In his first Florida trial a decade or so ago, apparently Acosta, the attorney that gave Epstein the first sweetheart deal.that let him walk, was told he was intelligence.

So, yes, honeypot blackmail.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/acosta-was-told-epstein-belonged-intelligence-ryan-saavedra

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/i-was-told-epstein-belonged-to-intelligence-and-to-leave-it-alone