It had to play out the way it has over these long four years. It was the only way to make sure that all the swamp rats at every level would be caught in their crimes with no line of defense. Anything less would  have failed to show the people why changes that will be made over the next four years are so necessary.  Mueller investigation - Proved Trump is clean - Revealed criminals in FBI/DOJ - Revealed problems with FISA process Epstein Case - Revealed connections to powerful people - Revealed possible blackmail operations - Exposed human trafficking operations Flynn trial - Revealed corrupt justice system - Exposed Obama's domestic spying operations Impeachment - Proved Trump is clean - Revealed plants/leakers in WH - Exposed Ukraine scandal - Exposed corrupt House members Pandemic - Revealed Chinese threat - Revealed the Deep State agenda - Revealed corrupt Democrats - Exposed WHO/CDC/Gates Riots - Revealed the Deep State agenda - Revealed domestic terrorist groups/networks - Revealing terrorist funders/supporters Voter fraud - Revealing more bad actors in government - Revealing voter-fraud schemes Other - Revealed media censorship and disinformation - Exposing Biden corruption in China All of this has led us to where we are now, with so much corruption being exposed that people are rightfully screaming for arrests and will understand why the changes that will occur are so necessary. But very little of any of this would be known about by the public today if Trump had just started making those arrests way back at the beginning. Hillary Clinton and a few others might have seen a prison cell for a few years, but that would have been it.  The fact that not making arrests sooner has led to further exposure of crimes and criminals, which should help people to understand that there is a reason why we had to wait so long.