Timing is a tactic—there is no _good_ time for that kind of move, and actually there is no _bad_ time either.
If it were my call, I would wait until every other remedy had been exhausted, regardless of my confidence in the process.
That said—I would totally understand if the President chose to go another way.
What you said is very low IQ.
Of course there’s a good time and a bad time for doing it!