New photos of Jeffrey Epstein's circle among thousands of files released

New photos of the people in Jeffrey Epstein's circle are among thousands of documents released by the US Department of Justice.

The tranche of material relating to the dead paedophile financier was made public shortly after 9pm UK time - hours before a legal deadline in the US following the passing of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. They include images of his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a prison sentence after she was found guilty of child sex trafficking and other offences in connection with Epstein in 2021.

Follow live updates: What's in latest documents In one picture, she is seen posing outside 10 Downing Street, while in another, she is pictured in a swimming pool with Bill Clinton and a woman, whose face has been obscured. The former US president is also pictured in a hot tub with an unidentified woman in another picture, while a separate image shows a painting of Mr Clinton wearing a blue dress with red high heels.

The context of the photos is unknown and being identified in the files does not suggest any wrongdoing. In his 2024 memoir, Citizen: My Life After The White House, Mr Clinton wrote: "The bottom line is, even though it allowed me to visit the work of my foundation, travelling on Epstein's plane was not worth the years of questioning afterward.

I wish I had never met him." Mr Clinton's former deputy chief of staff, Angel Urena, issued a statement after the files were released, saying the White House had been "hiding" the files to "shield themselves". "This isn't about Bill Clinton.

Never has, never will be," he said. "There are two types of people here.

The first group knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light. The second group continued relationships with him after.

We're in the first." 'Masseuse list' Many of the documents in the release have been heavily redacted, including a "masseuse list.