Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer has denied Elon Musk’s recent claim that President Donald Trump is named in secret FBI files related to Epstein’s crimes.
In a provocative social media post yesterday, Musk suggested that Trump is withholding these files because they would incriminate him.
David Schoen, who represented Epstein shortly before his death, firmly rejected Musk’s assertion. He said Epstein told him directly that he had no damaging information about President Trump.
“I was hired as Epstein’s criminal defense lawyer nine days before he died,” Schoen said. “He sought my advice for months before that. I can say definitively he had no information that would hurt President Trump.”
Schoen added, “I specifically asked him.”
Meanwhile, Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s close associate and currently serving a 20-year prison sentence, is awaiting a response from the Trump administration on her appeal for clemency.
On Friday, Solicitor General John Sauer asked for more time to consider Maxwell’s appeal. She remains the only Epstein associate in prison for their roles in his sex-trafficking network.
Maxwell’s legal team and family have yet to make a direct appeal to Trump, per the Daily Mail.
Former Trump attorney Alan Dershowitz told DailyMail.com that such an appeal would be appropriate.