Grudging kudos, I guess... I mean, if you’re running an international, high-level honeytrap aimed at compromising the powerful and famous, the Bill Clintons and Prince Andrews of the world are like shooting fish in a barrel. But if you can manage to somehow ensnare Stephen *Freaking* Hawking, you should win some kind of award of over-achievement in this sort of operation.
IMO, the honeytrap part is secondary to what was happening, I’ve believed for a long time that we live among more perverts than you can imagine and the richer and more powerful you are the more perversion you can afford.
Epstein was providing a service that everyone who went to the Island or one of his mansions knew what was going on, the price of admission to this perversion club was millions to provide a luxurious place that would hide all the perversion.
I don’t think anyone showed up at his Island and saw all the underage girls running around who were more than happy to have sex with you was surprised, they didn’t reluctantly go along, the perverts where there to specifically have sex with children.
Any video or other incriminating information was to ensure no one talked afterwards,