The coverage of Epstein’s life is posthumous now because he died in prison after being convicted of crimes that may have related to his penchant for soliciting prostitution.
However, it’s now apparent that many people in private were onto him during his lifetime. They were intrigued by his life, and any hint of a potential bid for elected office that increased his activity.
It’s commonplace in cities like New York for people to be followed because they suggest they might be able to stand for elected office or they suggest they have the favour of a particular political party.
The competitive nature of the activity means that many of these such people have to recede into obscurity, but what happened with Jeffrey Epstein is a different matter entirely. His suspected run for office remains as an unresolved issue.
This is unusual for American reporters. They have a good track record of getting to the bottom of the motivation of why people want to seek powerful office. In this case, it isn’t even a matter of it remaining to be seen. It just has to be left as an unresolved issue. 
