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Democrats Release Epstein Files Naming Prince Andrew and Musk

Published 26 September 2025

Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee on Friday released a tranche of documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that show the financier’s records include the names of high-profile figures, including Prince Andrew and Elon Musk, and suggest ongoing contacts between Epstein and other influential business and political figures. The records, drawn from flight logs, daily schedules and financial ledgers, list Prince Andrew as a passenger on a flight from Teterboro, New Jersey, to Palm Beach, Florida, on May 12, 2000, and include an entry that appears to note a tentative visit by Elon Musk to Epstein’s Little St James island on December 6, 2014.

The material made public so far represents a small portion of more than 8,500 pages provided to the committee and includes flight manifests that name Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and other individuals, as well as daily schedule notes, one of which reads, quote, "Reminder Elon Musk to island Dec.6 is this still happening?" Committee Democrats said the files also contain ledgers showing payments for massage services and other entries that appear to reference Prince Andrew. The records do not themselves establish criminal conduct by...

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