JOHN DICKERSON:
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The undated photos show some of Epstein's most famous and powerful associates. They include President Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Microsoft mogul Bill Gates, and movie director Woody Allen.
MAURICE DUBOIS:
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Now, these photos are separate from the Epstein files pertaining to a sex-trafficking case. Those documents are expected to be released next week. House Democrats say the photo release is about transparency and getting justice for Epstein's survivors. Republicans accuse Democrats of trying to create a political narrative. Justice Correspondent Scott MacFarlane leads us off tonight.
SCOTT MACFARLANE:
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Nearly 100 newly released photos from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein show the powerful circles in which Epstein operated decades ago, side by side with Donald Trump and another with Trump flanked by a group of women. There are hundreds and hundreds of people that have photos with him, so that's no big deal. I know nothing about it.
SCOTT MACFARLANE:
00:01:01
Also released, a photo of Bill Clinton and Trump ally Steve Bannon, who was working on a documentary with Epstein in 2019 to help him repair his reputation. Woody Allen also appears. Epstein is seen on set with the film director, who told the LondonTimesin September he met Epstein in 2010 and was invited to dinner at his house with the former Prince Andrew. Also seen, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, who has taken leave at Harvard amid questions about his association with Epstein. The images are part of a new trove of approximately 95,000 photos the estate has sent to the US House Oversight Committee, none of which shows any wrongdoing by anyone. The same committee recently released video of Epstein's private island, where he was accused of trafficking young women and girls. Democrats on the panel released this set publicly today and said more are coming. There are many others, and some of the other photos that we did not put out today are incredibly disturbing. Those shown in the photos have unequivocally denied wrongdoing, and Republicans are accusing Democrats of cherry picking certain photos to cast the president in a bad light. This is just a fraction of the photos and records that could be released by next Friday, the deadline for the full release of the full Epstein case files.
