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Oversight Panel

The House investigative committee has published a batch of around 70 images from the estate of deceased found guilty individual convicted of sex crimes Jeffrey Epstein.

This represents the third such disclosure from a larger collection of over 95,000 photos the panel has obtained from Epstein's holdings. It includes photographs of excerpts from the literary work Lolita scrawled across a female's body, and obscured images of women's international passports.

This disclosure occurs just hours before the December 19th deadline for the DOJ to disclose all records related to its inquiry into Epstein.

"These latest photos pose more queries about precisely what the DOJ has in its custody," remarked the ranking member of the committee, Robert Garcia.

What's in the Photos Made Public

Several of the images released on Thursday depict Epstein conversing with scholar and advocate Noam Chomsky aboard a private plane; Bill Gates seen beside a individual whose features is redacted; Steve Bannon sitting at a table opposite Epstein, and previous Alphabet president Sergey Brin at a dinner gathering.

Committee

These are the most recent wealthy, powerful individuals to be seen in Epstein property images published by the committee - formerly released photos also depict US President Donald Trump and ex-president Bill Clinton, as well as film director Woody Allen, previous US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, counsel Alan Dershowitz, Andrew Mountbatton-Windsor, and additional individuals.

Being pictured in the photographs is does not constitute indication of any misconduct, and several of the featured men have stated they were not involved in Epstein's criminal activity.

In a press release released with the photograph publication, Democrats on the US House Oversight Committee said the Epstein property holders did not offer explanatory details or dates for the photographs.

"Photographs were picked to furnish the general populace with transparency into a typical cross-section of the images acquired from the holdings, and to offer insights into Epstein's associates and his profoundly alarming activities," the announcement reads.

Committee

The disclosure also contains multiple photos of excerpts from the Vladimir Nabokov book Lolita penned in black ink across various areas of a female's body, including her torso, lower extremity, hipbone, and rear. Lolita narrates the tale of a minor who was exploited by a adult literature professor.

An example of a excerpt from the novel written across a woman's chest states, "Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the roof of the mouth to tap, at three, on the teeth".

The release also contains a series of photos of women's identification and official papers from nations globally, like Lithuania, Russia, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine.

Investigative Body

A large portion of the data on the papers, including identities and DOBs, is censored but the panel said in a statement that the travel documents belong to "women whom Jeffrey Epstein and his conspirators were interacting with".

An additional image features Epstein seated at a table in close proximity surrounded by three individuals whose faces have been redacted - one has her palm on Epstein's torso under his garment, and another is leaning to view a adjacent computer. Epstein can be seen to be helping the third fasten a bracelet.

Investigative Body

An additional image made public is a screenshot of SMS messages from an unknown person who states they have been provided "some girls" and are asking for "$1000 per girl".

Photo Publication Arrives Ahead of DOJ Deadline

The committee has thousands of photos in its custody from the Epstein holdings, which are "at once explicit and ordinary," its announcement on recently explained.

The Congressional committee first issued a subpoena to the property of Epstein, who passed away in a New York prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on accusations of human trafficking, in August.

The photos and records the Epstein property gave to the panel are separate from what is commonly termed "Epstein-related records". Those are records under the DOJ's custody related to its own inquiry into Epstein.

In accordance with the Transparency Act, which President Trump made law last month, the DOJ has until the date of 19 December to disclose its records. The scope of the contents found in the DOJ's files is unknown, and it's expected that much of the information will be significantly redacted, similar to the committee's releases