New Epstein photos shared a day before case files deadline

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released dozens more photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate one day before the Justice Department is required to release all unclassified Epstein case files. 

This is at least the third round of photos that Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released from Epstein’s estate. Last week, lawmakers released photos showing President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton and the former Prince Andrew, among others. They’re a small part of more than 95,000 files Congress has received from Epstein’s estate. 

The photos – shared without captions or context – are separate from the case files that the Department of Justice is supposed to release this week.

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What do the new photos show? 

Among the photos in the latest dump is a screenshot of messages discussing a "scout" who sends girls. 

"But she asks 1,000$ per girl," the message says. "I will send u girls now. Maybe someone will be good for J?"

Some of the photos show messages written in black ink on parts of what appear to be female bodies.

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Other photos show female passports from Russia, Ukraine, South Africa and Czech Republic, as well as photos of Epstein with various men including professor and political activist Noam Chomsky.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is also pictured next to a female whose face has been redacted.

What they're saying:

"We will continue releasing photographs and documents to provide transparency for the American people," House Oversight Democrats said on X. "It’s time for the Department of Justice to release the files."

The other side:

The White House hasn’t responded to the latest batch of photos, but Trump dismissed them last week as "no big deal."

Trump said Epstein was "all over Palm Beach" and had "photos with everybody."

When will the Epstein files be released? 

Timeline:

The Epstein Files Transparency Act, a law passed by Congress and signed by Trump, requires the Justice Department to release all unclassified documents and investigative materials, including files relating to immunity deals and internal communications, by Dec. 19. The Justice Department has to make the documents public in a searchable and downloadable format.

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But some of the material could be temporarily withheld as it may pertain to an ongoing investigation Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered recently into some of Trump’s political foes who knew Epstein, including Clinton.

The backstory:

Epstein, a wealthy financier, was known for socializing with celebrities, politicians, billionaires and the academic elite, including Trump and Clinton. He was first accused of sexually abusing underage girls in 2005, but Epstein made a secret deal with the U.S. attorney in Florida to avoid federal charges, enabling him to plead guilty in 2008 to a relatively minor state-level prostitution charge. He served 13 months in a jail work-release program.

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In 2019, Manhattan federal prosecutors revived the case and charged Epstein with sex trafficking, alleging he sexually abused dozens of girls. He killed himself in jail a month after his arrest.

Epstein’s longtime friend and former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence for helping recruit some of his underage victims.

What’s in the Epstein files?

Dig deeper:

While there’s sure to be never-before-seen material, a lot has already been made public, including by Congress and through litigation.

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The Justice Department may withhold or redact records that, if made public, would constitute "a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." It also bars the release of any materials depicting the sexual abuse of children, or images of death, physical abuse, or injury.

That means that if videos or photos exist of Epstein or anyone else sexually abusing underage girls, they can’t be made public. But the law also makes clear that no records shall be withheld or redacted — meaning certain parts are blacked out — solely because their release would cause embarrassment or reputational harm to any public figure, government official or foreign dignitary.

The files could shed more light on why federal prosecutors in Florida decided 20 years ago not to go forward with the case against Epstein, but don't expect a "client list" of famous men he cavorted with. Though such a list has long been rumored, the Justice Department said in July that it doesn’t exist.

Click here to see all the photos released Friday by House Oversight Democrats. 

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