It just dawned on me how one of the scenes in THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER applies to what is going on. The scene where the sub turns towards the torpedo to close the distance to collide with the torpedo before it was armed is directly applicable to what is happening right now.
Trump is closing the distance between his enemy by forcing them to exercise power (ie fire torpedos) before they have secured it by lawfully obtaining the seat of government. An example of this is the Flynn case, where Judge Sullivan is exercising powers far beyond his bench to continue the prosecution of General Flynn. There are many other examples I'm sure anons could think of, such as the unjust prosecution of innocent parties such as McCloskeys or Rittenhouse. These are torpedos being sent by the opposition that are not backed up by the party holding the seat of power in the executive branch.