Overview

• On July 13 at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit Tucker Carlson asserted that Epstein worked for Israeli intelligence and ran a blackmail operation against U.S. figures.
• Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett declared on X with “100% certainty” that Epstein never collaborated with Mossad or the State of Israel.
• A DOJ-and-FBI memo released earlier this month found no incriminating client list or credible evidence that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals.
• Conspiracy theories have long cited Epstein’s meetings with Ehud Barak and unverified claims about Alex Acosta hearing he “belonged to intelligence” to allege foreign intelligence ties.
• Segments of the MAGA base are demanding that the Trump administration release full Justice Department files to shed light on Epstein’s network.