Even if he had thought that was going on it would have been nearly impossible to fight the “experts.” The media was ginning up the hysteria to monumental levels. The Democrats would have filed another impeachment and the Senate would have removed him from office for it.
I have a feeling you post is 100% right.
Most of the public now knows we, including Trump, were all lied to. It would have been impossible for Trump to have gone against the tide.