House Democrats on the Oversight Committee on Wednesday released never-before-seen images of Little St. James, the private Caribbean island of convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

The images’ release suggests that Democrats may keep publicizing additional information on Epstein even after the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) planned December 19 release of the so-called Epstein files.

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The images, released Wednesday, show bedrooms, bathrooms, and a room with masks on the wall and something like a dentist’s chair at its center. One photo shows a study and a blackboard with the words “power,” “deception,” “plots,” and “political” written upon it.

The island are where many of Epstein’s sexual crimes occurred.

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“These new images are a disturbing look into the world of Jeffrey Epstein and his island. We are releasing these photos and videos to ensure public transparency in our investigation and to help piece together the full picture of Epstein’s horrific crimes,” out Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) said in a statement, CNN reported.

On November 19, the president signed a bipartisan bill directing the DOJ to release its evidence against Epstein. The evidence could include information seized from cameras, computers, recording devices, hard drives, photos, employee lists, travel logs, and at least one photo CD labeled “girl pics nude book 4,” People magazine reported.

However, House Democrats may pursue the release of additional information connected to Epstein as well.

In mid-November, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) accused gay Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of hiding thousands of bank records that could reveal more vital information about Epstein’s crimes and his accomplices.

Wyden said that the Treasury records would help reveal where Epstein got his money, how he acquired and controlled his victims, who he trafficked them to, which individuals and banks enabled Epstein’s misdeeds, who else had control of Epstein’s accounts, and what crimes they committed.

“Bessent’s not only hiding these docs, he bizarrely claimed Treasury has no role investigating them at all,” Wyden continued. “It’s a lie. It’s impossible someone with his background doesn’t know about Treasury’s extensive role investigating the kinds of fínancial crimes Epstein must have been committing.”

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