@middleeasteye: During an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored, former CIA officer John Kiriakou described convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein as a “textbook example of an access agent.” “The issue,” Kiriakou added, “is that the accusation is he was an access agent for the Israelis, and that’s something the intelligence community really doesn’t like to talk about.” His remarks came just one day after the FBI and US Department of Justice concluded that Epstein was not murdered, did not blackmail prominent individuals, and did not maintain a so-called “client list.” The findings have sparked backlash among some of former President Donald Trump’s supporters, who had anticipated new disclosures following Epstein’s death in 2019—a case that has fuelled conspiracy theories due to his ties to influential figures in politics, business, and media.