I No Longer Believe Epstein Just Wanted Access; He Was Buying British Secrets on the Cheap. I used to view the money Jeffrey Epstein gave to Sarah Ferguson, Prince Andrew, and Peter Mandelson as shady, embarrassing footnotes, questionable loans, awkward favors, maybe a wealthy man helping his influential friends. I don’t see it that way anymore. I now believe we’ve been interpreting those payments incorrectly. They weren’t just about rent, debt, or social climbing. They were