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Mr. Sparkle

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Sat Jan 31, 2026, 01:49 PM Saturday

Exposed Musk Now Insists Epstein Files Don't Matter [View all]

Source: Daily Beast

Elon Musk is now claiming the Epstein files are a “distraction” that “doesn’t matter” after he was busted begging to come to one of Jeffrey Epstein’s parties.The 54-year-old billionaire had long been a vocal advocate for releasing the Epstein files and arresting the late sexual predator’s clients.But after emails in which Musk planned to visit Epstein’s Island for the “wildest party” were exposed in Friday’s Epstein files release, Musk has changed his tune.

“What matters is not release of some subset of the Epstein files, but rather the prosecution of those who committed heinous crimes with Epstein,“ he wrote in an X post Saturday morning. “When there is at least one arrest, some justice will have been done. If not, this is all performative. Nothing but a distraction,” he added. Friday’s Epstein files release contained email correspondence between Musk and Epstein, written in November 2012, in which Epstein asked Musk, “how many people will you be for the heli to island.”

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/exposed-musk-now-insists-epstein-files-dont-matter/

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