By Katherine Tinsley
11:00am PDT, Jun 14, 2025
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Lawrence O'Donnell called out
Elon Musk's online rant about
Donald Trump on the Wednesday, June 11, episode of MSNBC's
The Last Word.
According to O'Donnell, Musk isn't a reliable narrator, and his post about Trump's inclusion in the Epstein files shouldn't be seen as fact without any evidence.
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In 2019, Vernon Unsworth sued Elon Musk after the Tesla CEO called the British cave expert a "p*** guy." Musk was able to avoid the legal battle when he claimed the comment was a joke and publicly apologized.
"Elon Musk leaves us to wonder, has he now admitted to being a pathological liar who will throw around p********* as part of his pathological lying about anyone, as someone who's public statements can never be trusted?" Lawrence O'Donnell said after Musk alleged on X on June 5 that Donald Trump is in the Epstein files.
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After he left DOGE, Elon Musk branded the Big Beautiful Bill "disgusting." He later accused Donald Trump's administration of refusing to release the Jeffrey Epstein files because the president is mentioned in them. But just two days later, Musk deleted his damning post. Then on June 11, he wrote on X, "I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far."
So is Trump in the Epstein files or is Musk a pathological liar? That's what Lawrence O'Donnell wants to know: "Is Elon Musk telling us that he really does know something about Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein and he is now going to cover up that truth for Donald Trump? Those are the choices here — that's it. It's one or the other," he said.
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Elon Musk admitted he went "too far" with his attack on Donald Trump, but Lawrence O'Donnell hinted at the billionaire's history being proof that he might've made up the Jeffrey Epstein claims.
"Elon Musk is willing to lie whenever it's convenient for him, and the full statement by Elon Musk should be evaluated as statements made by a now publicly-admitted liar," O'Donnell said.
