Trump should ‘just release Epstein files as promised,' Elon Musk says in new criticism
Seriously.
He said 'Epstein' half a dozen times while telling everyone to stop talking about Epstein.
Just release the files as promised.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 13, 2025
'Seriously. He said 'Epstein' half a dozen times while telling everyone to stop talking about Epstein. Just release the files as promised,' Musk said in a reply to a post on X.
The Epstein case has become an obsession for conspiracy theorists.
Trump's Department of Justice and the FBI said in a memo made public last week there was no evidence that the disgraced financier kept a 'client list' or was blackmailing powerful figures.
They also dismissed the claim that Epstein was murdered in jail, confirming his death by suicide at a New York prison in 2019, and said they would not be releasing any more information on the probe.
The move was met with incredulity by some on the US far-right -- many of whom have backed Trump for years -- and strident criticism of Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel.
The US president had defended Bondi in a post on Truth Social, urging his MAGA to stop attacking his administration over the.
Trump, who appears in at least one decades-old video alongside Epstein at a party, has denied allegations that he was named in the files or had any direct connection to the financier.
Last month, Musk -- who exited his role as a top White House advisor -- alleged that the Republican leader is featured in the Epstein files, before later deleting the tweets.
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