Elon Musk has claimed that the reason the US administration has not released the Epstein Files in full is because President Donald Trump is mentioned in them.
"@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public," he said in a post on Thursday night on X.
He signed off his tweet, which has so far been viewed more than 10 million times, with "Have a nice day, DJT."
That is a reference to the Justice Department records concerning the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who allegedly procured underage girls for sex for a string of famous names.
Musk did not provide evidence for his claim or say how he had come to see the files.
The Tesla and SpaceX chief was a former close advisor of Trump and headed the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) before his departure last week.
DOGE, a controversial department, was tasked with shrinking the government and saw thousands of federal jobs axed.
Since his departure, he has taken a swipe at Trump's tax-cut and spending bill, calling it a "disgusting abomination".
In a post on Truth Social on Thursday evening, Trump said he had asked Musk to leave the administration, saying he was "wearing thin" and accusing him of going "crazy".
