Overview
- A Justice Department photograph Epstein emailed to himself on Aug. 3, 2015 appears to show Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk seated at a dinner table.
- Emails in the release show Epstein telling Tom Pritzker on Aug. 20, 2015 that he had dinner with “zuckerburg, mu=k, thiel hoffman,” after flagging plans the day before to Peter Attia for “dinner with musk thiel zuckerberg.”
- Prior reporting cited in the coverage identified the gathering as a Palo Alto dinner hosted by Reid Hoffman honoring neuroscientist Ed Boyden.
- A Zuckerberg spokesperson says he met Epstein only in passing at that event and had no further contact, and Musk denies a significant relationship, though other released emails from 2012–2013 show Musk asking about parties and a possible visit to Epstein’s island.
- Outlets note that appearing in the files does not imply criminal conduct, and the DOJ describes the public release as heavily redacted and subject to verification.