{"id":886,"date":"2025-07-10T00:24:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T00:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=886"},"modified":"2025-07-10T00:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T00:24:02","slug":"musk-leads-right-wing-meltdown-over-trump-admins-epstein-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/?p=886","title":{"rendered":"Musk Leads Right-Wing Meltdown Over Trump Admin\u2019s Epstein Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Elon Musk is leading an online crusade after the Department of Justice issued a statement claiming there was no proof that the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein retained a \u201cclient list\u201d or was killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s the time? Oh look, it\u2019s no-one-has-been-arrested-o\u2019clock again,\u201d Musk posted on X, along with a mock-up image of an \u201cofficial Jeffrey Epstein pedophile arrest counter\u201d stuck at zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musk also tweeted an image of a guy wearing clown makeup in stages, expressing irritation that Attorney General Pam Bondi had previously promised to reveal the Epstein list, telling Fox News in February that it was \u201csitting on my desk right now to review.\u201d The meme\u2019s final image has the clown completely costumed, with the words \u201cThere is no Epstein list.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The memo, first reported by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/07\/07\/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-client-list-trump-administration?stream=top&amp;utm_source=alert&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=alerts_all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Axios<\/a>, said investigators found \u201cno incriminating \u2018client list&#8217;\u201d and \u201cno credible evidence \u2026 that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IIt also stated that video evidence from the Manhattan jail, where Epstein was detained when he died, backed a medical examiner\u2019s conclusion that he committed suicide. Rumors about Epstein\u2019s alleged client list have circulated since the infamous financier died while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in 2019, with some believing it will implicate well-known figures in sex crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The memo stated that \u201cno further disclosure\u201d of records related to Epstein would be \u201cappropriate or warranted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties,\u201d the memo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also said the DOJ and the FBI\u2019s review of records found that much of it was \u201csubject to court-ordered sealing\u201d and that only a fraction \u201cwould have been aired publicly had Epstein gone to trial,\u201d as the seal served only to protect victims and did not expose any additional third parties to allegations of illegal wrongdoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThrough this review, we found no basis to revisit the disclosure of those materials and will not permit the release of child pornography,\u201d the memo continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explaining the decision not to release further records, the memo stated that one of the government\u2019s \u201chighest priorities is combating child exploitation and bringing justice to victims.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It added, \u201cPerpetuating unfounded theories about Epstein serves neither of those ends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many Trump supporters echoed Musk\u2019s outrage online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laura Loomer accused Bondi of \u201clying\u201d about releasing materials related to the late pedophile, writing, \u201cWho releases a statement about the Epstein files on the Sunday night of 4th of July weekend? Someone who doesn\u2019t want you paying attention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MAGA influencer Chad Prather wrote on X, \u201cWhere is the Epstein info the American people were promised? You handed us a notebook and promised more was on the way. You told us it existed and now you say it doesn\u2019t? America deserves answers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conservative activist Robby Starbuck wrote, \u201cPam Bondi said the Epstein client list was on her desk to review for release to the public just a few months ago. Now the DOJ she leads claims that there\u2019s no Epstein client list. Sorry but this is unacceptable. Was she lying then or is she lying now? We deserve answers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anonymous X account @catturd2 told its 3.7 million followers: \u201cSo all the girls who have testified about being raped on Epstein\u2019s island were lying and Giselle Maxwell is in prison for being the madam for nobody? Please tell this is fake news.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Savanah Hernandez, a Turning Point USA contributor, wrote on X: \u201cWhy did Pam Bondi get in front of the entire nation and say she had the Epstein client list on her desk? She should step down as Attorney General for lying to the American public.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February, Bondi told Fox News that she had an alleged client list on her desk and planned to reveal it soon. The Justice Department then sent \u201cdeclassified\u201d binders to far-right influencers in the White House, although it rapidly became evident that most of the information was already public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That catastrophe enraged conservatives and did not put an end to conspiracy theories surrounding Epstein\u2019s case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, Bondi stated that she had been informed of the presence of thousands of pages of previously revealed records and had directed the FBI to produce the \u201cfull and complete Epstein files,\u201d including any films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She stated in May that the FBI was looking at \u201ctens of thousands of videos\u201d of Epstein \u201cwith children or child porn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk is leading an online crusade after the Department of Justice issued a statement claiming there was<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=886"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":888,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886\/revisions\/888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/states-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}