This persons POV makes a lot of sense:
"Trump Tries To Have It Both Ways On Epstein Files, And Americans Are Finally Calling the Bluff
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s whiplash reversal on releasing the Epstein files isn’t just a flip-flop. It’s a calculated two-track strategy built to let him claim every position at once — and the public is finally seeing the con for what it is.
For months, Trump pressured House Republicans to block the release of Epstein-related records, even leaning on loyalists to prevent a discharge petition from hitting the 218-signature threshold that would force a vote. He failed. The petition crossed the line last week, with all Democrats plus four Republicans signing on [8][9]. Facing a guaranteed and humiliating floor defeat, Trump abruptly declared Sunday night that GOP lawmakers should support the release — a move designed to spin unavoidable political loss into “leadership.”
But the reversal makes sense only when paired with what his administration is doing behind the scenes.
At the very moment Trump publicly endorsed releasing the files, he escalated DOJ investigations targeting Democrats, prosecutors, critics, and civil society groups — an effort widely described as political targeting or “weaponization” of the Justice Department [1][4][6][8][9]. That isn’t a coincidence. It’s a pressure valve.
By unleashing sweeping, often evidence-light probes against his opponents [6][8][9], Trump gives himself the perfect shield: he can say he wants the Epstein documents released, while pointing to “ongoing investigations” as the reason for redactions, delays, or nondisclosure. It’s transparency theater with built-in plausible deniability.
If the files are slow to surface: blame DOJ procedure.
If they’re redacted: blame investigators.
If they’re incomplete: blame “deep state obstruction.”
If they’re released: claim victory.
Every outcome is preloaded to benefit him.
This is the same dual-track playbook he used when he instructed DOJ to probe supposed Epstein–Clinton connections earlier this month [2][3], all while publicly claiming he supports openness. He gets the talking point and the bureaucratic choke point.
But here’s the part the headlines often miss: Americans are seeing the pattern.
Polling and public reaction increasingly show that voters recognize this for what it is: not transparency, not leadership, but a president trying to control every narrative vector simultaneously — a sword in one hand and a shield in the other — while pretending he’s simply “doing the right thing” [4][8].
The headline says Trump reversed course.
The reality is he’s trying to stand on every side of the issue at once.
And for once, the country actually sees the trick happening in real time."
