The U.S. House Oversight Committee has unveiled approximately 70 additional photographs from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, marking the third such disclosure from a collection exceeding 95,000 images obtained by congressional investigators. This release coincides with the December 19th deadline mandating the Department of Justice to publicize all documents pertaining to its Epstein investigation under the recently enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act.
The latest batch contains particularly disturbing imagery, including photographs of passages from Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel ‘Lolita’ inscribed across various parts of a woman’s body. The collection also features heavily redacted images of international passports belonging to women from Lithuania, Russia, Czech Republic, and Ukraine, which the committee identifies as individuals associated with Epstein and his accomplices.
Among the more notable images are photographs depicting Epstein interacting with numerous high-profile figures. These include linguist and activist Noam Chomsky aboard a private aircraft, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates standing beside an anonymized woman, former White House strategist Steve Bannon seated across from Epstein, and former Alphabet president Sergey Brin at a dinner event. The committee emphasized that appearance in these photographs does not constitute evidence of wrongdoing, and many individuals previously visible in released photos—including former Presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton—have denied involvement in Epstein’s criminal activities.
Additional concerning materials include a screenshot of text messages discussing financial transactions for “some girls” at $1,000 per individual, and images showing Epstein surrounded by three women whose identities have been concealed, with one visibly placing her hand beneath his shirt.
Committee Democrats stated the selection aims to provide public transparency regarding Epstein’s network and his “extremely disturbing activities,” while noting the estate provided no contextual information or timestamps for the photographs. The Department of Justice faces increasing scrutiny as Representative Robert Garcia, the committee’s ranking member, noted these images “raise more questions about what exactly the Department of Justice has in its possession.”