A part to play.
Trump, Epstein, Comey, the Clintons, the Bush's, Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netenyahu.. that's what all of them are doing. They are bit actors hired for a minute in a drama that's played out over thousands of years. Someone mentioned political theater in a prior post, and that comment couldn't be more spot on. People who prize purity rarely make it to the the level politics or influence of the individuals this thread is discussing because there isn't any leverage (illicite relationships, illeagel activities, warped twisted fetishes, etc.) to threaten them with to forcibly align them to the right agendas. Power is the ultimate attraction - it's the name of this game and the higher you go and longer you look, the worse it gets.
It is twistedly evil to rob this innocence from children. It's evil incarnate like nothing else. Tempest and others have brought up a lot of stuff that needs carefully evaluated and considered, but the very fact that our leaders are into sex with children is nothing new. Abhorrent, horrific, disgusting - but unfortunately not new. Look at ancient Sparta, or Rome, or Greece.. or even the Samurai. Pederasty ran rampant - the great (and lots of not great) civilizations have all had a thing for underage boys/girls.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/pederasty
To the OP's point, the fact that Trump's regime is enforcing/enacting laws that "disappear" immigrant children
is just too coincidental, considering all the perverse allegations and convictions coming to light. Lord help these kids. But are these leaders any more corrupt than our country's (and world's) prior leaders? Probably not - but the internet makes instantaneous knowledge the norm. Learning about Lolita Island or Jeff Gannon or PizzaGate is just a click away. In five minutes we can learn more than investigators would have found out in months 50 years ago!
Of course there has to be an immigration policy, of course we need borders that are controlled. We need policies and procedures to keep us from chaos, but the trauma inflicted on these kids that are separated at the border may be irreparable at a minimum, and shattering if the intent is as nefarious as we think it might be.