India, Dec. 19 -- Congressional Democrats on Thursday released dozens of previously unseen photographs from the estate of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including images featuring Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, political philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky, and former Trump aide Steve Bannon.

The release comes a day before the US Justice Department is legally required to make public unclassified files related to its investigation into the disgraced financier.

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee said the photographs were made public as part of an effort to provide greater transparency into Epstein's activities and the network of associates linked to him.

The newly released set also includes images featuring Micr...