If the gestalt of information is too far outside of the current zeitgiest, the information will be rejected, discarded, and the person delivering it discredited.
Acclimitization is an unfortunate, but necessary part of the process.
Elizondo isn't off the hook for the things you've cited, but if we look at him through the lens of a good faith actor, his patriotism and unwillingness to breach his NDA's may account for his metering of information over time. He goes as far as he can in the moment. New things come light from third parties, and it sets a new line he's willing to walk up to, but not cross.
Elizondo has never given me a reason to definitively distrust him. He's human, he's made some mistakes.
Let's not forget he was talking about recovered NHI materials FOUR YEARS before Grusch hit the scene. He has testified UNDEROATH to congress. He's met with and avocated for international collaboration on the topic with Brazil, Italy, Japan, and more. He helped produce the Age of Disclosure.
If he was truly trying to shape the narrative and keep even specific aspects of this under wraps, he's sure put a tremendous amount of effort into shining a light on the topic as a whole, which is entirely at odds with that goal.
It's like playing hide and seek with two people hiding right next to each other. You help the seeker find the first person, but then desperately try to deflect their attention from finding the second despite the fact that you're the reason they're in the viscinity of either to begin with.
Lastly, let's not forget the general public sentiment towards UFOs/UAPs in 2017. Main stream media wouldn't touch it. Elizondo was one of a handful of people fiercely advocating for disclosure. Like it or not, he's been instrumental in getting us to where we are.
he has addressed it yes, but what he told us in 2017 is NOT what he knew at the time. the amount of information he has divulged in the past 9 years has contiually evolved. He decides when and how much he shares at any point, which is the very definition of shaping the narrative.
add to that the major MULTIPLE fuckups with the light reflections photos and “i just got testimony of the pilots” lies that go with it, his own admission of being asked to put his COUNTERINTEL skills to the UFO topic, the constant doubts over the formality and budgetinf questions over the AATIP program… (even your hero Puthoff has admitted it wasn’t a real program)
he is just not credible as a ‘tell-all’ whistleblower. I’m sure he wants the reality of NHI on this planet disclosed, but I can’t disregard all the signs that tell me he doesn’t want any the rest of the stuff out.