The tech billionaire made the pledge on X, responding to conservative commentator Matt Walsh’s post about the PSA. “I will pay for the defense of anyone who tells the truth and is sued for it,” Musk said.
The public service announcement features several women claiming to be victims of Epstein urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to support their cause. In the video, they appear next to photos from the time of the alleged abuse and say, “After years of isolation, we stand together” and “because we all deserve to know the truth.”Walsh questioned why the women didn’t directly name their abusers. He noted the odd timing of their campaign, noting that it began just as Biden was leaving office. He suggested they could be safely named through MPs who could speak at the meeting without legal risk.However, he noted that this did not happen and questioned why. Walsh further pushed back on the women’s defense of fear of prosecution, adding, “For those who claim they can’t name names because they will be sued: They could simply provide the names to any one of their many (and mostly recent) supporters in Congress, who could read them aloud on the floor, thereby insulating themselves and these women from any lawsuits. But they refuse to do so. Why?”In response, Musk offered to bear the legal costs.
Elon Musk in the Epstein dossier?
A newly released photo from the latest batch of Jeffrey Epstein files shows the disgraced financier at a 2015 dinner attended by Elon Musk and other tech figures. The photo, released by the Justice Department as part of a trove of investigative records, appears to show Musk sitting at a long dining table with other high-profile guests.Emails included in the documents show that Epstein was alerted to a planned dinner with “Musk Thiel Zuckerberg” in Los Angeles in August 2015 and subsequently sent himself a photo of the party.Musk has previously said he declined an invitation to Epstein’s private island and has not been charged with any crime.