A new batch of 68 photographs related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been made public by Democratic US lawmakers
The images include photos of prominent figures such as Microsoft founder Bill Gates, linguist and activist Noam Chomsky and former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon
There is no suggestion that appearing in the photos implies any wrongdoing, and many of those featured have denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein
The pictures also show passports, maps and a screenshot of a text message saying "I will send u girls now"
The trove released today is not part of the so-called Epstein files, which Congress has compelled the justice department to make public by Friday 19 December
Democrats say they are releasing these images - which do not have any additional context - from Epstein's estate for transparency, while Republicans have accused Democratic lawmakers of "cherry-picking photos and making targeted redactions"
There are 68 images from Epstein's estate that have been released today by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.
Some of the images have been partially redacted, with some faces blanked out in the images.
This is the latest release of images Congressional Democrats have made in recent weeks, but it is not the release of the long-awaited "Epstein files".
The "Epstein files" relate to information held by the justice department from two criminal investigations into Epstein during his lifetime.
Congress has passed a bill - signed by Trump - which means they have to be released by 19 December, albeit with some caveats.
Today’s release comes from Democrats on the US House Oversight Committee.
Sakshi Venkatraman
US reporter
Democrats on the US House Oversight Committee have just released new images from the estate of late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
We are going through the photos now - stick with us.