House Oversight Committee Releases 68 Photos From Jeffrey Epstein Estate, Showing Ties to Trump, Clinton, Gates and Others

The House Oversight Committee released 68 photographs from the Jeffrey Epstein estate on Thursday, revealing the convicted sex offender alongside a host of high‑profile men. The images are part of a larger trove of roughly 95,000 photos that the committee has received from the estate. The release comes just one day before the Friday deadline set by the newly enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act, which requires the Justice Department to hand over all files related to its investigation.

The Release and Its Timing

On Thursday, Democrats on the Oversight Committee made the batch of 68 photos public. The images include Epstein with former President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Steve Bannon, Bill Gates, Woody Allen, and others. The release was timed to precede the Friday deadline, when the Justice Department must submit all of its Epstein‑related records under the law passed on Nov. 18 and signed into law the following day.

Committee’s Review Process

Representative Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the panel, said the committee is “systematically reviewing all of the Epstein estate’s materials and working with attorneys and survivor groups to ensure any victims depicted in the photographs are not identified or harmed.” He added, “There’s about 95,000 pictures. We’ve probably gone through 75% of all the photos. We expect that by next week, all the pictures will be reviewed, and then we’ll put out additional photos.”

Garcia also noted that “the most disturbing photos are certainly the ones that are more sexual in nature,” and that the committee is “having conversations about the best way to deal with those and talking to the lawyers and the survivor groups because we want to be very cautious of the trauma that the survivors are going through.” He emphasized that the estate provided the images without context, so they are presented as received.

Representative Dave Min, another Oversight panel member, echoed Garcia’s focus on survivors, stating, “We’ve had discussions with the survivors about trying to respect their privacy to avoid triggering them. Like, what actions can we take? So that process of redaction, of checking in with the survivors, is also part of the delay.”

Key Individuals in the Photos

The 68 photos show Epstein posing with a range of prominent figures. In addition to Trump and Clinton, the images include former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Microsoft co‑founder Bill Gates, film director Woody Allen, and conservative firebrand Steve Bannon. The photos also feature Ghislaine Maxwell, and a few show Epstein with other men at various events. None of the individuals shown have been charged in connection with Epstein’s crimes.

At least one of the released images was a Getty Images wire photo that had been publicly available long before the committee’s release. Other photographs depict quotes from Vladimir Nabokov’s novel “Lolita” written on women’s body parts, travel documents, and Epstein socializing with other prominent men.

Legal and Political Context

The Epstein Files Transparency Act, enacted on Nov. 18, obligates the Justice Department to produce all files stemming from its investigation into Epstein within 30 days. The law requires the files to be posted online and in a searchable database for the public. The law’s passage followed a bipartisan effort by Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna, who helped force a vote on the matter.

The White House has criticized the Democrats’ releases, accusing them of presenting “cherry‑picked photos with random redactions to try to create a false narrative” aimed at damaging President Trump. Trump has said he kicked Epstein out of his Mar‑a‑Lago club after learning Epstein was hiring female employees from the club’s spa. No evidence exists that Trump engaged in illegal activity with Epstein, and he has never been charged in relation to Epstein’s crimes.

Garcia expressed skepticism that the Justice Department will fully comply with the law by Friday’s deadline. “I want to give them the benefit of the doubt that tomorrow we’re going to get all the files,” he said. “But if we look at past behavior, I’m not sure that’s going to happen. We may get a partial release. We may get highly redacted information that doesn’t tell us much.”

Representative Khanna, who co‑authored the law, told NBC News earlier this week that he expects all but perhaps 5% of the documents to be made public by the end of Friday. The Justice Department has not yet announced its plans for the deadline.

Reactions and Future Steps

If the Justice Department delays further, Garcia and Khanna warned that Democrats could take the Trump administration to court. Federal judges nationwide have already cited the new Epstein law in granting DOJ requests to unseal grand jury records related to past probes of Epstein in 2019 and the mid‑2000s. “They have to release everything,” Garcia said. “We will use every tool available to us, including if we need to go to the courts and if we need to take legal action to get the files released.”

Garcia reiterated that the committee’s goal is “transparency” and that it will continue to release photos, documents, emails, and other financial records as they become available. “We will never release information about women or survivors in any of the files,” he added.

Key Takeaways

• The Oversight Committee has released 68 photos from Epstein’s estate, showing him with Trump, Clinton, Gates, Allen, Bannon, and others.
• The committee is reviewing an estimated 95,000 images, with 75% already examined, and plans to release more after next week.
• The release comes just before the Friday deadline mandated by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which may prompt legal action if the Justice Department does not comply.

The committee’s releases continue to keep pressure on the Justice Department as the deadline approaches, while underscoring the committee’s commitment to transparency and the protection of survivors.