Steve Bannon → Jeffrey Epstein
Event Description
Steve Bannon forwards a Power Line blog article about Alex Acosta and the Epstein case to Jeffrey Epstein, selecting and sharing commentary critical of Acosta's handling of Epstein's prosecution.
Quoted Evidence
“Begin forwarded message: [article forwarded from Robert Grusky to Steve Bannon on December 6, 2018]”
Trafficking Assessment
Likelihood
15%
Confidence
85%
Thread Prior
75%
Reasoning
Bannon's act of forwarding a news article is administrative communication, not indicative of trafficking activity. The article content itself contains trafficking allegations, but the forwarding act is neutral communication.
Metadata
Date
2018-12-06(exact)
Thread
Fwd: Alex Acosta update I Power Line
TEXT-001-HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_03098...
Entities in Thread
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