Text messages released by US House show convicted sex offender coaching Maga influencer on political messaging

Text messages released by US House show convicted sex offender coaching MAGA influencer on political messaging

The convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein apparently served as a behind-the-scenes adviser to the former Trump official and Maga influencer Steve Bannon during an August 2018 media campaign to defend Trump and his agenda, and to promote Bannon’s media ventures.

Text messages released by the House oversight committee on Wednesday detail a six-day exchange between the men from 17 to 23 August, and show Epstein coaching Bannon on television appearances and political messaging.

One side of the conversation is sent from an iMessage account associated with an Epstein email address, and while the name of Epstein’s correspondent is redacted in the documents as released, contextual clues – including references to Fox News appearances, his August 2017 firing from the White House and his work on the documentary Trump @War – make it clear the other participant is Bannon.

    • khannie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

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      edit: I stopped scrolling at 100 posts and they were all “Flaired Users Only”

      • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 hour ago

        It’s been that way for years. Like, on one hand I get it, I was involved in communities that got regular trolls and I understand the value of making a safe space. On the other hand this is the “anti safe space, fuck your feelings” ideology and it’s the most locked down public subreddit I’ve seen.