Overview

• On July 13, Elon Musk publicly demanded President Trump honor his pledge to release all Jeffrey Epstein records and questioned why alleged abusers have not faced charges despite government videos.
• The Department of Justice and FBI issued a two-page memo confirming Epstein’s death was a suicide and denying any secret client list or credible evidence of blackmail.
• The Trump administration released prison footage meant to settle doubts over Epstein’s death, but a missing one-minute segment has intensified public skepticism.
• President Trump dismissed the Epstein files as partisan creations by Obama and Biden officials and instructed his team to prioritize voter fraud investigations instead.
• The exchange highlights how calls for full disclosure in the Epstein case have become a focal point in the escalating public rivalry between Musk and the Trump administration.