Musk claims ‘major' US Democrats in Epstein docs
On Friday, Bloomberg reported that the FBI agents reviewing the files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had identified numerous references to US President Donald Trump, as well as dozens of other high-profile figures. The agency stressed that the appearance of any name 'is not evidence of a crime or even a suggestion of wrongdoing.'
Responding to the report, one X user suggested that 'when a Democrat becomes president, they'll un-redact these names.'
Musk, however, did not agree, saying, 'They won't, because major Dems and their donors are on the list too.' He did not offer any evidence or elaborate.
In 2019, a spokesman for former President Bill Clinton confirmed that he had flown on Epstein's private aircraft multiple times, while stressing that the ex-US leader had never visited Epstein's notorious private island.
Alan Dershowitz, Epstein's former lawyer, has named two Democrats – former Senator George Mitchell and former UN Ambassador Bill Richardson – as appearing in the documents, stressing that that alone did not indicate any wrongdoing.
In June, Musk – who had a falling-out with Trump over his legislative agenda – claimed that the president was in the Epstein files, suggesting, 'that is the real reason they have not been made public.' He later deleted his post, acknowledging he 'went too far.'
Epstein was arrested in 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges involving minors, with some of the abuse occurring on his private island, Little St. James, located in the US Virgin Islands. The financier later died in jail in what was ruled a suicide. The case has fueled intense public scrutiny, driven by Epstein's ties to powerful figures across politics, finance, royalty, and media, as well as rumors of a potential cover-up.
On the campaign trail, Trump pledged to release all documents related to Epstein if elected. However, in July 2025, the US authorities concluded that Epstein did not keep a so-called 'client list' that could implicate his high-profile associates, sparking widespread public uproar.
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