Newly disclosed court documents reveal a March 2018 exchange between former Trump strategist Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, exposing Bannon’s central role in coordinating Europe’s far-right political movements. In messages arranging a Paris meeting, Bannon boasted to Epstein about serving as advisor to Britain’s Nigel Farage alongside other prominent nationalist leaders including Italy’s Matteo Salvini, Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
The correspondence occurred hours after Bannon addressed France’s Front National party, declaring that ‘history is on our side and will bring us victory.’ Bannon specifically highlighted upcoming European Parliament elections, predicting nationalist parties could surge from 92 to 200 seats to block cryptocurrency legislation and advance their agenda. Epstein responded with ‘Roger that,’ acknowledging the strategic discussion.
This collaboration developed less than two years after the Brexit referendum, where Farage had been a dominant campaign figure. The messages confirm earlier reports that throughout 2017-2018, Farage and Bannon discussed forming an international alliance of right-wing populists. The documents further reveal Epstein provided Bannon with accommodation on his private island and arranged European dinners during this period of their growing alliance.
Subsequent messages from November 2018 show Bannon updating Epstein from Britain about being ‘pulled into the Brexit thing this morning with Nigel, Boris [Johnson] and [Jacob] Rees Mogg.’ Epstein advised extended stay in Britain, which Bannon described as a ‘hot mess.’
The revelations gain contemporary significance with the emergence of a January 2025 photograph showing Bannon smiling alongside Matt Goodwin, Reform UK’s candidate in the critical Gorton and Denton by-election. Goodwin, an academic turned GB News presenter, previously documented attending Farage’s Washington events and private gatherings with Bannon, who declared Britain’s Conservative Party ‘finished’ and predicted Reform UK would lead a political realignment mirroring American populist movements.