Epstein document dump reveals a failure of accountability

Daily Maverick | 22.02.2026 19:55
In 2019, Steve Bannon, then head of the extreme-right Breitbart media platform, conducted the only substantial, documented interview with Jeffrey Epstein. Filmed in Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse, the discussion ranged from finance and philosophy, to science and morality. Intended, apparently, to rehabilitate the convicted sex offender and paedophile’s public image, it instead provided a chilling glimpse into the mind of a malignant narcissist who, for decades, seemed to have the world at his size-12 feet.