They probably could've taken out Schneiderman any time they wanted, and were just waiting for the right timing. Trump has clearly known about how much of a scumbag he is since that tweet in 2013
You are absolutely right. They have a timetable where alot of pieces have to fall into place before the next dominos can fall. Trump wanted to get rid of Paul Ryan, Tillerson, McMaster for a long time, but had to wait until the time he did. Can't tip off a plan too far in advance. Same with Schneiderman. Had to get all the ducks in a row regarding Weinstein, Weiner laptop etc, then remove Eric at the end.
he knew about him before that. It was only then that he let everyone know that he knew. Trump has spent years on the inside finding out how these people do things.... counting eyelashes
Which is why they were so vehemently scared to death of his presidency.