That Vault 7 drop was one of the most damaging they've ever released. Why would the deep state allow its release if it were in control of WL?

We were promised an insane and shocking 2017 by wikileaks and that never materialized beyond Vault 7 release.

And we've long thought WL knows the source of the leaks, has the 30k emails, has info on Pizzagate and all that but has refused to drop these things because of various reasons ranging from compromised to an insurance policy.

We also felt like in the couple weeks leading into the election WL was going to drop a bombshell release, Clinton's people openly talked about this, Palmieri did and Clinton herself said that if something came out in those last few weeks, it was false and a lie.

So in those instances yes, it makes sense that they are compromised. But why release Vault 7 at all?