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  "path": "/2026/02/16/steve-bannon-stood-by-jeffrey-epstein/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-17T00:36:56.000Z",
  "site": "https://politicalwire.com",
  "tags": [
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  "textContent": "New York Times: “Off and on for months, Mr. Bannon, a leader in the MAGA movement and a former top aide to President Trump, had been advising Mr. Epstein on how to handle resurrected allegations that he was a serial pedophile. Mr. Bannon recommended which lawyers to hire — his own — when to lie […]",
  "title": "Steve Bannon Stood By Jeffrey Epstein"
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