Overview
- The authenticated March 2018 thread shows Mark Epstein asking Jeffrey Epstein to ask Steve Bannon whether Vladimir Putin had photos of “Trump blowing Bubba,” with Jeffrey replying that “Bannon” was with him.
- Snopes and Lead Stories confirmed the email is part of more than 20,000 pages of Epstein estate documents released by the House Oversight Committee on November 12.
- Complex reports that Mark Epstein told Newsweek the “Bubba” reference was not to Bill Clinton, while offering no further identification or explanation.
- Despite widespread social media speculation, there is no verification of who “Bubba” is or whether the remark was serious, joking, or sarcastic.
- President Trump dismissed the emails as a hoax and said he would ask the Justice Department and FBI to investigate Clinton’s ties to Epstein, as a top Oversight Democrat noted the committee lacks context and needs more records from DOJ.