00:00He wants to lead Europe, maybe the world.
00:20That's the quote spreading across social media right now.
00:23And according to viral posts tied to the new Jeffrey Epstein file releases,
00:27it was said about French President Emmanuel Macron.
00:31Power, ambition and the Epstein files.
00:35In late January 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice released the final batch of Jeffrey Epstein files.
00:42Millions of pages of emails, documents, videos and images made public under a congressional transparency law.
00:50Most mainstream coverage focused on well-known figures and previously reported connections.
00:55But online, a different story started gaining traction.
00:59Russian state-affiliated outlets and viral ex-posts began sharing screenshots allegedly pulled from 2018 Epstein's emails.
01:07They claimed that after becoming president, Macron or people in his orbit approached Epstein and his associates for help cooking up new policies for France or even Europe as a whole.
01:18And in one of those messages, an unnamed individual reportedly describes Macron's ambition to Epstein with a striking line.
01:26He wants to lead Europe, maybe the world.
01:30No name, no context, just a powerful quote and a lot of speculation.
01:36Macron has long pushed for a stronger, more independent Europe on defense, technology, climate and global influence.
01:45So for many readers, that quote feels believable.
01:48But feeling believable and being verified are very different things.
01:52Then there's a second detail now being pulled into the story.
01:56In a March 29, 2019 email, part of the newly released DOJ files, Epstein reportedly tells Steve Bannon that he is with the entire Macron government.
02:07Some interpret it as Epstein claiming access to Macron's inner circle, possibly during a Paris visit or through intermediaries.
02:14But context matters. Epstein was notorious for exaggeration.
02:19He regularly name dropped world leaders, billionaires and governments to inflate his own importance.
02:25Many past emails that sounded explosive turned out to be little more than boasts, gossip or strategic self-promotion.
02:33So far, no major Western news outlet has confirmed any Macron specific revelations from the Epstein files.
02:40French media have not reported on policy requests, secret meetings or official government access.
02:46And none of the cited emails have been published in full with verified context.
02:51It's also notable where this story is spreading fastest.
02:55Russian state-aligned media and social platforms where selective screenshots travel faster than full documents.
03:02With millions of pages released, it's easy to pull a quote out of context and hard to verify what's missing.
03:08This doesn't mean everything in the Epstein files is meaningless.
03:12It means massive document dumps are messy and Epstein's own words were often unreliable.
03:18Real revelations take time, verification and multiple independent sources.
03:23So did Emmanuel Macron really seek Jeffrey Epstein's help?
03:27Or are we watching another case of ambition, rumor and selective leaks becoming a viral narrative?
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