It is a common tactic.
The Epstein issue had been around and was percolating. The Dems had this waiting and undoubtedly got wind of what the topic of the announced PC was, and they threw this out there so none of the hard left would pay attention. The MSM then dutifully followed suit by not even mentioning the massive news story for a day, and then giving it less billing than Pee Pee Tapes 2.0.
Now how about explaining to me how the SDNY held onto something like this on Trump through two elections without a peep? Any guesses?
Now, I'll rip on Trump on another thing - the Golden Dome thing was already a stretch, but now he is petulantly trying to use a different company other than Space X because of his dissatisfaction with Musk. We cannot have any weaker alternatives for something with these stakes or this price tag....and that's if it's really feasible which is really iffy since tech is always advancing & we may break the bank on something that is obsolete by the time it gets ready to implement.