Elon Musk and Prince Andrew have been each named in newly launched information tied to Jeffrey Epstein, as Congressional Democrats unveiled a recent batch of paperwork from the late financier’s property that features journey logs, message notes and assembly schedules.
A December 2014 entry in Epstein’s information reads: “Reminder: Elon Musk to island Dec. 6 (is that this nonetheless occurring?)” — suggesting the billionaire could have been invited to Epstein’s personal island within the U.S. Virgin Islands. Musk has beforehand denied visiting and informed Vainness Honest that whereas Epstein invited him, he “didn’t go.”
Elsewhere within the trove, a flight manifest dated Could 12, 2000, lists Prince Andrew as a passenger on a jet touring from Teterboro, New Jersey, to West Palm Seashore, Florida, alongside Epstein and his longtime affiliate Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell was convicted in 2021 for serving to Epstein site visitors underage ladies.
The paperwork, the third set offered by Epstein’s property to the Home Oversight Committee, embrace telephone message logs, monetary ledgers and every day itineraries. In accordance with Democrats on the committee, the information are a part of an effort to uncover extra about Epstein’s community and actions.
One redacted ledger references funds for massages for somebody listed solely as “Andrew” in February and Could 2000. Whereas Buckingham Palace confirmed Prince Andrew was within the U.S. throughout that point — together with a Could 11 reception in New York for the Nationwide Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Youngsters — it’s unclear whether or not the entry refers to him.
Prince Andrew has “strenuously denied” any wrongdoing and has not responded to this new launch. He beforehand settled a civil lawsuit with Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexual abuse when she was a minor. He didn’t admit legal responsibility as a part of the settlement.
The paperwork additionally present Epstein had scheduled conferences with different high-profile names. A November 2017 entry mentions a deliberate lunch with tech investor Peter Thiel, whereas one other notes a February 2019 breakfast with former Trump adviser Steve Bannon. There’s additionally a reference to a possible breakfast social gathering with Microsoft co-founder Invoice Gates in December 2014. Gates beforehand informed the BBC that assembly Epstein was a “mistake.”
Democrats on the committee say the paperwork are a part of a broader push to uncover Epstein’s ties to influential figures. “It ought to be clear to each American that Jeffrey Epstein was pals with among the strongest and wealthiest males on the earth,” stated Sara Guerrero, a spokesperson for the committee. “Each new doc produced gives new info as we work to convey justice for the survivors and victims.”
Republicans on the panel accused Democrats of politicizing the method and promised to launch the total set of paperwork quickly.
Epstein died by suicide in a Manhattan jail in August 2019 whereas awaiting trial on federal intercourse trafficking fees. His earlier 2008 plea deal in Florida got here after the mother and father of a 14-year-old woman reported he had molested their daughter.
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