"I'm scared because I used nepotism to get my child a job, corruption to give my brother a grant, and god knows what else I've done to abuse the power of my office! If I say anything about THEIR corruption, I'm screwed!"
Our society was broken long before Trump got here.
When people in Washington lower their voices and say, “Please don’t use my name. I’m afraid he’ll come after my family’s livelihood,” it means something has broken. People no longer trust the law to protect them.