France Just Raided Elon Musk's X Offices In Paris -- And It's Bad. Really, Really, Bad.

[Amaryllis]

https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-france-just-raided-elon?

France Just Raided Elon Musk’s X Offices In Paris — And It’s Bad. Really, Really, Bad.
This is about power. Influence. And what happens when one billionaire decides the rules don’t apply to him anymore.
Dean Blundell
Feb 04, 2026

This is about power. Influence. And what happens when one billionaire decides the rules don’t apply to him anymore while trying to hide decades of criminality, treason, and alleged pedophelia and the ongoing amplification of child pornography, sexual abuse, and his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

This week, the French government raided the Paris offices of X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, as part of a criminal investigation into “Child Sexual Abuse” associated with the Epstein Files and much, much more.

Not a regulatory slap. Not a warning letter. A raid. Computers. Documents. Servers. Banking/Crypto Exchange info.

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For the record, Elon Musk called the raid on Twitter (X) offices a ‘political attack.’
France’s official response?

“Investigating child sexual abuse material isn’t controversial. Turning it into political theater is manipulation. Maybe that logic flies on some island. Doesn’t fly in France."

French authorities — and their European counterparts — have been watching Elon Musk for a long time. Officially, French Law enforcement is responding to whistleblower complaints of the “sexual abuse of minors” and funding from foreign entities to destabilize the French government by working with local far-right Russian-funded groups (proven in a court of law) with Russian-backed leaders of France’s far right.

[UpInArms]

1. Epstein's island, Eloonatic?

Mebbe you still want to fly to that island?

[markodochartaigh]

18. I was wondering if they were speaking metaphorically,

using island to refer to the US.

[flvegan]

2. France showing us how it maybe should be done? Imagine that. n/t

To be fair, I don't know what investigations into Musk, X, etc currently are here in the US.

*checks notes on DOJ, FBI, admin in general*

Nevermind.

[AZJonnie]

5. Well, this seems quite excellent!

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Vive La France

On Edit: Fixed the above to be correct after input below

[pandr32]

14. France is feminine--ends with 'e', and 'viva' is Spanish.

Therefore, "Vive la France" because of how their language works. It is one of the ways nouns are assigned grammatical gender.
We need to do our best to show respect to a country who has been a dear ally.
I hope you don't mind that I pointed this out.

[Wifes husband]

26. Word Police

I don't know if he minds, but I do. This is not an English class.

[AZJonnie]

29. In my case, I don't mind at all

I'm a nitpicky mofo myself, be hypocritical to complain

But thanks for looking out

[yardwork]

46. Lighten up, Francis.

[Cha]

69. No Kidding .. Geesh!

[Martin68]

48. The comment was not about English. You don't appear to have actually read the comment.

As someone who has lived in many other countries, I appreciate being corrected when I make a mistake in a different language. The correction was pointed out politely, and tactfully. I wonder why you got so defensive about it.

[Wifes husband]

59. Word police

I am not defensive.

I just don't care for people being corrected for grammar or spelling errors. In distracts from the message that is being submitted; and I believe it inhibits some people from presenting their opinions, thoughts. As long as the message is communicated, what does it matter? I was taught that this kind of behavior was bad manners.

I know my opinion on this will not change those that just have to correct others, but I do try.

[Cha]

70. No, it doesn't "distratct".. It Adds

Knowledge.

Many of us appreciate it... it seems calling "word police" is the post that Distracted.

[Martin68]

85. If you don't know the difference between Spanish, French and English, then you are not worth the time of day buy friend.

[niyad]

91. Actually, most posters here appreciate correct information, appreciate

learning new things. This is one of the many things I love about DU. Are there highly sensitive people in our DU family? Yes, of course. But, in general, we try to treat each other kindly, and get called to task when we don't.

[yellow dahlia]

97. I just said, it is a boring day when I don't learn

something.

One of the many reasons I appreciate DU.

[stopdiggin]

107. if you're giving a 'quote/phrase' in a foreign language - and doing it INCORRECTLY

Then, NO. That's mangling someone else's language and culture - and an error that bears correction. And the whole thing stands in a different light than nit-picking and word police.

Might be better if you stayed in your own lane ... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[Wifes husband]

127. Can't disagree with that.

[yellow dahlia]

96. I am always happy for correction and improvement.

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It's a boring day when I don't learn something.

Mr. Dahlia and I have an expression...heard around the house every day - excruciatingly correct.

[OAITW r.2.0]

102. It's a good day....

when I learn something new that I never knew before.

[yellow dahlia]

104. Now this is funny - I just saw a typo in my comment.

I needed to correct myself.

[Cha]

68. I Don't "mind" either. What I do mind is

anyone calling that dear poster "word pollice".. she said it so nicely and it's Important to know.

I'm going to Thank her Now.

[Ilikepurple]

103. At least now I know someone is going to police the Word Police Police.

I agree with Wifes husband that minor grammar, spelling, or linguistic corrections can feel more pedantic than pedagogical, and when it does, it in fact chills speech. I also recognize that we can learn from each other. I read pandr32’s comments as mostly informative in nature, but no need to admonish someone for getting a foreign expression wrong. It is one thing to provide correct information, but to say that not doing so is failing some sort of deontic prohibition. I won’t admonish pandr32 for ignoring all the masculine French nouns that end in “e” and the fact the “la” signifies rather than assigns gender, because most of us don’t need to be that careful with our speech. Shortcuts often leave out details and often that’s okay. There are surely errors in what I’ve written and hopefully that’s also okay. A person can respect a country or culture even if they misspell or mispronounce something foreign to them. If not, Americans are in trouble. That being said. Vive la France!

[Cha]

105. Well, you're Wrong.

[Ilikepurple]

119. Which claim? All of them? Or just wrong as a person?

I’m not sure your response adds any knowledge, but I guess if this discussion isn’t in the logical space of reasons, I’ll accept I’m wrong in whatever way you so eloquently obscured and move on.

[Clouds Passing]

73. It's a french language lesson.

[Deuxcents]

81. Agree. I learn something new every day here. 🤔

[yellow dahlia]

98. Yup. And glad for it.

[Sogo]

125. Thanks. I always like to learn new things!

[AZJonnie]

30. Thanks! I always want to be correct in such matters.

I knew one of them should end in A and one in E, had a 50/50 to get it right, and failed

[pandr32]

38. You are welcome.

I don't usually act as "word police" but the saying is key French patriotism, so we should try to honor it. They have been an important friend.

[Envirogal]

84. It was good to know since the "internets" gets it wrong

[NJCher]

39. Good attitude

thank you for being so graceful about it.

[robbob]

53. "Le" vs. "La"; I always guess wrong

For you non-French speakers, every noun has a “gender” (don’t tell the Repugs!!!), so a cat, for example, is either “le chat” or “la chat” (regardless of the cat’s actual gender), and I have no idea which is correct. Le/la, btw, is the word “the”, but this applies to every possessive noun. So “my” is either “ma” or “mon” depending on the “gender” of the object in question. So, using an example that actually involves a gender as we use the term, even though I am a man, I would say “mon pere” (my father), but “MA mere” (my mother).

For any actual French speakers reading this, sorry if I’ve got anything wrong, but that’s the basic idea…

[RazorbackExpat]

108. It's "le chat" for males and often for unknown gender

A female cat is "la chatte"

[robbob]

123. Really! Ok; learn something every day!

Ok; then let’s say for non-gender identifiable nouns (in the English sense of the word): books, cars, tables desks, etc.; they all have a “gender” possessive identity. So a book is “Mon livre” whether it’s a woman talking or a man. And while I don’t know who decided on these genders, sometimes I think it just depends on the way it sounds. Like for example, “my car” in French is “Mon auto”. The “n” is silent, so it just kind of flows off the tongue; mo-auto. If “car” was considered feminine it would be “ma auto”, which (to me) seems a bit awkward to pronounce.

Anyway, sorry again all you fluent French speakers for anything I’ve gotten wrong. For a Canadian born person living 5 miles from the Quebec border, and with a VERY French surname at that my knowledge of the language is pretty limited!

[BattleRow]

33. C'est si bon!

[yardwork]

45. I appreciate this info and the kind way you presented it.

[Cha]

71. Vive la France, pandr.. Merci Beaucoup!

Love your French lesson.. 💙

[pandr32]

88. Mahalo, Cha!

Let’s hope France does what we can’t seem to do.

[Cha]

89. Yes, and the Very Democracy Loing

World is Hoping!💔☮️🌺🌻🕯️🕊️💜

Aloha

[yellow dahlia]

99. Musk - tu te merde.

[lanlady]

111. Actually, vive is the subjunctive form of vivre

Nothing to do with France being a feminine noun.

Sorry to be pedantic!

[MadameButterfly]

6. Didn't Musk dismantle the many agencies in the US that were invegstigating him?

Maybe that's your point. Sorry if I'm being dense.

I'm so glad there is an authority outside of the US that can expose and prosecute him.
I hope he doesn't set Starlink against them.

[mwmisses4289]

7. Yes.

That was whole point of Doge(y). It wasn't to find "waste and fraud", it was to dismantle agencies that were investigating him and t.

[sheshe2]

77. Boom!

That's it in a nutshell.

[yellow dahlia]

100. ...and steal our data.

[BattleRow]

8. The raider has become the raidee...

Turnabout is more than fair play.

[pandr32]

15. I love this for him!

[ProfessorGAC]

3. I Love The Reply Drom French Authorities

Protecting children from predators is not political.
Never has been; never will be.

[leftstreet]

4. "Maybe that logic flies on some island" heh

[The Madcap]

35. Epstein's Island?

I really hope that's what they meant...

[GreenWave]

42. Undoubtedly

[Disaffected]

9. May be a good thing that Maurice Chevalier

isn't around any more:

"Thank heaven for little girls, for little girls get bigger every day,...."

[GreenWave]

44. Though not French, too bad Gillo Pontecarvo is no longer with us.

The French movie Battle of Algiers was a real wake up call for me.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058946/

We need the Battle for Epstein Island

[MadameButterfly]

120. I don't think that would fly today

At best not pc, at worst I would look into the secual habits of the author

[Disaffected]

121. And sexual habits. n/t

[Aviation Pro]

10. Once President Democrat and a Democratic Congress are back in charge

In 2029 this will happen here.

[Skittles]

82. what makes you so sure of that?

repukes were able to start a WAR based on lies and were NEVER held accountable

[Shipwack]

90. I wish I could disagree with you... :(

However, if enough congress people retire or are unable to serve, perhaps we can get the average age of people serving into the 50s…

That generation might wipe their ass with the concepts of “commit”, “looking forward, not back”, or “I’m afraid the Republicans will be mean if we hold them accountable “…

One can dream…

[Karma13612]

117. It better! Otherwise

The cycle keeps repeating!

We need to put a stop to the corruption.

No more “look forward, not back”.

I’m envisioning President Mark Kelly appointing Jack Smith (the pit bull with morals) as his US AG.

Time to kick ass and take names.

[orleans]

11. thank you, France! i'm so glad *someone* has the intelligence to investigate that eloon! nt

[Fla Dem]

12. Vi Va La France. Glad there's at least one government not shaking in their boots over Elon.

[orangecrush]

13. Nail him to the wall

[paleotn]

16. "Maybe that logic flies on some island"

Could not have been put any better! Vive la France!!

[comradebillyboy]

17. I think it's quite good.

[Amaryllis]

19. Yes. Not very bad. Very very good.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

20. WONDERFUL!!

About time someone starts holding these oligarchs accountable.

[progressoid]

21. C'mon other nations. Follow France's lead.

You know you can't count on the US to do the right thing for a while.

[Cheezoholic]

22. Red Notice this m'fer! n/t

[tazcat]

23. Hoping they find something about the election & expose it finally!!!

And it was 33 investigations against eloon that Krasnov shut down. I want them cleaning black and brown mens toilets in prison for the rest of their miserable lives. If not, fly them to Mars already!

[allegorical oracle]

24. OMG. That's news. So why aren't we seeing more??

[Amaryllis]

27. My experience is that a lot of these substack independent media people get stuff that MSM either doesnt get or chooses

to ignore or gets later. I would expect Aaron Parnas to pick this up. We will see if Rachel or Lawrence picks it up. This writer certainly has plenty to back up all he says.

[NJCher]

40. you are so right about that

I subscribe to many substack writers and like here, the news you see there finally hits the "mainstream" news a few days later.

Day late and a dollar short.

[Sogo]

128. BBC ran it.

nt.

[Joinfortmill]

25. Too much money, too much privilege...

Not enough oversight. TAX these mother*ckers. As for this 'Creep of all Creeps', I hope he faces the long arm of the law.

[Initech]

28. Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up!

[Wiz Imp]

31. People need to stop talking about Epstein's island as if that is the only place the heinous acts were committed

The original 60 count indictment of Epstein in 2006 in Florida was for crimes taking place at his Palm Beach mansion. Epstein was arrested in 2019 for crimes taking place at his New York mansion. We know for a fact that Epstein was committing these heinous acts in both Florida and New York for decades. Someone not travelling to the island absolves them of nothing.

[dalton99a]

32. +1. An important point

[allegorical oracle]

34. Yeppers.That was his resort -- apparently, families were invited there. What a

supremely creepy guy.

[mwmisses4289]

37. He also had a ranch in...

Arizona? New Mexico??? where trafficking also supposedly took place.

[niyad]

112. New Mexico, which, if I remember correctly, was never searched.

[garybeck]

58. and also it's not just the "Epstein Files"

this vast conspiracy is not just about Epstein and it's not just about the files that are being released
it's also not just about child sex trafficking

[AZJonnie]

66. You are 100% right on this topic

In fact, as an exercise, try to find a record of anyone who has stated, under oath (including sworn affidavit), that they were sexually abused on Epstein's island, and also asserting that that they are certain that they were a minor at the time of that abuse.

I'm only implying the lack thereof to further your point: The evidence of wrong-doing at NYC and S. FL estates is OVERWHELINGLY stronger than that re: Little St. James. Like, by orders of magnitude stronger.

Specifically regarding JE/GM's abuse of *minors*, the island is more accurately viewed as a "symbol of" as opposed to "literally where it happened".

OTOH, I absolutely think he was trafficking 18+ girls from that place right and left

[Ford_Prefect]

36. Too bad they closed Devil's Island back in '53. IMO He's an excellent candidate for it

[Bev54]

41. It also includes the fact that the AI replies to requests about the holocaust

it makes claims that the buildings were disinfecting the Jews and others. This is of course not just a lie spread by holocaust deniers but it is illegal in France and I would suspect a number of other European nations. X is done in Europe, this is the beginning of the end. I think they also know the connections with Russia as well. US tech is not going to be the leader in the world soon.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

43. LOCK HIM UP

[Joinfortmill]

47. It's all coming crashing down around them. Thank you, Europe! Biggest Fucking Scandal of the Century!

[ToxMarz]

49. Time for Musk to get in one his rockets and LEAVE. Mars is nice this time of year.

Don't worry, they don't explode THAT often.

And France isn't Greenland or Venezuala, they have nuclear weapons too.

[raging moderate]

50. Vive la France!

Merci beaucoup!

[IbogaProject]

51. "Maybe that logic flies on some island. Doesn't fly in France."

Good

Vive la France

[AdamGG]

52. Elon's karma is dogshit

About time for some of this to play out.

[turbinetree]

54. Hey Musk hear this song..........you and all those involved are on the train......................

?list=RDqlqqeobOJvg

[Exp]

55. Hell yeah! Jail that fucker! nt

[AllaN01Bear]

56. when did musk take over x.? i thought mr mark Zuckerberg owned x.

[Amaryllis]

57. He owned Facebook.

[Justice matters.]

122. e bought Twitter with borrowed money and changed its name

to X (another creepy narcissist who can't keep the names straight)

[AllaN01Bear]

124. thanks .

[MorbidButterflyTat]

60. So, what's

"...Bad. Really, Really, Bad."??

[JohnnyRingo]

61. So he'll just buy France.

I'm kidding. It's cheaper to bribe the judges.

[mwmisses4289]

114. With the mood the way it is in France and the rest of the EU at the moment,

any judge worth his salt will steer well clear of any bribe e tries to make. It will come out pretty quickly if there appears to be any...favorotism...to e.

[liberalla]

62. I'm so excited about this! There's SO much dirt to be uncovered. Equally important to me (as the CSAM) is the

Russian funded groups and actions dedicated to election fraud and destabilization of the French government. I think he's been integral in the same political type of influence in other European countries. That far right nationalist crap... Marie Le Pen, anyone??? and we all know he was actively interfering in our own elections!!

[Sogo]

63. No, it's good, really really good!!

nt.

[RetiredParatrooper]

64. George Carlin was right - it's a Big Club

AND YOU ANI'T IN IT!

You and I are not members of The Big Club.

[liberalla]

65. Thank you for posting this news, and this specific link...

Whoa! That substack article is freakin fantastic!

Thank you thank you!!!

[Amaryllis]

80. That writer is really good. HIghly rec subscribing to his substack.

[Rhiagel]

67. From the BBC...

"Among potential crimes it said it would investigate were complicity in possession or organised distribution of images of children of a pornographic nature, infringement of people's image rights with sexual deepfakes and fraudulent data extraction by an organised group."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3ex92557jo

It would be nice to see the richest man in the world do a little perp walk.

[Cha]

72. Yeah, it would be Just Deserts ...

Thank You!

[JokeHer]

94. I want to see his smug face

In pinstripes. Absolute garbage scum!!!

[Cha]

74. Whoa.. This is Brilliant, Amaryllis!

Merci Beaucoup to You and The French Government!

This is Enormous.. I hope American PEDOs are shaking in their Depraved boots.

Vive la France... The Good Guys!

[Iggo]

75. Well, at least other countries know how to follow their own laws.

Maybe this is how we get these fuckers.

[yellow dahlia]

101. Following their own laws - a good example.

[Irish_Dem]

76. The sh*t is hitting the fan in England too about Epstein.

High time Europe took the gloves off to protect American psychopaths.

[pwb]

78. Most of Musk's wealth should have gone to workers and share holders IMO.

Nobody should have that much money. That goes for all the wealth trash billionaires too. Share it or we tax your wealth, never mind your income tax that you always seem to avoid paying. Your wealth could be short.

[efhmc]

83. Well and truly said.

[sheshe2]

79. Looks like France will do what we refused to do.

Bring it on, France, bring it on.

[tavernier]

86. And hurry please!

Chop Chop…

[Blue Owl]

87. Throw his pasty no-good ass in "Le Klink"

And let him rot there the rest of his life.

Seize his assets and use them the repair all the damage he’s done.

Make him a lesson in the history books as one of humanity’s biggest failures and losers.

[pansypoo53219]

92. elmer tried to buy a judge in wi. his pick lost.

[SunSeeker]

93. K & R

[yellow dahlia]

95. "This is about treason. Sedition. Aiding and abetting hostile interests. And the systematic defrauding of citizens

in the UK, the United States, and across the European Union."

ENOUGH! Time to push back everywhere all at once.

Great Substack article. Thank you Dean Blundell.

[Metaphorical]

106. And oops ... no pardon for you, Musk!

If, somehow, the US had actually managed to indict Musk on anything, the Orange one would simply have pardoned him for his crimes. I don't see the French being quite so inclined to do so.

[GoodRaisin]

109. I hope they put him in prison and take all his money.

[Aussie105]

110. Isn't France the country that put the guillotine to good use

when some of the aristocrats got a bit uppity?

"Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité' has some real meaning and historic background.

"Translated directly from French, the motto means "liberty, equality, fraternity". Less literally, however, Liberté, Égalité, and Fraternité are fundamental values that define French society, and democratic life in general."

America could use a big dose of that right now.

And if it needed the use of the guillotine, who am I to argue?

[get the red out]

126. Revolution

France ran a pretty thorough revolution!

[bucolic_frolic]

113. Sacre Bleu!! They're going to blow the lid off the whole thing.

"have been watching Elon Musk for a long time"

Chilling!

[BigmanPigman]

115. Poland is also gonig after Epstein's BS

that happened in their country. Good thing other countries are doing something since ours refuses to.

[Karma13612]

116. Excellent!!!! eom

[travelingthrulife]

118. If only we had a functional government and legitimate LEO and judicial system.