Never-before-seen images of Jeffrey Epstein’s island published

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

The photos and video appear to show several bedrooms in the U.S. Virgin Islands home, as well as a room with masks on one wall and a phone with names written on speed dial buttons.

In a statement, the committee’s Democratic leader, Robert Garcia, said they collectively form a “disturbing look” into Epstein’s world and are being released to “ensure public transparency.”

On Nov. 19, President Donald Trump signed a bill ordering the release of government records on the late pedophile, a major turning point in a months-long fight over the documents.

Multiple survivors have alleged they were trafficked and abused on the island, known as Little St James.

The images also show what appears to be a dental chair and a room with a whiteboard on which words such as “truth,” “deception,” and “politics,” among others, appear. Some of the words have been redacted.

In a statement, Democrats on the oversight committee said the images and videos arise from a Nov. 18 request to the attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands for information about the investigations into Epstein and his jailed accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.

“These new images are a disturbing look into 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 help piece together the full picture of Epstein’s horrific crimes,” he added. “We will not stop fighting until we provide a full picture of Epstein’s horrific crimes.”

According to García, the commission has also received records from JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank, which they intend to make public “in the coming days.”

Little St James was one of two Virgin Islands islands owned by Epstein.

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

The images shed little new light on the case, other than providing insight into one of Epstein’s crime scenes and his opulent lifestyle in the Virgin Islands.

The release, however, comes as the Trump administration remains under pressure to release the largest set of documents preserved by the US Department of Justice, and Garcia said in his statement that “it is time for President Trump to release all the files, now.”

The bill signed by Trump gives the department 30 days, until December 19, to make them available in a “searchable and downloadable format.”

But there are obstacles to the files being shared with the American public on that date.

For one thing, the bill said the Justice Department can withhold any document that jeopardizes “an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution, so long as such withholding is temporary and specific.”

That could cause delays, as Trump has called for investigations into Epstein’s ties to prominent Democrats, including Bill Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, “to determine what was going on with them and him.” [Epstein]”.

The latest bill also says Attorney General Pam Bondi can “withhold or redact” records that include victims’ names, medical records and other personal information that “would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”