Newly disclosed records from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, released Friday by the House Oversight Committee Democrats, show that Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Steve Bannon were all listed on Epstein’s calendars in the years before his 2019 arrest.
The tranche—more than 8,500 documents including phone logs, flight manifests, and daily schedules—suggests that Epstein maintained ties with more of the world’s wealthiest and most politically connected figures than previously known after his 2007 plea deal that forced him to register as a sex offender.
The documents don’t necessarily suggest wrongdoing by Musk, Thiel, Bannon, or others mentioned. Still, the schedules highlight how Epstein’s social circle included tech moguls, financiers, royals, and political strategists years after his first conviction.
High-profile names, tentative meetings
A December 2014 schedule includes the entry: “Reminder: Elon Musk to island Dec. 6 (is this still happening?).” At the time, Epstein owned a private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands that became infamous for serving as the site of sex trafficking.
