India, July 13 -- Elon Musk intensified his criticism of US President Donald Trump on Sunday, urging him to release the files related to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

"Seriously. He said 'Epstein' half a dozen times while telling everyone to stop talking about Epstein. Just release the files as promised," Musk wrote, replying to a user questioning the lack of transparency around the case.

The remark comes as Trump defended former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi in a post on Truth Social and brushed off renewed public interest in the Epstein matter.

Donald Trump said, "Nobody cares about Epstein," and argued that no more time or energy should be spent on the case.

"What's going on with my 'boys' and...