Steve Bannon
Former White House Chief Strategist (Trump 1st term)
Portrait: Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Document Connections (4)
Listed by the DOJ as one of the 'prominent people' whose names appear in the released Epstein documents in the February 14, 2026 letter to Congress.
Released materials show Bannon exchanged thousands of text messages with Epstein discussing how to influence European coalitions, pressure China, and forge Middle East ties. The relationship is documented after Epstein's 2008 conviction.
Records indicate Epstein lent Bannon the use of his Paris apartment, his Palm Beach house, and his private aircraft on multiple occasions.
Released emails and texts span January 2018 through June 2019. In an April 2019 text, Bannon offered to help Epstein 'rebuild your image.' On June 28, 2019 — weeks before Epstein's federal arrest — Epstein texted Bannon: 'Now you can understand why Trump wakes up in the middle of the night sweating.' A photograph in the released set shows Bannon at Epstein's New York home together with WEF CEO Børge Brende and Norwegian diplomat Terje Rød-Larsen.