Jaroslav Lukiv,
Chi Chi IzunduInvestigations correspondent and
Olivia Davies
Getty PicturesBillionaire Elon Musk and Prince Andrew are named in new information launched by Congressional Democrats that relate to the late convicted intercourse offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The information turned over to the Home Oversight Committee by the Jeffrey Epstein Property seem to indicate that Musk had been invited to Epstein’s island in December 2014.
Individually a manifest for a flight from New Jersey to Florida in Might 2000 names Prince Andrew among the many passengers.
Musk and Prince Andrew have been approached for remark.
Prince Andrew has beforehand strenuously denied any wrongdoing. Musk has beforehand been quoted as saying that Epstein had invited him to the island however he had declined.
The partial data are from the third batch of paperwork produced by the Jeffrey Epstein Property. Democrats on the Home Oversight Committee say they embody cellphone message logs, copies of flight logs and manifests for aircrafts, copies of monetary ledgers and Epstein’s day by day schedule.
Along with Musk and Prince Andrew, the information launched publicly additionally comprise the names of different outstanding figures together with web entrepreneur Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon, a former advisor to Donald Trump
One line within the data dated 6 December 2014 reads: “Reminder: Elon Musk to island Dec. 6 (is that this nonetheless occurring?)”
A flight manifest data that Prince Andrew was on a flight with Epstein and his affiliate Ghislaine Maxwell from Teterboro, New Jersey, to West Palm Seaside, Florida, on 12 Might 2000. Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of conspiring with Epstein to visitors ladies for intercourse.
On 11 Might 2000, Buckingham Palace mentioned on its web site that Prince Andrew had flown to New York to attend a reception in New York for the Nationwide Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Youngsters. Andrew returned to the UK on 15 Might, a later entry mentioned.
EPAWithin the information, there may be additionally an entry referring to a deliberate lunch with Peter Thiel in November 2017.
There may be additionally an entry referring to a deliberate breakfast with Steve Bannon 17 February 2019.
The information additionally point out tentative plans for a breakfast social gathering with Microsoft founder Invoice Gates in December 2014. In 2022 Gates informed the BBC that assembly Jeffrey Epstein had been a “mistake”.
It isn’t instructed that these talked about within the information have been conscious of the alleged prison exercise for which Epstein was later arrested.
Epstein died by suicide in a New York jail cell in August 2019 whereas awaiting trial on intercourse trafficking costs.
In 2008, he reached a plea cope with prosecutors after the dad and mom of a 14-year-old lady informed police in Florida that Epstein had molested their daughter at his Palm Seaside house.
He was arrested once more in July 2019 on intercourse trafficking costs.
Sara Guerrero, a spokesperson for the Democrats on the committee, urged Lawyer Basic Pam Bondi to launch extra information associated to Epstein.
“It needs to be clear to each American that Jeffrey Epstein was buddies with a few of the strongest and wealthiest males on this planet. Each new doc produced gives new data as we work to convey justice for the survivors and victims,” she mentioned.
Republicans on the committee accused the Democrats of “placing politics over victims” and mentioned they might launch the total set of paperwork quickly.
