One person stands vindicated as the enduring fallout of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal haunts President Trump this month: his former adviser and friend Elon Musk.

“Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files,” Musk posted to X.

Tesla reportedly fired Omead Afshar, its head of North American and European operations, in June following a massive drop in European EV deliveries. Afshar, who joined Tesla in 2017, was just promoted to the position in November. The Wall Street Journal described Afshar as one of Musk's closest confidants at the company.

Shares of Tesla ( TSLA) fell 9% on Thursday following another dismal earnings report, released after the bell Wednesday.

“We are in the transition period where we will lose a lot of incentives in the US,” Musk said. “We probably could have a few rough quarters.”