TJ Madsen is among the founding members of the New Herald Tribune and chairs the editorial board. He worked for national syndicated newspapers in Newark, Philadelphia, and Baltimore before moving to the midwest.
December 12 , 2025
Washington — A new tranche of photographs from the estate of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein includes previously unpublished images showing a number of high-profile figures, among them actor Dick Van Dyke, filmmaker Woody Allen and King Charles III, according to materials released Friday by Democrats on the U.S. House Oversight Committee.
The 19 photos released so far are drawn from a much larger cache of roughly 95,000 images that the committee said it received from Epstein’s estate under subpoena. The newly disclosed batch also features pictures of President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, tech billionaire Bill Gates, and other well-known figures whose associations with Epstein have been a subject of public scrutiny.
Committee Democrats described the release as part of an effort to increase transparency about Epstein’s social network and the extent of his ties to powerful and influential people. “These new photographs raise questions about longstanding relationships between Epstein and a broad array of cultural and political figures,” said Representative Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the committee’s top Democrat. He reiterated calls for the Department of Justice to release all Epstein-related files by a statutory deadline next week.
The images do not depict any criminal activity, and there is no indication in the released materials that those pictured engaged in or were aware of Epstein’s sex trafficking crimes. The context, location and dates of many photographs remain unclear, and the committee has said it plans further releases.
Among the more striking inclusions in the trove is an image of Dick Van Dyke standing alongside Epstein at a large social gathering. Van Dyke’s representatives did not respond to requests for comment Friday, and there is no evidence linking the actor to any of Epstein’s criminal conduct.
Another photograph shows Woody Allen in conversation with Epstein and others at what appears to be a private event. Allen has publicly discussed past social contact with Epstein, describing attending dinners at his home in other contexts, but has denied knowledge of Epstein’s crimes.
A separate image from the estate shows King Charles III, then the Prince of Wales, at a business summit in London in 2018. In the version of the photo released to Congress, Charles is partially cropped out, though archival versions of the same photo show him alongside other public figures. A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace did not immediately comment on the inclusion of the image.
Republicans on the Oversight Committee criticized the selective release of the images, arguing that the small subset issued Friday was chosen to maximize political impact rather than to provide a full accounting of Epstein’s archive. “Nothing in these photos shows wrongdoing by any individual depicted,” a committee spokesperson said.
The release comes as Congress moves to enforce the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which requires the Justice Department to disclose all unclassified materials related to the investigation by December 19, 2025. Justice Department officials have so far declined to publicly release the full set of documents, citing privacy and ongoing review concerns.
As lawmakers and legal experts continue to sift through the images and related files, public interest remains high in understanding how Epstein’s social circles intersected with spheres of wealth, entertainment and political influence.
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