Democrats on the United States House Oversight Committee have dropped more photos from the estate of  Jeffrey Epstein, in their push for a full release of the files related to the late sex trafficker.

The 19 images include President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, Richard Branson and former President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates and Woody Allen.

The photos were released without context and there is no suggestion that they imply any wrongdoing.

A spokesperson for the committee accused Democrats on the panel of “disgusting behavior” by releasing “a handful of selectively censored and cherry-picked photos”.

“Democrats’ hoax against President Trump has been completely debunked. Nothing in the documents we’ve received shows any wrongdoing,” the spokesperson wrote on X.

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said Trump’s administration “has done more for Epstein’s victims than Democrats ever have.”

“It’s time for the media to stop regurgitating Democrat talking points and start asking Democrats why they wanted to hang around Epstein after he was convicted,” she said.

Former President Bill Clinton was photographed alongside Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Photo: AAP

The Department of Justice has until December 19 to comply with legislation passed by Congress and signed by US President Donald Trump to publicly release many of its documents on Epstein.

Poll reads mood

Americans are deeply sceptical of President Donald Trump’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, though he ​is shoring up support among his core Republican followers who have long focused on the case, a Reuters/Ipsos poll has ⁠found.

The poll found that most Americans believe Trump’s administration is covering up information about the late sex offender, including his 2019 death and his ties to rich and powerful people, and do not believe Trump’s claim that he was unaware of Epstein’s alleged trafficking of teenage girls when the two were friends decades ago.

Only 23 per cent ‌of Americans approve ​of the way Trump is handling the ongoing scandal, the poll found, while 52 per cent disapprove.

However, ‍the poll found he appears to be easing the concerns of his supporters: 53 per cent of Republicans said they approved of the way he was handling the issue, up from 44 per cent in November.

That is still well below the 85 per cent approval rating Trump enjoys overall among Republicans.

That could prove crucial. Trump stoked conspiracy theories about Epstein before he returned to ​the White House, and prominent supporters have accused ‌his administration of a cover-up.

Republicans and Democrats in Congress defied Trump in November and passed a law requiring the Justice Department to release documents ​by December 19 from its long-running investigation into Epstein.

The online poll, conducted December 3 through ‍December 8, found lingering suspicion about the US government’s role.

Some 62 per cent of those surveyed, including 56 per cent of Republicans, said they believed the government is hiding information about Epstein’s death, which was ruled a suicide, ​in ​a Manhattan jail in 2019 as he ​faced federal sex-trafficking charges.

An even higher proportion – 70 per cent – ​said they thought the government was hiding information about people who might have taken part in the late financier’s alleged sex trafficking of teenage girls, including 62 per cent of Republicans.

And only 18 per cent said they thought it was likely that Trump did not know about Epstein’s alleged crimes before they were made public.

Among Republicans, that figure was 34 per cent.

Trump has said he was not aware of Epstein’s activities, and says he broke off their friendship before Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to state ‍charges of soliciting a minor for prostitution.

—with AAP