Tucker Carlson had raised the question of whether Epstein was running a blackmail operation on behalf of Israeli intelligence during his speech to the conservative youth group Turning Point USA, saying "every single person in Washington DC thinks that".

Megyn Kelly embraced the theory that Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex criminal, was an Israeli intelligence asset over the weekend and doubled down on it Monday. The post Megyn Kelly Champions Tucker Carlson’s Theory That Epstein Worked for Israel — But Admits She Has No Evidence first appeared on Mediaite.