Elon Musk, Prince Andrew named in newly released Epstein files
The records, turned over to the House Oversight Committee, include phone logs, flight manifests, financial ledgers and daily schedules, according to committee staff
Billionaire Elon Musk and Britain's Prince Andrew were among several prominent figures mentioned in documents released by US House Democrats from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier who was convicted of sex offences.
The records, turned over to the House Oversight Committee, include phone logs, flight manifests, financial ledgers and daily schedules, according to committee staff.
One entry dated Dec. 6, 2014, read: "Reminder: Elon Musk to island Dec. 6 (is this still happening?)." Musk has previously said Epstein invited him but that he declined, reports the BBC.
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A separate manifest recorded Prince Andrew on a May 12, 2000 flight from Teterboro, New Jersey, to West Palm Beach, Florida, with Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Buckingham Palace said at the time that Andrew had travelled to New York on May 11 for an event and returned to the United Kingdom on May 15.
Prince Andrew has denied wrongdoing. Musk and Andrew have been approached for comment.
Other names appearing in the files include technology investor Peter Thiel, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. One entry noted a planned lunch with Thiel in November 2017, another a breakfast with Bannon in February 2019, and tentative plans for a December 2014 breakfast with Gates. Gates said in 2022 that meeting Epstein had been a "mistake."
"It should be clear to every American that Jeffrey Epstein was friends with some of the most powerful and wealthiest men in the world," said Sara Guerrero, spokesperson for the committee's Democrats. "Every new document produced provides new information as we work to bring justice for the survivors and victims."
Republicans on the panel accused Democrats of "putting politics over victims" and said they planned to release the full set of records.
Epstein died by suicide in a New York jail in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. He had previously pleaded guilty in 2008 in Florida to procuring a minor for prostitution.
