Democrats on the House Oversight Committee today released photographs from the Jeffrey Epstein estate confirming the close ties President Donald Trump had to the late child sex trafficker, and documenting his proximity to the young women who were victimized.

Committee Democrats released 19 photos revealing some of the most notable figures in Epstein’s orbit, including Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and former Prince Andrew.

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The worst of the bunch depicts Trump.

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In the most damning, Trump is surrounded by six girls or young women for a group photo, his arms around the bare waists of the two standing next to him. He wears a boastful grin.

Democrats redacted the faces of the victims.

In another, Trump is seen seated on a private jet, tie loosened, with a victim leaning on his shoulder.

A third photo shows a bowl of Trump-branded condom packages, with the president’s doughy face depicted in a drawn cameo and the words “I’m HUUUUGE” stamped below.

Out Rep Robert Garcia (D-CA), the ranking Democrat on the Oversight Committee who’s been leading the charge for the full release of the Epstein files from Trump’s Justice Department, said in a statement that the latest production from the estate contained “over 95,000 photos, including images of the wealthy and powerful men who spent time with Jeffrey Epstein” and “thousands of photographs of women and Epstein properties,” CNN reports.

“Right now, our demand is that the president release the files,” he said on the steps of the Capitol this morning. “We’ll see what he does on the 19th. But again, I think these pictures, some of these photos, are really disturbing. And I know we put some out today, there are many others, and some of the other photos that we did not put out today are incredibly disturbing.”

Garcia may have been referring to those produced by the Epstein estate — but not yet shared publicly — that depict nudity.

“The Estate has provided minimal redactions to these photographs,” lawyers for the estate wrote to the committee on Thursday.

Video tapes were also part of the estate’s latest production for Oversight.

A spokesperson for the Republican-led committee accused Democrats of “cherry-picking photos and making targeted redactions to create a false narrative about President Trump.”

“We received over 95,000 photos and Democrats released just a handful. Democrats’ hoax against President Trump has been completely debunked. Nothing in the documents we’ve received shows any wrongdoing. It is shameful Rep. Garcia and Democrats continue to put politics above justice for the survivors,” the spokesperson said.

Garcia sees it differently, calling the administration’s slow-walk to releasing the complete files a “cover-up.”

“It is time to end this White House cover-up and bring justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends,” he said. “These disturbing photos raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world. We will not rest until the American people get the truth. The Department of Justice must release all the files, NOW.”

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