A chilling photograph that once sat on Jeffrey Epstein’s home office desk has grabbed headlines after being released by members of a US House committee.
The image, showing a reclining woman in what critics call an unsettling pose, is one of dozens of previously unseen items tied to the disgraced financier now emerging from his secretive Upper East Side world.
The snapshot shows the woman lying awkwardly on what appears to be a couch, positioned within a larger photo of Epstein standing next to former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon inside Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse.
Although undated, earlier records suggest that Bannon spent several hours with Epstein in 2019 during an interview for a documentary that was never released.
Disturbing desk photo fuels speculation online
In the haunting snapshot taken from Epstein’s desk, the woman’s face is obscured by a small black square. On social media, some have suggested the image was meant to flaunt the “leverage” Epstein believed he had over vulnerable young women he trafficked.
Netizens claimed the unidentified woman looks “passed out” and appears to be about the same age as some of Epstein’s other known victims.
One X user wrote: “What a sicko. What appears to be an incapacitated young girl passed out on a couch. You have to be pretty confident you won’t be arrested to have such a deplorable picture on your desk.”
The photograph is one of three seen on Epstein’s desk that depict unidentified figures, either alone or with Epstein. Another image shows someone resting their head on Epstein’s shoulder.
This image has caused intrigue. Credit: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
The image on the table appears to show a woman lying down. Credit: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
New look inside Epstein’s trove of secrets
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee shared just 19 photos out of more than 95,000 that were obtained from Epstein’s estate — a trove that includes many images featuring some of the financier’s most high-profile former associates.
Among those pictured are President Trump, former President Bill Clinton, director Woody Allen, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, Duke of York.
Some of the images showing Trump include women whose faces are blacked out in an attempt to obscure their identities, suggesting they might be possible victims of Epstein and his convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
It remains unclear whether those obscured women were actually connected to any wrongdoing.
The legal team representing Epstein’s estate said the redactions were made at their request before Congressional publication.
Attorney Daniel H. Weiner from Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP told the New York Post: “In response to the subpoena issued by the House Oversight Committee, the Epstein Estate produced those photographs on the Committee’s express assurance that the Committee’s staff would redact faces and other identifying characteristics of potential Epstein victims before their public disclosure.”
He added: “Where individuals’ faces are redacted, that has been done by the Committee’s staff.”
Trump and Epstein at a party. Credit: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Other released images highlight bizarre and explicit items
Among the items made public are shocking pictures of sex shop paraphernalia, including restraints, a so-called “Jawbreaker Gag” and a device described as a “Penis Pump.”
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the Oversight panel, responded to the release with a strong statement.
“These disturbing photos raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world,” Garcia said. “We will not rest until the American people get the truth. The Department of Justice must release all the files, NOW.”
Not everyone sees it the same way. A spokeswoman for the GOP majority on the panel defended the release, saying: “Once again, Ranking Member Robert Garcia and Oversight Committee Democrats are cherry-picking photos and making targeted redactions to create a false narrative about President Trump.”
The statement continued: “We received over 95,000 photos and Democrats released just a handful. Democrats’ hoax against President Trump has been completely debunked. Nothing in the documents we’ve received shows any wrongdoing. It is shameful Rep. Garcia and Democrats continue to put politics above justice for the survivors.”
You can see all the newly released photos HERE.