Democrats are asking Trump officials to answer whether the president is in the Epstein Files following Elon Musk's claim that he is and that is "the reason why they have not been made public."
Reps. Stephen Lynch and Robert Garcia sent a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, claiming to write with "profound alarm" at the allegations.
"We ask you to immediately clarify whether this allegation is true and respond to this letter with the requested information and documentation," reads a passage of the letter. It goes on to recall that Bondi has declassified several documents but many have been extensively redacted.
Musk's allegations, they add, imply that "the President may be involved in determining which files should be released and whether files will be withheld from the public if he personally chooses to withhold them."
"President Trump and his family were passengers on Jeffrey Epstein's personal airplane, according to flight logs released by AG Bondi in February 2025.4 President Trump, by his own admission, was close friends with Jeffrey Epstein, and Epstein was previously a guest at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.5 Any attempts to prevent the appropriate release of the Epstein files to shield the President from truth and accountability merits intense scrutiny by Congress and by the Department of Justice (DOJ)," the document adds.
In that context, the lawmakers made four requests to the officials: "Provide a timeline for the Department's declassification and public release of all remaining documents;" "Describe why DOJ has failed to release any additional Epstein documents;" "Describe the role of President Donald Trump in reviewing documents;" "Provide a list of all personnel whose approval is required to facilitate the declassification and public release of the documents pertaining to the aforementioned investigation and prosecutions."
Musk's publication has been republished over 314,000 times and has over a million likes. The billionaire then added "mark this post for the future," saying "the truth will come out."
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino claimed this week that jail footage "clearly indicates suicide" as the cause of death. Bongino, who hosted "The Dan Bongino Show," a conservative podcast, before he was tapped by the Trump administration, opened by reiterating he is not paid for his opinions— anymore.
"I work for the taxpayer now. I'm paid on evidence. That's it," Bongino stated during a Fox News interview on Wednesday. "The evidence we have in our files clearly indicates that it was in fact a suicide."
Musk's claim was one of several jabs at Trump during their explosive confrontation on Thursday. He also called for Trump to be impeached and replaced with JD Vance.
Trump appeared to step away from a potential truce with the billionaire on Friday, telling ABC News that the billionaire has "lost his mind."
Trump also told the network's Jonathan Karl that he is "not particularly" interested in talking to Musk, largely dismissing a report by Politico noting that the president's aides had scheduled a call with the billionaire for Friday. Trump added that Musk wants to talk, but he doesn't want to at the moment.
Musk had appeared to want to deescalate tensions on Thursday night, taking a more subdued tone while interacting with users on his social media platform, X. "You're not wrong," he said when replying to a post from hedge fund manager Bill Ackman who said the two "should make peace for the benefit of our great country."
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