They were stupid. They sent it to DOJ and said hurry with your redactions and release it? They had the documents in their possession… they should have simply released them to the public as is. Let the chips fall where they may.
Yes, direct action in this situation was called for. But, DJTrump was being told by (crooked) advisers to try and work with the system. Another version of “go along to get along”. “You are fired” ought to have been used more often.
Do keep in mind, tho, unless you are willing to break the law like BeijingBiden (and brag about it) the Exec is constrained — to keep him from becoming a tyrant — again, like BBiden.
Seriously. Playing patty cakes to the very end with people whom you knew for a fact has tried to overthrow your government. If there’d been a couple weeks left in the administration…maybe… but with hours to go what DOJ would do was as obvious as the dawn