Elon Musk has questioned why the Department of Justice has not revealed Jeffrey Epstein's and Ghislaine Maxwell's client list. Epstein was charged with sex trafficking of girls as young as 14 and killed himself in prison. The DOJ came under fire after it was revealed it conducted leaks and borderline aggressive investigations on reporters and adversaries of then-President Trump.
Elon Musk Questions Why Jeffery Epstein's Client List Hasn't Been Revealed By DOJ
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Zainab Pervez in
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On 6th June 2022
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Elon Musk questions the Department of Justice (DOJ) for not ‘leaking’ Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's client list.
On Saturday, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO shared a meme on Twitter saying: "Only thing more remarkable than DOJ not leaking the list is that no one in the media cares", adding: "Doesn't that seem odd?"
He also said: "Sometimes I think my list of enemies is too short, so…"
Shortly after posting the tweet, one person called the Tesla boss out, sharing a photo of Musk and Maxwell at the Vanity Fair Oscars party, writing: “Found one".
To which Musk responded: “Ah yes, Maxwell photobombing me at a VanityFair Oscars party – you should (ask) them why they invited her.
“The same people who push this photo say nothing about prominent people who actually went to his island a dozen times. Also very strange…”
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Epstein's 'black book,' first published by the defunct news site Gawker in 2015, included the names of several powerful and influential people, and a brief description of their relationship with the pedophile.
People named in the book have not been accused or associated with crimes committed by Epstein and Maxwell.
During her trial last year, Ghislaine Maxwell turned down a deal offered by the prosecution that would have lessened her sentence in exchange for the names of those in Epstein's sex trafficking network. Maxwell maintained her innocence throughout the proceedings but was convicted in December. A bid to appeal the conviction was dismissed in May.
Among those in the address book are former Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, Trump's ex-wife and daughter Ivana and Ivanka, former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and John Kerry and Hollywood director Woody Allen.
The Justice Department came under scrutiny after it was revealed it conducted several leaks and borderline aggressive investigations on reporters and adversaries of then-President Trump.
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Musk earlier made waves saying he has a 'super bad feeling' about the economy, in an email to Tesla executives seen by Reuters.
The message, sent on Thursday and titled 'pause all hiring worldwide,' came two days after the billionaire told staff to return to the workplace or leave, and adds to a growing chorus of warnings from business leaders about the risks of recession.
Tesla shares fell 9 percent on Friday after the Reuters report.
In another email to employees on Friday, Musk said Tesla will be reducing salaried headcount by 10 percent, as it has become 'overstaffed in many areas.' But 'hourly headcount will increase,' he said.
Musk then backtracked from the email on Saturday, saying that the electric vehicle maker's total headcount will increase over the next 12 months, but the number of salaried staff should be little changed.