The New York Times (which is probably a rat for the Deep State) admits that Epstein was talking about having dirt on powerful people. Them the Deep State arrests him on charges they ignored before? What was the urgency? Because he was spilling the beans to the NYTimes.
The Day Jeffrey Epstein Told Me He Had Dirt on Powerful People The article was from Aug 12, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-interview.html
Also: Jeffrey Epstein was meeting with Silicon Valley reporters before his arrest, ‘rambling’ about all the people he knew in tech
https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epstein-interview-tech-reporters-weeks-before-death-2019-8
I suspect word got out Epstein was ready to blow... the rest is history.