I wonder if the "big-picture" problem of revealing the truth is that it would harm the Judicial Branch somehow. We had a similar "scandal" in parts of Aus not that long ago.

To put this theory in to perspective, it might be why Bongino is pissed with Bondi at the moment, because she's veto'ing everything not to protect Trump, but to protect "The System".

Also, Trump knows what he's done and how much trouble he could face because of that, but he also knows that many other people like Bill Clinton are implicated, and he doesn't know exactly what they've done (could be more or less crimes, but there might also be more or less evidence). However, the fact the Democrats didn't use these Epstein files to bury him during Biden's admin might have suggested to him that his guilt appears less than other peoples based upon the evidence, and being "Teflon Don", he probably thought it fine to wedge them on.