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Members of Congress have published more photographs and documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, including text messages, passports and several images that show handwriting on a woman’s body.
The writing appears to quote Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, a copy of which can be seen in one of the photographs.
One message written on a person’s foot reads “she was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock.”
Another says “she was Lola in slacks” and another reads “she was Polly at school.”
The latest tranche of 68 documents from Democrats on the House Oversight Committee comes as the Department of Justice faces a Friday deadline to publicly release all investigative files in its possession after a pressure campaign urging President Donald Trump to release the so-called “Epstein files.”
open image in galleryImages from Epstein’s estate shared with the House Oversight Committee appear to show a woman’s body with messages referencing Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita. A new batch of photos was released by House Democrats on Thursday. (House Oversight Committee)
open image in galleryThe new photos come a day before the deadline for the government to release the full Epstein files. (House Oversight Committee)Another image appears to be a screenshot of a text message thread telling the recipient that “I have a friend scout she sent me some girls today” and “she asks 1000$ per girl.”
“I will send u girls now,” the sender wrote, according to the message shared to the committee. “Maybe someone will be good for J?”
A redacted message then appears to list the height, measurements and other details of an 18-year-old girl from Russia.
A photograph of a Russian woman’s passport is also included in the latest batch of documents from the committee.
There also are photographs of passports and other identifying documents for women from the Czech Republic, South Africa and Lithuania, as well as three women from Ukraine.
open image in galleryA redacted text message shared by Epstein’s estate appears to list the height, measurements and other details of an 18-year-old girl from Russia after the sender says ‘I will send u girls now.’ (House Oversight Committee)Several images released by House Democrats depict Epstein accompanied by unidentified young women whose faces have been blocked out, including a photograph showing a seated Epstein with one woman wrapping her arms around his shoulders while two others sit closely beside him.
Other images depict Epstein in social settings with other high-profile figures, including author Noam Chomsky, New York Times opinion columnist David Brooks, Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, filmmaker Woody Allen, and far-right media personality Steve Bannon.
The tranche of documents also includes blueprints that appear to show the layouts of Epstein’s properties, including on Little St. James, Epstein’s private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where he and his associates were accused of sexually abusing and trafficking underage girls.
open image in galleryAn undated image from Epstein's estate appears to show him three young girls whose identities have been concealed. (House Oversight Committee)
open image in galleryAnother undated image from Epstein's estate appears to show him with with writer Noam Chomsky. (House Oversight Committee)Over the last several months, Democrats on the committee have released several batches of previously unpublished images and documents from Epstein’s estate as members of Congress lead their own investigations into the convicted sex offender and his alleged ties to a wider network of powerful figures.
A person’s appearance in the files or in images alongside Epstein do not allege wrongdoing.
“Oversight Democrats will continue to release photographs and documents from the Epstein estate to provide transparency for the American people,” Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the committee, said in a statement Thursday. “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. We must end this White House cover-up, and the DOJ must release the Epstein files now.”
Republicans on the committee have previously accused Democrats of “cherry-picking photos and making targeted redactions to create a false narrative” about Trump.
Epstein was accused of sexually abusing young women and girls before he was found dead in his jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on trafficking charges, and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence for crimes associated with Epstein’s alleged abuse.
The government is preparing to release potentially tens of thousands of pages of documents, including FBI notes throughout the investigations, transcripts of witness interviews, videos and photographs, and Epstein’s autopsy report, among other documents.
Questions about the fate of those documents have dominated the president’s second term after he pledged during his campaign to release them.
In July, the Justice Department determined “no further disclosure” in the Epstein case “would be appropriate or warranted,” which only fueled scrutiny into the president’s years-long relationship with Epstein.
Last month, after a mounting pressure campaign among members of Congress, including his one-time Republican allies, Trump reluctantly agreed to sign a measure that compels the Justice Department to release all materials from Epstein cases in its possession.
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