Elon Musk blasts FBI after axing Epstein probe — raging ‘It's no-one-has-been-arrested-o'clock again'
The document showed federal investigators and the US Justice Department found no evidence the paedophile financier had a client list or blackmailed powerful figures.
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And CCTV footage taken outside his cell — finally released six years after his death — proved he was not murdered, officials claimed.
Many within the US President's Make America Great Again movement — including FBI chief Kash Patel and his deputy Dan Bongino — repeatedly called for all Epstein files to be publicly released and other abusers to be brought to justice.
Critics accused the US government of a new cover-up, weeks after Musk claimed the President was 'in the Epstein files'.
Billionaire Musk led the attacks yesterday, posting on X: 'What's the time? Oh look, it's no-one-has-been-arrested-o'clock again...', above a meme of 'The Official Jeffrey Epstein paedophile arrest counter' — which was at zero.
He added: 'Man, this is heavy', and referring to Epstein's British socialite madam, serving 20 years for sex trafficking, said: ' What is Ghislaine Maxwell in prison for? Stuff like this does not improve people's faith in government.'
Maxwell was pictured with Prince Andrew and his sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre.
One of the main claims by conspiracy theorists was that Epstein was murdered in 2019 to hush him up and protect senior figures.
In the run-up to yesterday's revelations, US government officials suggested shocking revelations.
When asked if Epstein's client list would be released, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in February: 'It's sitting on my desk right now to review.'
She had also said the FBI was reviewing 'tens of thousands of videos' of Epstein 'with children or child porn'.
I came face-to-face with Epstein - paedo would flip to dark side like a switch... I'm convinced he DIDN'T kill himself
Trump supporter Alina Habba, the acting US Attorney for the District of New Jersey, had said: 'It is incredibly disturbing. We have flight logs, we have information, names that will come out.
'I don't see how it's not shocking there were so many individuals that were hidden and kept secret and not been held accountable.'
Epstein watchers keenly anticipated a string of powerful people being outed as clients, with up to 1,000 FBI agents on the case.
But there was anger when a two-page DoJ/FBI memo revealed investigators had found no evidence of a cover-up.
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It was published by US news website Axios and picked up by ABC News.
The US government made no official comment.
The memo said there was 'no incriminating 'client list'', 'no credible evidence Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals,' and 'no evidence could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties'.
The memo said Epstein harmed 'over one thousand victims' and 'each suffered unique trauma'.
It said 'sensitive information relating to these victims is intertwined throughout materials' it reviewed, but warned: 'Much of the material is subject to court-ordered sealing.
'Only a fraction would have been aired publicly had Epstein gone to trial, as the seal served only to protect victims and did not expose any additional third-parties to allegations of wrongdoing.'
Investigators checked the original film from cameras near Epstein's cell, as well as an enhanced version from 10.40pm the night before he died to around 6.30am, when he was found.
No one else enters that area of the prison, officials said.
The memo states: 'After a thorough investigation, FBI investigators concluded Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide in his cell.'
Protest group Republicans Against Trump said: 'Hey Donald, if you've got nothing to hide, release all the Epstein files just like you promised. What are you afraid of?'
Mr Musk made his claims about Trump being in the Epstein files when they fell out after the Tesla boss left government.
The world's richest man later said he 'went too far' — but posted repeatedly about the case yesterday.
The President earlier hit back at the claims saying: 'That's called 'old news.' Even Epstein's lawyer said I had nothing to do with it.'
Trump and Epstein attended the same parties in the 1990s and in 2017 Epstein claimed he was 'Donald Trump's closest friend'.
Trump had said he was 'not a fan of Epstein' and had not spoken to him in years.
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