Bread and circuses. Everyone knows this is a monstrosity. Trump loves it because everyone can see it for what it is and yet no one will stop him. It's a massive assertion of dominance, and that's what he's about.
Today is still a great day to delete your Twitter account.
As for this prosecutor rebellion, the correct answer is to crush it by all means available under the law and if that isn’t sufficient, get the state legislature to change the law.