Trump appears in newly released photos from Epstein estate

 Democrats on a congressional oversight panel released more than a dozen new images from the estate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including photos of now-President Donald Trump.

Trump is featured in three of the 19 photos shared by House Oversight Committee Democrats, who said they are reviewing more than 95,000 images produced by the estate.

In one black-and-white photo, Trump is seen smiling with several women — whose faces are redacted — on each side of him. A second image shows Trump standing beside Epstein, and a third, less-clear image shows him seated alongside another woman, whose face is also redacted, with his red tie loosened. It was not clear when or where the photos were taken. 

Democrats said the tens of thousands of photos include "images of the wealthy and powerful men who spent time with Jeffrey Epstein" and "photographs of women and Epstein properties," and more will be released in the coming days. 

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump and Epstein were friends during the 1990s and early 2000s, but Trump says he broke off ties before Epstein pleaded guilty to prostitution charges.

Trump has consistently denied knowing about the late financier’s abuse and sex trafficking of underage girls.