An awful costly side show, laundering CIA money by running an illegal brothel and blackmailing ring for pedos. Not the best cover. If one looks for the simplest explanation, Epstein Island was the main event, and it was tolerated because the CIA was using it, and the CIA could use it because they had Epstein by the cojones, since he was a sleazy SOB doing illegal, heinous stuff.
The blackmail operation was part of CIA’s method of controlling key people to protect their own hides.. and Epstein was happy to go along. But it got out of hand because of no accountability and Epstein went out of control.
I agree.