The Daily Beast Podcast The Truth Behind New Trump Epstein Photos: Wolff
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Dec 14, 2025 
Michael Wolff, an acclaimed author and journalist, joins Joanna Coles to delve into newly released Jeffrey Epstein photos and their political implications. They explore the significance of a Trump-era photo with redacted faces, how both political parties are leveraging these images, and the eerie presence of figures like Steve Bannon and Woody Allen among Epstein's circle. Wolff also discusses the possible impact of these revelations on Trump’s political future, and poses the tantalizing question—what more is yet to be uncovered?
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Demand Context Before Drawing Conclusions
- Treat released images skeptically and demand context before assuming guilt from presence.
- Seek provenance and corroborating evidence rather than letting redactions drive narratives.
Photos Without Context Become Political Weapons
- The Oversight Committee released Epstein photos with many women's faces blacked out, creating context-free implications.
- Michael Wolff warns that redactions and selective release let both parties weaponize the images for political gain.
Wolff Introduced Bannon To Epstein
- Michael Wolff recounts introducing Steve Bannon to Jeffrey Epstein in December 2017 and their later meeting in Epstein's study.
- Wolff describes Epstein's grand, movie-set–like study where Bannon sat opposite Epstein at the huge desk.
