'Donald Trump condoms' feature in latest release of images from Epstein estate
Trump condoms featured in latest batch of images from Epstein's estate.
Photographs of US president Donald Trump and "Trump condoms" are among the latest release of images from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Nineteen pictures were shared by Democrats on the US’s House Oversight Committee on Friday, which are separate from the case files with the Department of Justice.
In one black-and-white photo, Mr Trump is seen smiling with several women — whose faces are redacted — on each side of him. A second image shows Mr Trump standing beside Epstein, and a third, less-clear image shows him seated alongside another woman, whose face is also redacted, with his red tie loosened. It was not clear when or where the photos were taken.
Former US president Bill Clinton, former Trump aide Steve Bannon, Bill Gates and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers also appear in the batch of images, as well as sex toys and a $4.50 "Trump condom" emblazoned with Mr Trump's face and the all-caps phrase "I'M HUUUGE!"
Featured in the photographs is also a suited Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
standing in a room next to Microsoft magnate Bill Gates, as well as a photo of Virgin Group founder Richard Branson on a beach with Epstein and another man.
No captions or context have been provided for any of the images.
A spokesperson for the committee, which is led by Republican Chairman James Comer of Kentucky, said Democrats were politicizing the investigation by “cherry-picking photos and making targeted redactions to create a false narrative about President Trump.”
Democrats said the tens of thousands of photos include "images of the wealthy and powerful men who spent time with Jeffrey Epstein" and "photographs of women and Epstein properties," and more will be released in the coming days.
Andrew has made headlines in recent months over his association with Epstein.
He has for many years faced allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage Virginia Giuffre after she was trafficked by Epstein. He strenuously denies the accusations.
He paid millions to Ms Giuffre to settle a civil sexual assault claim in 2022.
He stepped down from royal duties in 2019 after his disastrous Newsnight interview but the publication of Ms Giuffre’s posthumous memoirs, and the US government’s release of documents from Epstein’s estate, has brought fresh focus on Andrew recently.
American politicians have criticised the former prince for his “silence” after he missed a deadline last month to respond to their request to sit for an interview about Epstein.
Claims about Mr Branson have also linked him to Epstein previously.
Last year, Sarah Ransome, a victim of Epstein who claimed the paedophile financier made sex tapes of Andrew and Mr Branson, repeated her allegation that “there are videos that exist”.
At the time, a Virgin Group spokeswoman said on behalf of Mr Branson: “In a New Yorker report published in 2019, Ransome admitted that she had ‘invented’ the tapes.
“We can confirm that Sarah Ransome’s claims are baseless and unfounded.”
In the 2019 New Yorker article, the author, Connie Bruck, says: “Ransome told me that she had invented the tapes to draw attention to Epstein’s behaviour, and to make him believe that she had ‘evidence that would come out if he harmed me’.”
The Press Association has contacted both Andrew’s and Mr Branson's representatives on Friday.
Epstein was found dead in his cell at a federal jail in Manhattan, New York, in August 2019 while he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide.
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