The disclosures add to our understanding of Epstein’s still-murky role as a global power player, and what he actually used the influence he had amassed for. Simply put, if Epstein was using his connections to powerful people with some kind of aim in mind, it was decidedly not to make the world a better place.
“History Repeats Itself”
In the files, Epstein appeared to favor more aggressive solutions to geopolitical problems — particularly when it came to traditional adversaries of Israel, a country whose politics and national security the sex trafficker took a keen interest in, these and other disclosures show.
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“China China China”
But the country that featured most heavily in Epstein’s private discussions contained in the files wasn’t Israel; it was China.
The subject of the United States’ chief geopolitical rival clearly loomed large for Epstein.