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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(131,197 posts)
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 08:40 PM Friday

Emails highlight Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon relationship

In November 2018, Steve Bannon, formerly Donald Trump's chief strategist, was in the UK preparing for a speech at the Oxford Union.

The event was interrupted by hundreds of protesters and Bannon, who was due to board a flight that night, told Jeffrey Epstein in an email: "Protesters slowed down speech don't think I can make the flight we r enroute to heathrow".

Epstein replied: "There. Is a gulf air that leaves at 950 with a stop in Bahrain". Bannon replied: "U r an amazing assistant".

The messages were published on Wednesday alongside more than 20,000 pages of documents from the estate of Epstein, the late convicted sex offender and disgraced financier.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/emails-highlight-jeffrey-epstein-steve-223913224.html

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Emails highlight Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon relationship (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Friday OP
So why was Epstein funding and helping Bannon? Irish_Dem Friday #1
There was some reason that Bannon was fired from the First Imposition... Hugin Friday #2
I would think being Epstein adjacent is not a disqualifier for Trump? Irish_Dem Saturday #3
It struck me as sudden and odd... Hugin Saturday #4
From the internet: Irish_Dem Saturday #6
There's a nexus for the ages. Hugin Saturday #7
The evil line up is stunning. Irish_Dem Saturday #12
I don't believe that. yardwork Saturday #8
I agree, there is more to the story. Irish_Dem Saturday #11
The email exchange involving "Bubba" is fascinating. yardwork Saturday #9
Excellent work here YW. Irish_Dem Saturday #10
Seems Bannon might be a pig in more ways than one. yellowcanine Saturday #5

Hugin

(37,162 posts)
2. There was some reason that Bannon was fired from the First Imposition...
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 09:39 PM
Friday

Closeness to Epstein? Even now it seems that he's mostly at arm's length from the inner sphincter of the Reich.

Irish_Dem

(78,071 posts)
3. I would think being Epstein adjacent is not a disqualifier for Trump?
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 05:30 AM
Saturday

Last edited Sat Nov 15, 2025, 07:03 AM - Edit history (1)

In fact it may enhance the resume of his prospective employees.

But yes why was Bannon fired first time.

And more importantly why was Epstein funding MAGAs??

Part of the Putin plan?

Hugin

(37,162 posts)
4. It struck me as sudden and odd...
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 06:54 AM
Saturday

Once again, “the dog didn’t bark.” At the time, in retrospect, there seemed to be several groups at play. The old guard Republicans (mostly gone now), the christofascists, the rotten MAGA core, and Trump (he’s always his own group). Which of those groups ejected Bannon? I remember reading that Trump himself had fired Bannon. There’s no way of directly knowing and it has to be inferred and interpolated.

Irish_Dem

(78,071 posts)
6. From the internet:
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 07:05 AM
Saturday
In 2018, after Bannon's criticism of Trump's children was reported in Michael Wolff's book Fire and Fury, he was disavowed by Trump and left Breitbart. After leaving the White House, Bannon opposed the Republican Party establishment and supported insurgent candidates in Republican primary elections.

Hugin

(37,162 posts)
7. There's a nexus for the ages.
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 07:32 AM
Saturday

Wolff, Bannon, Epstein, Trump. Please, could someone flush the punch bowl.

yardwork

(68,615 posts)
8. I don't believe that.
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 08:06 AM
Saturday

Trump doesn't give a damn about his children. Their temporary falling out had to be for another reason.

Irish_Dem

(78,071 posts)
11. I agree, there is more to the story.
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 08:27 AM
Saturday

The kid piece might be part of it.
Not that Trump gives a damn about the kids but he will not tolerate any one disrespecting the Trump brand.

yardwork

(68,615 posts)
9. The email exchange involving "Bubba" is fascinating.
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 08:13 AM
Saturday

Everybody is focusing on the "blowing Bubba" phrase but the rest of it is much more interesting to me.

Mark Epstein emails his brother Jeffrey on March 19, 2018 urgently asking what "your boy Donald" is "up to." Email sent with high importance.

Jeffrey Epstein responds in less than a half hour. His message seems to be meant as a reassurance - all is well, I'm with Bannon now.

What are they talking about?

Then a few days later Mark responds with the joke about Trump - but what's interesting is it implies that he thinks Jeffrey met with Putin or is in contact with Putin. "Ask Putin if he has..."

Trump, Bannon, Putin, Epstein. All in contact with one another in the days around March 19, 2018.

Irish_Dem

(78,071 posts)
10. Excellent work here YW.
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 08:26 AM
Saturday

Very nice job connecting dots.

Trump, Bannon, Epstein are working with Putin?
Putin Puppets doing his bidding.
Also we know Putin is connected to drug and sex rings.
This is part of his vast fortune.

Why were they worried about Trump?

In 2019 Epstein was indicted on federal sex trafficking charges, but the investigation was
ongoing the year before certainly.

So around 2018 could the FBI be questioning Trump about Epstein?
We know Trump flipped and provided testimony incriminating Epstein in exchange for immunity?

I think the Bubba joke is about Trump going to prison. The Epstein brothers were hoping that would happen?

How does the reference to Putin fit in? Were the brothers asking Putin for help?
To eliminate Trump???
I don't know about that piece, what do you think?

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