House Democrats have released a trove of 68 photographs from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, casting a stark new light on his continued social access to the world's wealthiest and most powerful individuals. The images, published by the House Oversight Committee on Thursday, include pictures from the Edge Group's annual 'Billionaires' Dinner' in 2011—a full three years after Epstein pleaded guilty to prostitution-related felonies in Florida.
Star-Studded Guest List at Controversial Gathering
The 2011 dinner, hosted in New York City by literary agent John Brockman's non-profit, was a magnet for technology and business royalty. Among the confirmed attendees were Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin. The newly released files specifically show Epstein alongside Brin, former YouTube CEO Salar Kamangar, and New York Times columnist David Brooks.
Other notable guests pictured on the Edge Group's own website, but not in the Epstein cache, included Microsoft's Craig Mundie, Google executives Lori Park and Marissa Mayer, and Lucy Page Southworth, wife of Google co-founder Larry Page. The event also attracted leading scientists, musicians, and artists, underscoring its exclusive and intellectual pretensions.
Questions Over Source and Selection of Images
The origin of the photographs is a point of intrigue. Some images match exactly with photos published on the Edge website, credited to Microsoft's former Chief Technology Officer, Nathan Myhrvold—a figure previously named in Epstein-related documents. Other photos appear to be from Epstein's personal collection but are taken in a similar style.
The House Oversight Committee offered no context for why these specific four individuals—Epstein, Brin, Brooks, and Kamangar—were the only dinner guests featured in the release. It remains unclear if Epstein's estate provided other photos from the event that were withheld, or if this was the committee's selective curation. The late financier's estate handed over thousands of images without explanation.
A Tarnished Legacy and Ongoing Scrutiny
The release comes just a day before a legal deadline for the US Department of Justice to disclose records under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. This latest batch forms part of a wider cache of 95,000 images from Epstein's estate that Democrats are gradually making public.
Following Epstein's arrest in 2019, the Edge Group erased all record of his attendance at the dinner from its website. The organisation, which gathers thinkers to discuss cutting-edge ideas, has not held the Billionaires' Dinner since 2015. The photographs do not depict any unlawful activity, but their very existence reinforces how Epstein maintained his position in elite circles long after his criminal conviction.
Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell in August 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide. The steady drip of documents and images continues to fuel public and legal scrutiny into the extent of his network and the nature of his associations.
