Your comment sounds like you're suggesting that those Epstein files photos are fake. I don't know why you'd want to suggest that unless you're trying to make excuses for paedophile rapists and traffickers and discredit the various people whose lives have been ruined by Epstein and his pals.
In the context of the comment they’re replying to, I think they’re saying the opposite: That the photos were released when they could plausibly imply they were fake, thus complying with the mandate while also giving their base the ammunition to discrediting them despite them being factual.