My take: Releasing the Epstein files would collapse the system entirely, because the downstream effects would show the evil pedophilia, rape and torture of children, is completely "legal" in this system, albeit not at all lawful, moral, or right.
It would expose the Admiralty/Maritime/Statutory legal Truman show we are all slaves in, and all the Trumans would run for the exit (which exists), stringing up the pedos along the way.
Perhaps the system is protecting itself, perhaps forces for good need the system to last a while longer to get to a better place... We will see...
One thing is for sure, the reckoning of the evil perpetuated gets closer by the day.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/12-key-questions-all-americans-should-ask-about-shameful-attempt-cover-truth-about