"After that unique and disturbing deal was reached, questions began to surface regarding Epstein’s relationship with the FBI and US intelligence. These questions only became more prominent the more we learned of Epstein’s shady financial dealings and of his relationships with powerful friends and associates in politics, intelligence, business, education, and finance, including: President Bill Clinton, former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak, former CIA Director William Burns, Bill Gates, and former Obama White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler. "