New York Times columnist appears in new Epstein files days after writing column calling it a conspiracy | 18 Dec 2025 | New York Times columnist David Brooks, who criticized Democrats for releasing Jeffrey Epstein files, was pictured in the documents released today. On Thursday, the Democratic-run House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform shared a slew of new pictures related to the investigations into the notorious sex offender over the years. Among the 68 photos, all shared without context, were two images featuring Brooks, who has worked at the NYT for more than two decades. In one of the snaps, Brooks was seen mingling with Google co-founder Sergey Brin while seated together at a table at an event for high profile individuals. The other image depicts the 64-year-old columnist alone, smiling into the camera. Both pictures are from the same 2011 “Billionaires” Dinner’ event, which Epstein — who had been released from prison for the first time two years earlier — also attended.