The sinister ‘tell’ in plain sight that should have told the rich and powerful Epstein was playing them
Jeffrey Epstein had a malicious ‘narrative’ which revealed that he was playing the rich and powerful politicians and celebrities he pulled into his orbit.
The two-hour interview with the late pedophile, recorded by Steve Bannon before Epstein’s death in 2019, was released as part of the Justice Department’s Epstein Files.
According to a body language expert, Epstein was revealed to be a ‘cocky, controlling and compulsive’ personality who believed he was ‘superior’ to everyone around him, including world leaders and the Nobel Prize winners he mingled with.
“His most dramatic expression is the ‘Joker’ smile, where his upper lip is lifted and held in a symmetrical rictus that risks looking bad,” expert Judi James told the Daily Mail after watching the video.
‘Epstein also shows a tendency towards power, dominance and control. Phrases like “Let’s get started,” “Good question,” and “I’ll get to that later” imply this desire to control. He even sighs when the interviewer interrupts with a question.’
The pedophile’s belief in his own superiority was also evident by the way he positioned his hands in the shape of an electric tower, ‘constantly on and off, with the fingertips touching’.
James added: ‘Mid-flight, his excitement at his own words seems obvious. His belief in his own power is also expressed. He describes world leaders as popular politicians, not intellectuals or great thinkers, and claims that he is smarter.’
At one point in the video, Epstein is asked if there is anyone in the world who understands the financial system better than he does.
Epstein pretended to strangle himself in interview with Steve Bannon before his death in 2019
Bill Clinton and Epstein in a photo released by the Justice Department in December
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Clinton, Michael Jackson and Diana Ross in a photo released as part of the Epstein files
After a theatrical pause, he arrogantly says that no name comes to mind.
‘When the conversation seems to be getting out of his control, he raises both hands in a ‘crowd control’ gesture,’ James said.
‘A direct question is ‘Is your money dirty money?’ It causes an eyelid stutter, indicating some degree of irritation, and a harsher, less friendly eye expression appears for a moment.’
In the interview, Bannon continued: ‘You earned this by giving advice to the worst people in the world who do huge, bad things just to make more money.’
‘Ethics is always a complex issue.’ Epstein said.
Epstein killed himself in a New York jail cell in August 2019, at the age of 66, a month after he was indicted on federal sex trafficking charges.
The interview was apparently filmed at his home in New York on an unknown date.
In the middle of his interview with Steve Bannon, Epstein changed from a white shirt to a black one and wore different glasses. According to body language expert Judi James, he was ‘arrogant and superior’
An undated photo shows Jeffrey Epstein talking to Steve Bannon
This was among three million documents related to pedophilia and government investigations into it released by the Justice Department last week.
The documents shed further light on Epstein’s connections with political and business leaders around the world, including Bill Clinton, Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Sarah Ferguson and former UK Ambassador Lord Mandelson.
Epstein, who pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl, appeared to be trying to downplay the severity of his conviction.
In the interview, she took issue with Bannon’s labeling of her as a ‘third-class sexual predator’, marking the most serious threat to public safety.
‘Tier 1, I’m at the bottom,’ he said.
‘But he’s a criminal,’ said Bannon, to which Epstein replied: ‘Yes.’
An undated photo of Bannon and Epstein released by the House Oversight Committee
Former British Ambassador Lord Mandelson is seen in his underwear in a photo published Friday
At one point in the interview, Bannon asked Epstein: ‘Do you think he’s the devil himself?’
“No, but I have a good mirror,” Epstein replied with a smile.
When asked again, he added: ‘I don’t know. Why did you say that?’
“Because you have all the qualifications,” Bannon said.
In the video, Epstein described how he was in prison for sex crimes in Florida in 2008 when he was notified of the financial crisis.
At one point, while talking about the economic crisis, he put his hand to his own throat in a choking motion.
