{"id":90584,"date":"2025-09-28T18:44:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T18:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/musk-bannon-thiel-listed-in-new-epstein-files"},"modified":"2025-09-28T19:02:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T19:02:21","slug":"musk-bannon-thiel-listed-in-new-epstein-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/musk-bannon-thiel-listed-in-new-epstein-files","title":{"rendered":"Musk Bannon Thiel Listed in New Epstein Files"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>A new trove of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, released Friday, mentions several high-profile Americans, including tech billionaires and advisors to President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The documents from Epstein\u2019s estate published by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee name the one-time head of Trump\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk; advisor Steven Bannon; tech mogul Peter Thiel; former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and British Prince Andrew.<\/p>\n<p>An entry for Dec. 6, 2014, mentions Musk going to an \u201cisland\u201d accompanied by a note that said if \u201cis this still happening?\u201d The day prior, the agenda lists a \u201ctentative\u201d breakfast party with Gates.<\/p>\n<p>Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist who owns Palantir Technologies, is listed as having a lunch with Epstein on Nov. 27, 2017. Bannon is listed on the schedule for a Feb. 16, 2019, breakfast with Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Andrew is listed as a passenger on Epstein\u2019s private jet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt 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,\u201d Oversight Democrats spokesperson Sara Guerrero said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOversight Democrats will not stop until we identify everyone complicit in Epstein\u2019s heinous crimes. It\u2019s past time for Attorney General Bondi to release all the files now,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The cache of documents is the third received from Epstein\u2019s estate. It includes phone records, copies of flight logs and manifests, financial ledgers and Epstein\u2019s daily schedule, according to the panel\u2019s Democrats. Redactions were made to protect victims\u2019 identities, and a review is ongoing, the group added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. A new trove of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, released Friday, mentions several high-profile Americans, including tech billionaires and advisors to President Donald Trump. 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