his friendship with the financier ended in the early 2000s, before Epsterin faced sex-trafficking charges.
With the election campaign over, Trump sponsored the release of the Epsterin files, a cause that has been called by some prominent Republicans who have become key figures in the Premp Administration, including Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Bill Clinton admitted that he traveled on Epstein’s private plane but said through the speaker that he had no knowledge of the financial crimes. Clinton has never been accused of misconduct by EPSTEIN’s known victims.
Andrew lost his title and rights this year amid new revelations about Epstein, although he has denied wrongdoing.
