It is pure guesswork. There is no link. The question is thrown out, lest it be overlooked.
And Kevin Morris paid Hunter's taxes. There are loose ends. A guess here, Trump pardons him, one in a big batch, Smirnov too.
Rudy's situation is interesting, State not federal liability, and a civil judgment, not crime. The guess here is Rudy gets thrown under the bus, and if he's got knowledge he threatens to disclose, he could end up Epsteined. Bill Casey dying at a critical Iran Contra time reminds me, I never saw either body.