House Democrats are pressing the Justice Department and FBI to confirm whether Elon Musk’s explosive claim that Donald Trump appears in the Jeffrey Epstein files is true, Axios reported Thursday. In a letter first obtained by Axios,

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt brushed aside a question from a reporter on Elon Musk‘s assertion that Donald Trump hasn’t released the files regarding the late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein because the president is in them.

Elon Musk's claim that Donald Trump is named in the Epstein files has reignited public interest in the long-secret documents. The released files include pilot logs, Epstein's "black book," and an evidence list detailing items seized from his properties,