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Kash Patel reacted to the public feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, after the latter claimed the US president’s name was in the Jeffrey Epstein files.
FBI Director Kash Patel (IMAGE: REUTERS/FILE)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel has refused to participate in the public feud between US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk, after the latter said Trump was in the Jeffrey Epstein files, which is why they have not been released so far.
“I’m not participating in any of that conversation between Elon and Trump,” said Patel on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast on Thursday after learning of Musk’s statement regarding Trump’s involvement in the Epstein files.
Musk’s ‘Big Bomb’
The two high-profile leaders engaged in a heated spat on Thursday after Musk publicly condemned Trump’s $4 trillion “big, beautiful bill”. Musk accused Trump of “ingratitude” and dropped a “big bomb” by claiming that Trump’s administration hasn’t released all the records related to sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein because Trump is mentioned in them.
“Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT.” In another post on X, Musk stated, “Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out.”
Time to drop the really big bomb:@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.Have a nice day, DJT!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2025
In response to Elon Musk’s post on X, the Democrats, too, demanded that the list be released. House Democrats have asked the Department of Justice and the FBI to investigate Elon Musk’s claim that President Trump is named in the Jeffrey Epstein files, as per reports.
‘Staying Out of Trump-Elon Thing’
Reading out Musk’s message, podcaster Joe Rogan said, “That’s a crazy thing to say. How does he know? Does he know that Donald Trump is in the Epstein files? Or does he have access to the Epstein files?”
Patel said he “did not know how he (Musk) would” know anything about the contents of the Epstein files, but declined to comment further on the feud, the New York Post reported. “I’m just staying out of the Trump-Elon thing; that’s way outside my lane. I know my lane, and that ain’t it,” he said.
Earlier in the interview, Patel had discussed the pending release of surveillance video taken of Epstein’s Manhattan jail cell that proves the convicted child sex trafficker killed himself in August 2019. Before his 2024 re-election campaign, Trump had stated he would have “no problem” releasing files linked to Epstein.
Meanwhile, conspiracy theories have surrounded Epstein’s death, with some claiming that he was killed by someone afraid he would expose sex crimes of prominent figures in politics and finance whose friendship he had cultivated over several decades.
In February, the Justice Department released roughly 200 pages of documents related to Epstein, including his contact list, flight logs and a list of evidence the government amassed against him. Attorney General Pam Bondi has since claimed that the FBI Field Office in New York has thousands of pages worth of outstanding documents.
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international…Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international… Read More
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