Read up on what was revealed in the Church commission.

Or what Ollie North was doing during Iran Contra.

Or any of a dozen other cases where actual Intelligence operations have come to light.

If you have agents in the field, they will be fucking around. And the people in charge never seem to care, no matter how many terrorist organizations they create.

These agencies, from the beginning, have seen protecting the rich and powerful (of their country) as their main mission.

But back to Epstein. Israel spies on the US, constantly. Maxwell's father was a Mossad agent and was buried with honors in Israel.

He's likely the one who recruited Epstein.