The flaw in your logic is that you assume any important outcome of said study will be seen as valid by the people in power who can do something about the result

The flaw in your logic is that you assume any important outcome of said study will be seen as valid by the people in power who can do something about the results of the study. Many high power people in the government actively try to present scientists as liars and frauds, and you think we should just let the data speak for itself? How's that working out so far?