Wednesday, Sep. 1, 2021
Did Kamala Harris once pose for red carpet photos with Jeffrey Epstein?
On September 17, 2015, Kamala Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff were photographed together at a black-tie dinner for the opening of the Broad Museum in Los Angeles. The original photo from the inaugural event at the museum is in the Getty Image library and has appeared in other publications.
A photo circulating on social media has been altered to replace Emhoff's head with a commonly used photo of Jeffrey Epstein.
The red carpet image has appeared in various publications since 2015 and illustrated a bustle.com article in January 2021, titled, "Kamala Harris Has Perfected The Fine Art Of Power Dressing."
The photo of Epstein used to alter the picture on social media has functioned as a generic identifying headshot since at least April 2008. It was also used in an FBI poster announcing Epstein had been charged with sex trafficking underage girls.
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Sources
- Getty Images The Broad Museum Black Tie Inaugural Dinner
- Bustle Kamala Harris Has Perfected The Fine Art Of Power Dressing
- US Attorney, Southern District of New York Tweet with headshot of Jeffrey Epstein
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