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Jeffrey Epstein And His Useful Idiot

According to reporting based on Tina Brown’s The Palace Papers, Jeffrey Epstein privately described Prince Andrew as “an idiot, but—to him—a useful one,” because Andrew’s royal status gave Epstein access and legitimacy that money alone could not easily buy. Brown wrote that Epstein traveled with Andrew to foreign markets where governments and business leaders were effectively obliged to receive a senior British royal, while Epstein accompanied him as an investment adviser. That arrangement allowed Epstein to use Andrew as a front man, gaining introductions to political leaders, wealthy…

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