A claim that Jeffrey Epstein was less a spy for one country and more a freelance intelligence broker who collected secrets and sold them to multiple agencies.

• The newest batch of released documents is read as proof Epstein was working for Israel's Mossad, and likely the CIA, FBI, and Britain's MI5 and MI6 too.
• The theory: spy agencies can't recruit billionaires, ex-presidents, or royals directly because those people don't need money — so they recruit someone with easy access to them.
• Epstein fit that role, and any personal weaknesses of the powerful people around him made them easier to compromise.
• The bigger idea flips the usual story: instead of being one agency's asset, he may have gathered intelligence and sold it to whoever would pay.

Outlook: Expect more document releases to keep fueling debate over who Epstein really worked for, with no official confirmation likely soon.