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Elon Musk, Steve Bannon, and Prince Andrew were named in Jeffrey Epstein files as passengers on his jet, with documents also mentioning Bill Gates and Peter Thiel
Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon and Prince Andrew’s names have appeared in files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein files. (file photo)
Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon and Prince Andrew’s names have appeared in files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein files.
According to Sky News, the three people were named were passengers on Epstein’s private jet in documents released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in the US.
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As per the documents, Musk was a potential visitor to Epstein’s island, Little St James, on 6 December 2014 – six years after Epstein became a listed sex offender.
In June this year, Musk had said Trump’s name was also in the files related to Epstein.
In a post on X, Musk said: “@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out.” The post was later deleted.
Besides Musk, the documents listed Prince Andrew as a listed passenger on a flight on Epstein’s jet from Teterboro, New Jersey, to Palm Beach, Florida, on May 12, 2000.
He is named alongside Epstein, his then-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who is now a convicted sex trafficker, and two names that have been redacted, Sky News reported.
The records also showed that Epstein was in contact with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, PayPal founder Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon, who was Trump’s chief strategist during his first term.
The latest release comes days after an email from Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, surfaced in which she apologised to him for disowning him in the media.
Her spokesperson said the message was written because he had threatened to sue her for defamation.
Earlier this month, Peter Mandelson, the British ambassador to the US, was sacked by Prime Minister Keir Starmer after it was found that he had also sent messages to Epstein, calling him “my best pal”, after he was jailed awaiting sex trafficking charges.
Epstein killed himself in his jail cell in August 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking minors.
Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
September 27, 2025, 02:34 IST
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