The Justice Department’s latest release of documents tied to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is already fueling renewed scrutiny, after files made public Friday included an alleged request from billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to visit Epstein during the 2013 holiday season.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Friday that roughly 3.5 million previously unreleased documents, including video materials, were added to the Department of Justice’s Epstein library database. The release is part of a broader effort to comply with transparency requirements surrounding Epstein’s crimes and associations.
A review of the newly released materials shows multiple emails that appear to reference Musk, including correspondence sent to and from [email protected], an email address identified as Epstein’s private account. DOJ officials have stressed that the appearance of a name in the files does not, by itself, indicate criminal wrongdoing.
Among the documents is an email exchange dated Dec. 14, 2013, with the subject line “Christmas and New Year’s.” In that message, Musk allegedly wrote that he would be in the British Virgin Islands and St. Bart’s area over the holidays and asked whether there was a good time to visit. An alleged response from Epstein several hours later said he would send a helicopter.
Additional emails from later that month appear to continue the discussion. A Dec. 25, 2013, message purportedly from Musk stated that he could fly back early in January and asked when he should head to Epstein’s island. Another email dated Dec. 30, 2013, appeared to reference organizing travel for Musk to the island on Jan. 2. Epstein’s private island later became infamous as a location where he abused girls with co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.
The files also include other alleged communications between the two men. Some emails appear to show Musk and Epstein arranging a lunch visit to SpaceX on Feb. 25, while another message asked whether Musk would attend a dinner on April 23. In a March 4, 2013, email, Musk allegedly mentioned focusing on his Tesla business, to which Epstein’s account responded with a congratulatory note.
The newly released documents follow an earlier disclosure by Democratic lawmakers in September 2025, which included an itinerary suggesting a tentative trip by Musk to Epstein’s island on Dec. 6, 2014. A note next to Musk’s name on that schedule reportedly asked, “Is this still happening?”
Musk has publicly denied that claim. Responding on X, he wrote that the allegation was false and said Epstein had attempted to persuade him to visit the island but that he refused. Musk also complained that his name was mentioned despite the fact that Prince Andrew, who has acknowledged visiting Epstein, was not similarly emphasized.
As with other names appearing in the Epstein document releases, the emails are being examined in the context of transparency rather than criminal charges. Justice Department officials have repeatedly stated that inclusion in the files does not imply guilt, but the disclosures continue to draw intense public interest as more details from Epstein’s network come into view.
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