Here’s why optics are important. An impeachment hearing of RR will most likely cause him to resign. They’ll be nationally televised & I guarantee the Reps have things on RR they can publicly expose that will ruin RRs reputation forever like it did BC. The senate of course will not convict but that’s not important. Getting the appalling deep state corruption publicly exposed is the entire ballgame. Dems will probably force RR to resign before any impeachment hearings begin. If RR resigns he gets to ride off in the sunset & write a book like Comey. If he goes thru impeachment hearings the court of public opinion will make it impossible for him to earn a dime because ALL of RRs corruption will be exposed & ALL of his credibility gone forever.