Thiel and especially Trump though are very different story. Trump happily dived in all the crime he could get.
There is a meme for this.
... Wait, okay, I realise Musk isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but just how stupid do you think he is? Anyone corresponding with Epstein after his first conviction knew very well the sort of person they were dealing with; they just didn't care.
https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/sex/billionaire-palm...
But that's the positive spin, where Musk actually didn't know and was simply an idiot, and at this point I'm tired of giving him the benefit of the doubt.