New photos of the people in Jeffrey Epstein’s circle are among hundreds of thousands of documents released by the US Department of Justice.
The tranche of around 300 pages of material relating to the dead paedophile financier was made public shortly after 9pm UK time – hours before a legal deadline in the US following the passing of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
They include images of his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a prison sentence after she was found guilty of child sex trafficking and other offences in connection with Epstein in 2021.
Jeffrey Epstein and Michael Jackson. Pic: US DoJ
In one picture, she is seen posing outside 10 Downing Street, while in another, she is pictured in a swimming pool with Bill Clinton and a woman, whose face has been obscured.
The former US president is also pictured in a hot tub with an unidentified woman in another picture.
The context of the photos is unknown and being identified in the files does not suggest any wrongdoing.
Ghislaine Maxwell outside of 10 Downing Street, date unknown. Pic: US Department of Justice
Photos of Bill Clinton. Pics: US DoJ
In his 2024 memoir, Citizen: My Life After the White House, Mr Clinton wrote: “The bottom line is, even though it allowed me to visit the work of my foundation, travelling on Epstein’s plane was not worth the years of questioning afterward. I wish I had never met him.”
Many of the documents in the release have been heavily redacted, including a “masseuse list”, in which all 254 entries have been blacked out.
There are also handwritten notes, flight logs and a contact book.
Ghislaine Maxwell and Mick Jagger, date unknown. Pic US DoJ
Ghislaine Maxwell and Chris Tucker. Pic: US DoJ
The US deputy attorney general Todd Blanche said in a letter to Congress that more than 1,200 victims and their families were identified during the review of the records, which have been redacted to protect victims.
Celebrities including the late Michael Jackson, Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger, Motown singer Diana Ross and comedian Chris Tucker are pictured in the files. There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by them.
Sarah Ferguson with a man, date unknown. Pic: US DoJ
Sarah Ferguson with a redacted woman, date unknown. Pic: US DoJ
Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his titles over his relationship with Epstein, also appears.
Several charities cut ties with her after it emerged she had written a gushing message to Epstein, describing him as her “supreme friend”. Her spokesperson said she wrote the note because he had threatened to sue her.
The former duke has been dogged for years by allegations he sexually assaulted then 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre after she was trafficked by Epstein. He has always denied the accusations.
He paid millions to Ms Giuffre, who he claims to have never met, to settle a civil sexual assault claim in 2022.
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