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More photos of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates will be made public, House Democrats have promised.
It comes after 19 images were released from files on Epstein, as well as a further batch of more than 70, showing the late convicted paedophile in the company of several rich and powerful people.
These included former US president Bill Clinton, as well as current president Donald Trump.
The images themselves do not show any sexual misconduct, and neither Trump nor Clinton has been charged with any crime in relation to their association with Epstein.
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Since their release, Epstein survivor Liz Stein opened up about how difficult it is for them to be reminded of the trauma that they went through, but emphasized that they are willing to bear that, as it is more important that the images are made public.
She said: "These things can be really incredibly triggering for us, and at the same time you realize how important it is for this to all come out."
Now, lawmakers have said that they intend to release further images concerning Epstein and his associates.
Rep Robert Garcia, the senior Democratic politician who sits on the House Oversight Committee, which is reviewing the case, said they have reviewed approximately 25,000 photos from Epstein's estate.
Speaking on Capitol Hill, Garcia promised that there would be more photos released.
"It will take days and weeks to ensure that we go through those photos and that a redaction is done in the appropriate way," he said.
"Some of the other photos we did not put out today are incredibly disturbing."
The deadline for the full release of the files is next Friday (December 19), with lawmakers saying: "In the interest of transparency, we will continue to release photos from the Epstein estate."
Trump has reacted to the release of the images, seemingly not being fazed by them.
"He has photos with everybody," said Trump of Epstein. "Hundreds and hundreds of people have photos with him, that's no big deal, I know nothing about it."
The release from the House Oversight Committee said: "This latest production contains over 95,000 photos, including images of the wealthy and powerful men who spent time with Jeffrey Epstein.
"Images also include thousands of photographs of women and Epstein properties. Committee Democrats are reviewing the full set of photos and will continue to release photos to the public in the days and weeks ahead."
