Epstein is all about the moolah, not so much the sex.
I think Epstein was the “I know a guy...” of the rich and famous, or at least wanted to be. You want this or that, I know a guy that can get it. He used legitimate and illegitimate means, and people to get it. I think he got paid for “services rendered” between clients and used information to get the price he wanted. My 2 cents.
classified info
mandelson and andrew were arrested for misusing classified info
not money or sex
sex was used to extort the classified info