Elon Musk drops Epstein files bombshell as he claims Steve Bannon on list

Elon Musk has dropped another bombshell amid his ongoing feud with the White House by claiming that Donald Trump ally and ex-White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon is named in the Epstein Files.

Mr Musk claimed, without evidence, that Mr Bannon was in the Jeffrey Epstein files, in a reply shared on social media. His post on X/Twitter, was in response to Trump ally Roger Stone who questioned why former White House advisor Steve Bannon would meet with the notorious paedophile, Mr Musk said: "Bannon is in the Epstein files." Since being shared today, the post has been seen by an estimated 139,000 times on the social media platform. The tech billionaire has also previously claimed, without evidence, that Mr Trump is in the files.

It comes after the Republican White House dashed the hopes of MAGA faithful with a statement that claimed there was no files regarding blackmail of senior political figures by the billionaire paedophile and added any suggestions that he did not commit suicide were unfounded.

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The spotlight has remained on the Trump administration after its current members said they had examined numerous documents related to the notorious sexual predator and claimed that anyone mentioned in any files would be brought to justice. Many loyal supporters of the US President expected him to release files containing damning evidence of a supposed list of clients connected to Epstein.

Epstein's death in federal custody in 2019 while he awaited a second prosecution over sex trafficking of underage girls sparked numerous conspiracy theories online. His death was officially ruled as a suicide.

But current members of the Trump administration raised the supposed links between Epstein and senior political figures during the campaign trail and during the early months of Mr Trump's second term.

In an interview with Fox News earlier this year, Attorney General Pam Bondi specifically referred to the "Epstein client list" and told the interviewer she had it "on my desk." US Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attempted to quell any speculation during a briefing with reporters yesterday, though many remain unconvinced of the administration's explanation and responded to a question about Ms Bondi's previous statement.

She added: "Yes. She was saying the entirety of all of the paperwork, all of the paper relating to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes." The administration's previous comments about being willing to release any Epstein files with Ms Bondi's comments being viewed by many Trump supporters as an indication they did, in fact, exist.

The administration's dangling a supposed release of the files took a dramatic turn when Mr Musk previously claimed Mr Trump was in them. Mr Musk provided no evidence to support his claim.

The Mirror has contacted Mr Bannon via the Stephen K. Bannon War Room.

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