{"id":9659,"date":"2025-06-05T21:04:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T21:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=9659"},"modified":"2025-06-05T21:04:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T21:04:28","slug":"musk-accuses-trump-of-being-named-in-epstein-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=9659","title":{"rendered":"Musk accuses Trump of being named in Epstein files"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Elon Musk ignited controversy on Thursday after claiming that U.S. President Donald Trump is mentioned in the unreleased Epstein files.<\/p>\n<p>The Tesla and SpaceX CEO posted on X, formerly Twitter, that \u201c@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.\u201d The post, which has already been viewed over 10 million times, ended with a pointed sign-off: \u201cHave a nice day, DJT!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Time to drop the really big bomb:@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.<\/p>\n<p>Have a nice day, DJT!<br \/>\n\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s statement refers to Justice Department records linked to Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender accused of trafficking underage girls to high-profile individuals. Despite the gravity of the claim, Musk did not offer any proof or details on how he accessed the information.<\/p>\n<p>The post marks a sharp turn in Musk\u2019s relationship with Trump. Until last week, Musk served as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a controversial office established under Trump\u2019s administration. DOGE became known for slashing federal jobs and reducing bureaucracy.<\/p>\n<p>Following his departure, Musk criticized Trump\u2019s tax-cut and spending bill, labeling it a \u201cdisgusting abomination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, Trump fired back on Truth Social, claiming he had asked Musk to resign. \u201cHe was wearing thin\u2026 he\u2019s gone CRAZY!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Such an obvious lie. So sad. https:\/\/t.co\/sOu9vqMVfX<br \/>\n\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2025<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department has not commented on the authenticity of Musk\u2019s claims. Journalists continue to investigate the matter as pressure grows for the full release of the Epstein files.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk ignited controversy on Thursday after claiming that U.S. President Donald Trump is mentioned in the unreleased Epstein files. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO posted on X, formerly Twitter, that \u201c@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.\u201d The post, which has already been viewed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9659\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}