Well, I made my case for why they wouldn't want to do a direct assault as you suggest. To reiterate, the entire narrative that Trump is a dictatorial megalomaniac is capstoned around Jan 6. And it is just a fact that this is all it is... a narrative. A direct assault would have a high probability to collapse the house of cards that this story is built on.

With an indirect attack, they were able to draw out the narrative, they have been able to promulgate the story and hammer it in to the minds of countless people, and do irreparable reputational damage.

Sorry, but isn't that, like... all of politics? I can't think of one politician that your statement doesn't apply to. Not Biden, not Trump, not Obama, not Bush, not Clinton, not Bush, not Reagan... I would go on, but I'll stick to Presidents from my lifetime only. And Congress is not much better. I could probably name two in that last set. Do you not agree?

I think part of the reason that so many people stand by Trump is the absolutely toxic response he has received from both political sides, corporate media (Big Brother), and Hollywood (the Huxleyan social programmers). I have yet to hear anyone give me a reason why Trump is actually a bad pick for President from his detractors, outside of phony left-wing propaganda (like Jan 6) and vague and unfounded accusations of sexism, racism, and anti-LGBT views.

Don't get me wrong. I have actual reasons for not liking and not trusting the guy. Legitimate reasons. I have just not heard any of these arguments from the haters. It is just brainless bullshit.

And as far as Presidents go (at least the ones I listed above), he is the best President to hold office in my lifetime. This is not an endorsement and I do not say this with any sense of pride or joy. It is simply a criticism of the rest of the basket of deplorables.