New photos from Epstein's estate show Trump, Bill Clinton and more
Judge orders release of Epstein grand jury records
A federal judge in Florida granted the Justice Department’s request on Friday to unseal grand jury transcripts related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, citing a new federal transparency law. The former Dean of Northeastern University's School of Law, Professor Jeremy Paul, joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to explain the ruling.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released more photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, including images of President Donald Trump, his close ally Steve Bannon, former President Bill Clinton, and other powerful people.
Committee members shared the photos on X and said they’re among 95,000 new photos they’ve received from Epstein’s estate.
Who’s in the new Epstein photos?
What we know:
Pictured in the photos are President Trump, longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon, former President Bill Clinton, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, billionaire Richard Branson, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and director Woody Allen, among others.
Newly released photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate show President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton and other powerful men. (House Oversight Democrats)
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None of the photos appear to show illegal activity, but some of the photos include sexual images that are too graphic to publish on this news site. The female faces in one photo with Trump have all been hidden.
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Newly released photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate show President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton and other powerful men. (House Oversight Democrats)
The latest batch of photos comes weeks after House Oversight Democrats released never-before-seen photos from Epstein's private island.
What we don't know:
The White House has not yet responded to the newly released images.
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What they're saying:
"These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world," House Oversight Democrats wrote on social media. "Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!"
Bill Clinton with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell (House Oversight Democrats)
Billionaire Richard Branson with Epstein and another man. (House Oversight Democrats)
Epstein with Trump ally Steve Bannon (House Oversight Democrats)
When will the Epstein files be released?
Timeline:
After months of public outcry and political back-and-forth, Congress has passed and Trump has signed legislation requiring the Justice Department to give the public everything it has on Epstein. The files have to be released by Dec. 19.
Epstein with Director Woody Allen (House Oversight Democrats)
Microsoft founder Bill Gates with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew (House Oversight Democrats)
The backstory:
Epstein, a wealthy financier, was known for socializing with celebrities, politicians, billionaires and the academic elite, including Trump and Clinton. He was first accused of sexually abusing underage girls in 2005, but Epstein made a secret deal with the U.S. attorney in Florida to avoid federal charges, enabling him to plead guilty in 2008 to a relatively minor state-level prostitution charge. He served 13 months in a jail work-release program.
In 2019, Manhattan federal prosecutors revived the case and charged Epstein with sex trafficking, alleging he sexually abused dozens of girls. He killed himself in jail a month after his arrest.
Epstein’s longtime friend and former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence for helping recruit some of his underage victims.
What’s in the Epstein files?
Dig deeper:
The law, dubbed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, requires the Justice Department to release all unclassified documents and investigative materials, including files relating to immunity deals and internal communications. The Justice Department has to make the documents public in a searchable and downloadable format.
But some of the material could be temporarily withheld as it may pertain to an ongoing investigation Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered last week into some of Trump’s political foes who knew Epstein, including Clinton.
The law allows the Justice Department to withhold or redact records that, if made public, would constitute "a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." It also bars the release of any materials depicting the sexual abuse of children, or images of death, physical abuse, or injury.
When will the Epstein files be released?
NPR congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss what to expect next, now that President Trump has signed a bill calling for the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files.
That means that if videos or photos exist of Epstein or anyone else sexually abusing underage girls, they can’t be made public. But the law also makes clear that no records shall be withheld or redacted — meaning certain parts are blacked out — solely because their release would cause embarrassment or reputational harm to any public figure, government official or foreign dignitary.
While there’s sure to be never-before-seen material in the thousands of pages likely to be released, a lot has already been made public, including by Congress and through litigation.
The files could shed more light on why federal prosecutors in Florida decided 20 years ago not to go forward with the case against Epstein, but don't expect a "client list" of famous men he cavorted with. Though such a list has long been rumored, the Justice Department said in July that it doesn’t exist.
Click here to see all the photos the House Oversight Committee Democrats released on Friday.
The Source: This report includes photos and information from Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, the Associated Press and previous FOX TV Stations reporting. FOX’s Megan Ziegler contributed.