A newly released set of photographs from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein includes images featuring President Donald Trump and the former Prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, alongside several other globally recognised figures.
The 19 photographs were made public on Tuesday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee and form part of materials gathered during an ongoing congressional investigation. Other prominent individuals appearing in the images include Bill Gates, former US president Bill Clinton and British billionaire Richard Branson.
Trump appears in three of the photographs. One image shows him surrounded by women, whose faces have been obscured, while another depicts a bowl of condoms bearing caricature sketches of Trump with the words “I’m HUUUUGE!” printed on them. The origins and timing of the images remain unclear, as many are undated and it is not known who took them.
Among the released material is a photograph showing Prince Andrew alongside Bill Gates. The image appears to be a cropped version of a professionally taken photograph that is available online, with the wider version also showing King Charles when he was Prince of Wales.
The House Oversight Committee said the photographs came from Epstein’s estate and were obtained as part of its review into whether US authorities properly investigated Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The committee stressed that none of the images suggest s3xual misconduct and there is no indication that any underage individuals are depicted.
The photos are separate from the Epstein-related files that the US Department of Justice previously ordered to be released by December 19. Trump has previously said he cut ties with Epstein long before the financier’s first conviction in 2008.
One of the images shows Bill Clinton with Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and another woman, bearing what appears to be Clinton’s signature. Clinton has acknowledged taking four trips on Epstein’s private jet between 2002 and 2003 while accompanied by staff, but has consistently denied any involvement in Epstein’s crimes. In 2019, a spokesperson for the former president said he knew “nothing about the terrible crimes” committed by Epstein.
Other well known figures appearing in the collection include Trump ally Steve Bannon, former Harvard University president Larry Summers, lawyer Alan Dershowitz and actor Woody Allen. Another image shows Richard Branson smiling for the camera as Epstein walks behind him, while a separate photograph features Epstein with Dershowitz.
Democratic representative Robert Garcia said the committee is currently reviewing more than 95,000 images from Epstein’s estate and that further material could be released “in the days and weeks ahead”. However, a spokesperson for the Republican led Oversight Committee criticised the release, accusing Democrats of “cherry picking photos” and claiming that “targeted redactions” were used “to create a false narrative about President Trump”.
Epstein died in custody in August 2019 while awaiting trial on s3x trafficking charges. Maxwell was later convicted of helping him abuse young girls and was sentenced to 20 years in prison in June 2022.
