My take on Bongino and Patel suddenly taking the side of the state on Epstein is that since taking office they’ve been read into the pole shift federal project. At such a late stage of the ongoing shift, there is literally no time left to humor or support any threats to the state’s power. If the deep tunnel and base network is allowed to have its ownership disputed, it’s quite likely the dispute will take longer to resolve than the planet has left before reorientation. From the state’s perspective the survival of the species is at stake. No distractions like Epstein can be allowed to derail their train. You can see it in Patel’s eyes. He knows the clock has almost run out, and he’s terrified.