Previously Unseen Photos of Jeffrey Epstein Island Released

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released never-before-seen photos of Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous island.

The photos and videos appear to show several bedrooms in the U.S. Virgin Islands home, as well as a room with masks hanging on the walls and a phone with names on speed-dial buttons.

Robert Garcia, the committee’s top Democrat, said in a statement that together they developed a “troubling view” of Epstein’s world and released it to “ensure public transparency.”

On Nov. 19, President Donald Trump signed a bill ordering the release of government documents on convicted sex offenders — a major turning point in a months-long battle over the documents.

The files include a trove of documents collected during two criminal investigations into Epstein, including interview transcripts and seized items.

On Wednesday, five members of Congress, both Republicans and Democrats, reportedly asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to provide an update on plans to release the documents by the end of the week.

Multiple survivors claim they were trafficked and abused on the island, called Little St. James, which Epstein purchased in 1998.

Newly released images in 2020 also show what appears to be a dental chair and a room with a black chalkboard with the words “truth,” “deception” and “power” scrawled on it. Some words have been edited.

Democrats on the oversight committee said in a statement that the images and videos stemmed from a Nov. 18 request to the U.S. Virgin Islands attorney general for information related to the investigation into Epstein and his jailed co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.

“These new images provide a disturbing look at the world of Jeffrey Epstein and his island,” Garcia said.

“We are releasing these photos and videos to ensure public transparency in our investigation and to help piece together the full picture of Epstein’s horrific crimes,” he added. “We will not stop fighting until we have a full understanding of Epstein’s horrific crimes.”

Garcia said the committee also received records from JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank, which they intend to release “in the coming days.”

Little St. James is one of two islands in the Virgin Islands owned by Epstein.

In 2022, the US territory’s attorney general reached a settlement worth more than $105m (£78.6m) after local authorities alleged “dozens of young women and children” had been trafficked, raped and assaulted on the two islands.

The images did not shed any new light on the case, other than providing a glimpse into Epstein’s crime scenes and lavish lifestyle in the Virgin Islands.

The release, however, comes as the Trump administration remains under pressure to release a broader range of documents kept by the U.S. Department of Justice, with Garcia saying in a statement that “it is now time for President Trump to release all of the documents.”

Later on Wednesday, the commission released a second batch of about 200 images, as well as some videos. Most of them show the same rooms as the first ones, with some close-ups of the new obvious dentist’s chair and masks on the walls of the room.

All masks are similar in style and depict male faces.

Other images show personal items around the house, such as a large selection of shampoos and conditioners and various artworks including statues and paintings.

There is also a photo of Epstein and Maxwell meeting Pope John Paul II.

According to the metadata, the photos appear to have been taken in 2020, after Jeffrey Epstein’s death in 2019, so the house appears to have been packed up, furniture stacked and art removed from the walls.

The release also included a video showing Epstein’s possessions. It shows a palm-lined swimming pool, along with a statue of an archer and a path leading to the sea.

bill signed by trump last month The department was given a 30-day deadline – until Dec. 19 – to make them available in a “searchable and downloadable format.”

But there were obstacles to sharing the documents with the American public on that day.

First, the bill says the Justice Department can withhold any document that jeopardizes “an ongoing federal investigation or ongoing prosecution, provided that such withholding is targeted and temporary.”

That could cause delays, given that Trump has called for an investigation into Epstein’s ties to prominent Democrats “to determine what happened between them and him (Epstein).”

The latest bill also says Bundy could “withhold or redact” records including victims’ names, medical files and other personal information, “which would constitute a manifest and unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”

Five members of Congress who asked Bondi for an update on Wednesday said they wanted to know about any “procedural obstacles” that “could interfere” with the Justice Department completing its 30-day deadline, according to a letter they wrote and published by NBC News.

The letter referenced recent investigations of prominent Democrats ordered by Trump. It said the basis for the move should prompt Bundy to “provide a briefing in a classified or unclassified setting to discuss the full content of this new information.”

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley, one of the five signatories of the letter, explained the move on