More Epstein documents released: Musk, Thiel, Bannon, & Prince Andrew mentioned

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(NewsNation) — Democrats on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a third batch of files from the Jeffrey Epstein estate on Friday, which included references to Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon and Prince Andrew.

In a news release, lawmakers stated the files include “phone message logs, copies of flight logs and manifests for aircrafts, copies of financial ledgers, and Epstein’s daily schedule.”  The documents were included and were redacted to protect the identities of the victims, the release said.

 “It should be clear to every American that Jeffrey Epstein was friends with some of the most powerful and wealthiest men in the world. Every new document produced provides new information as we work to bring justice for the survivors and victims. Oversight Democrats will not stop until we identify everyone complicit in Epstein’s heinous crimes. It’s past time for Attorney General Bondi to release all the files now,” said Oversight Spokesperson Sara Guerrero in a statement. 

Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, was listed in a document dated Dec. 6, 2014, with the note, “Reminder: Elon Musk to island Dec. 6 (is this still happening?).”

PayPal co-founder Thiel is listed in another entry dated Nov. 27, 2017, which reads, “12:00pm LUNCH w/Peter Thiel.”

Bannon, former White House chief strategist, is listed under a similar entry, dated Feb. 16, 2019, “7:00am BREAKFAST w/Steve Bannon.”

Prince Andrew, who has been embroiled in the Epstein scandal for years, is listed on a flight log dated May 12, 2000, from New Jersey to West Palm Beach. Epstein and co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell were also listed on the log.

Democrats said they’ve received 8,544 documents in the latest batch of Epstein documents, which included phone message logs, flight logs, ledgers and his daily schedule. 

Jeffrey Epstein was accused of running a minor sex trafficking ring and died of an apparent suicide in his jail cell in 2019 while he was awaiting his trial.