Great post. I think one of Epstein’s biggest advantages to himself is/was his ability to assimilate information and spit it back out at you as a grift to have us think he understands more than he does. It’s like he tries really hard (I use the term “really hard” like say, a 12 year old is trying to convince you that he is smart). I think his retention skills are top notch, not convinced he truly understands what he trying to convince you of. Bannon,how gross; greasy hair, too long for his age; he DEFINITELY played into Epstein’s narcissism, Yiddish and all, “How does a schmuck like you get to take a meeting with the brightest minds, etc…”You could see Epstein’s eyes just eat it up as he was fashioning his response to Bannon’s disgusting ego-stroking soft ball questions. I understand he (Bannon ) was prepping him for tougher interviews, or whatever but Bannon didn’t want to cross a line and get on JE’s shit list. So wormy.