Steve Bannon’s name is in the Epstein files, and many of his friends now seem to be former friends.On Sunday and Monday, prominent right-wingers took to social media to lambast Bannon’s relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ― even though the friendship has been common knowledge for years.Recently released documents from the Department of Justice show that Epstein and Bannon were working on a documentary that was intended, as Bannon wrote to Epstein, to “push back on the lies” and “rebuild” Epstein’s image as a “philanthropist,” according to the BBC.Epstein’s 2019 death put the kibosh on the project, and the location of the reported 17 hours of interview footage remains a mystery, according to Donald Trump biographer Michael Wolff. Although some of Bannon’s fans have expressed shock at his connections to Epstein, the big names in conservative media didn’t make a big deal ― until recently.Now, major conservatives are coming forward to criticise Bannon for being in bed with Epstein, and they’re not holding back.Infamous Republican political dirty trickster Roger Stone slammed Bannon in two posts. The first post, on Sunday, praised Elon Musk for being right about Bannon, but didn’t offer specifics. Musk previously said in a July 4 social media battle that “fat drunken slob” Bannon should be in prison.Then, in Monday’s post, Stone attacked “Stinky Steve” for being “very far up Epstein’s ass” and “advising him on how to lie his way out of his criminal pedophile past.”.@elonmusk certainly turned out to be right about Steve Bannon.https://t.co/ZhIInhYTTQ— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) February 8, 2026That’s our stinky Steve. Read the emails. He was very far up Epstein’s ass and was advising him on how to lie his way out of his criminal pedophile past— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) February 9, 2026Stone wasn’t alone in his attacks, which came at a time when US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced plans to help Bannon erase evidence of his conviction for defying a subpoena from the January 6 Committee.Dinesh D’Souza, the conservative filmmaker behind the widely debunked conspiracy film “2000 Mules,” mocked the hypocrisy of Bannon sucking up to elites while claiming to promote populism.Steve Bannon, man of the people. pic.twitter.com/q1tS6wQB98— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) February 9, 2026Musk joined in on the beatdown Monday morning by sharing a post noting the deep connection between Bannon, Trump’s former White House advisor, and Epstein, Trump’s former close friend and neighbour.He captioned the post, “Bannon is evil.”Bannon is evil https://t.co/pQOO0hlaf2— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 9, 2026Fox News’ Mark Levin thought it was “funny” that Bannon’s “fellow antisemites and isolationists have not demanded that HE come clean about his well-established, video-taped relationship with Epstein.”Funny how Bannon’s fellow antisemites and isolationists have not demanded that HE come clean about his well-established, video-taped relationship with Epstein.— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) February 9, 2026Bannongate, Epstein’s Boy https://t.co/Gpkvm5J8xN— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) February 9, 2026Right-wing talk show host Erick Erickson said Bannon’s close ties with Epstein and the Chinese Communist Party should make people “raise more than a single eyebrow when conservative influencers go on Bannon’s program.”Between his close ties to the Chinese Communist Party and Jeffrey Epstein, we should all raise more than a single eyebrow when conservative influencers go on Bannon’s program. https://t.co/HO198dyMMO— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) February 9, 2026Others chimed in….Bannon’s need to get on the ins with Epstein is a fascinating psychological case study https://t.co/Vbg5T5ecfW— Mike (@Doranimated) February 9, 2026We rarely agree, but you’re right to go to the Moon first, and you’re super-right about Bannon. https://t.co/YZFWOMRCbm— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) February 9, 2026It’s easy to see who takes his money and relies on his influencer network, because they’re all silent about his overt friendship and working relationship with Epstein.You know who you are. You’re all cowards. You shun me because of my language but you have ZERO integrity. https://t.co/LJn6yWHbeo— Brenden Dilley (@WarlordDilley) February 9, 2026Bannon is among the biggest sleaze balls in politics on either side. If you think his Epstein stuff is bad, you should look into the shady stuff he’s done with CCP-linked criminal and fraudster Miles Guo. https://t.co/V0IeDdo0G9— AG (@AGHamilton29) February 9, 2026Elon Musk just called out Steve Bannon for the evil that he is.Why are so many right wing “influencers” so afraid to say this?Its all one big grift. pic.twitter.com/XJ9ir4BmW4— JB (@JB24472024) February 9, 2026 HuffPost UK – Athena2 – All Entries (Public) Read More