--- title: "Elon Musk Melts Down, Claims Trump Is In The “Epstein Files” and That’s the Reason They Haven’t Been Released" description: "Elon Musk is now claiming that Donald Trump had a closer relationship to dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein than previously known." date: "2025-06-05" modified: "2025-06-05" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-trump-epstein-files" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "donald trump" - "elon musk" - "jeffrey epstein" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk Melts Down, Claims Trump Is In The “Epstein Files” and That’s the Reason They Haven’t Been Released ![Elon Musk is now claiming that Donald Trump had a closer relationship to dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein than previously known.]() *\Image: Davidoff Studios / Getty\* ## Huge If True In a comically dramatic escalation of the pair's [nasty public breakup](), Elon Musk is now claiming that Donald Trump had a closer relationship to dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein than previously known. "Time to drop the really big bomb," [Musk tweeted]() amid his [boiling Trump beef]() that may result his [government contracts being canceled](). "\[Trump\] is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public." "Mark this post for the future," [he wrote in a follow-up](). "The truth will come out." Though he didn't elaborate on *which* files he was referring to, the billionaire and newly-exited special government employee was likely referencing the ones [currently in possession]() of the Department of Justice — which are indeed currently blowing in the wind. ## Bondi Breach Earlier this year, attorney general Pam Bondi directed the Justice Department to [release a list of Epstein clients]() that included Trump's name, though no specific allegations were made against the president in those documents. She's since drawn the ire of her own party for [not releasing more of the files](), though the [AG claimed the delay]() is the fault of the FBI, which has apparently been slow trawling through a trove of Epstein-related evidence. Beyond that mention, Trump is also tied to the case [via Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre](), who at age 17 was approached by the sex trafficker's procurer, Ghislaine Maxwell, when she was working at the Mar-a-Lago spa. Giuffre, who also accused Britain's Prince Andrew and [Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz]() of abusing her, tragically [died by suicide earlier this year]() at the age of 41. Musk, ironically, has his own [ties to the dead sex criminal](), including that he was [once subpoenaed by courts]() in the US Virgin Islands under suspicion that he had knowingly benefited from Epstein's sex trafficking. He was also once [photographed with Maxwell](), though Musk insists that she simply "[photobombed]()" him at a party. Hypocrisy aside, this latest Musk "bomb" in the pair's [second public breakup](), this time over the [president's big spending bill](), contains some very serious implications — though, to be fair, it's not the first time that Musk has [baselessly accused an adversary]() of being a pedophile. **More on Musk and Trump:** [*Trump Takes the Gloves Off and Shreds Elon Musk*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()