Elon Musk had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, emails show

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Guardian

Fri 30 Jan 2026 16.19 EST
Last modified on Fri 30 Jan 2026 17.06 EST


Elon Musk had more extensive – and more friendly – communications with the financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein than previously publicly known, according to documents released on Friday by the Department of Justice. Emails in the files appear to show the two cordially messaging each other on two separate occasions to make plans for Musk to visit Epstein’s island.

The documents include Musk and Epstein emailing in both 2012 and 2013 to determine when Musk should make the trip to Little St James. Neither exchanges appear to have resulted in Musk visiting the island, due to logistical issues. “Will be in the BVI/St Bart’s area over the holidays. Is there a good time to visit?” Musk states on 13 December 2013. “any day 1st - 8th . play it by ear if you want. always space for you,” Epstein replies.

Musk then sends several emails relaying his schedule, and the two settle on 2 January as a date for the visit. The email exchange ends with Epstein telling Musk that he would need to remain in New York and sending his regrets that they could not meet.

“Bad news- Unfortunately , my schedule will keep me in New York . I was really looking forward to finally spending some time together with just fun as the agenda. so i am very disappointed. Hopefully we can schedule another time in the near future,” Epstein wrote.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/30/elon-musk-epstein-files-island-visits

[sheshe2]

1. "Just fun as the agenda"...ugh.

I was really looking forward to finally spending some time together with just fun as the agenda.

Just two pedos planning some fun.

[AZJonnie]

3. Except, no minor victims have claimed any of their abuse happened after Epstein went to jail in 2008, and this is 2012

We already know Epstein had a ton of rich friends, and that many of them seemed to look the other way even after 2008. Which is of course it's own, bad look for them, but not illegal, and doesn't prove minors were involved.

Myself, I've been waiting for proof of emails like "hey, thanks for sending [REDACTED] to my room last night, she was fun, how much do I owe you?" types of things.

But nothing like that has ever been released. Anything short of that, to me, is old news, naughty naughty, you stayed friends with Epstein, BOOO on you.

I don't know whether such things exist in email form, obviously, my point is more towards the fact that the regime is willing to put out this kind of stuff to make it kinda sorta look like a "full release" (Look! Some people will be embarrassed! We're really releasing this stuff!) but I think it's probably half-assed bullshit.

[Scrivener7]

7. There are reports that he was visited by girls while in prison, and Julie K. Brown, who

originally broke the story in the Miami Herald, says the abuse of girls went on till the later arrest that ended in his death. She says she still gets calls every day from new victims.

Here's an interesting interview with her:

[AZJonnie]

12. No victim has publicly stated, testified, etc, that Epstein abused her, as a minor, *after* his June 2008 sentencing.

If my earlier post was not clear as to what I'm asserting, that was what I meant to convey. I believe this statement to accurate.

If you have evidence to the contrary of this assertion, I'm all too happy to reconfigure my memory, having paid pretty close attention to the story since Brown's article.

I wouldn't go so far as to assert there's been no "reports" by anyone, anywhere, including Julie K. Brown that are contrary. I've not paid THAT close of attention that I'd say that, I will admit. I believe I've listened to this interview but it's 37 minutes. Can you point me to the spot therein where she asserts knowledge/evidence that Epstein continued to abuse minors after June, 2008?

To be clear, NOT defending fuckhead Musk, only pointing out we're ONLY being given "files" that *don't* incriminate anyone.

[Trueblue Texan]

15. Yes, they have...

I don't know which girl it was, but she said he was having visits with young victims DURING his time in jail...he was allowed to go to his office to "work" and that's when these visits took place.

[AZJonnie]

20. I really, really HATE that this will sound like I'm somehow defending this fuckhead Epstein

But I don't say the things I say idly, without having paid close attention to the details as they've emerged since the Herald story, and double-checking now before I post.

Here's what I was able to find along the lines of what you're talking about:

In 2019, the Palm Beach Post reported that victim's attorney Edwards claimed Epstein “was having office visitors, some of whom were flown to him from New York and continuing to engage in similar conduct literally while he was in quote, unquote, jail,” during his work release.

Business Insider summarized that Edwards said Epstein had “female visitors under the age of 21” at his office while on work release, and that he had sexual interactions with them there.

ABC News likewise reported lawsuits alleging that women were trafficked to Epstein’s Florida office for sex “while he was on work release from jail in 2009.

So, what you said was mostly accurate, but this does not contradict what I said. Nor the point that I sought to make, which is that without victims saying he was still abusing minors around 2012, while it's certainly embarrassing for fuckface Musk, it's not actually "incriminatory". And non-incriminating things are all Trump/Bondi are going to put out, because they have no REAL intention to really "release the unredacted (except victims names) files in entirety".

[reACTIONary]

9. So far, so true....

... and I don't think it will turn out any different.

[FakeNoose]

13. Many of Epstein's "girls" were foreign-born, especially after his 2008 conviction

Before 2008 he went for the low-hanging fruit (so to speak) in West Palm Beach and even in Manhattan.

After that he was more careful. He brought in girls from Russia and other Eastern European countries, also some from nearby Caribbean Islands. We really don't know all the details yet, but we know that there was distinct lack of interest in investigating him at Lesser Saint James.

[AZJonnie]

19. I'm just saying Trump's never going to release anything plainly incriminating (well, maybe against a Democrat)

Regarding the minors specifically, the ones that people are rightfully focused on, there's been no testimony/interviews from them (we know of) that clearly state he didn't stop (with minors) in 2008. Which (unfortunately) means that Elon wanting to go to Epstein's island in 2012 is of limited incrimination value, objectively. Which is why Trump/Bondi are willing to release that info.

AFA girls from other places, as you say, we don't know all the details yet, but I suspect we aren't going to get them from Trump/Bondi. We need strong Dems like Kamala and/or Jack Smith at the DoJ, and/or Dems in control of Congress to get to the bottom of this! It'll be a dog and pony show until then.

[Jilly_in_VA]

2. Deport his slimy azz!

Strip him of his citizenship, confiscate his assets, and ship him back to Suid Afrika. Let them decide what to do with him when he's a freakin' pauper!

[Bluetus]

4. This was a cabal

It was not just about sex with minors, although this obviously had strong appeal within this cesspool of humanity. But it was a Who's Who of global fascists, people trying to manipulate governments all over the world to extract wealth and power for personal gain. They were involved in election rigging, troll farms, money laundering, and all that. It should be no surprise that Musk was in the middle of that.

The sex with children was a bonus.

[erronis]

5. The sex with minors was also a way to control the stupid rich men.

[Bluetus]

10. Unquestionably

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I have said all along that this was not a sex scandal. It was an extortion ring that used sex with young girls as bait. And just this week, we begin to see open reporting of exact this. Maxwell is saying there are 25 rich people who got secret deals to keep their names out of circulation. We already know people like Prince Andrew, Les Wexner and Bill Gates are likely to have been caught in the Trump/Epstrein trap. But who are the others? And who orchestrated these secret sweetheart deals and for what price? We know Gates' price. It included, at minimum, a repudiation of climate change.

https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/united-states/ghislaine-maxwell-claims-25-jeffrey-epstein-accomplices-reached-secret-settlements-after-abuse-allegations-court-papers/news-story/db322c0d85c7ede8e1f61d36b7df5cf0?fbclid=IwY2xjawPqIxhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFHTFZCN2tFZUFTRUQyc3pPc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnj0de5ASsywwy0pDg3r5emtO26ODQyNf3EMYOk0DKqSZEltEkv_EC8fQQEd_aem_xL3ZmpuCWbScycNU2RJPaw

[Botany]

22. And isn't the 2013 date of the meeting between Epstein and Musk long after the date when Trump said .......

….. he stopped having any interaction with Epstein. You guys are all over it in this was an international child sex trafficking ring that also was into election rigging, blackmail, money laundering, bank and tax fraud, phony modeling tryouts, phony beauty pageants, and Trump’s good buddy Vlad Putin was smack
in the middle of it all too.

[milestogo]

6. Since he is someone with absolutely no moral sensibility whatsoever

this is not a surprise.

[OGBuzz]

14. They have emails and it's looking like Elmo....

was a repeat visitor to Epstein's island. No doubt this will be a bonanza for Tesla stock.

Do we know when the remaining 3 million files are going to be released or is that where all the allegations against Donald and his friends are contained, in which case the answer is obviously never.

[Blue Owl]

8. He can join Donny spending the rest of their miserable lives in jail for all I care

Except his will last a lot longer....

[popsdenver]

11. It appears our country

is being managed by an extensive group of pedophiles.......and the MAGA voters don't seem to be bothered by that either....

Perhaps that tells us something about their Quasi Religious, and their followers????????????

[OGBuzz]

17. Every MAGA accusation is a confession.

They have also accused the left of stealing elections, cannibalism, and harvesting adrenachrome from children.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. Several pictures on the internet show him with Ghislane Maxwell

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

18. New documents reveal the breadth of Jeffrey Epstein's orbit

The Justice Department’s Friday release of its investigative materials related to Jeffrey Epstein is packed with details about his ties to the most powerful figures in politics, tech and global affairs.

The documents shed new light on the depth of his relationships between the convicted sex offender and figures such as Steve Bannon, Elon Musk and world leaders. In particular, the files contain extensive exchanges with Bannon as he mounted a political influence campaign across Europe, and numerous overtures — the unrequited kind — to Musk.

And the documents add new heft to earlier indications that Epstein wielded extraordinary influence for years — even as investigations into his trafficking of young girls had ramped up.

Documents previously released by the Justice Department show that Epstein, who died in jail in 2019, advised and cultivated ties with prominent leaders in Europe, including Russian government officials. He dined with Hollywood elites, CEOs and government officials, often inviting them to his homes and infamous island. And he used a network of relationships with prominent Washington figures to influence the Trump White House as well.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/docs-show-jeffrey-epstein-vast-233014858.html

[SunSeeker]

21. I knew when Elon called that rescuer a "pedo guy," he was projecting.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/15/elon-musk-british-diver-thai-cave-rescue-pedo-twitter