File 019308
Email Chain: Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein Correspondence with The Movement Political Strategy (File 019308)
Email exchange from July 2018 between Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein discussing European populist political strategy, featuring forwarded article about Bannon's Movement foundation and its coordination of right-wing European political leaders.
Summary
This email chain from July 23, 2018 contains correspondence between Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein with cryptic subject lines ('9th circle', 'Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter', 'Hicks?'). The chain forwards an Italian-language article detailing Bannon's plans to launch The Movement, a non-profit foundation designed to coordinate populist right-wing leaders across Europe including Salvini, Orbán, and Le Pen ahead of 2019 European elections. The article discusses Bannon's strategy to counter George Soros's influence and references his prior work with Cambridge Analytica and Breitbart News.
From: Steve Bannon [1]Sent: 7/23/2018 12:18:57 AMTo: jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]Subject: Re: Fw:Importance: HighWell played sirSent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: "jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com>Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 01:58:06 +0200To: <L>Subject: Re: Fw:Hicks?On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 1:57 AM Steve Bannon <Abandon Hope, All Ye Who EnterSent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: "jeffrey E." <j eevacation@gmail. corn>Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 01:51:58 +0200To:Subject: Re: Fw:9th circleOn Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 1:26 AM Steve Bannon <Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: Benjamin Harnwell <Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2018 22:01:54 +0200To: Steve Bannon<Subject: Re:> wrote:wrote:Bannon the European: He's opening the populist fort in BrusselsThe former Trump strategist arrives in Europe with "The Movement". Objective: an alliance betweenright-wing leaders, from Salvini to Orban in view of the 2019 electionsNEW YORK. The invasion of Europe has begun. Steve Bannon, 65, the American far-right guru whowas Donald Trump's right-hand man in the White House — but let go last summer following the racistviolence in Charlottesville — is preparing to march on Brussels. Launching, he told the Daily Beasthimself, a new non-profit foundation called The Movement, (II Movimento), right in the heart ofEurope and its institutions. Through which he hopes to coordinate the populist right in view of theEuropean elections which will be held in spring 2019.Objective: to compete with George Soros, the American billionaire of Hungarian origin, benefactor ofthe Democratic party, who since 1984 with his Open Society has spent at least $32 billion in support ofHOUSE OVERSIGHT 019308NGOs dealing with human rights. And for this he became the bogeyman of the populist right, accusedof plots of all kinds: including that of wanting to replace Italians with immigrants in order to havelabour at low cost. A mantra repeated in the past on Twitter also by the current Minister of the InteriorMatteo Salvini.The ambition of Steve Bannon, former director of the alt-right American site Breitbart — which in theEuropean campaign preceded him since the platform had already opened bureaux in London and Rome— is therefore to become the coordinator of the one great "populist international" of which he has longsince been dreaming.The Movement, in fact, intends to function as an extreme right-wing think tank: a source of strategicadvice to channel the not-so-politically structured discontent of the most extreme European movements.Analysing data and giving strategic advice. But also by raising funds and channeling funding.The aim is to create a populist alliance, a sort of "super group" that if victorious can conquer up to athird of the European Parliament in the elections next May.Indeed — putting the common policy of the Old Continent in the hands of Bannon and his own. TheAmerican strategist is very attached to the Freedom Caucus — the extreme right of the US Congress —and in 2014 he was at the top of the Cambridge Analytica company, which in 2016 used data stolenfrom Facebook to try to influence the presidential election from which Donald Trump emerged victor.It is not a mystery that for a long time he courts nationalists of the right from East to West. And he hasalready met, among others, the Hungarian Orban, the French Marine Le Pen and the former leader ofthe British separatists Nigel Farage. The latter reappeared, coincidentally, on Friday in Pennsylvania,USA, to a fundraiser in favor of the Republican congressman Lou Barletta. Without forgetting theItalians of Lega and 5 stars. Of them, he said: "If it works in Italy, we can import the model anywhere".The Movement, which for now will count on a staff of 10 people, will be fully operational in 2019. Inshort, after the American midterm elections, where Bannon is fighting to influence the primariessupporting candidates potentially able to undermine the prospects of Republican establishment. But inthe future the former spin doctor says he wants to spend more and more time in Europe. Also becausethe relationships with Trump have worsened after the revelations he made to Michael Wolff andpublished in the scandal book "Fire and Fury". "Better to reign in Hell than to serve in Paradise,"Bannon says now paraphrasing the Satan of one of his favorite books, John Milton's Lost Paradise. Hellin this case would be the dear old Europe and its democratic values. The "army of darkness" is alreadyamong us.In Sacratissimo Corde Iesu et Purissimo Corde Mariae et Castissimo Corde Ioseph.*******Benjamin HarnwellFounder and President of the Board of TrusteesDignitatis Humanae InstituteIstituto Dignitatis HumanaeHOUSE OVERSIGHT 01930944 Via delle FornaciRoma 00165ITALY@ben harnwellwww.dignitatishumanae.cornII giorno 22 lug 2018, alle ore 15:38, Steve Bannon > ha scritto:What does this say???Begin forwarded message:From: Maria Luisa <Date: July 22, 2018 at 9:11:58 AM EDTTo: Steve Bannon <<PHOTO-2018-07-22-10-02-17.jpg>Sent from my iPhone, Preate Alexandraplease noteThe information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJEEUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedplease noteThe information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofHOUSE OVERSIGHT 019310JEEUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 019311