Overview
- The Oversight Committee’s Democrats posted another small batch of images Thursday from a trove exceeding 95,000 photos obtained under subpoena from Epstein’s estate.
- Newly shared materials include photos of Bill Gates and Noam Chomsky, a Ukrainian passport image, and a screenshot of text messages discussing sending “girls,” with no additional context provided.
- Committee members say they obscured faces and removed personally identifying details to protect victims, and they have not alleged criminal conduct by people shown in the images.
- Republicans on the panel criticize the staggered posts as selective disclosures that shape public perception ahead of the fuller release required under the new law.
- Survivors report the piecemeal disclosures are stressful and retraumatizing and say they have not been briefed by the DOJ on the timing or scope of its upcoming publication.