Democrats released a new batch of photos from Jeffrey Epstein's vault featuring several celebrities, including Bill Gates, a former Trump advisor, and a message saying “will send women,” with the sender and recipient still unknown.
On Thursday, 18 Dec 2025 GMT+7, Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee released an additional 68 photos from the assets of Jeffrey Epstein, a financier convicted of further sexual offenses. Some images had portions censored and faces of possible victims obscured.
The photos include images of notable figures such as Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder, pictured standing with women whose faces are blurred in two photos. It remains unclear who the women are or if they are the same person. Gates had previously admitted making a “big mistake” spending time with Epstein.
Gates told CNN that they had “dinner together several times” to discuss charitable projects, though those projects never materialized, and their relationship ended.
Also included are photos of Noam Chomsky, the renowned linguist, showing him sitting on an airplane appearing to converse with Epstein.
The 97-year-old professor and public intellectual had appeared in documents related to Epstein before, including correspondence on academic and personal matters.
Chomsky told The Wall Street Journal that Epstein had assisted him in transferring money between his own accounts, clarifying that “not a single cent of Epstein’s money” was involved. He added, “I know him, and we meet occasionally.”
Several photos also show Steve Bannon, former Trump advisor. Based on locations and clothing, these images likely date to the same period as those released on 12 December but from different camera angles.
However, presence in these photos does not imply any wrongdoing, and many pictured have denied any involvement in Epstein’s criminal activities.
Apart from individual photos, there are images of passports and phone screenshots, apparently WhatsApp messages from an unidentified sender.
One message refers to a “scout friend” who charges $1,000 per girl. Another message from the same sender states, “I will send you girls now,” followed by “Maybe someone suitable for J?”
It remains unclear whose phone sent these messages, who received them, or who the person named “J” is.
The messages also contain censored personal details such as name, height, measurements, and weight, noting the individual is traveling from a city in Russia.
This vast amount of data released today is not part of the so-called “Epstein files” that Congress has ordered the Department of Justice to publicly disclose by Friday, 19 Dec 2025 GMT+7.
Democrats stated they released these photos from Epstein’s assets for transparency, without additional contextual information. Republicans accused Democrats of “selectively choosing certain images and deliberately censoring targeted information.”
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