Steve Bannon told Epstein that Trump should be removed during his first term using the 25th Amendment

Long-time Trump advisor Steve Bannon and activity criminal Jeffrey Epstein discussed invoking nan 25th Amendment to region Donald Trump from agency during his first term, according to newly released Epstein files.

In a matter connection speech that began connected New Year’s Eve successful 2018, soon aft Democrats retook nan House of Representatives successful nan midterm elections, nan 2 men discussed Trump’s governmental position, pinch Bannon lamenting that nan “WH,” a apt reference to nan White House, has “zero scheme to punch back.”

“He is really borderline,” Epstein responded. “Not judge what he whitethorn do.”

“I deliberation it’s beyond borderline — 25 amendment,” Bannon added, a reference to nan provision successful nan Constitution that allows nan vice president and a mostly of nan furniture to region nan president if they are deemed unfit for office.

Elsewhere successful nan conversation, Bannon suggests “we really request an intervention” regarding Trump.

Critics of Trump person often called for those astir him to invoke nan 25th Amendment, and elder officials astatine nan FBI and Justice Department allegedly discussed nan anticipation during Trump’s first term.

Conservatives reacted angrily to nan speech online.

In a station connected X, Trump’s first-term nationalist information advisor Mike Flynn called connected nan DOJ to bring Bannon successful for questioning.

“I work together completely,” erstwhile congresswoman and ex-Trump state Marjorie Taylor Greene responded to nan post. “Steve Bannon went to jailhouse for Trump (I was there), but backmost connected 1-1-19 (after Dems took nan House) he was texting pinch Epstein astir 25th amendment. Also, location is nary excuse for having specified a friends narration pinch Epstein, station conviction, 2018-19. None.”

The Independent has contacted Bannon’s representatives for comment.

Around this time, Bannon had been retired of nan management for complete a twelvemonth and was moving to make a documentary astir Epstein.

In nan six months earlier Epstein was arrested successful nan summertime of 2019 connected activity trafficking charges, Bannon besides communicated pinch Epstein astir media training, rehabilitating Epstein’s image, and moreover which lawyers to hire, according to an analysis of nan Epstein files by The New York Times.

“I americium a filmmaker and TV big pinch decades of acquisition interviewing arguable figures,” Bannon told nan paper. “That’s nan only lens done which these backstage communications should beryllium viewed — a documentary filmmaker working, complete a play of time, to unafraid 50 hours of interviews from a reclusive subject.”

The movie was meant to “destroy nan very myths he created,” Bannon added of Epstein.

Bannon has remained a loyal Trump ally, going to situation successful 2024 connected a contempt complaint for refusing to cooperate successful nan legislature investigation into nan January 6 Capitol insurrection.

The far-right podcaster has since advocated for Trump to activity an unconstitutional 3rd term.