Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Steve Bannon Told Epstein That Trump Should be Removed

Long-time Trump adviser Steve Bannon and sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein discussed invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump from office during his first term, according to newly released Epstein files.

In a text message exchange that began on New Year's Eve in 2018, shortly after Democrats retook the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, the two men discussed Trump's political position, with Bannon lamenting that the "WH," a likely reference to the White House, has "zero plan to punch back."

Posted by Corky at 07:43 PM | 11 COMMENTS | permalink

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"He is really borderline," Epstein responded. "Not sure what he may do."

"I think it's beyond borderline " 25 amendment," Bannon added, a reference to the provision in the Constitution that allows the vice president and a majority of the cabinet to remove the president if they are deemed unfit for office.

Elsewhere in the conversation, Bannon suggests "we really need an intervention" regarding Trump."

more at the thread link

also a video report:

www.youtube.com

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-18 07:45 PM

Bannon also talked to Epstein about taking down the Pope:

there's already a thread up about that:

drudge.com

SO but, wait... who WAS Epstein that he was powerful enough to talk to about taking down Presidents and Popes?

Trump's Russian Handler? Trump's Israeli Handler? Both?

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-18 07:50 PM

@#1 ... "He is really borderline," Epstein responded. "Not sure what he may do."

"I think it's beyond borderline " 25 amendment," Bannon added ...

I saw that.

But, where are we now with Mr Bannon and his views of Pres Trump?

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-18 07:53 PM

Even Qanon MAGA weirdo Mike (call me, "Caesar") Flynn wants to know why Bannon was playing footsies with Epstein:

"In a post on X, Trump's first-term national security adviser Mike Flynn called on the DOJ to bring Bannon in for questioning.

"I agree completely," former congresswoman and ex-Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene responded to the post. "Steve Bannon went to jail for Trump (I was there), but back on 1-1-19 (after Dems took the House) he was texting with Epstein about 25th amendment.

Also, there is no excuse for having such a friendly relationship with Epstein, post conviction, 2018-19. None."

from the thread link

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-18 07:57 PM

"In the six months before Epstein was arrested in the summer of 2019 on sex trafficking charges, Bannon also communicated with Epstein about media training, rehabilitating Epstein's image, and even which lawyers to hire, according to an analysis of the Epstein files by The New York Times."

WTF? Bannon is working on rehabilitating the Prince of Pedo's image?

from the article, and there's more

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-18 08:03 PM

Bannon also talked to Epstein about taking down the Pope:
there's already a thread up about that:
drudge.com

SO but, wait... who WAS Epstein that he was powerful enough to talk to about taking down Presidents and Popes?

Trumpf's Russian Handler? Trumpf's Israeli Handler? Both?

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-18 07:50 PM | Reply | Flag: The Deep State is Composed of Mega-Oligarchs and the Intelligence Agencies

Alas and alack, few people commented on poor Coriolanus' OP about the filthy Steve Bannon and his insidious plots, so that thread expired.


#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-02-18 08:33 PM

LOL Steve Bannon.

Also Epstein was meeting with Obama's lawyer-fixer Kathy Ruemmler to discuss "NSA, signal intelligence"

#7 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-02-18 08:52 PM

#7

Meaningless Whataboutisms a Specialty!

Not however in any way an argument to the point; merely an obfuscation.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-18 08:57 PM

Meaningless Whataboutisms a Specialty!

He's nothing but boolsheet.

He's exactly what he accuses Lamplight of being, a gaslighter.

He's just really bad at it.

The ultimate Lumper.

#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-02-18 09:00 PM

@#9

                                  :)

#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-18 09:18 PM

@#6 ... Alas and alack, few people commented on poor Coriolanus' OP about the filthy Steve Bannon and his insidious plots, so that thread expired. ...

Maybe many people have enabled the "ignore" option of this site?


I will say that I do not have any alias on this site on "ignore." No "ignores" in my profile.

I prefer to understand how various aliases here raise themselves up, or pull themselves down.

It helps me to try to understand what they proffer in their comments.


But, that's just me.

YMMV ....

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-18 11:08 PM

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