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DARREN K. INDYKE
April 3, 2019
VIA Email
Mr. Stephen K. Bannon
Re: Epstein Engagement
Dear Mr. Bannon:
I am writing to confirm and memorialize the arrangement agreed to between us, whereby
you and each additional person who executes a Supplemental Signature Page hereto (you and such
persons, collectively, the "Consultants") agree to provide certain confidential litigation support
services (the "Services") which we have discussed with some specificity and which are outlined
generally below.
I have been retained, along with other attorneys, to provide legal advice and other legal
services to Mr. Jeffrey Epstein in connection with certain pending and threatened legal
proceedings involving Mr. Epstein (the "Legal Proceedings"). The Services relate directly to the
Legal Proceedings and the litigation support to be provided by the Consultants in connection with
the same.
Mr. Epstein has given authority for me to retain the Consultants to perform the Services,
working under my direction and reporting directly to me, and with such Services being essential to
my legal work and the legal work of other lawyers acting on behalf of Mr. Epstein in connection
with the Legal Proceedings. The Services will be performed in a manner that is adjunct to my legal
services and to the legal services of other attorneys acting on behalf of Mr. Epstein in connection
with the Legal Proceedings.
In connection with this arrangement, all communications, whether oral, written, electronic,
or in any other form, with, by or among any of the Consultants, Mr. Epstein, me, and/or any
attorney, agent or employee acting on Mr. Epstein's or my behalf, or with, by or among any of the
Consultants, Mr. Epstein, me and/or any witness or potential witness (each, a "Covered
Communication" and collectively, "Covered Communications"), shall be deemed to be
confidential and covered by the attorney-client privilege, fully protected as attorney work product
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and engaged in solely for the purpose of assisting legal counsel in giving legal advice or providing
legal services to Mr. Epstein. In addition, all documents, including, without limitation, writings,
electronic communications, digital recordings, photographs, audio recordings, video recordings,
and any and all other records, documents or data in any form, and all information in whatever form
derived therefrom, disclosed to any of the Consultants by Mr. Epstein, me, any attorney, agent or
employee working on Mr. Epstein's behalf or on my behalf, or any witness or potential witness
(hereinafter referred to as "Covered Material") shall be deemed to constitute confidential,
proprietary, privileged attorney-client communications and/or fully protected attorney work
product. In the case of work product disclosed, prepared or reflecting communications from legal
counsel, such work product shall be deemed to constitute or reflecting the mental impressions of
legal counsel for Mr. Epstein.
Each of the Consultants recognizes and acknowledges that the Covered Communications
and the Covered Material may include legal memoranda, defensive theories, attorney-client
communications, attorney opinion work product, legal strategies, factual and legal strategies,
factual and legal arguments, factual research, legal research, statistical analyses, legal, factual, or
investigatory methods, factual resources, and information retrieval systems. In addition, all
information of a confidential or proprietary nature relating to or reflecting any of the Consultants'
methodology, recommendations, techniques, conclusions, and analytical mechanisms for
evaluating any of the Legal Proceedings, or any facts, arguments, claims, defenses, strategies,
theories, public perception or any other matters in any way related to, arising out of or connected
with any of the Legal Proceedings that are disclosed or delivered to any of the Consultants by Mr.
Epstein, me, or any attorney, agent or employee acting on behalf of Mr. Epstein or me, shall be
deemed Covered Material and confidential information prepared for use in litigation and belonging
exclusively to me or Mr. Epstein.
Each of the Consultants acknowledges and agrees that it is being provided access to the
Covered Communications and Covered Material solely for the purpose of enabling the Consultants
to provide the Services to me, at my direction, to assist me in advising Mr. Epstein and creating
attorney opinion work product for purposes of anticipated and pending litigation.
Each of the Consultants agrees not to directly or indirectly market, sell, deliver, transfer,
convey, publish, publicize, communicate or otherwise disclose to anyone, without advance written
permission from me, the existence, nature or content of any Covered Communications, any Covered
Material, or any information gained from the receipt, inspection or examination of any Covered
Communication or any Covered Material, including, without limitation, the identities of any persons
in any way associated with Mr. Epstein, me or any of the Legal Proceedings, and any information
obtained from corporate records, bank records, pictures, tapes, disks, emails, texts, or any other
words, documents in any way related to Mr. Epstein, me or any of the Legal Proceedings. Each of
the Consultants further agrees not to permit the inspection or examination of any such Covered
Communications, any such Covered Material, or any such information disclosed to such Consultant
or in any way obtained by such Consultant, without advance written permission from me.
All Covered Communications and Covered Material, including any and all workpapers,
records, communications, notes, or other documents derived therefrom, regardless of their
nature or the source from which they emanate, shall be held by each of the Consultants solely
for the convenience of Mr. Epstein and me and subject to my unqualified right to instruct each
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Consultant with respect to the possession and control of the same.
Workpapers, notes, communications, electronic communications, digital recordings,
photographs, video recordings, audio recordings and any other records, documents or data of any
kind and in any form prepared by any Consultant or under the direction of any Consultant in
connection with the Services shall be Covered Material and belong exclusively to me.
As part of the agreement to provide the Services under this Agreement, each of the
Consultants will immediately notify me in writing of the occurrence of any one of the following
events: (a) the exhibition or surrender of any Covered Communication or Covered Material, or any
copy thereof or any information derived therefrom, in a manner not expressly authorized in advance
in writing by me (and each Consultant acknowledges that neither such Consultant nor anyone
acting under the direction of such Consultant has the right to allow such exhibition or surrender
without my express advance written authorization); (b) a request by anyone to examine, inspect,
or copy any Covered Communications or Covered Material; (c) any attempt to serve, or the actual
service of any court order, subpoena, or summons upon any Consultant which purports to require
or has the potential to require the production or disclosure of any Covered Communications or
Covered Material. Each of the Consultants will immediately return all Covered Communications
and Covered Material, and all copies thereof, to me at my request. The term the "Consultants"
includes each Consultant and each officer, director, manager, partner, agent and employee thereof.
When referred to in this letter, "Jeffrey Epstein" includes any entity owned or controlled by, or
affiliated with, Jeffrey Epstein, and any officer director, manager, partner, shareholder, member,
trustee, beneficiary, employee or agent of Jeffrey Epstein or any such entity.
I very much look forward to working together on this matter for Mr. Epstein's
benefit.
Very truly yours,
Darren K Indyke
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:
By:
Stephen K. Bannon
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Engagement Letter Dated April 3, 2019
by and between Darren K. Indyke, Esq. and Stephen K. Bannon
Relating to the Epstein Engagement
SUPPLEMENTAL SIGNATURE PAGE
This Supplemental Signature Page is intended to be attached to and is hereby made a part of
that certain engagement letter dated April 3, 2019 by and between Darren K. Indyke, Esq. ("Indyke")
and Stephen K. Bannon ("Bannon") relating to the provision by to Bannon to Indyke of litigation
support services with respect to pending and threatened litigation involving Mr. Jeffrey Epstein (the
"Engagement Letter"). The undersigned has read, is familiar with and fully understands the
provisions of the Engagement Letter. The undersigned has discussed with Bannon and is fully aware
of the litigation support services to be provided pursuant to the Engagement Letter. By executing
this Supplemental Signature Page, the undersigned hereby agrees to be a Consultant as defined in
the Engagement Letter, to provide the Services as defined in the Engagement Letter and explained
to the undersigned by Bannon and to comply with and be bound by all of the provisions of the
Engagement Letter, including, without limitation, the confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions
contained therein.
Dated:
Print Name:
Print Name of Authorized Signatory:
Print Title:
Signature:
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