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The House investigative committee has published a batch of around 70 photos secured from the holdings of deceased convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.

This marks the latest in a series of disclosure from a tranche of in excess of 95,000 photographs the panel has obtained from Epstein's holdings. It contains images of excerpts from the literary work Lolita written across a female's body, and censored images of female overseas passports.

This disclosure occurs mere hours before the 19th of December deadline for the Department of Justice to release every files related to its probe into Epstein.

"These new photographs pose more queries about exactly what the Justice Department has in its custody," remarked the senior Democrat of the committee, Robert Garcia.

What's in the Photographs Released

Some of the photos published on Thursday feature Epstein conversing with professor and activist Noam Chomsky aboard a private jet; Bill Gates positioned beside a female whose identity is redacted; Steve Bannon sitting at a workstation facing Epstein, and previous Alphabet president Sergey Brin at a dinner gathering.

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These are the newest affluent, influential men to be pictured in Epstein property photos released by the House Oversight Committee - formerly published photos also depict US President Donald Trump and ex-president Bill Clinton, as well as director Woody Allen, former US Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers, lawyer Alan Dershowitz, Andrew Mountbatton-Windsor, and additional individuals.

Showing up in the photographs is does not constitute indication of any misconduct, and several of the photographed figures have asserted they were in no way involved in Epstein's illegal activity.

In a statement accompanying the photograph publication, Democratic members on the US House Oversight Committee said the Epstein estate's representatives did not supply explanatory details or timeframes for the images.

"Images were picked to offer the public with clarity into a illustrative selection of the photographs obtained from the estate, and to provide insights into Epstein's network and his exceptionally alarming actions," the release states.

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The publication also includes a number of images of quotes from the Vladimir Nabokov book Lolita inscribed in dark ink across different parts of a female's body, like her torso, foot, hip, and spine. Lolita narrates the story of a adolescent who was groomed by a adult literature professor.

An example of a quote from the novel scrawled across a female's upper body reads, "Lolita's name: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the mouth to alight, at three, on the teeth".

The release also contains a series of photographs of female travel documents and identification documents from countries worldwide, including Lithuania, Russia, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine.

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A large portion of the data on the IDs, such as identities and birth dates, is redacted but the House Oversight Committee indicated in a press release that the passports are associated with "females whom Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators were engaging".

A further photograph depicts Epstein sitting at a table in close proximity flanked by three women whose features have been censored - one has her palm on Epstein's upper body under his shirt, and a second is leaning to view a adjacent computer. Epstein appears to be helping the third individual attach a wristband.

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An additional photograph disclosed is a screenshot of digital messages from an unnamed sender who states they have been supplied "some girls" and are asking for "$1000 for each individual".

Image Release Comes Before DOJ Due Date

The body has a vast number of photos in its possession from the Epstein property, which are "simultaneously graphic and mundane," its statement on recently noted.

The Congressional committee first issued a subpoena to the property of Epstein, who passed away in a New York correctional facility in 2019 while awaiting trial on allegations of sex trafficking crimes, in August.

The photographs and documents the Epstein property gave to the panel are different than what is often referred to "the Epstein files". Those files are records in the DOJ's custody connected to its separate inquiry into Epstein.

Under the recently passed law, which Donald Trump signed into law in November, the DOJ has a deadline of 19 December to publish its documents. The extent of the contents included in the DOJ's records is unknown, and it's probable that much of the material will be heavily censored, similar to Congressional releases