Money breeds status, status gives connections. I should clarify, Mossad didn't give most of Epstein's money. It probably came from Wexner who was the first blackmailing "victim." Easy to find public info on their baffling financial relationship. After that yes, it bankrolled itself. He still needed Mossad (through Ghislaine Maxwell, see her father Robert's Wikipedia article) to cover everything up. Extraordinary crimes require extraordinary protection. The Mossad enabling all of this is the only thing that makes sense.

> The Mossad connection is the only thing that makes sense

If one needs to shove Mossad into the storyline, yes. But it's unnecessary. Epstein getting wealthy by blackmailing Maxwell and using that wealth (and power over his blackmailing victims) to get wealthier, bully witnesses and lobby powerful people is plausible by itself.

If the targets were primarily business leaders and fewer in number, I'd agree with you. The vastness and involvement of political figures makes a state's support more likely.

If he just wanted to get his own rocks off, why bring in these guys? Prince Andrew, Clinton? It'd be safer to ensnare middling business leaders no one has ever heard of if he just wanted money. But such people are no use to state intelligence.

> It'd be safer to ensnare middling business leaders

We have no evidence any of Prince Andrew or Clinton did anything nefarious in the midst of Epstein. Epstein was just doing what rich Americans do--cohorting with his fellow powerful.