Elon Musk Deletes Controversial Post About Trump as Epstein Case Scrutiny Grows
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and Starlink, appears to have taken a step toward easing tensions with former President Donald Trump following a public spat earlier this week. The billionaire entrepreneur recently deleted a post on X (formerly Twitter) in which he suggested Trump’s name was tied to sealed documents from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Musk’s now-deleted post claimed Trump was mentioned in unreleased Epstein files and implied this was why they had not yet been made public. However, following backlash and public denials from those familiar with the case, Musk quietly removed the message.
The post drew immediate attention, prompting responses from individuals who have worked closely on the Epstein case. David Schoen, a criminal defense attorney who represented Epstein shortly before his death in federal custody in 2019, firmly dismissed the allegation. In a statement on X, Schoen said, “I can say authoritatively, unequivocally, and definitively that [Epstein] had no information to hurt President Trump. I specifically asked him.”