A photo of woman’s foot — complete with black-painted toenails and a quote from “Lolita” written along the arch — was among dozens of images released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Thursday, just one day before the Justice Department’s deadline to share all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock,” it reads. A paperback copy of Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial 1955 novel, which follows a professor’s obsession with a 12-year-old girl, can also be seen on the bed in the background. Other images include different quotes on different body parts.
There were also photographs of passports, visas and identification cards from Russia, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, South Africa and Lithuania with all of the personal identifying information blacked out. Others feature some of the high-profile figures Epstein spent his time with as well as “concerning text messages about recruiting women for Jeffrey Epstein,” according to a statement from Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the ranking Democrat on the committee.
A screenshot in the mix appears to show information about an 18-year-old Russian woman, including her height and weight. It also included phrases like, “But she asks 1000$ per girl” and “I will send u girls now.” Other photos show Epstein spending time with the likes of philosopher Noam Chomsky, who was photographed alongside the disgraced financier as they chatted on a plane. Bill Gates is also featured in one of the photos with his arm around a woman whose face has been redacted.
The 68 images made public on Thursday are among more than 95,000 files provided to the House Oversight Committee from the estate of Epstein, who was arrested in 2019 on federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. Congress has also passed a bill, which President Trump has signed, requiring the Justice Department to release its case files on Epstein, and his longtime girlfriend and confidante Ghislaine Maxwell, by Friday.
“Oversight Democrats will continue to release photographs and documents from the Epstein estate to provide transparency for the American people,” Garcia said in the statement.
“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,” he continued. “We must end this White House cover-up, and the DOJ must release the Epstein files now.”
With News Wire Services
