Morgan McSweeney
READERS OF The Phoenix are likely aware of the unsettling parallels between the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and historical instances of child sexual exploitation, such as the Kincora Boys’ Home scandal in Belfast. The Kincora case involved the trafficking of teenage boys by MI5 to loyalist politicians and paramilitaries. The purpose was to gather compromising material (kompromat) for potential blackmail or character assassination. MI5 also provided boys to VIPs, including Lord Mountbatten, for their personal gratification.
Mainstream media outlets have finally grasped that Epstein was involved in collecting kompromat, too.
Epstein provided former political high-flyer Peter Mandelson with large sums of money and lavish gifts. In return, Mandelson shared sensitive government information with him. Should Epstein have asked, Mandelson was in pole position to advise him about Britain’s tactics for dealing with the Irish government.
Mandelson described himself as the “third man” in the dynamic between prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He also served as secretary of state for the north (1999-2001).
Epstein also cultivated friendships with George Mitchell, the US envoy who played a crucial role in the Good Friday Agreement, and with Bill Clinton, who was also deeply involved in the peace process. Both Clinton and Mitchell were involved in negotiations involving Palestine and Israel as well.
So, who were Epstein’s intelligence masters? There are some strong clues.
Epstein was initially arrested in 2006 on child trafficking charges. He received a lenient sentence after his legal team struck a deal with Alexander Acosta, then the US attorney for southern Florida. This deal drew scrutiny when Acosta was considered for the position of labour secretary under Donald Trump.
Acosta reportedly defended the agreement, claiming he was instructed to “leave it alone” because Epstein “belonged to intelligence”. This information was relayed to Vicky Ward, formerly of Vanity Fair, by a former senior White House official.
In 2007, Epstein was represented by Alan Dershowitz. A confidential human source (CHS) informed the FBI in 2020 that Dershowitz had advised Acosta that Epstein was affiliated with both US and allied intelligence services.
A recently declassified 2020 FBI document reveals that the CHS told the FBI that Dershowitz kept Mossad abreast of how the Epstein case was progressing.
The FBI document further reveals that the CHS “became convinced that Epstein was a co-opted Mossad agent (see previous reporting).”
More recently, Mandelson mentored Morgan McSweeney. Originally from Macroom, Co Cork, McSweeney was Keir Starmer’s Downing Street chief of staff since October 2024. Mandelson and McSweeney were key players in the manoeuvres that led to Jeremy Corbyn’s removal as leader of the Labour Party. McSweeney, who once lived on a kibbutz and has strong ties to Israel, misrepresented Corbyn as antisemitic.
Curiously, British media outlets such as the Mail are now suggesting that Epstein was a Russian agent. It is unlikely that Moscow could have ordered Acosta to reduce the charges against Epstein. The Mail was briefed by “senior [British] security officials”. In other words, the spooks are behind the yarn about Russia.
The Mail is also alleging that “MI6 was told that Peter Mandelson could be a risk to British security because of his connections with Russian intelligence” (7/2/26). Really?
In the House of Commons, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has jumped on the dubious Russia bandwagon, questioning Starmer about whether he was “concerned” that Mandelson may have been leaking sensitive information to Epstein, a “Russian agent,” adding that Poland was investigating the possibility that Epstein was working for Putin.
Another declassified Epstein document describes a woman who told the FBI that she had been trafficked to Ireland for “politicians and notable men”. At this point, it is impossible to verify the credibility of this claim.
