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Virgin Islands subpoenas Elon Musk in lawsuit against JP Morgan Billionaire Elon Musk blasted Jeffrey Epstein, who he referred to as a "dumb crook," after he was subpoenaed as part of a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Virgin Islands against JPMorgan Chase & Co., which officials said "financially profited" from deposits made by Epstein. In its filing, Virgin Islands officials say they attempted to serve Musk -- one of the richest men in the world -- with a subpoena . The subpoena appears to seek information about whether Epstein, a financier and convicted sex offender, referred or attempted to refer Musk to JPMorgan, according to the Virgin Islands. "This is idiotic on so many levels," Musk tweeted Monday night. "1. That cretin never advised me on anything whatsoever. 2. The notion that I would need or listen to financial advice from a dumb crook is absurd. 3. JPM let Tesla down ten years ago, despite having Tesla's global commercial banking Busine...

Ken Block, the founder of Simpatico Software Systems, said he was subpoenaed to turn over documents related to his work with the Trump campaign. A firm contracted by Donald Trump's presidential campaign in November 2020 to investigate claims of voter fraud has been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating those claims, the founder of the firm told ABC News. Ken Block, the founder of Simpatico Software Systems, said he was subpoenaed to turn over documents related to his work with the Trump campaign. The firm was the second one hired by the campaign that found no widespread evidence of voter fraud . Businessman Ken Block responds to a question while participating in a primary debate while running as a Republican candidate for governor, Sept. 3, 2014, in Providence, R.I. Steven Senne/AP, FILE The subpoena came from special counsel Jack Smith. Smith is investigating not only the potential crimes resulting from the Jan 6 insurrection at the Capitol, but also claims by the Tru...

Trump's subpoena by the House Jan. 6 committee has been formally withdrawn The House Jan. 6 committee has formally withdrawn its subpoena of former President Donald Trump as the investigation comes to an end days before the next Congress, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.  The chairman of the committee, Rep. Bennie Thompson, informed Trump's lawyers of the decision in a letter on Wednesday -- citing the "imminent end" of the panel's work. "As you may know, the select committee has concluded its hearings, released its final report and will very soon reach its end," Thompson, D-Miss., wrote. "In light of the imminent end of our investigation , the select committee can no longer pursue the specific information covered by the subpoena ." MORE: Jan. 6 final report reveals new details, calls for Trump to be barred from office The committee subpoenaed Trump in October, ordering him to turn over documents by Nov. 4 and to appear for ...