A resurfaced video released by the U.S. Department of Justice is reigniting outrage — and disbelief — over the mindset of Jeffrey Epstein.
In the newly released footage, the late convicted sex offender is asked a question few people would ever expect to answer calmly: “Do you think you’re the devil himself?”
As part of Friday’s massive release of the Epstein files, an explosive previously unseen interview has surfaced. The roughly two-hour conversation was conducted by Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, and appears to have been filmed at Jeffrey Epstein’s New York home sometime after his 2008 conviction.
The interview was included in the latest document dump, which included more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images tied to investigations into Epstein’s crimes and his far-reaching network of connections.
One moment from the interview has drawn particular attention in recent days — a chilling exchange in which Epstein is asked whether he believes he is ‘the devil.’
Epstein’s response was unsettlingly casual.
“No, but I do have a good mirror,” he replied with a smirk.
When Bannon pressed him again, Epstein appeared momentarily uneasy, scratching his head before adding, “I don’t know. Why would you say that?”
Bannon didn’t let up, telling Epstein he believed he had “all the attributes” of the devil, intelligence, manipulation, and control. Epstein pushed back.
“The devil is smart?” he asked.
Moments later, he added, “No, the devil scares me.”
‘The lowest level’
The interview grows even more disturbing as Epstein attempts to minimize his own crimes. Despite pleading guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl, a conviction that required him to register as a sex offender, Epstein rejected being labeled a high-level predator.
When Bannon referred to him as a “class three sexual predator,” Epstein objected.
“No, I’m the lowest,” he said.
“But a criminal,” Bannon shot back.
“Yes,” Epstein replied.
‘Dirty Money’ and moral blindness
Bannon also confronted Epstein about whether his wealth was “dirty,” accusing him of earning money by advising “the worst people in the world.”
Epstein denied wrongdoing, insisting he earned his money legally and arguing that morality was complicated.
“Ethics is always a complicated subject,” he said.
He even claimed that donating money to causes like polio eradication justified the source of his wealth, suggesting that parents would accept the funds regardless of where they came from if it meant protecting their children.
Why the video matters now
Epstein was arrested in July 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges involving minors in Florida and New York. He died by suicide in his jail cell on August 10, 2019, while awaiting trial.
The release of this interview is part of a broader transparency push following the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Congress approved unanimously and President Donald Trump signed in November 2025.
For many, the footage doesn’t just expose Epstein’s crimes — it offers a rare and disturbing glimpse into how he viewed himself.
And for critics, that chilling line still echoes louder than anything else:
“No, but I do have a good mirror.”
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