You mean Trump going down that escalator and noticing that there were people stupid enough to vote for him changed things? All of a sudden, Trump's skeletons in the closet meant more. He had no way forward if Epstein started talking.
It should have corrected itself with the file release, but Donnie already had too much power to force redactions.
100%, and that's why the people at the top want everyone on the edge of starvation.
But note: if they did starve, en masse, the system still fails.