Musk and Epstein Exchanged Emails About Visiting One Another, Documents Show
The New York Times • • business
Key Points:
- Newly released Justice Department documents reveal that Jeffrey Epstein and Elon Musk exchanged messages between 2012 and 2014, coordinating potential meetings in Florida or the Caribbean.
- Epstein invited Musk to visit his Caribbean island, encouraging him to bring friends, and Musk responded positively, indicating he would try to make it.
- These interactions occurred years after initial allegations against Epstein regarding abuse of young women and girls had surfaced.
- Elon Musk has publicly denied ever visiting Epstein’s island and has sought to distance himself from Epstein, including social media posts stating he refused Epstein’s invitations.
- The revelations come amid Musk’s prior attempts to link President Trump to Epstein during their public feud, citing government files referencing Trump.
