House Democrats release latest Jeffrey Epstein documents with Musk, Thiel, Bannon and Prince Andrew mentions
Documents provided by Jeffrey Epstein’s estate to Democratic lawmakers investigating the convicted sex offender and his ties to a wider network of powerful political figures appear to show possible contact between the financier and Elon Musk and Steve Bannon.
Roughly six pages from more than 8,500 documents provided by Epstein’s estate to Democratic members on the House Oversight Committee include meeting schedules appearing to show appointments with Bannon and venture capitalist Peter Thiel during Donald Trump’s first term in office.
The documents also mention Musk joining a potential trip to Epstein’s island in 2014.
Prince Andrew also is listed in the documents as a passenger on Epstein’s aircraft, with financial disclosures provided to the committee suggesting evidence of payments from Epstein to an individual listed as “Andrew.”
The inclusion of one’s name in the documents does not indicate wrongdoing.
Included in the small batch of documents is a flight manifest from May 12, 2000 that lists Prince Andrew as a passenger with Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell flying from New Jersey to West Palm Beach, Florida.
One scheduling note from December 5, 2014 says: “Reminder: Elon Musk to island Dec. 6 (is this still happening?)”
That same email also mentions a tentative breakfast with Bill Gates.
An email sent November 27, 2017 includes an itinerary with a noon lunch appointment with Thiel that same day.
Another email sent February 14, 2019 includes an itinerary with a 7 a.m. breakfast with Bannon on February 16.
Other records provided by the committee are largely redacted financial ledgers.
The Independent has requested comment from representatives for Andrew, Bannon, Musk and Thiel.
Epstein’s alleged meetings or plans for meetings with powerful figures in Trump’s orbit are notably after Epstein’s controversial plea deal that forced him to register as a sex offender in 2007.
His appointment with Bannon in 2019 was just months before Epstein was federally charged with trafficking and sexually abusing dozens of minors. Epstein pleaded not guilty and was found dead in a jail cell in New York in August 2019.
