The magnate acknowledges that he corresponded with the sex offender but never participated in the abuses
Billionaire Elon Musk has denied any involvement in the crimes of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after his name appeared in a series of emails with the deceased businessman and demanded the arrest of any accomplices to his crimes.
Musk previously claimed in a message on his social network X (before deleting his accusation) that President Donald Trump’s name was on the Epstein list, the colloquial term for the millions of documents in the possession of the U.S. Department of Justice, at the height of his disagreements with the former U.S. president.
Musk’s name appears, for example, in emails with Epstein, in which the owner of X requests an appointment to visit the island where the vast majority of these sexual crimes against underage victims were committed. “On what day or night will the wildest party be on your island?” reads one of the last messages, released this Friday by the Department of Justice, where Musk is listed as the sender.
In his response this Saturday, published on his social network, Musk confirms that he corresponded with Epstein but also assured that he declined invitations to go to the island. “No one has pushed harder than me for the Epstein files to be released, and I’m glad it finally happened,” he wrote.
“I have never attended any Epstein party and have repeatedly called for the prosecution of those who committed crimes with Epstein,” he stated.
Musk added that he had “very little correspondence with Epstein” and that he declined his “repeated invitations” to travel to the island or travel on the ‘Lolita Express’, Epstein’s plane. He also stated that he was “well aware” that “certain correspondence could be misinterpreted” and used by his “detractors” to “tarnish” his name. “I don’t care about that, but I do care that we at least try to prosecute those who committed serious crimes with Epstein, especially regarding the heinous exploitation of minors,” Musk said. “When at least one arrest is made, justice will have been served. Otherwise, all of this is just a show. Nothing more than a distraction,” he added.
