Dozens of messages contained in the latest tranche of Epstein files lay bare the attempts by Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon to tap Jeffrey Epstein for support and funding to bolster European far-right parties. View image in fullscreen Matteo Salvini at a League party rally in central Rome, December 2018. Photograph: Giuseppe Lami/EPAIn Germany, the files revealed exchanges between Epstein and Bannon promoting Alternative für Deutschland while denigrating the then German chancellor, Angela Merkel. Bannon has declined to comment to US media about the exchanges in the latest Epstein files. Salvini’s League party dismissed speculation that Epstein might have contributed funds as “unfounded” and “serious exaggerations”.

Source: The Guardian February 06, 2026 06:22 UTC