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Jose Garcia

(3,408 posts)
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 10:50 AM Friday

Trump, Clinton, Gates included in Epstein photo trove

Source: Politico

Photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein tie the late, convicted sex offender to President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, tech billionaire Bill Gates and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

These men and others are featured in the roughly 95,000 photos the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has received from the Epstein estate as part of its ongoing investigation. House Democrats publicly released select 19 photos Friday morning.

“It is time to end this White House cover-up and bring justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends,” said the Oversight Committee’s top Democrat, Rep. Robert Garcia of California, in a statement. “These disturbing photos raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world. We will not rest until the American people get the truth. The Department of Justice must release all the files, NOW.”

The White House and other individuals in the photographs beyond Trump did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/12/trump-clinton-gates-included-in-epstein-photo-trove-00688628?experience_id=EXYF89KVT5UQ&is_login_link=true&template_id=OTJIR2CRKUD6&variant_id=OTV632IE7RALS

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Trump, Clinton, Gates included in Epstein photo trove (Original Post) Jose Garcia Friday OP
Oh Wow! I'm SHOCKED! Mr.Bee Friday #1
Especially since we've known about Clinton for 10 years and Gates for 5 Warpy Friday #25
Epstein made himself valuable by connecting people with other people karynnj Friday #41
Clinton and Gates were on the flight manifests to his island Warpy Friday #47
If they went to the Island, that is different karynnj Friday #48
Interesting. I have not seen the material, myself Warpy Friday #49
LOL popsdenver Friday #26
I'm surprised there... Mike Nelson Friday #2
From Representative Robert Garcia: Wiz Imp Friday #27
Does anyone have a link to the 19 photos released today? flashman13 Friday #3
If you scroll this article, they have a lot of them. OnlinePoker Friday #10
Thanks flashman13 Friday #12
From the article. ananda Friday #19
As for Branson, money clouds many people's vision and good sense. flashman13 Friday #32
They can all be found here Wiz Imp Friday #21
Yikes EarlG Friday #4
He thought he was going to get a trophy, but all he got was atrophy. Harker Friday #5
Stormy disagrees with that assessment Bayard Friday #39
And the rubes are all ... LearnedHand Friday #52
The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. twodogsbarking Friday #6
Ha! MarineCombatEngineer Friday #7
Epstein? Epstein? NJCher Friday #28
Gates is another sleaze bag. Irish_Dem Friday #8
Gee, I wonder if this Kompromat has anything to do with Bluetus Friday #13
We can assume congress, courts, media, CEOs are all on some sort of list. Irish_Dem Friday #16
Now that we see Republicans starting to stand up (out of fear of losing their elections) Bluetus Friday #43
I agree, no matter who it is, they all go to prison. Irish_Dem Friday #44
I agree the odds are against it, but things are changing Bluetus Friday #45
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Irish_Dem Friday #46
Do you have a link of Hillary praising him on Gaza, thanks fujiyamasan Friday #33
It gives me great pain to even post this. Bluetus Friday #37
Never heard that about Hillary Bayard Friday #40
This is what they mean by "big tent" Bluetus Friday #42
Glad the Democrats are exposing the truth! bronxiteforever Friday #9
They are showing any and all Dems while obfuscating all damning repug photos. GreenWave Friday #11
Um, these photos came from the Epstein estate Wiz Imp Friday #23
Calling me insane? GreenWave Friday #51
I was being kind and I didn't directly call any individual insane. Wiz Imp Friday #55
When you blindly assume omniscience... GreenWave Saturday #56
95000 photos and all we get are 19? llmart Friday #14
Be patient Wiz Imp Friday #29
This message was self-deleted by its author DUMember24 Friday #54
The difference between Bannon and Dershowitz. Sneederbunk Friday #15
Ewwwwwww! hoosierspud Friday #20
The photo of Gates and the Andrew formerly known as a Prince ms liberty Friday #17
What a bunch of F..ing low lifes. They think because they are rich the rules, laws, morals, etc. that us peons flashman13 Friday #18
Anyone guilty of sexual crimes or aiding and abetting before or after the fact should be prosecuted. Period. ChicagoTeamster Friday #22
Let's see it all. This teaser bullshit needs to stop. How 'bout some re-al-i-ty. twodogsbarking Friday #24
They need to be careful to protect the victims Wiz Imp Friday #30
No I not. Any other "questions"? twodogsbarking Friday #31
You could have fooled me. Wiz Imp Friday #34
Your words. twodogsbarking Friday #35
Nope your words. Wiz Imp Friday #36
It does not take a year to pixellate the faces of the victems and innocent parties Bluetus Friday #38
I've been seeing the trump, clinton, gates Faux pas Friday #50
This message was self-deleted by its author DUMember24 Friday #53

Warpy

(114,343 posts)
25. Especially since we've known about Clinton for 10 years and Gates for 5
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:48 PM
Friday

Republicans trot those 2 out whenever they want to scare Democrats off investigations.

They forgot that we don't make epic heroes out of politicians or rich guys the way they do.

They also forgot that we want the concept of a nation of laws and not of men to prevail. That means a rich pimp is still a pimp and his clients who insist on underage girls are still rapists.

They also miss the fact that most of us are long out of patience on this stuff. We don't care whose middle aged men tried to boost their decreasing libidos by using the bodies of girls younger than their own daughters. We just want the exposed, at least to humiliation and censure if not to prosecution.

So do your worst, assholes. We know Democrats aren't a bunch of plaster saints, i's one reason we have those laws your side likes to pretend don't apply to the rich.

karynnj

(60,740 posts)
41. Epstein made himself valuable by connecting people with other people
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 06:09 PM
Friday

Many of the powerful people he associated with may have known nothing of his pedophilia. He made himself useful to them to create that network that made him seem untouchable.

There were two points where people should have avoided him in the future. The first was around 2008 when he pled guilty to having sex with a 17 year old - which ignored that it was many underage girls. The second was when the Miami Herald exposed the bigger story and led to his indictment, arrest and death.

Warpy

(114,343 posts)
47. Clinton and Gates were on the flight manifests to his island
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:30 PM
Friday

Those were partially released some time ago I doubt either of them was completely in the dark about what went on at that island, although unless a survivor comes forward, we won't know if they went there for sex tourism with minors. Maybe Epstein was looking for investors (long shot but possible).

So far the only one convicted bu real evidence is Prince Andrew. Or Andrew Windsor, he's not a prince any longer. I imagine his big brother has effectively gelded him, his stipend likely not extending to sex tourism farther than Amsterdam, where they are all women and reportedly in business for themselves, no pimps needed or tolerated.

karynnj

(60,740 posts)
48. If they went to the Island, that is different
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:54 PM
Friday

I did not know that and remembered that Clinton denied going to the Island and the flights he took were to Africa for the Foundation.

I would imagine a small island that is set up specifically for Epstein's purposes would hardly be something not obvious.

Warpy

(114,343 posts)
49. Interesting. I have not seen the material, myself
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 09:15 PM
Friday

but you're correct, the flights might have been elsewhere and for a completely pious purpose. One way a guy like Epstein ingratiates himself with the other rich and powerful is by offering them the use of his jet.

I really doubted the Gates story since he was wealthy enough that if he wanted to screw a child, the mention of it would have brought one to his office within half an hour, no travel required. And if that wwas his kink, we'd never hear about it.

popsdenver

(1,366 posts)
26. LOL
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:50 PM
Friday

the only thing I am shocked about is that these are the only people being mentioned............Dems, and/or Republicans that the 2025 crowd wishes to be rid of anyway.......no other politicians, no other oligarchs, etc etc etc Especially Republicans.....

Mike Nelson

(10,883 posts)
2. I'm surprised there...
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 11:11 AM
Friday

... aren't more than what I've seen on TV reports. Only Crooked Donald seems to appear with females with blocked faces... young, but not adolescent. A wealthy man like Epstein would have no trouble getting people in those photographs.

Wiz Imp

(8,561 posts)
27. From Representative Robert Garcia:
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:52 PM
Friday
https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-robert-garcia-statement-after-oversight-democrats-receive-95000
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after the Oversight Committee received new photos from the Epstein estate. 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. Oversight Democrats are reviewing the full set of photos and will continue to release photos to the public in the days and weeks ahead. Committee Democrats are committed to protecting the identities of the survivors. 19 photos can be accessed here.

“It is time to end this White House cover-up and bring justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends,” said Ranking Member Robert Garcia. “These disturbing photos raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world. We will not rest until the American people get the truth. The Department of Justice must release all the files, NOW.”


These photos of the "Trump condoms" and the sex toys are kind of damning and I think a signal that there is definitely some "bad" stuff among the 95,000 pictures that they will be looking to release.









ananda

(34,243 posts)
19. From the article.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:16 PM
Friday

Depicted in the images are US Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, actor and director Woody Allen, US economist Larry Summers, lawyer Alan Dershowitz, entrepreneurs Richard Branson and Bill Gates, and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Not all photos show these people in the company of Epstein.

I'm really disappointed about Richard Branson.
I had no idea.

EarlG

(23,258 posts)
4. Yikes
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 11:28 AM
Friday
There is another photo in the tranche showing pictures of “Trump condoms” being sold for $4.50 each, branded with the words, “I’M HUUUUGE!”

Harker

(17,247 posts)
5. He thought he was going to get a trophy, but all he got was atrophy.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 11:37 AM
Friday

Last edited Fri Dec 12, 2025, 12:46 PM - Edit history (1)

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,429 posts)
7. Ha!
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 12:00 PM
Friday

I'll bet that Flim Flam Man thought that the Epstein scandal was a thing of the past,
He thought wrong.

NJCher

(42,250 posts)
28. Epstein? Epstein?
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:55 PM
Friday

"Are you still talking about Epstein?"

Why yes, Flim Flam Man, we are, and so is the rest of the country.

Bet Tish James is getting a good laugh today, almost as good as yesterday's.



Bluetus

(2,117 posts)
13. Gee, I wonder if this Kompromat has anything to do with
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 12:57 PM
Friday

Gates flipping to say that climate change is no big deal after all?

And Hillary praising Trump's great leadership on the Gaza genocide? Peace prizes all around.

Irish_Dem

(78,955 posts)
16. We can assume congress, courts, media, CEOs are all on some sort of list.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:14 PM
Friday

Anybody with a history of bad behavior is on the kompromat list.
China, Russia, other enemies have made sure to gather the data.

Bluetus

(2,117 posts)
43. Now that we see Republicans starting to stand up (out of fear of losing their elections)
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 06:57 PM
Friday

if any of them are smart, they will join us in our position of:

CONVICT EVERY LAST ONE WHO WAS IN ON THE TRUMP/EPSTEIN EXTORTION SEX RING, AND WE DON'T CARE WHAT PARTY THEY COME FROM. THEY CAN ALL SHARE PRISON CELLS.

Let the chips fall where they may. ALL the chips. No exceptions

Irish_Dem

(78,955 posts)
44. I agree, no matter who it is, they all go to prison.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:01 PM
Friday

We may never see it happen.

Too many important and powerful people.

Bluetus

(2,117 posts)
45. I agree the odds are against it, but things are changing
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:06 PM
Friday

This is an area where MTG and Rand Paul can agree with Bernie and AOC. If the GOP really believes they are at risk of a wipeout in 2026, it would be smart for them to get on the side of cleaning up this massive corruption

Bayard

(28,250 posts)
40. Never heard that about Hillary
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 05:54 PM
Friday

Video sounds like wishful thinking from both women. I'd like to see what they say now that Israel has continued the killing, and Bibi is still in office after committing so many war crimes.

Bluetus

(2,117 posts)
42. This is what they mean by "big tent"
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 06:29 PM
Friday

I hope that these comments by both women simply reflect the fact that they have never been progressives -- better known as status quo Democrats or euphemistically, "New York City Democrats". I hope these comments were not coerced by Trump for his part in trying to keep something in the Bill/Jeffrey relationship out of the public eye.

In other words, the Clintons supporting Netanyahu isn't a complete reversal of long-standing habits. The case of Bill Gates is much more toublesome. That looks like a clear quid pro quo -- a clear case of extortion by Trump.

And THIS is exactly why Trump and Epstein built that whole racket. It was not for the sex. The sex was just the bait. The extortion was always the point.

Wiz Imp

(8,561 posts)
23. Um, these photos came from the Epstein estate
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:44 PM
Friday

Last edited Fri Dec 12, 2025, 04:02 PM - Edit history (1)

They are being released by the Democrats on the Oversight committee. The idea that they are showing any and all Dems while suppressing Republicans is insane. The only Democrats in politics in the released photos are Bill Clinton and Larry Summers (1 photo each). There are 3 pictures of Bannon and 3 of Trump (plus a picture of Trump condoms).

Many more pictures will be released, but they have to be very careful to make sure they don't divulge anything on any of the victims so it will take time to review them first.

Wiz Imp

(8,561 posts)
55. I was being kind and I didn't directly call any individual insane.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 11:42 PM
Friday

But anyone who thinks that having 2 photos out of 19 released be of political Democrats (1 each of Clinton and Summers) while 6 of the 19 were of Republicans (3 each of Trump and Bannon ) means "they are showing any and all Dems while obfuscating all damning repug photos" - then insane is about the nicest word I could use for that.

GreenWave

(12,150 posts)
56. When you blindly assume omniscience...
Sat Dec 13, 2025, 07:50 AM
Saturday

You drift away from reality.

Did it ever occur to you that most people do not read the articles in depth? It is governed by what they see in the headlines produced by the media. The overwhelming majority of Americans do this and therefore by placing Clinton on an equal headline footing with Trump, the old bothsiderism card can be played easily. Very few will go into depth lest they be deemed snobs or worse terms.

Wiz Imp

(8,561 posts)
29. Be patient
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:55 PM
Friday

They need to be careful to protect the victims.

https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-robert-garcia-statement-after-oversight-democrats-receive-95000

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after the Oversight Committee received new photos from the Epstein estate. 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. Oversight Democrats are reviewing the full set of photos and will continue to release photos to the public in the days and weeks ahead. Committee Democrats are committed to protecting the identities of the survivors. 19 photos can be accessed here.

“It is time to end this White House cover-up and bring justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends,” said Ranking Member Robert Garcia. “These disturbing photos raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world. We will not rest until the American people get the truth. The Department of Justice must release all the files, NOW.”

Response to llmart (Reply #14)

ms liberty

(10,902 posts)
17. The photo of Gates and the Andrew formerly known as a Prince
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:15 PM
Friday

The look between them is suspect as hell.

flashman13

(1,909 posts)
18. What a bunch of F..ing low lifes. They think because they are rich the rules, laws, morals, etc. that us peons
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:15 PM
Friday

abide by don't apply to them. I am sure there is real dirt on all of these people. It would nice to see some heavy justice rain down on their heads.

ChicagoTeamster

(339 posts)
22. Anyone guilty of sexual crimes or aiding and abetting before or after the fact should be prosecuted. Period.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:37 PM
Friday

Epstein blackmailed people and he probably had to build up to getting people into a compromising position through multiple encounters. So he probably has a lot of pictures of a lot of his attempted and successful targets. Let the process play out. Let them answer for themselves. Let Trump also explain the multitude of pictures of him partying with Epstein, and the birthday card, and the condom pictures, and the connections after he was president, and the favorable treatment of Ghislane Mazwell. Trump has more than just pictures to answer for.

Wiz Imp

(8,561 posts)
30. They need to be careful to protect the victims
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:58 PM
Friday

Or are you OK with further harming the victims?

From the press release:

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. Oversight Democrats are reviewing the full set of photos and will continue to release photos to the public in the days and weeks ahead. Committee Democrats are committed to protecting the identities of the survivors.

Wiz Imp

(8,561 posts)
34. You could have fooled me.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 02:25 PM
Friday

You clearly stated you care more about quickly seeing incriminating information about Trump or other Republicans than letting the process play out which can take a long time (which is necessary to protect the victims).

Bluetus

(2,117 posts)
38. It does not take a year to pixellate the faces of the victems and innocent parties
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 03:07 PM
Friday

It is complete bullshit for people to say "I have seen pictures and you wouldn't believe how horrible they are" and then not release at least redacted versions.

Faux pas

(16,034 posts)
50. I've been seeing the trump, clinton, gates
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 09:30 PM
Friday

pics for YEARS. I've said every time I saw them I remarked, "IF YOU'VE BEEN ON THE EFFING PLANE, YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE EFFING CLUB!"

Need I say more???????

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