The autopsy cited multiple neck fractures and evidence consistent with a self-inflicted death. However, the findings quickly became a source of controversy, partly due to the high-profile nature of Epstein's case and the numerous irregularities at the jail where he was being held.

As the Tesla boss has ramped up threats to form a new third party after Republicans passed Trump’s mega-spending bill, Musk also purged his X account of House Speaker Mike Johnson, the White House’s Rapid Response account, Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace, Energy Secretary Chris White, and MAGA activist Scott Presler.

The Justice Department acknowledged Monday that Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a “client list,” and no more files related to the wealthy financier’s sex trafficking investigation would be made public.