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US President Donald Trump appears in latest photos released from Epstein estate

Donald Trump (L) and Jeffrey Epstein (2nd from L) attending a Victoria's Secret party in New York City in 1997
Donald Trump (L) and Jeffrey Epstein (2nd from L) attending a Victoria's Secret party in New York City in 1997

Democrats on a congressional oversight panel have released more images from the estate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including photos of US President Donald Trump.

Mr Trump is featured in three of the 19 photos shared by House Oversight Committee Democrats, who said they are reviewing more than 95,000 images produced by the estate.

In one black-and-white photo, Mr Trump is seen smiling with several women - whose faces are redacted - on each side of him.

A second image shows Mr Trump standing beside Epstein, and a third, less-clear image shows him seated alongside another woman, whose face is also redacted, with his red tie loosened.

It was not clear when or where all of the photos were taken, and there is no suggestion the pictures imply any wrongdoing.

A Donald Trump-themed condom pictured in an image from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, released by a US House Congressional Oversight committee

Mr Trump and Epstein were friends during the 1990s and early 2000s, but Mr Trump said he broke off ties before Epstein pleaded guilty to prostitution charges.

The US president has consistently denied knowing about the late financier's abuse and sex trafficking of underage girls.

Former president Bill Clinton, former Trump aide Steve Bannon, Bill Gates, film director Woody Allen and former treasury secretary Larry Summers also appear in the batch of images, as well as sex toys and a $4.50 'Trump condom' emblazoned with Trump's face.

A Donald Trump-themed condom pictured in an image from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, released by a US House Congressional Oversight committee

"These disturbing photos raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world," said Representative Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the oversight committee, in a statement.

"We will not rest until the American people get the truth. The Department of Justice must release all the files, NOW," he added.

The congressional Democrats said they redacted the women's faces to protect the identities of Epstein's victims.

The committee is continuing to obtain and release documents even as the U.S. Department of Justice is expected to publicize unclassified Epstein files from its federal investigation late next week.

Trump signed into law last month an overwhelmingly bipartisan bill led by Democratic Representative Ro Khanna of California and Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky that compels the Justice Department to release the Epstein files within 30 days. 19 December will mark the end of that window.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A Donald Trump-themed condom pictured in an image from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, released by a US House Congressional Oversight committee
Former US president Bill Clinton (centre) pictured in an image from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein