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One of the mistakes of Trump’s first few months in office was to be magnanimous in victory and not follow through on investigating and prosecuting Clinton corruption. “Lock her up” was, in a sense, an element of the platform on which he was elected, but he didn’t follow through. I understand the desire to be gracious in victory and all that. But the Clintons and their allies have been anything but gracious in defeat. Being Mr Nice Guy to them in early 2017 was neither appreciated nor rewarded.

I once thought the same, but now looking back at the incredibly complex snares the evil forces had strewn around him, I disagree. Had Trump done ANYTHING like you describe, he'd be out of office, and probably in prison. He played this attempted coup just perfectly, with miraculous patience and guile. What an unbelievably canny and savvy operator is Trump. Apex predator indeed.