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 alongside more than 20,000 pages of documents from Epstein's estate, released by the House oversight committee in Congress.
Though Bannon is not accused of any wrongdoing, the released documents indicate his relationship with Epstein was deeper than merely biographical. For instance, Epstein discusses chartering a plane for Bannon and offers praise for his speech.
In another exchange, Epstein quipped, 'how does it feel to have the most highly paid travel agent in history?', to which Bannon responded, 'U r pretty good asst', prompting Epstein to humorously remark, 'Massages. Not Included'.
The newly released emails also detail communications regarding UK politics during the Brexit discussions in 2018, demonstrating Bannon's involvement with key figures like Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson.
Interest in Epstein's connections has surged following this document release, renewing conversations about his ties to powerful individuals, including mentions of Donald Trump, who has consistently denied any wrongdoing in his past friendship with Epstein.
