Tech billionaire Elon Musk trolled President Trump early Monday with a put up knocking the administration for making no arrests associated to the Jeffrey Epstein case.
Musk, Trump’s former ally-turned-foe, posted a picture to the social platform X of “The Official Jeffrey Epstein Pedophile Arrest Counter,” set to “0000.”
“What’s the time? Oh look, it’s no-one-has-been-arrested-o’clock again …,” Musk captioned the picture.
The put up got here after Axios reported on a brand new memo Sunday night revealing the Justice Division and FBI have concluded there is no such thing as a proof that Epstein, a convicted intercourse offender, blackmailed highly effective figures or stored a “client list,” as many conspiracy theories recommend.
The memo, in keeping with Axios, additionally says there’s no proof to recommend Epstein was murdered — supporting a health worker’s report that he died by suicide in a Manhattan jail in 2019.
In response to the information outlet, the two-page memo additionally suggests nobody else concerned within the Epstein case can be charged.
The Hill has reached out to the Justice Division for remark.
Trump’s feud with Musk got here to a head final month, when the Tesla chief government stated it was time to drop “the really big bomb.”
“[Trump] is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public,” Musk wrote on X on the time.
“Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out,” Musk adopted up, minutes later.
Trump, earlier than he was elected in November, stated he would have “no problem” releasing recordsdata associated to Epstein, one thing some lawmakers and plenty of on social media have known as for after the financier’s loss of life.
The president final yr denied any connection to Epstein, writing on social media, “I was never on Epstein’s Plane, or at his ‘stupid’ Island. Strong Laws ought to be developed against A.I. It will be a big and very dangerous problem in the future!”
Musk’s allegation final month got here simply minutes after Trump threatened to cancel authorities contracts with his 2024 marketing campaign’s largest contributor’s firms.
Earlier on Sunday, Trump issued a prolonged put up attacking Musk for calling for a 3rd social gathering, saying, “I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely ‘off the rails,’ essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks.”
“He even wants to start a Third Political Party, despite the fact that they have never succeeded in the United States – The System seems not designed for them,” he added. “The one thing Third Parties are good for is the creation of Complete and Total DISRUPTION & CHAOS, and we have enough of that with the Radical Left Democrats, who have lost their confidence and their minds!”
The Hill has contacted the White Home for touch upon Musk’s remarks.
