Bannon Plotted to Take Down Pope Francis with Epstein
February 15, 2026·9 days ago·via theweek.in
Newly released DOJ files reveal Steve Bannon, the firebrand Trump advisor, schemed with Jeffrey Epstein in 2019 to undermine Pope Francis, whom Bannon saw as a globalist threat aligned with the Clintons, Xi, and the EU. In blunt messages, Bannon declared he would "take down" Francis and pitched Epstein as executive producer for a film based on Frederic Martel's explosive book "In the Closet of the Vatican," exposing alleged Vatican secrets.
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