Democrats on the US House Oversight Committee released 68 disturbing images from Jeffrey Epstein's estate on Thursday, just one day before the Department of Justice faces a legal deadline to disclose the full "Epstein files". The photographs include billionaire Bill Gates with women whose faces have been redacted, philosopher Noam Chomsky on Epstein's private jet, and quotes from Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel "Lolita" inscribed on a woman's body.
The release also includes text message screenshots discussing the procurement of women for money. One message reads: «She asks for 1000$ per girl,» The images feature passports from women from Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, South Africa, and Lithuania, alongside maps of Epstein's secretive island.
Political Pressure Intensifies
Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, used the release to demand immediate action from the Department of Justice. He stated: «As we approach the deadline for the Epstein Files Transparency Act, these new images raise more questions about what exactly the Department of Justice has in its possession.»
Garcia accused the White House of obstruction, declaring: «We must end this White House cover-up, and the DOJ must release the Epstein files now.» The congressman vowed that Democrats would continue making photos and documents from Epstein's estate public to provide transparency for the American people.
Disturbing Content Details
Among the most striking images are photographs showing passages from "Lolita" – Nabokov's 1955 novel about a man's obsession with a 12-year-old girl – written on a woman's body parts. One photo shows a woman's foot with the text: «she was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock.» A copy of the novel appears in the background of the photograph.
Other images show Epstein with groups of women, passport photographs, and screenshots of text messages. The House Oversight Committee described the collection as including «passports of women whom Jeffrey Epstein and his conspirators were engaging, photos of rich and powerful men in Jeffrey Epstein's orbit, and concerning text messages about recruiting women for Jeffrey Epstein.»
High-Profile Figures Pictured
The newly released photographs include Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates posing with women whose faces are obscured. Previous batches from last week showed Gates alongside Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles's brother who paid millions to settle a civil sexual assault claim with Virginia Giuffre in 2022.
Noam Chomsky, the 97-year-old prominent philosopher, appears in multiple images on what appears to be Epstein's private plane. Chomsky previously told the Wall Street Journal in 2023 about his relationship with Epstein: «I knew him and we met occasionally.» The release explicitly states there is no suggestion that appearing in the photos implies any wrongdoing.
Background on Epstein Files
The Department of Justice must release all Epstein-related records in a searchable format by Friday under the "Epstein Files Transparency Act". The photographs released Thursday are separate from these official files but come from a collection of approximately 95,000 images from Epstein's estate that were turned over to the House Oversight Committee without context.
Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in August 2019 in a federal jail in Manhattan while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Tens of thousands of records concerning Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell have already been released through earlier civil and criminal cases in the United States.
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