Democrats have been trying to nail Donald Trump with the Epstein scandal for months.
Now they're so desperate they've resorted to cheap manipulation tactics.
And House Democrats just played a dirty trick with Epstein photos that backfired spectacularly.
Democrats resort to photo manipulation after Epstein attacks fizzle
House Oversight Committee Democrats released 19 photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate in what can only be described as a last-ditch effort to damage President Donald Trump.
Out of 95,000 photos they received, Democrats cherry-picked a handful showing Trump at social events.
Then they got creative with the redactions.
Democrats blacked out the faces of women in photos with Trump and presented them as "possible victims" without offering a shred of evidence.
One photo shows Trump with six women wearing leis at what appears to be a party – every single face redacted.
Another shows Trump with a woman on a plane – her face completely obscured.
The message was clear: these women need protection as potential sex trafficking victims.
It's a disgusting insinuation with zero evidence to back it up.
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson nailed exactly what Democrats were doing.
"Once again, House Democrats are selectively releasing cherry-picked photos with random redactions to try and create a false narrative," Jackson stated.¹
What Democrats pulled is what lawyers call "false light" – taking real photos and presenting them in a deliberately misleading way.
Democrats are getting desperate because their Epstein attacks on Trump keep fizzling out.
Trump cooperated with investigators when Epstein was first prosecuted.
Trump kicked Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago for inappropriate behavior with young women.
Trump hasn't been accused of any wrongdoing by any of Epstein's victims.
So now Democrats are manipulating photos and hoping nobody notices the con job.
Trump shrugs off stunt while exposing the real scandal
Trump dismissed the charade when reporters asked about it in the Oval Office.
"Well, I haven't seen it, but I mean everybody knew this man," Trump told reporters. "He was all over Palm Beach. He has photos with everybody."²
Epstein was a wealthy financier who moved in elite social circles in Manhattan and Palm Beach for decades.
Having a photo with someone at a social event doesn't implicate you in their crimes.
But Democrats are so starved for ammunition they're trying to make social photos from 20 years ago into a smoking gun.
Meanwhile, Republicans revealed that Democrats are withholding documents naming prominent Democrat officials who maintained relationships with Epstein after his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor.
Let that sink in.
Democrats attack Trump over decades-old social photos while protecting their own people who buddied up with Epstein after he was a registered sex offender.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries received solicitations for fundraising dinners with Epstein in 2013 – five years after Epstein's conviction.
Democrat Delegate Stacey Plaskett was caught texting with Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing – a full decade after his conviction.
Both maintained contact with a known child predator years after the world knew exactly what he was.
Chairman James Comer blasted their hypocrisy.
"It's appalling Democrats on the Oversight Committee are cherry-picking documents and politicizing information received from the Epstein Estate today," Comer said.³
Democrats are ignoring new information showing their own ties to Epstein while weaponizing manipulated photos against Trump.
Clintons refuse to testify as contempt charges loom
The biggest scandal Democrats are trying to cover up involves Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Comer escalated pressure on the Clintons to finally testify about their extensive Epstein connections.
"It has been more than four months since Bill and Hillary Clinton were subpoenaed to sit for depositions related to our investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's horrific crimes," Comer said. "Throughout that time, the former President and former Secretary of State have delayed, obstructed, and largely ignored the Committee staff's efforts to schedule their testimony."⁴
Four months of running from accountability.
Comer warned that if the Clintons fail to appear for their scheduled December 17-18 depositions or provide dates in early January, "the Oversight Committee will begin contempt of Congress proceedings to hold them accountable."⁵
One of the photos Democrats released showed Bill Clinton posing with Epstein and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell in what appears to be a signed photograph.
Clinton flew on Epstein's private jet dozens of times and has been repeatedly accused of visiting Epstein's private island by his former right hand man, Doug Band.
The Clintons offered to provide sworn written statements instead of appearing in person.
Translation: they want to carefully craft answers with lawyers rather than answer questions under oath in a deposition.
A spokesperson for Comer told Fox News the Clintons "believe they are above the law" and are trying to avoid complying with lawful subpoenas.
Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law requiring the Justice Department to release all Epstein files by December 19.
Trump cooperated with the investigation while the Clintons run from it.
Democrats release manipulated photos of Trump from decades ago while their own leaders refuse to testify about maintaining relationships with Epstein after his conviction.
The hypocrisy is staggering.
Democrats thought they could create a scandal by cherry-picking 19 photos out of 95,000 and adding sinister-looking redactions.
Instead, they exposed their own desperation.
Their Epstein attacks against Trump have been fizzling for months because there's nothing there.
So now they're reduced to photo manipulation tricks.
But the American people see right through it.
They see Trump dismissing decades-old social photos while Democrats protect Jeffries and Plaskett who were cozying up to a convicted predator.
They see the Clintons refusing to testify about their extensive Epstein ties while Trump signed the law forcing transparency.
Democrats just proved they have nothing on Trump and destroyed their own credibility in the process.
¹ Abigail Jackson, Statement on Epstein Photo Release, The White House, December 12, 2025.
² Stefan Becket, "Trump dismisses new photos with Epstein as 'no big deal,'" CBS News, December 12, 2025.
³ Chairman James Comer, Statement on Epstein Estate Records, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, September 8, 2025.
⁴ Chairman James Comer, Statement on Clinton Depositions, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, December 13, 2025.
⁵ Ibid.
