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America would lose so much face if they did. Even Nixon was pardoned after being impeached. He would be deserving of being tried for treason, but it would be an admission that their governing system is broken and democracy is a failure.
Trumps actions seem to align with Russian goals as well. Weakening Americas allies, and the Western Alliance. Disrupting G7 economic relations, as well as Chinas with the USA. Weakening your enemies power is just as good as strengthening your own.
Creating sympathy for communist countries.
Most importantly, his body language after the Helsinki meeting, that clearly showed that he was being pushed around and bullied. It was as if, he found out something in that meeting that would have forced him to resign presidency. But that's just my speculation.
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