Billionaire Elon Musk deleted several X posts linking former US President Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, just days after criticising him over a congressional bill.
On Thursday 5 June, Musk posted without providing evidence that the US Department of Justice had not released Epstein’s files because they allegedly implicated Trump.
“Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files,” Musk wrote. “That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!”
Musk deleted that post, along with others repeating the claim. The link now shows the message: “Nothing to see here.”
Musk Demands Epstein File Release
In another now-deleted post from Friday night, Musk said he would apologise to Trump “as soon as there is a full dump of the Epstein files.”
He also deleted a repost in which an X user called for Trump’s impeachment and suggested replacing him with Vice President JD Vance.
Musk had responded “Yes” to the suggestion, appearing to endorse it.
It remains unclear when the deleted posts were removed. As of today Musk has not retracted the accusations publicly, nor provided evidence to support them.
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