House Democrats on the Oversight Committee on Friday released a new set of photographs from the estate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reigniting political contention in Washington.

The small group of images, drawn from a trove of more than ninety-five thousand photos the committee says it has received, includes pictures showing former President Donald Trump alongside other well-known public figures.

Several of the images depict Trump with unidentified women whose faces have been redacted, although the absence of context or dates has underscored the limitations of the snapshots as standalone evidence.

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The White House responded sharply to the release, denouncing the disclosure as part of what it called a “Democrat hoax” aimed at creating a misleading narrative about the president’s ties to Epstein.

Officials defended the Trump administration’s record on Epstein issues, arguing that it has pursued transparency and victims’ interests more vigorously than congressional Democrats.

The statement accused Democratic lawmakers of “cherry-picking” select images to generate political controversy rather than advance genuine understanding.

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Democratic lawmakers, for their part, have characterized the photograph release as an effort to push for full transparency and accountability.

Ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia said the images raise questions about Epstein’s relationships with powerful individuals and stressed the committee’s ongoing review of the vast collection of material.

The Democrats intend to release further images as their review continues.

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The photos include figures such as former President Bill Clinton, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, filmmaker Woody Allen, media personality Stephen Bannon and others, illustrating the wide range of prominent individuals whose interactions with Epstein have come under renewed scrutiny.

Many of the released photographs have been previously public, while others are new but remain undated and without explanatory context.

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The release comes as the Justice Department prepares to make additional Epstein-related documents public under a law passed this year that mandates the disclosure of unclassified materials.

That deadline, set for later this month, has added urgency to the committee’s work and heightened partisan debate over the significance of the files and photographs.

Leaders in both parties continue to press for full access to the government’s Epstein files, even as Republican defenders of the president argue that the images do not demonstrate wrongdoing by Trump or others shown.

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