Newly released congressional documents have revealed references to tech billionaires Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, as well as former White House strategist Steve Bannon, in the daily schedules of Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender.
On Friday, Democrats on the US House Oversight Committee disclosed 8,544 documents, including Epstein’s daily schedules, flight logs, phone message logs, and financial transaction records from 2010 to 2019.
The committee said the files, obtained through a subpoena, shed fresh light on Epstein’s extensive connections. “Every new document produced provides new information as we work to bring justice for the survivors and victims,” committee spokesperson Sara Guerrero said.
Guerrero added that the files “include mentions of possible contact between Jeffrey Epstein and prominent figures like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, and Prince Andrew.”
Musk calendar entry raises questions
One calendar entry from December 6, 2014, stated: “Reminder: Elon Musk to island Dec. 6 (is this still happening?).” The reference appears to point to Epstein’s private island, Little St James, where many women alleged abuse took place.
However, the schedules do not confirm whether meetings with Musk, Thiel, or Bannon ever occurred. Importantly, no accusations of wrongdoing have been made against them or Prince Andrew in relation to the documents.
Musk quickly dismissed the claims, posting on X: “This is false.” Thiel, Bannon, and Prince Andrew have yet to respond.
Thiel and Bannon scheduled meetings
According to the documents, Thiel and Bannon had “scheduled meetings” with Epstein. Financial disclosures also suggested Epstein made payments to masseuses “on behalf of someone named Andrew,” though no direct link has been established.
The references span a period after Epstein pleaded guilty to state-level charges of soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008 but before his 2019 federal indictment on sex trafficking charges.
Prince Andrew, whose name also appears in the schedules, previously settled a lawsuit in 2022 with Virginia Giuffre, a prominent Epstein accuser who alleged he sexually abused her as a teenager. Giuffre died in April 2024.
Trump administration and Epstein files
Epstein’s death by suicide in a New York prison in 2019 has fueled widespread conspiracy theories, partly due to his ties to powerful men, including then-President Donald Trump.
In July, the Department of Justice announced it would not release its Epstein investigation files, reversing earlier assurances from Trump and his allies. Critics have accused the administration of a cover-up.
The controversy deepened when, during a rift with Trump last year, Musk alleged in now-deleted posts that the US president was blocking the release of Epstein-related files because his own name appeared in them.
