Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's name appeared in the latest release of documents from the estate of convicted human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released the latest batch of documents from the Epstein estate and Musk's name was one of a few high-profile names that were mentioned. 

Alongside Musk, billionaire Peter Thiel, the CEO of data mining company Palantir, was also mentioned as having a meeting scheduled with Epstein that never took place.

Oversight spokesperson Sara Guerrero stated, "It 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."

It's well known that Epstein knew anyone who was anyone, the real question is who was actually connected to Epstein's sordid crimes. In that sense, these new documents do little to explain what kind of connection existed between Musk, Thiel, and Epstein.

Aggressive Networking

Over the past decade, it's become apparent that Epstein was an aggressive networker who did everything in his power to build relationships with other rich and powerful individuals.

Epstein;s connections to President Donald Trump are well known as the two often crossed paths in New York's elite circles. Democrats have often pointed to this fact to try and establish some kind of deeper connection.

Of course, Epstein and Trump had a falling out in 2004 over alleged bad behavior on the part of Epstein. So a connection between Epstein and another powerful figure doesn't tell that much on its own.

The new files show that Musk was scheduled to visit Epstein’s island in December 2014. Peter Thiel had a meeting scheduled in 2019. Most surprisingly, Stephen Bannon, a key Trump ally, was set to meet with Epstein in 2017.

However, the files had little to offer aside from those scheduled meetings. It's looking like this release was a publicity stunt to get these names associated with Epstein in a sensational news cycle.

Democrat Theatrics

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee called out Democrats for selectively releasing names and withholding the names of Democrat officials who were mentioned in the Epstein files.

A spokesperson stated, "They are intentionally withholding documents that contain names of Democrat officials, and the information they released today is old news. We are focused on delivering transparency and accountability for the survivors, and will release documents in full."

It isn't even clear if Elon Musk actually met with Epstein in 2014, and seeing as how Democrats didn't release that information, it seems likely that planned meeting fell through.

Democrats are desperately trying to pin Epstein on the GOP despite the fact that Epstein's strongest relationships were with Democrats like former President Bill Clinton.

Americans deserve the truth and that entails all of the Epstein files being released to the public. Both the GOP and the Democrat Party have left a lot to be desired on this front.