To understand why Mueller doesn't file indictments against Trump, you must understand media.

What would happen if Mueller were to file one or two or three indictments against Trump?

1. There would be public handwringing.
2. Followed by right-wing outrage how dare he.
3. Followed by accusations that this is all part of a deep-state witch-hunt coup yaddayaddayadda.
4. Followed by an evaporation of public pressure because there would inevitably come a new topic of the day. Trump would run down the clock until Pence pardons him or whatever.

The public pressure on politicians to hold Trump accountable would evaporate, because the public would get distracted by yet another stupid thing Trump tweeted.







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What would happen if Mueller were to file 10 indictments against Trump, plus 5 against Trump Jr., plus 5 against Kushner, all at the same time?

Trump's whole clan indicted for crimes committed before the campaign, during the campaign, after the campaign.

A VERITABLE SHITLOAD OF INDICTMENTS. A SHITLOAD SO BIG THAT TRUMP CANNOT DISTRACT THE PUBLIC.

By filing or unsealing the indictments all at once, Mueller would force Trump, the WH, his spokespeople and his lawyers to deal with them all at once.

No more handwaving to make the scandal-of-the-week go away in one interview. Now they would have to make 20 scandals go away in one interview.

And there is no way you can defend yourself against 20 different accusations in one interview or one tweet.

What could Trump and his spokespeople possibly do or say to make the public forget that the President is now indicted for a shitload of crimes?

From that point onward, anything Trump does or says would be tainted in the eyes of the public by the knowledge that he's a crook.

"We are now going live to the traditional White House Easter Egg Roll. The trials against the President, his son and his son-in-law are still ongoing."

And that taint would create the public pressure on the Republicans to actually do something.







Imagine:
- You did something bad. Your significant other finds out. You apologize or lie about it or whatever.
- You did 20 bad things. Your significant other finds out. Now you have to come up with apologies or lies for 20 bad things in one go, in one speech. Good luck with that.