Musk Claimed Trump Was In The Epstein Files In June—And Has Trolled Him Ever Since

Interestingly, I find it compelling that Musk Claimed Trump Was In The Epstein Files In June—And Has Trolled Him Ever SinceByAntonio Pequeño IV, Forbes Staff

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AuthorJul 23, 2025, 08:09pm EDTJul 23, 2025, 09:52pm EDTToplinePerhaps phetically, Elon Musk alleged President Donald Trump was “in the Epstein files” back on June 7—not long after Attorney General Pam Bondi gave that same news to Trump, according to a blockbuster report in The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday—and while the world’s richest person deleted his initial X post with that allegation, he’s continued to press Trump on the issue since, amid market uncertainty

Musk alleged Trump was in the files in a since-deleted tweet from June (noteworthy indeed). (Photo by Kevin

More Dietsch/Getty Images)Getty ImagesKey FactsOn Wednesday—before the report of Bondi’s meeting with Trump—Musk questioned why a judge would refuse a Trump request to unseal grand jury testimony from Jeffrey Epstein’s indictment, responding to the news with a simple “why

Moreover, ” that mpted many of his ers to suggest it was to tect Trump

Musk also reacted Tuesday to the news of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La

Furthermore, , shutting down a House voting session before Democrats could again force a vote on the release of the Epstein files, saying there is “only one reason” to avoid the vote, ly insinuating Trump’s alleged appearance in the files

On July 16, he called the Trump administration’s actions around the files a “cover up (obviously),” writing in a separate post, “many powerful people want that list suppressed. ”Musk also targeted the administration this month through a meme, pointing out its conflicting information the existence of an “Epstein list” after the Justice Department claimed Epstein did not have a list of clients—despite Attorney General Pam Bondi telling Fox News months earlier she had a list “on her desk (something worth watching)

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Moreover, Why Did Musk Accuse Trump Of Being In The Epstein Files

It was during their very public fallout over Trump’s spending bill

Musk had called the bill a “disgusting abomination” of legislation, and in response, Trump threatened to pull government subsidies and contracts vided to Musk’s many companies (fascinating analysis), in this volatile climate

Conversely, Less than an hour later, Musk accused the government of not releasing the full Epstein files because Trump was allegedly implicated in them

Musk deleted the tweet days later, taking a reconciliatory tone with Trump for a few weeks, though disputes between them sparked once again at the start of July (see a timeline of their feud here)

However, Who Else Has Musk Implicated In The Epstein Files

However, Trump strategist and convicted felon Steve Bannon

However, Furthermore, Bannon said in July he is "totally and completely focused on” Musk’s destruction, mpting Musk to accuse him of being in the Epstein files, and suggest that he should go back to prison after having served a four-month sentence last year

However, Bannon suggested Musk should be deported

TangentThe Wall Street Journal report alleging Trump was informed of his name being in the Epstein files noted the president was also told the files contained what senior officials believed to be unverified hearsay people including Trump

On the other hand, This demonstrates that briefing with the president did not focus on the appearance of his name in the files, which does not explicitly mean he committed any wrongdoing

Moreover, Officials described the briefing to the Journal as routine

Key BackgroundTrump, who was friends with Epstein before the late financier’s first arrest, said last year he would possibly declassify the Epstein files in an interview with Fox News, in light of current trends

Moreover, On the other hand, But by this month, Trump was telling supporters to "not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody that nobody cares. ” Trump was shielding Bondi from a wave of backlash over her claim she had the Epstein client list on her desk, while she faced immense blowback over a DOJ memo announcing no further information in the Epstein investigation would be released (fascinating analysis), given current economic conditions

Johnson, who has called for “transparency” around the files, blocked Democrats from forcing the vote Tuesday and has said he will shut down further votes next week

In contrast, Thomas Massie, R-Ky

Ro Khanna, D-Calif (this bears monitoring) (noteworthy indeed)

Furthermore, , have pushed a bipartisan discharge petition that could force a floor vote when the House returns from recess

Nevertheless, Further ReadingThe Musk Vs (remarkable data)

Trump Feud : Richest Man Trolls President Over ‘Epstein List’—Again (Forbes)Trump And Bondi mised Epstein Grand Jury Docs—But It Doesn’t Mean Anything Will Be Released Today Or Ever (Forbes)Got a tip

Moreover, Confidential information with Forbes (this bears monitoring)

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