'let Me See The Videotapes': Mark Epstein Wants Steve Bannon's 15 Hours Of Unseen Footage Of His Brother

WASHINGTON — In 2021, the New York Post ran an online trailer of an upcoming documentary astir Jeffrey Epstein that was produced by erstwhile Trump advisor Steve Bannon. In nan video, Bannon is connected camera questioning Epstein astir “all of nan depravity you’ve done against young women,” among different things.

But that documentary ne'er came out. Now, Jeffrey Epstein’s brother, Mark, is asking for Bannon to show him nan unseen footage.

“Let maine spot nan videotapes,” he told NBC News connected Friday. “He’s my brother.”

Mark Epstein said that Bannon, nan MAGA media personality, worked pinch his brother, past a convicted activity offender, aft nan Miami Herald successful 2018 chronicled victims’ specifications of maltreatment by Jeffrey Epstein. The 2 men filmed together earlier Epstein’s apprehension by national authorities successful nan summertime of 2019.

Steve Bannon changeable astir 15 hours of footage of Jeffrey Epstein for a still-unreleased documentary.Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images

“He told maine he has for illustration 15 aliases 16 hours of videotape of Jeff. He was trying to thief Jeff rehabilitate his reputation,” Mark Epstein said of Bannon. He said his gathering and speech pinch Bannon took spot successful New York City aft his brother’s decease successful situation — successful either 2019 aliases 2020.

“They spent a batch of clip together,” Mark Epstein told NBC News.

Bannon is not accused of immoderate wrongdoing and was ne'er publically portion of immoderate investigation into Epstein.

Bannon did not return a petition for comment.

NBC News viewed Bannon entering Jeffrey Epstein’s New York residence connected 1 juncture successful precocious 2018.

“When I met pinch Bannon, he said he wanted to put a documentary aliases thing together. He was trying to raise immoderate money for it,” said Mark Epstein, who says he has not heard from Bannon since then.

Business Insider first spoke pinch Mark Epstein successful 2023 astir his brother’s decease and Bannon’s evident documentary footage.

Bannon has a cardinal spot successful nan MAGA movement. A populist who played a cardinal domiciled successful Trump’s governmental rise, he now hosts nan celebrated “War Room” podcast. He has been advocating for nan Trump management to appoint a typical counsel to look into nan Epstein case.

In nan trailer for “The Monsters: Epstein’s Life Among nan Global Elite,” published by nan New York Post, Jeffrey Epstein said he was a “firm believer and supporter” of nan Time’s Up organization, which worked to combat intersexual harassment. Bannon — who has a inheritance arsenic a Hollywood shaper and a documentary filmmaker — is besides seen asking Epstein whether he owns 2 islands, “the Islands of Doctor Moreau,” to which Epstein replies, “Correct.”

Bannon acknowledged nan footage during a unrecorded taping of his podcast connected July 12 and said that he intends to merchandise astatine slightest parts of its contents “early adjacent year.”

“We’re going to merchandise nan film, nan five-part bid adjacent twelvemonth — early adjacent year,” Bannon said successful consequence to a questioner astir nan documentary’s future.

“You’re going to person to sanction names, and you’re going to person to understand really nan elites of nan world but besides nan intelligence services are inextricably linked successful nan Epstein story,” he added. “That’s nan key.”

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro this week criticized Bannon for not releasing nan footage.

“So, merchandise nan Epstein tapes, Steve,” Shapiro said. “I mean, like, seriously. More transparency is gooder. How astir that? It seems for illustration it makes consciousness to me.”

During nan taping of his podcast “War Room” connected Friday, Bannon called for Attorney General Pam Bondi to activity nan merchandise of “all nan sealed evidence” related to nan Epstein investigation.

“They should petition to merchandise each nan sealed evidence, right? And past there’s overmuch much they tin do, but commencement pinch that,” Bannon said.

In 2021, The New York Times said that Bannon had confirmed that he had recorded much than 15 hours of interviews pinch Jeffrey Epstein. He said nan movie was meant to exemplify really Epstein’s “perversions and depravity toward young women were portion of a life that was systematically supported, encouraged and rewarded by a world constitution that dined disconnected his money and his influence.”

Jeffrey Epstein died successful situation successful August 2019. The aesculapian examiner ruled his decease a termination by hanging. But nan circumstances astir his decease person agelong been fodder for galore connected nan acold right, who person pushed nan conspiracy that “Epstein didn’t termination himself.”

Mark Epstein told NBC News that he now has doubts astir nan charismatic explanation.

“My interest is that my relative was killed,” he said, adding, “More and more, I judge he was murdered, and everyone who looks astatine each nan accusation that’s retired location connected facts comes to nan aforesaid conclusion, correct?”

In May connected Fox Business, FBI Director Kash Patel — who stoked Epstein conspiracy theories earlier joining nan management — said that nan bureau had wished that Epstein took his ain life.

“You cognize a termination erstwhile you spot one, and that’s what that was,” Patel said astatine nan time.

Mark Epstein called Patel a “f---ing moron” for his assessment.

He said that Bannon sent a Dropbox nexus of 1 question and reply clip to Jeffrey Epstein, who, successful turn, sent it to his brother. Mark said that nan nexus to that footage has expired.