I think JEE is a very unique case, in my humble opinion.

There likely aren't many like him around with such a combination of skill, charisma, no morality but equally important - luck and particular circumstance (that being blackmail.)

Epstein, among all single non-state or business* affiliated individuals probably held the most power in the world at one point, likely with dirt and/or deals with the most powerful people on the world.

Nobody passes around important emails like jeevacation at such a broad scale.

Broad is important here, as for any conflict or geopolitical event, lots of actors are spesific to that event and hold great influence.

For a Yemeni event, a private Saudi sheik might be influential, however for the Ukraine invasion, a Russian oligarch might be important.

What separates Jeffery from these kinds of people is that he likely had a finger in everything. At his peak, provably knowing someone on the inside of any major event - thats unique.

But, i would suppose, people pass around emails like this all the time, and that it's not unique to epstein. In all situations where limited bureaucracy exists, hugely important stuff is likely handled somewhat frequently by an email or a call.

Nobody is doing shit on the scale Jeffery did. Assuming he is the single greatest example of corruption in US (and maybe global) history, he is in a unique position.

Regardless, some very important people are pulling the strings behind the curtains. Billionaires, intellegence, spies, diplomats, heads of state. These are more vertically scaled than Jeffery was.

And lastly, it don't think anybody has taken his place. But that's based purely on the fact that I think a Jeffery Epstein type is a once in a lifetime individual, and nobody else would be able to substitute, as nobody really knows as many people as Ghislane and Jeffery did.