After learning how drug money was laundered through Japan, and Reverend Moon’s cult by the Bush Sr CIA to fund covert operations, and some details on how that was done, some patterns around Epstein start to make more sense. 
It also starts to make more sense why there seems to be a correlation between the Trump administration slowing/blocking the Epstein file release, and visits to the whitehouse by the Prime Minister of Israel. 
I dont think Trump is acting this way because he is being blackmailed personally, i think he is acting this way because the entire political,intelligence,and financial system of the US is being threatened by Israel in the following way… “ those files would cause us great damage. we have kept US actions secret because of our ‘great friendship’. please protect that friendship”