• House Democrats released approximately 70 new photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate.
• The release coincides with a DOJ deadline for disclosing files related to Epstein.
• Images show disturbing quotes from 'Lolita' written on women's bodies.
• Notable figures including Bill Gates and Donald Trump appear in the photos.
• The House Oversight Committee aims to enhance transparency regarding Epstein's network.

On December 18, House Democrats publicly disclosed a new batch of around 70 photographs from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. This release comes just hours before the U.S. Department of Justice faces a deadline to unveil its investigation files related to Epstein, who died in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges, according to Huffpost and ABC News.

The newly released images reportedly include disturbing depictions where quotes from Vladimir Nabokov's novel 'Lolita' are scrawled across women's bodies, as well as heavily redacted identification cards from women across various countries. According to Representative Robert Garcia, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, these releases are part of an effort to ensure transparency and question what information the DOJ possesses about Epstein, as stated by Reuters and Al Jazeera.

This batch includes images of several high-profile individuals mingling with Epstein, such as Bill Gates, Noam Chomsky, and Donald Trump, among others. Notably, one of the photos showcases a text conversation suggesting the recruitment of women for Epstein, emphasizing the troubling context of the images, according to reports from BBC and ABC News.

Democrats have emphasized their commitment to releasing these photographs and documents to shed light on Epstein's disturbing operations and his extensive network of influential individuals. "Oversight Democrats will continue to release photographs and documents from the Epstein estate to provide transparency for the American people," Garcia reiterated, as cited by Huffpost and BBC.