Now there's a horrendous thought. If that's not unconstitutional, it should be. If this president believes he is innocent of any crime, as he keeps assuring us, then he ought to fight the charges if it takes all year. And if Congress decides that there is sufficient evidence to impeach and convict him, Congress should do its constitutional duty. It's as simple as that.
Justice is worth another four months.
But the White House doesn't seem interested in justice so much as in closure. The administration and its allies in Congress may not realize that a nation cannot have closure without justice. Because some things aren't settled till they're settled right. Lip service to justice would only add another layer to the rich air of falsity surrounding this president. Without censure or impeachment, at least there would be no pretense that justice had been done.