Jeffrey Epstein planned to receive Elon Musk on his private island in the Caribbean, lunch with the technological billionaire Peter Thiel and breakfast with Trump’s ally, Steve Bannon, according to recently published documents, the last to show the scope of Epstein’s links with the rich and powerful.
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The documents published Friday by the Committee on Government Supervision and Reform of the House of Representatives include a copy of the Epstein itinerary that included Musk’s tentative trip to Epstein’s private island in the United States Virgin Islands on December 6, 2014, with an annotation that says “This is still happening?”
Other tickets show plans for a breakfast with Bannon on February 16, 2019, a lunch with Thiel on November 27, 2017 and a tentative breakfast with Bill Gates on December 5, 2014.
Tickets indicate that Epstein was in contact with Musk, Thiel, Bannon and Gates after he declared himself guilty of state charges for requesting prostitution in Florida in 2008.
The name of Prince Andrés also appears in a manifesto for a private flight from the Teterboro airport in New Jersey to Palm Beach in May 2000.
The Democrats of the Committee published the documents, obtained from the property of Epstein, as part of a citation they issued for the records after the Trump administration announced earlier this year that the Department of Justice would not release the files related to its investigation into Epstein, as promised above.
Forbes has contacted Bannon, Musk and Thiel to obtain comments.
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Musk broke with Trump and the Republicans when asking for the release of Epstein’s archives earlier this year, publishing in X dozens of times attacking Trump’s management on the matter. Musk also accused Trump, in a tweet he then eliminated, not wanting to release the files because he is involved in them. Musk has previously said that he never took financial advice from Epstein, calling him “Cretino” and “dumb” in a tweet in response to a citation he received in 2023 of the Virgin Islands of the United States. UU. In a case against JPMorgan related to his links to Epstein.
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The Supervision Committee began to release the archives earlier this month, including a copy of a birthday note that Trump allegedly drew for the 50th anniversary of Epstein, which presents a contour drawn by hand of a woman’s body and a reference to a “wonderful secret.” The firm of “Donald” at the foot of the note is almost identical to Trump’s signature in other documents of the time that were previously public facts. The Trump administration denies that the firm is yours and sued the Wall Street Journal for informing that the note was included in the “Birthday Book”, which Epstein’s associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, gave him in 2003. The book also presents a photo of a fictional check of $ 22,500 in the name of Trump addressed to Epstein, with a photo foot. “Jeffrey showing early talents with money + women! Sells to (name of the woman written) completely depreciated to Donald Trump for 22,500”. Trump’s administration faced criticism from his right -wing allies after his announcement in July that he would not release the documents detailing his research on Epstein, after Trump repeatedly promised to do so in his campaign.
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