Washington (United States) (AFP) – Democratic lawmakers released a new cache of photos on Friday from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that includes images of US President Donald Trump and former president Bill Clinton.
Other high-profile figures in the published pictures include former Trump advisor Steve Bannon, former Clinton treasury secretary Larry Summers, director Woody Allen and the ex-prince now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Also pictured are Microsoft’s Bill Gates and the Virgin Group’s Richard Branson.
Epstein’s association with the individuals in the pictures was already widely known and the undated photographs do not appear to depict any unlawful conduct.
But Democrats on the House Oversight Committee said “these disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world.”
The White House accused Democrats of releasing “cherry-picked” photos from the Epstein estate “to try and create a false narrative.”
“The Democrat hoax against President Trump has been repeatedly debunked,” said Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman.
Also among the pictures released on Friday are images of sex toys and a novelty “Trump condom” featuring a likeness of his face and the words “I’m HUUUUGE!”
There are three images of Trump in the 19 released on Friday.
In one he is standing next to six women who are wearing what appear to be traditional Hawaiian leis around their necks. Their faces have been redacted.
Another shows Trump, with Epstein close to him, talking to an unidentified blonde woman.
The third shows Trump sitting next to a blonde woman whose face has been blacked out.
The president told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday that he had not seen the photos and declared their release “no big deal.”
“Everybody knew this man, he was all over Palm Beach,” Trump said, referring to the Florida community where his Mar-a-Lago resort is located.
“There are hundreds and hundreds of people that have photos with him. So, that’s no big deal,” Trump said. “I know nothing about it.”
Former president Clinton is also pictured with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking a minor and other offenses, and two other unidentified people.
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