As the Trump administration faces intense pressure from its base of support to release all of the available Jeffrey Epstein files, there are new developments that have sparked increased interest in the matter.
According to NBC News, in 2021, the New York Post reportedly ran a trailer online about a Jeffrey Epstein documentary that happened to be produced by former Trump adviser Steve Bannon.
In the trailer, Bannon can be heard asking Epstein all kinds of hard-hitting questions, including about “all of the depravity you’ve done against young women."
The documentary was never released, but Jeffrey Epstein's brother, Mark Epstein, wants Bannon to release the reported 15 hours of unseen footage.
Mark Bannon recently told NBC News that he demands to see the footage that Bannon reportedly has.
"Let me see the videotapes,” he told NBC News on Friday. "He’s my brother."
“He told me he has like 15 or 16 hours of videotape of Jeff. He was trying to help Jeff rehabilitate his reputation,” Mark Epstein said of Bannon.
NBC News noted:
Mark Epstein said that Bannon, the MAGA media personality, worked with his brother, then a convicted sex offender, after the Miami Herald in 2018 chronicled victims’ details of abuse by Jeffrey Epstein. The two men filmed together before Epstein’s arrest by federal authorities in the summer of 2019.
The outlet also shed light on Bannon's deeper connection and experience with Epstein while he was alive.
In the trailer for “The Monsters: Epstein’s Life Among the Global Elite,” published by the New York Post, Jeffrey Epstein said he was a “firm believer and supporter” of the Time’s Up organization, which worked to combat sexual harassment. Bannon — who has a background as a Hollywood producer and a documentary filmmaker — is also seen asking Epstein whether he owns two islands, “the islands of Doctor Moreau,” to which Epstein replies, “Correct.”
While Mark Epstein might not get the footage he wants at this point, according to the outlet, the public will likely be able to see it as soon as next year.
Bannon has already confirmed and acknowledged the footage, and recently indicated that he intends on releasing it next year.
"We’re going to release the film, the five-part series, next year — early next year," Bannon said during a live taping of his podcast.
He added, "You’re going to have to name names, and you’re going to have to understand how the elites of the world but also the intelligence services are inextricably linked in the Epstein story."
"That's the key," Bannon said.
