The leading role the former “first buddy” took in stoking the Epstein controversy shows how he remains a potent political risk for Trump months after he publicly left the White House.

Elon Musk escalated his public attacks on President Donald Trump Monday, suggesting his administration withheld findings about the federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, as their whirlwind friendship continues to devolve into a brutal back-and-forth on their respective social media platforms.

If doing irreparable damage to Donald Trump was on Elon Musk's mind when he posted his infamous attack on the president where he stated the president "is in the Epstein files," he certainly got his wish,