Second, that is a lie that you either believe or are willing to pass on.
on two occasions, trump was asked by an interviewer well into the interviews whether the epstein files should be released. he seemed mystified by the question and basically said he would be okay with it, in a "whatever" tone.
It was not any part of his campaign.
The word salad won't distract from the fact that you didn't care at all about releasing the epstein files until it became something to disengenuously bash trump about.
If you could just admit that it would go a long way towards your credibility.