Washington, Dec 13, (dpa/GNA) – New photos showing US President Donald Trump, former president Bill Clinton, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and other influential figures with the late convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released by Democrats in Congress on Friday.
The images, drawn from Epstein’s estate, also show Britain’s former Prince Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, film director Woody Allen, entrepreneur Richard Branson, and far-right political strategist and Trump ally Steve Bannon.
The photos show the individuals in conversation with Epstein or posing for the camera. No criminal conduct is apparent in the images themselves.
Trump appears in several of them, including one in which he is standing directly next to Epstein and another in which he is flanked by six women wearing leis. The women’s faces were redacted.
Another image shows a likeness of Trump on condom packaging bearing the slogan “I’m HUUUUGE!” The item is described as a “political satire condom” in an online collection by the National Museum of American History.
A photo of Clinton released by lawmakers, shows the former president posing with Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said Democrats on the House Oversight Committee were “selectively releasing cherry-picked photos with random redactions to try and create a false narrative.”
The committee, which is looking into Epstein’s actions and connections, has released several tranches of images from his estate.
“I have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein,” Trump told reporters last month.
GNA