WASHINGTON, D.C.: A few hours after an initial wave of documents was released, the U.S. Department of Justice posted another batch of Epstein-related records.

Despite the new batch of 120 photographs from the FBI from investigations into the late sex offender and his longtime confidante, Ghislaine Maxwell, they didn't show the evidence itself.

Some of the photographs were about the investigation into Epstein's suicide at a Manhattan jail in August 2019. One showed a hard drive with a label stating that it contained security camera footage from the special housing unit and attorney visiting areas at the now-shuttered Metropolitan Correctional Center, where Epstein died.

Other photos showed boxes of records from the Palm Beach, Florida, police department's investigation into Epstein in the 2000s, as well as pictures of envelopes that appeared to contain records of interviews in 2007 and telephone surveillance conducted in 2009.

There were also photos of computer hardware seized from his home on Little St. James in the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as CDs and other items.

The late "King of Pop" Michael Jackson appears in multiple photos released by the DOJ. In one image, Jackson is standing next to a smiling Epstein. In another picture, he appears alongside singer Diana Ross and former President Clinton. Clinton has his hand on Jackson's shoulder in the image while the pop icon stares off camera. The photo also includes a woman whose face is redacted.

Jackson's name was first connected to Epstein in documents released in January 2024; Jackson was mentioned during a deposition in the lawsuit against Maxwell, though he was not accused of any wrongdoing.

In Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump refused to answer questions on the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein while departing the White House.

Meanwhile, U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton wrote to the two Manhattan federal judges who approved the DOJ's requests to unseal grand jury material from sex trafficking investigations into Epstein in 2019 and Maxwell in 2021. Clayton said DOJ lawyers have held more than 30 meetings and calls with victims' lawyers and, in some cases, victims themselves.

"There are a variety of challenges and tensions in addressing the requirements" of the Epstein Files Transparency Act while meeting its commitment to protecting victims' private information, including possible technical and human error, and the chance "that the media or others in the public will piece together information" to figure out a victim's identity, Clayton said.