Epstein, who pleaded responsible in 2008 to soliciting a minor, additionally seems to downplay his conviction
Hundreds of thousands of pages on Epstein, together with images and movies, have been revealed by US authorities since Trump took workplace in January 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS
Jeffrey Epstein denied he was the “satan” and insisted he was solely the bottom degree of sexual predator in a video interview included within the newest launch of recordsdata by United States authorities.
The interview, which lasts round two hours, was performed by President Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon. It seems to be filmed within the deceased financier’s New York house on an unknown date.
Paperwork regarding Epstein and authorities investigations into him have been launched in troves, highlighting his connections to political and enterprise leaders worldwide.
“Do you assume you are the satan himself?” Bannon asks Epstein, a convicted intercourse offender who died in jail in 2019 whereas awaiting trial for intercourse trafficking of underage women.
“No, however I do have a very good mirror,” Epstein says smiling, sporting a black shirt and glasses. When questioned once more, he provides, “I do not know. Why would you say that?”
Epstein, who pleaded responsible in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from an underage woman, additionally seems to downplay the seriousness of his conviction.
He opposes Bannon labelling him a “class three sexual predator” — which signifies a most severe risk to public security, based on a classification used within the US.
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“No, I am the bottom,” says Epstein.
“However a prison,” Bannon provides, to which Epstein responds: “Sure.”
The confrontation adopted Bannon asking Epstein if he thought-about his cash “soiled” as he “earned it advising the worst individuals on this planet”.
Epstein insists he made his cash legally however acknowledges that “ethics is all the time an advanced topic”.
He alleged that he gave money to assist eradicate polio in a bid to justify how he earned his cash.
Paperwork present that Bannon had common correspondence with Epstein, who supplied to assist the far-right political determine unfold his conservative ideology in Europe.
Hundreds of thousands of pages on Epstein, together with photos and movies, have been revealed by US authorities since Trump took workplace in January 2025.
They’ve make clear Epstein’s ties to prime enterprise executives resembling Microsoft’s Invoice Gates, celebrities resembling filmmaker Woody Allen, and teachers and politicians, together with Trump and former president Invoice Clinton.
