House Democrats have released a huge trove of information related to convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Newly released information includes financial records tied to Epstein, along with 73 photos and 4 videos from his estate in the Virgin Islands, where many of his sex crimes are said to have taken place.
The documents and images mark the latest development in Congress’s expanding investigation into Epstein’s network of associates, and the federal government’s handling of the case.
Highlights
- House Democrats released new financial records and 73 photos plus 4 videos from Epstein's Virgin Islands estate tied to his sex crimes.
- JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank provided records on Epstein; both banks settled lawsuits over their ties to his trafficking operation.
- Photos reveal disturbing details of Epstein’s estate, including bedrooms, a dentist's chair with masks, and a blackboard with cryptic words.
Lawmakers have released new financial records and never-before-seen photos from Epstein’s Virgin Islands estate
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee announced Wednesday that JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank have turned over records connected to Epstein’s years-long relationships with both institutions. Epstein banked with JPMorgan until 2013, then moved his accounts to Deutsche Bank, where he remained a client until 2018.
Epstein died in a Manhattan jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide.
Both banks previously settled lawsuits in 2023 over their dealings with Epstein. Deutsche Bank paid $75 million to resolve claims that it “knowingly benefited” from Epstein’s trafficking operation, while JPMorgan agreed to a $290 million settlement.
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Each bank said it regrets its association with him.
Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the committee’s top Democrat, said lawmakers plan to release the newly obtained bank materials “in the days ahead,” after completing their review.
A spokesperson for the Republican majority said the committee has already received about 5,000 documents from the banks and expects to publish them soon.
“The Majority is reviewing these materials and will make them public soon, just as the Committee has already done with the more than 65,000 pages produced during this investigation,” the spokesperson said.
Alongside the banking records, the images released show bedrooms, bathrooms, and a pool area of the house, including pictures of sculptures, photo frames, masks, a telephone, a surveillance feed, a blackboard, and so on.
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One photo shows a blackboard with handwritten words like “Power,” “Deception,” “Political,” “Truth,” and “Music.” Some words were redacted.
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Another shows a dentist’s chair surrounded by eerie plastic masks of men's faces mounted on the walls.
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Videos include an outdoor walkthrough featuring a large statue overlooking a pool lined with palm trees.
The images released show bedrooms, bathrooms, a poolside area, and a dentist’s chair
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Garcia said the newly public images offer “a disturbing look into the world of Jeffrey Epstein and his island,” and argued that “public transparency” in the investigation will “help piece together the full picture of Epstein's horrific crimes.”
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He then said, “It’s time for President Trump to release all the files, now.”
The images were released after a request from the Oversight Committee to the U.S. Virgin Islands attorney general.
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The committee asked for documents, communications, and other information about investigations related to Epstein or his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence for what the Justice Department described in 2022 as “conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse minors.”
Congress recently passed, and Trump signed, a bipartisan law requiring the Justice Department to publish unclassified Epstein-related records within 30 days of the bill’s signing on November 19.
On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of five lawmakers asked Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is responsible for carrying out the release, for a briefing and status update.
Lawmakers asked Pam Bondi for an update on the DOJ’s upcoming deadline to publish unclassified records related to Epstein
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Separate efforts to uncover Epstein’s financial network continue in the Senate. Survivors of Epstein’s abuse have endorsed a bill from Sen. Ron Wyden that would force the Treasury Department to hand over all “suspicious activity reports” and other banking documents related to Epstein and his alleged co-conspirators.
The records Wyden is seeking are not in the original batch of documents from investigations into Epstein, and Wyden’s office alleges that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has repeatedly refused to produce them.
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Wyden argued those records could reveal details about Epstein’s trafficking operations. “These Epstein records at the Treasury Department, which Secretary Bessent has been hiding all year, would provide a detailed map of Epstein’s financial network and help us learn more about who funded, enabled, and participated in his trafficking operation,” Wyden said.
“For far too long, Epstein and his co-conspirators have been able to hide in the shadows and conceal the vast amount of wealth that fueled his decades-long sex trafficking operation,” the group of women wrote in a statement Tuesday.
The Treasury Department has assured the House panel in a letter that it “will work alongside other relevant federal agencies to deliver on your request as thoroughly as possible.”