Vice President JD Vance embraced claims that there were ties between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the “highest levels” of Israeli intelligence, echoing conspiracy theories that have been a source of tension among conservatives.During an episode of his popular podcast, Joe Rogan said there was a widespread perception that Epstein’s financial support and drive to influence thinking at American universities stemmed from links to Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service. Vance agreed that such a view exists, before asserting his own perspective.“Most people think he was Mossad,” Rogan, a frequent promoter of conspiracy theories, said of Epstein in an episode...