Why Epstein’s Network Looks Like Intelligence Tradecraft...Because It Was
Why the death of one man didn’t kill the operation.
Why Epstein’s Network Looks Like Intelligence Tradecraft...Because It Was
Why the death of one man didn’t kill the operation.
The Jack Hopkins Now Newsletter #532: Tuesday, September 9th, 2025.
The Crime Isn’t the Crime: It’s the Coverup
There’s a phrase whispered in intelligence circles: “It’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up.”
But in the Epstein saga…the cover-up is the crime.
Because this isn’t just about a dead man in a Manhattan jail cell.
It isn’t just about his “girlfriend” Ghislaine Maxwell.
It isn’t even about the girls…as horrifying as that reality is.
This is about a blackmail machine…a carefully engineered kompromat network that didn’t die with Epstein. It’s still humming in the background…protecting monarchs… shielding presidents…and keeping spymasters unaccountable.
That’s why the files stay sealed.
That’s why the cameras “malfunctioned.”
That’s why Epstein’s very name makes the media twitch like a dog that’s been kicked too many times.
Why You’ve Been Lied To…And Why You Know It
I know what you’re thinking: “Jack, I’ve heard Epstein linked to intelligence before. But nobody ever lays it out straight.”
You’re right.
They don’t.
Because to admit the obvious…that Epstein wasn’t just a predator…but an operation…is to pull a thread that could unravel the whole fabric of global power.
And when you tug that thread, you find names they’d rather keep buried:
Former CIA men who looked the other way.
Mossad veterans who used Robert Maxwell before they ever knew Ghislaine’s name.
FBI lawyers who signed off on sweetheart deals.
Royals and presidents whose futures would collapse if the kompromat tapes ever saw daylight.
The Fingerprints of Spies All Over Epstein’s World
The CIA’s Fingerprints in the Shadows
Ask yourself this: why did Bill Barr’s father…headmaster of Dalton School…hire Epstein as a teacher in the 1970s despite no degree? Why did Bill Barr later serve as Attorney General…overseeing the DOJ at the very moment Epstein mysteriously died?
Coincidence? Or continuity?
The CIA has always run honey traps. Declassified Cold War files show them targeting diplomats with prostitutes in Vienna and Rome. The goal? Film the sex… keep the leverage. It’s effective.
Epstein’s island and Manhattan mansion were the modern upgrade: wire every room… film every encounter…and keep every tape.
So when Alex Acosta…the prosecutor who let Epstein skate in 2008…said he was told Epstein “belonged to intelligence”… that wasn’t a slip. It was a confession.
Mossad’s Leverage Machine
Robert Maxwell…Ghislaine’s father…wasn’t just a publishing tycoon.
After his mysterious death at sea in 1991…he was buried in Israel with honors usually reserved for national heroes.
Why? Because everyone in the know understood Maxwell had been an asset for Mossad.
So when Ghislaine attached herself to Epstein and began supplying him with girls… contacts…and cover…it wasn’t just about sex. It was about leverage.
Former Israeli intelligence officer Ari Ben-Menashe later admitted publicly: Epstein and Maxwell were running a kompromat operation for Israel.
And think about it: what’s more valuable to a small nation than kompromat on senators…princes…presidents…and bankers? It’s worth more than gold…oil…or nukes.
MI6’s Silence for the Crown
Do you think British intelligence didn’t know about Prince Andrew’s entanglement? Do you think MI6 didn’t see Epstein and Ghislaine orbiting London society like carrion birds?
Of course they did.
But what’s the job of MI6 when the Crown is exposed? Silence. Contain. Protect.
The monarchy cannot survive an open kompromat scandal. And so MI6…whether actively or passively…played its part: silence as strategy.
The FBI’s Complicity
The FBI had evidence in the 1990s. Girls spoke up. Victims were interviewed. And yet… nothing.
Then came the 2008 plea deal: Epstein walks with a slap on the wrist. Non-prosecution agreements extend immunity to unnamed “co-conspirators.” Victims are silenced. Files are sealed.
When pressed, Alex Acosta said the quiet part out loud: “I was told Epstein belonged to intelligence.”
The FBI wasn’t investigating. They were protecting.
Receipts They Pray You Never Read
Acosta’s Statement:
“Belonged to intelligence.”
Ari Ben-Menashe’s Testimony:
Mossad ran Epstein/Maxwell as kompromat assets.
Robert Maxwell’s Funeral:
Attended by Israel’s prime ministers and intelligence chiefs.
2008 Plea Deal:
Impossible without higher pressure.
Epstein’s Death:
Cameras fail…guards sleep…body vanishes before autopsy photos ever make sense.
What This Really Means for Power…and for You
Here’s what you must understand:
The cover-up isn’t just about shielding Epstein’s friends from embarrassment.
It’s about protecting the very operating system of modern power: surveillance…leverage… and silence.
Because if it became undeniable that intelligence agencies…foreign and domestic…were running a blackmail machine through Jeffrey Epstein…then every politician compromised by that network becomes suspect.
Every vote.
Every policy.
Every treaty.
And when power itself depends on kompromat…democracy is a puppet show.
Why We’re the Last Ones Still Pulling the Thread
That’s why I write this.
That’s why you read this.
Because the mainstream won’t touch it. Congress won’t touch it. And every corporate newsroom is too afraid of lawsuits…too afraid of subpoenas…too afraid of what happens when the lights really come on.
But here, in this corner of the internet…we pull the thread anyway.
We drag the cover-up into daylight.
We connect the dots they want erased.
We look kings…presidents…and spymasters in the eye…and say: We know.
A QUESTION I’M OFTEN ASKED
People ask me: “Jack, why risk writing this? Why keep poking the hornet’s nest?”
Because if we stop…the silence becomes permanent.
And silence is the soil where cover-ups grow.
Some would say what you just read is worth ten times the price of your subscription. In fact, several subscribers…have. I say they’re wrong.
Because if one day you use this knowledge to pressure a representative…to confront a journalist…to demand unsealing of files…you’ll know it wasn’t worth ten times.
It was worth a hundred.
Let’s Not Forget These Notable Republican Comments & Contradictions
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Trump as an “FBI Informant” (then walked it back)
Comment: Claimed Trump acted as an FBI informant against Epstein.
Contradiction: Soon clarified he merely meant Trump had cooperated…not formally acted as an informant.
White House Calling Epstein Notes a “Democrat Hoax”
Comment: Dismissed suggestive birthday notes allegedly from Trump in Epstein’s book as a “Democrat hoax.”
Contradiction: Avoided confirming or denying authenticity…while also fighting defamation claims.
Pam Bondi: “Material Was on My Desk” → Later Denied Existence of Client List
Comment: Initially signaled that explosive Epstein-related documents were on her desk.
Contradiction: Later DOJ memos said there was no evidence Epstein had a client list to release.
Trump: “Epstein Knew Everybody in Palm Beach … I’m in Support of Keeping It Totally Open … I Couldn’t Care Less”
Contradiction: Pledged transparency…then publicly minimized the case and labeled the entire issue a distraction.
Elon Musk: Said “Trump Is in the Epstein Files” → Deleted the Claim
Comment: Tweeted that Trump’s name was in the Epstein files and that was why they didn’t want them released.
Contradiction: Deleted the post two days later, walking it back.
House Speaker Mike Johnson: Opposed Document Release, Saying He Wanted to “Protect the Innocent”
Comment: Framed resistance to releasing files as protecting victims’ privacy.
Contradiction: Epstein survivors themselves are demanding transparency…not protection.
Thomas Massie vs. GOP Leadership
Comment: Massie pushed for release…saying powerful people should still face justice.
Contradiction: Trump and GOP leaders pressured him…Massie was even labeled "the worst Republican Congressman" by Trump for pushing transparency.
DOJ Deputy Implicating Redaction Bias
Slip: A DOJ deputy chief was secretly recorded saying, “They’ll redact every Republican or conservative person in those files…leave all the liberal…Democratic people.”
Contradiction: Directly conflicts with public claims of impartial transparency.
Mike Collins Hot-Mic Reveal: Trump “In” the Epstein Files…Wants Them Public
Comment: Stated Trump is implicated in the files and advocated their release.
Contradiction: Conflicted with Trump’s public denial and scorning of the files as a “hoax.”
Pam Bondi’s Broken Promise
Comment: Originally promised that a “client list” would be unveiled.
Contradiction: Ultimately…DOJ said no such list existed…and critics cite that initial promise as misleading magacol.
Why These Matter
Each point reveals tension between messaging and motivation…or outright cover-up framing.
They also highlight fissures within the GOP: those clamoring for transparency versus those cheering obfuscation or denial.
Let’s line these comments (and others) and behaviors up under a different light…and watch what jumps out.
The Receipts
Mike Johnson: Floated Trump as an FBI informant on Epstein → walked it back days later.
Johnson again: Said he’s “protecting the innocent” by redacting files → victims themselves demand full release.
Rep. Mike Collins: Hot mic…“Trump is in the Epstein files” → later spun it as compatible with Trump’s FBI cooperation.
Rep. Thomas Massie: “We can’t avoid justice” → blasted by Trump as “the worst Republican” for pushing transparency.
White House line: Calls it a “Democrat hoax” → DOJ quietly confirmed Trump’s name is in the files.
Trump (2002): Epstein a “terrific guy” who liked them “on the younger side” → now insists he barely knew him.
Trump (2020): Wished Ghislaine Maxwell “well” → while claiming zero tolerance for trafficking.
Trump (2019): Floated Clinton conspiracy about Epstein’s death → death occurred under Barr’s DOJ watch.
Pam Bondi: Teased explosive “client list” → DOJ later said no list exists.
Kevin McCarthy: Claimed Dems “never asked” → Dems are now demanding unsealing alongside survivors.
Johnson’s balancing act: Publicly downplays…privately signals he may allow limited release.
Axios tally: Massie…MTG…Boebert…Mace sign discharge petition → direct revolt against Trump/Johnson.
MTG: “I’ll say every damn name” on House floor → collides with leadership redaction push.
Lauren Boebert: Pushes for priority probe → pivots mid-interview to talk border instead.
Nancy Mace: Meets victims..backs release → still defends Trump in same breath.
Lindsey Graham: “Not interested” → a week later calls for full file release.
Alex Acosta: Defended 2008 sweetheart deal by saying Epstein “belonged to intelligence.”
Johnson world vs. WaPo: Informant walk-back + trying to placate Trump while not blocking Massie entirely.
Oversight “birthday book”: Released pages signed by Trump → Trump denies & sues WSJ, allies call it hoax.
Broader GOP media line: Some yelling “release it all” while others push “move on”…mutually canceling talking points.
The Truth of Where We Are
Look…if you’ve stuck with me this far…you already know what most Americans refuse to face:
The cover-up is the operating system of power.
The kompromat machine didn’t end with Epstein. It’s still humming. It’s still steering decisions you never voted for.
And here’s the choice:
Either you accept that silence is normal…or you rip the gag off and force the questions nobody in Congress dares to ask.
Because history shows one truth:
The moment ordinary people stop swallowing the lie…the empire of lies collapses.
So ask. Demand. Don’t shut up. Don’t move on. Because the minute you stop pulling the thread…you hand the rope right back to the people who are using it to strangle you.
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The Runner Who Refused to Quit
In 1968, the Olympic marathon in Mexico City had long ended. The stadium was nearly empty. Hours later…one man staggered in: John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania. His leg was bandaged…bleeding…and every step was agony.
Reporters asked why he hadn’t quit. His answer was simple: “My country did not send me 5,000 miles to start the race. They sent me 5,000 miles to finish it.”
That’s grit. That’s loyalty. That’s commitment to a mission bigger than pain.
The truth? Most people quit the moment things stop being easy. They drop out when the medal’s out of reach. They think no one is watching…so it doesn’t matter.
But the old lion’s truth is this:
Finishing what you start matters more than winning. It builds a spine of steel. It creates the kind of discipline no one can take away.
The world doesn’t need more starters. It needs finishers.
Thank you for your hard work in exposing this horrible crime ring. I suspected that the truth is bad, but I never realized that it is this bad. Now, I would love to see some rich and powerful heads roll!
As sick as this makes me feel, THANK YOU for bringing clarity to this grotesque world-wide operating system.