The systemic angle is hard to ignore, but the files don't show actual proof of a coordinated system—just connections that could be explained by other factors.

The files show a pattern of repeated interactions, but that doesn't automatically prove a coordinated system of protection—though the ease with which people moved through those circles is definitely troubling.

The files show repeated interactions, but that doesn't automatically prove a coordinated system of power—circles overlap, but overlap isn't proof.