Steve Bannon Got a Free Apple Watch, Private Planes, and Hundreds of Texts from Epstein
Trump's former strategist was chatting up the sex trafficker right until weeks before his death—and Epstein knew exactly what he had on them both.
Steve Bannon wants you to believe he's a populist warrior fighting the global elite. The DOJ files reveal he was texting with one of its most notorious members hundreds of times—and accepting some very nice gifts along the way.
The documents show thousands of texts and emails between Bannon and Epstein from 2018 and 2019, covering everything from global politics to crude humor to... asking for Epstein's private plane.
"Is it possible to get your plane here to collect me?"
— Steve Bannon texting Epstein from Rome, March 29, 2019
When the plane couldn't make it, Epstein offered to pay for a charter instead. Then he followed up: "My guys can pick you up. Come for dinner."
The Apple Watch Gift
It wasn't just plane rides. Emails from late 2018 show Epstein sent Bannon and his son matching Hermès Apple Watches—$1,499 each, "44mm, space gray, stainless steel case, space black."
Hey Lesley. Steve has been given his Apple Watch! Please let me know if you need anything else.
-Sean
The Chilling Text
But here's the message that should keep people up at night. On June 28, 2019—just eight days before Epstein's arrest—the financier texted Bannon:
"Now you can understand why Trump wakes up in the middle of the night sweating when he hears you and I are friends."
Bannon's response? A single word: "Dangerous."
What did Epstein know? What did he have? We may never know—he was dead six weeks later.
The files also include a two-hour video of Bannon interviewing Epstein, apparently for a documentary that never materialized. The date and contents remain unclear.