I think there's more power in releasing it now. With almost six month's hindsight, we have a better capacity to assess the magnitude of the error and the severity of the consequences of the intentional deception. There have been many times of the past four years where I'd have loved to be the fly on the wall of a focus group of Trump supporters, and right now is one of those timer.
I'd be curious to hear how they process the revelation that, contrary to both what Trump has been saying and what his followers have been loudly vocalizing, Trump knew it was dangerous and purposefully downplayed it. Do they think that's justifiable political gamesmanship? Does it change their trust in his assessment of the relative risks and benefits of masks, social distancing, etc.? Or is this just another datapoint of moral decrepitude that has already been factored into the pro-con calculus?
I'd be curious to hear how they process the revelation that, contrary to both what Trump has been saying and what his followers have been loudly vocalizing, Trump knew it was dangerous and purposefully downplayed it. Do they think that's justifiable political gamesmanship? Does it change their trust in his assessment of the relative risks and benefits of masks, social distancing, etc.? Or is this just another datapoint of moral decrepitude that has already been factored into the pro-con calculus?