House Oversight Democrats push back on cherry-picking claims over Epstein photos

Following new images linked to Jeffrey Epstein released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, ranking member Robert Garcia, Democrat of California, pushed back against accusations that the images were cherry-picked to tell a narrative.

“We’re going to continue to post photos, and obviously we want all the photos to be posted. Almost a hundred photos from the last group have been posted,” Garcia said.

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Robert Garcia, Democrat of California, during a press conference in front of the United States Capitol in Washington, November 18, 2025. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Democrats led by Garcia released a series of 92 images late last week, revealing never-before-seen footage of Epstein posing with wealthy, influential and powerful figures.

Most images depict rooms or places without people.

So far, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has turned over tens of thousands of documents to the committee for review. In a press release, House Democrats said the committee received 95,000 photos.

Garcia declined to say what decision-making process played into Democrats’ oversight disclosures, but said that to his knowledge, Republicans and Democrats share equal access to records coming from the DOJ.

“As far as I know, absolutely, yes,” Garcia responded when asked about access.

“I think the public needs to know everything. Everything is going to be revealed. It’s going to be made public gradually,” he added.

The DOJ should continue to provide the committee with requested documents.

Epstein, a former financier with a large social circle, died in 2019 while incarcerated on charges of sex trafficking of minors, ending his prosecution and leaving behind questions about whether he facilitated sexual encounters for some of his contacts. He was known for rubbing shoulders with rich and powerful figures like former President Bill Clinton, President Donald Trump and Prince Andrew of the British royal family.

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Jeffrey Epstein was facing federal sex trafficking charges stemming from years of abuse of minors. (Rick Friedman/Corbis)

The photos leaked by Oversight Democrats filled his circle a little more.

The footage included photos of director Woody Allen, Segway inventor Dean Kamen and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. It also included several additional images of Trump posing with Epstein and a number of women, whose faces were redacted by the committee.

Notably, the photos also included Steve Bannon, a conservative media personality.

In response to the new photos, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson accused Democrats of releasing their photos prematurely and misleadingly.

“[They are] by selectively posting hand-picked photos with random redactions in an attempt to create a false narrative,” Jackson told Fox News Digital.

Jackson did not explain what she thought of this account.

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Rep. Robert Garcia speaks alongside other Democrats. (Getty Images)

Garcia did not explain why he selected the photos in last week’s statement, but said all photos encountered by the committee go through the same process.

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“As soon as we get the photos, we post them, we do redactions, we post photos and see what happens,” Garcia said.

Lori A. Bashian of Fox News Digital contributed to this report