“Trump is afraid to do it.”
No, Trump doesn’t WANT to do it.
The Mueller witch hunt, along with the appearance of a deep state controlled AG and DOJ, is the gift that keeps giving.
Trump is as happy as a clam. First off, he gets innocent victim status for being the subject of what the public overwhelmingly views as a political witch hunt. Second, the a Democrats are cast as the bad guys - the witch hunters - history shows the party of the witch hunter gets clobbered in the voting booth. Third, the Democrats think Trump is wounded - they think there’s blood in the water, so they are acting like sharks - (emboldened, as you put it) so they are over confident, arrogant, error prone and vicious, often picking indefensible positions just to be the opposite of Trump. All in all not a “look” voters find attractive. Fourth, the Democrats committed all kinds of crimes, so wherever Mueller turns he’s going to be unwittingly tripping over evidence that hurts Obama Democrats - the longer the Mueller investigation drags on, the longer the Democrats are stuck running around in a mine field, at risk for blowing themselves up.
In short, Trump would be crazy to end the Mueller investigation - it’s the political gift that keeps on giving. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to find out the whole thing was his idea - he’s certainly not lifting a finger to stop it.
I hope that you are right, and most of your analysis I find to be well within the bounds of reason. We will find out if the effect of the ongoing witch hunt is going to hurt the ‘Rats in Nov. I pray to God that every Trump voter from 2016 is scared enough to get off his/her duff and get to the polls...and that there are a few million additional fence-sitters who grow disgusted by the tactics of the Cultural Marxist Swine and decide to send them a message ...
Not many of us seriously entertain that idea. I'm pretty well convinced SC is a creature of Trump, or at least "not a surprise to Trump" when appointed.
Right now is definitely the worst timing to do so.