It looks like Elon Musk was once expected to visit Jeffrey Epstein’s island, according to a new batch of documents from the estate of the alleged sex trafficker.
Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee released excerpts of flight longs, and daily schedules Friday showing that Epstein had vacation plans with Elon Musk, held meetings with Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon, and flew around with Prince Andrew.
The documents included three pages that appeared to be from Epstein’s daily schedule, with mentions of powerful right-wing figures.
One entry dated December 6, 2014 included a reminder: “Elon Musk to island Dec. 6 (is this still happening?)”
It’s unclear whether Musk traveled to Epstein’s home in the Virgin Islands, where one survivor of Epstein’s abuse testified that guests used girls for “instant sexual entertainment.” Musk himself had become an outspoken critic of the government’s refusal to release the Epstein files, and pointed the finger at those in power, specifically President Donald Trump.
Peter Thiel, the apocalyptic prophet and defense contractor with ties to the Trump administration, Peter Thiel was scheduled to meet with Epstein for lunch in Palm Beach on November 27, 2017.
Bannon, the architect behind MAGA movement, was scheduled for a 7 a.m. breakfast on February 16, 2019 before leaving New York. Five months later, Epstein was arrested on federal sex trafficking charges.
Bannon’s connection to Epstein isn’t totally surprising either. In 2023, Epstein’s brother Mark said that he’d seen an unaired interview between Jeffrey and Bannon, in which the disgraced financier claimed he’d “stopped hanging out with Trump when he realized Trump was a crook.”
Epstein’s general ledger revealed that he had paid $200 each for two massages for “Andrew” twice in the year 2000, once in February 11, and again May 16. A flight log showed that Prince Andrew flew with Epstein, and his convicted co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, from New Jersey to Palm Beach on May 12, 2000.
Virgina Giuffre previously alleged that she had been sexually exploited by Prince Andrew and Epstein’s other “adult male peers, including royalty, politicians, academicians, businessmen, and/or other professional and personal acquaintances.” The Duke of York denied the accusation, and the suit was settled in 2022.
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