The U.S. House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released an initial batch of 33,295 pages of documents related to financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of trafficking minors. The release followed a request by the committee’s chairman, Republican James Comer, who submitted a request to the Department of Justice.

However, only a small portion of the files appears to contain new information, according to Democrats. They noted that “97% of the published documents contain nothing more than information previously released by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Florida Police Department, or the Palm Beach County Prosecutor’s Office.”

“The only new material consists of fewer than 1,000 pages from the Customs and Border Protection record showing flight locations of Epstein’s plane between 2000 and 2014, and forms consistent with his reentry into the U.S.,” said Robert García, the committee’s senior member, in a statement.

Contents of the Published Files

Many of the documents are single-page images of larger court records, reports the New York Post. The files include everything from simple transcripts of court proceedings to images from a police record capturing Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s British socialite ex-partner, who is currently serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for helping procure girls as young as 14 for Epstein.

Details on Early Allegations

The files also include reports from the Palm Beach Police Department detailing the first sexual abuse allegations against Epstein in 2005, which led to a heavily criticized plea deal. Epstein was sentenced to 13 months in prison, spending much of that time on work release.

Notably, the documents feature emails between the defense and prosecutors concerning the conditions of Epstein’s probation. Barbara Burns, Palm Beach County prosecutor, expressed frustration at defense efforts to loosen restrictions: “I don’t know how to convey more than I already have, that your client is a registered sex offender who got lucky with the deal of the century,” AP reports.

Search of Epstein’s Palm Beach Mansion

The files also contain images from the October 20, 2005, search of Epstein’s Palm Beach residence by local police. A nearly one-hour video—parts of which appear to have been previously released—shows officers entering the mansion with guns drawn.

Seized items included power cords, a computer, several CDs, and a “peach-colored massage table,” according to the images. The files also reveal photographs of women appearing nude by a pool, a photo likely showing Epstein at the White House, and framed letters and drawings.

‘Lolita Express’ Flight Records

Hundreds of flight logs detail the routes of Epstein’s private jet, known as the “Lolita Express,” indicating trips to St. Thomas, near his private Caribbean retreat, Little Saint James Island.

Although prominent figures, including current U.S. President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, and Britain’s Prince Andrew, appear in flight records or social contexts, there is no new documentation proving illegal conduct by any of them.

Victim and Employee Interviews

The files also include redacted video interviews with Epstein’s victims conducted by law enforcement.

An audio recording features an Epstein employee telling a police officer that “there were many girls who were very, very young” visiting the perpetrator at one of his homes, though he could not confirm if they were minors. He detailed that more than a dozen girls could visit Epstein, adding that he was only responsible for cleaning the room where Epstein received massages twice a day.

Other documents include testimonies praising Epstein’s generosity toward his employees.

Federal Prison Communications

The release also contains emails between a regional director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and a deputy warden at Manhattan Correctional Facility, where Epstein was found dead on August 10, 2019.

“Please keep me informed daily on this inmate, including his status and any changes or activity I should know about,” a BOP official wrote to the deputy warden after being informed that Epstein had “been taken off suicide watch and placed under psychological observation.”

The messages, exchanged 17 days before Epstein’s death, noted that the sexual predator had a “pending incident report for self-harm” and that he himself requested protective custody.

Finally, the files include a video showing the movements of guards near Epstein’s cell shortly after his death on August 10, 2019. (CubaSí)