Did Jeffrey Epstein really work for the Mossad? Piers Morgan digs into the rumors

The idea that Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and convicted sex offender, was a Mossad agent has been floating around for years, popping up in everything from lawsuits to social media threads.

I listened to a recent Piers Morgan podcast featuring former Mossad boss Danny Yatom, ex-CIA agent John Kiriakou, author Scott Horton, and Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, and here’s what he and his guests said about whether Epstein was really tied to Israel’s top intelligence agency.

What People Are Saying

The theory goes that Epstein ran his trafficking ring as a “honey trap” for Mossad, Israel’s spy agency known for pulling off crazy missions. The pitch is that he lured powerful people, politicians, CEOs, you name it, with underage girls, then used the dirt to blackmail them for Israel. Here’s where the claims come from:

It sounds like a spy novel, with Epstein playing the villain who traps elites for Israel’s gain.

Pushing Back: No Proof, Just Talk

Not everyone’s buying it, especially Danny Yatom, who ran Mossad from 1999 to 2001. On the podcast, he shut down the idea hard: “Epstein was not a Mossad agent.” Yatom said Epstein was too famous to be a spy; Mossad likes to stay low-key, especially in the U.S., where getting caught could mess up Israel’s alliances. “I’d have gone after him day one,” Yatom added, saying Epstein’s high profile made him more of a liability than an asset. He thinks people tie Epstein to Mossad just because he was Jewish, falling into an old habit of blaming Israel for everything.

Alan Dershowitz, who used to represent Epstein and knows a thing or two about law, backed Yatom up. He called the Mossad obsession a recycled stereotype, saying the agency’s job is to stop terrorists and keep Israel safe, not run blackmail rackets. Dershowitz, who’s had his own Epstein-related heat, said Mossad saves lives, Israeli, American, European, and isn’t out here playing dirty games with guys like Epstein. He told a story about a letter from a former Mossad chief hoping for a day when spying isn’t needed, but until then, Israel can’t survive without it.

Somewhere in Between

Scott Horton, who’s written a lot about foreign policy, had a middle-of-the-road take. He doesn’t think Epstein was a card-carrying Mossad agent but wonders if he could’ve been an “access agent”, someone who passes info or opens doors without being official.

Horton pointed out Epstein’s sketchy wealth and A-list contacts, like Bill Clinton, Ehud Barak, and Google’s founders, which definitely looks suspicious. Still, he admitted there’s no real proof Mossad was involved, and their focus on stuff like Iran’s nuclear program doesn’t scream “blackmail operation.”

John Kiriakou, the ex-CIA guy, didn’t say much about Epstein on the panel but has talked before about how spy agencies use compromising setups. He didn’t point fingers at Mossad specifically, but his experience suggests lots of agencies, including the CIA, have done this kind of thing. So, if Epstein was working for anyone, it might not just be Israel.

What’s Actually Out There?

Here’s the thing: there’s no smoking gun. Let’s break down the evidence, or lack of it:

Julie K. Brown, who knows the case inside out, hasn’t found any firm intelligence connection. The FBI’s files call Epstein’s setup a trafficking ring, not a spy operation, and there’s no mythical “client list” to prove blackmail.

Why It Keeps Coming Up

So why does this theory stick around? X is a big part of it—posts from users like @AFpost and @Megatron_ron

keep hammering the Mossad angle. But Yatom and Dershowitz say it’s partly because Epstein was Jewish and Israel’s a lightning rod for conspiracy theories. Horton and Kiriakou noted that lots of spy agencies use dirty tricks, so pinning it all on Mossad might be unfair. It’s easier to blame Israel than to untangle the messy reality of Epstein’s world.

What’s the Deal?

The Epstein-Mossad idea is intriguing, but it’s mostly smoke. A lawsuit and a former spy’s story sound spicy, but they don’t hold up without hard proof. Yatom’s flat-out denial carries weight, and Dershowitz’s point about Mossad’s bigger priorities makes sense. Horton’s “maybe he helped out” guess is interesting but doesn’t have receipts. The court files and FBI’s work point to Epstein running a grim trafficking scheme for his own gain, not Israel’s.

Epstein was a creep with powerful friends, so it’s natural to wonder who he was working for. But jumping to Mossad feels more like a plot twist than reality. Could he have crossed paths with intelligence: Israeli, American, or otherwise? Sure, it’s possible. But right now, it’s all talk and no evidence.