Epstein was a blackmailer and an agent of influence, working for the US secret government and at least one foreign state.
But it’s important to remember that a lot of his high status contacts were bait to lure his targets into his orbit.
A book from 1997 with names and addresses (if that’s all it is) doesn’t mean all 349 entries were involved as targets.
And when he became a 'problem' for them, they eliminated the 'problem'.............