A series of new images released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee over the Jeffrey Epstein files shows some high profile individuals pictured.
Among them are current US President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, businessman Richard Branson and several others.
Many of those have been linked to Epstein previously, though the images do not provide further information on what sort of relationship or any manner of dealings they might have had with the convicted sex offender.
None of the released images depict sexual misconduct and it has not been made immediately clear when or where they were taken, or who took the pictures.
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Those who have previously been questioned in connection with Epstein have denied wrongdoing, and the the people featured in the newly released images have not been accused of wrongdoing.
These are not the full extent of the remaining Epstein files which the US Department of Justice has been ordered to release by 19 December at the latest.
The images come from Epstein's estate, so if the files are released by the given deadline there will be much more to look through before long.
Rep. Robert Garcia, top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement that the latest production from the estate contained 'over 95,000 photos, including images of the wealthy and powerful men who spent time with Jeffrey Epstein'.
He also said that there were 'thousands of photographs of women and Epstein properties'.
“It is time to end this White House cover-up and bring justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends,” he said in a statement.
“These disturbing photos raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world. We will not rest until the American people get the truth. The Department of Justice must release all the files, NOW.”
Being featured in the images which have just been released does not indicate wrongdoing.
The individuals pictured also include the actor Woody Allen, economist Larry Summers, lawyer Alan Dershowitz and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
One of the released images which depicts Mountbatten-Windsor and Gates standing together appears to be a cropped image of a photo of them together at a malaria summit in London in 2018.
The apparent uncropped version of the picture is available on the agency Getty and also features the then-Prince Charles.
As with many of the other names that have been mentioned in the Epstein files being featured in them does not indicate a relationship or connection with Epstein, merely that his estate had a copy of the photo.
When contacted for a response, Alan Dershowitz told the LADbible Group: "I was his lawyer. So of course I was photographed with him, as I was with many of my clients. I never did anything improper."
The LADbible Group has contacted Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Steve Bannon, Woody Allen, Larry Summers and Richard Branson for comment.
Topics: Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump, Bill Gates, US News
Joe Harker