More disturbing never-before-seen images from Epstein files have been released
The Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released 68 more photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate today (18 December).
It comes just one week after the last major release of photos linked with the sex offender, which included snaps of his private home and some high-profile names such as Bill Gates and Bill Clinton.
Two weeks ago, a trove of photos were released which showed the inside of Epstein's private home.
In the latest release from the House Democrats, women can be seen with writing on them, quotes from Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita about a middle aged man's obsession with a 12-year-old girl.
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Images of passports, maps, text message screenshots and photos of gatherings with well-known figures were also included.
Photos of Epstein with philosopher Noam Chomsky on an aircraft were also included, though the professor had been spotted in Epstein documents in the past.
He has previously claimed the financier helped him move money between accounts, though this did not involve Epstein contributing financially.
The images are not proof of wrongdoing.
Included among these photos are a Ukrainian passport with a female notation, and the same with passports from Morocco, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine and a South African ID.
Epstein can be seen speaking with Steve Bannon and other powerful figures, with a text message exchange also shared in a screenshot.
It reads: "I don’t know try to send someone else. I have a friend scout she sent me some girls today. But she asks 1000$ per girl.
"I will send u girls now. Maybe someone will be good for J?”
The person then writes a detailed description including the name, '18 y old,' height, measurements, weight, a note on the Schengen area and a 'departure city.'
Many details have been redacted, except for her age, a mark next to Schengen and Russia.
Democrats have said that the estate didn't provide context around the images shared with the committee, though they have made them public as they have been received.
They have chosen the photos to release among the 95,000 they were sent as lawmakers are making their way through the selection.
Each identifiable piece of information to do with victims and survivors have been redacted to protect their privacy.
It's not clear when these photos were taken, or who took them in the first place.
According to CNN, hundreds of victims who have been allegedly abused by Epstein are awaiting the Justice Department's official release of the Epstein files, which is set to be far bigger and include more details than anything released up to now.
The DOJ now faces a Friday (19 December) deadline to make investigative files public after a law was passed by Congress in November.
Topics: Jeffrey Epstein, Bill Gates, Crime, US News
Joshua Nair