I never said that wasn't likely the case, but it does effect the rest of the party and affects them being voted out before midterms. They tried to sneak in a vote before the petition was signed just so their names wouldn't be tied to who voted for or against. They played with fire and rallied their base for this and ended up shooting themselves in the foot.
These people have ambitions past Trump. MTG voted for this to be released. She wants to run for Senate or Governorship and knows she can't do it without this albatross hanging around her party. There are other members who have similar ambitions. They'll do what they can to stop it from coming to vote (as will Trump), but at the end, more people are going to vote for the release because they know how bad it'll look if they're on record saying "Don't release the Epstein files". That's even if/when nothing happens to Trump.