It should now be recognized by all that the deep-state uniparty literally destroyed the constitutional republic. Instead, government power and control has been substituted for rule of law. And this transition has been affirmed by all three branches, with Congress abdicating oversight responsibilities of the executive, and the courts absent from intervention.
So what does this mean? What it means is that domestic spying has now been affirmed as "settled law". Now ask yourself this question: what is the most important challenge facing Trump (and the deplorables) in 2018? Why, the elections of course. Now, proceed to the next question: what is Trump's (and our) best course of action to ensure an electoral sweep and control of Congress? Is it (a) prosecution; or (b) incorporation?
Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner if you correctly chose 'B'. The idiot deep state, neglecting to keep focused on the age-old admonition of "You must kill the king if you attempt to kill the king" royally (pun intended) screwed up by allowing Trump to win. Now he's in charge of every program, every initiative, every legal rationale, every administrative function to utilize the very tools they created and enabled against themselves.
Let Hillary keep her ill gotten gains; let Hussein skate on spying and treason. With Trump in control, the ability to frame, blackmail, intimidate, threaten & extort any & all opponents of MAGA will result in not a blue wave, but rather a bright red wave in 2018.
This is the calculus Trump and his advisory team are considering. If they do decide to prosecute, it won't be because of some misguided sentiment towards justice. Rather, after game playing the various scenarios, it will because they have concluded prosecution gives them a greater advantage in 11/2018 than incorporation.
Only one flaw in your scenario....the so called "press". As long as they have any legitimacy in the minds of the American people they won't allow Trump to do any of this. They'll report it like it's the worst thing that ever happened. They'll ignore libs and dems, but they won't ignore Trump.
I do not agree that President Trump should usurp the tools of the Deep State.
He is too much of a patriot.
These weapons need to be destroyed and the heads of their former owners placed on pikes outside the city gates as a warning to others.