If a bloody warning or distraction was called for, the following story might be why:
Celebrities, royals and politicians brace themselves as court orders release of explosive Jeffrey Epstein files
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/03/celebrities-royals-politicians-brace-court-orders-release-explosive/
If the Telegraph knows something we don't about the timing of the Epstein document release, well, they didn't share it in the article. But it is about that time, according to original estimates of the review and redaction period.
Just sayin.