American financier Jeffrey Epstein, who is famous for his high-profile scandals, maintained contact with adviser Steve Bannon during Donald Trump's first term as president. ABC reports this is related to their correspondence from 2018.
According to the American television channel, Epstein allegedly advised Bannon on political issues. Additionally, in his message, the controversial financier called Trump's advisor a “friend.”
It should be noted that in one of his letters, Bannon admitted that he wanted Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and former US Treasury Chief Steven Mnuchin to resign. Epstein wrote in a response message that the topic of Powell's resignation is much more important than the withdrawal of US troops from Syria and the resignation of then-Pentagon head James Mattis. At the same time, he evaluated Mnuchin's work positively.
In their correspondence, Epstein and Bannon also discussed the family of the current US leader. The financier shared with his so-called friend his opinion that Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner need to leave their positions as advisers to the US president.
Previously, the White House accused Democratic lawmakers in an attempt to smear US President Trump with the release of Epstein's emails. They pointed out that the US leader knew about the criminal activities of the notorious financier and spent time with one of his victims.
Donald Trump comments on published messages. He wrote on social media that by publishing Epstein's letters, “Democrats are trying to distract attention from how bad the situation is.” they behaved about the closure.”
