I was just thinking, “How is this any different from what Nixon tried to do?”
It is somewhat the same, but the times were much different then. He didn’t have the ability to push a button and search anyone in the world for their life history, their whereabouts and phone calls on a given day. Even if he ordered the break-in, all they could was rummage through a few desk drawers. If the laws were like they are now, he could just get the FBI to lie to a judge, and get a warrant to do his dirty work like Obama did.
Nixon also fired the special prosecutor; Trump played Rope-A-Dope with Mewler.