Elon Musk doubled down on his denial of any direct participation in Jeffrey Epstein’s events or travel network, saying he pushed for the release of the Epstein files and wants prosecutors to pursue “those who committed serious crimes.” Elon Musk wrote on X that he is “glad” the files have now been released.
In that post, Musk said he had “very little correspondence” with Jeffrey Epstein and “declined repeated invitations” to visit Epstein’s island or fly on the “Lolita Express.” He added he understood how any emails could be “misinterpreted” and used by detractors to smear him.
Musk said he does not care about the political fallout from those claims, but does care that authorities “at least attempt to prosecute” people who committed serious crimes with Epstein, “especially regarding heinous exploitation of underage girls.”
The statement follows an earlier exchange on X in which Musk rejected suggestions he bore responsibility for the controversy. In a reply, Musk wrote that critics are “trying to deflect responsibility” to him “from the truly guilty,” adding: “I have NOT been to any of Epstein’s party, his plane or his island.”
That reply came after a post by an X user, Kristen Netten, who argued Musk would not push for the Epstein files’ release “if he believed otherwise,” while also claiming Epstein’s operation tried to frame and blackmail people simply by drawing them into influential circles. Netten wrote that proximity alone could be weaponized.
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