Overview

• Musk posted and then deleted an X message accusing President Trump of appearing in Jeffrey Epstein’s files.
• Trump’s team rapidly denied the allegation as baseless once it surfaced on social media.
• The removal of Musk’s claim signaled a cooling of the public dispute between the tech entrepreneur and the president.
• Anthony Scaramucci told The Daily Beast Podcast that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin possesses kompromat on Trump.
• Scaramucci argued that Trump’s deference to Putin indicates the Russian leader wields undisclosed leverage over U.S. policy.