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The House investigative committee has released a batch of approximately 70 photos obtained from the property of deceased adjudicated sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.

This marks the third publication from a cache of more than 95,000 photos the body has secured from Epstein's property. It includes photographs of passages from the book Lolita inscribed across a woman's body, and redacted images of female international passports.

This release comes hours before the 19th of December deadline for the Justice Department to release all files connected to its probe into Epstein.

"These new images bring up further inquiries about what exactly the DOJ has in its holdings," said the Democratic lead of the committee, Robert Garcia.

What's in the Photographs Made Public

Several of the photos made public on this week feature Epstein speaking with scholar and advocate Noam Chomsky aboard a private jet; Bill Gates positioned alongside a individual whose features is obscured; Steve Bannon positioned at a desk opposite Epstein, and previous Alphabet president Sergey Brin at a dinner event.

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These are the most recent wealthy, prominent men to be seen in Epstein estate photos disclosed by the House Oversight Committee - earlier released photos also depict US President Donald Trump and ex-president Bill Clinton, as well as movie director Woody Allen, previous US treasury secretary Larry Summers, counsel Alan Dershowitz, Andrew Mountbatton-Windsor, and other figures.

Being pictured in the images is does not constitute indication of any illegal activity, and a number of the pictured individuals have said they were not involved in Epstein's illegal activity.

In a announcement issued alongside the photograph release, Lawmakers on the US House Oversight Committee said the Epstein property holders did not offer background information or dates for the pictures.

"Photos were selected to provide the American people with clarity into a typical cross-section of the photographs acquired from the property, and to offer understanding into Epstein's circle and his extremely alarming actions," the announcement reads.

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The release also contains several photographs of excerpts from the Vladimir Nabokov book Lolita penned in dark ink across different parts of a female's body, including her chest, foot, hipbone, and back. Lolita tells the account of a adolescent who was manipulated by a older literature professor.

One excerpt from the work written across a woman's chest reads, "Lolita: the tip of the tongue making a journey of three steps down the palate to alight, at three, on the teeth".

Additionally, there are a series of photographs of women's passports and official papers from countries around the world, including Lithuania, Russia, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine.

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A large portion of the data on the papers, including names and DOBs, is censored but the House Oversight Committee said in a announcement that the passports pertain to "females whom Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators were interacting with".

An additional image shows Epstein positioned at a workstation closely flanked by three individuals whose features have been censored - one individual has her palm on Epstein's torso under his garment, and another is crouching to examine a close-by computer. Epstein seems to be assisting the third put on a bracelet.

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A further photo made public is a image of SMS messages from an unknown individual who states they have been sent "some girls" and are asking for "$$1,000 for each individual".

Photo Publication Arrives Before DOJ Deadline

The body has thousands of images in its holdings from the Epstein property, which are "both disturbing and ordinary," its announcement on recently noted.

The oversight panel first legally compelled the estate of Epstein, who was found dead in a New York correctional facility in 2019 while facing trial on allegations of human trafficking, in August.

The photos and files the Epstein estate submitted to the body are distinct from what is largely called "Epstein-related records". Those are documents within the DOJ's custody associated with its separate investigation into Epstein.

Under the Transparency Act, which the President made law recently, the DOJ has until the date of 19 December to disclose its files. The full nature of the contents found in the DOJ's documents is unclear, and it's expected that a significant portion of the content will be heavily obscured, similar to the committee's releases