What Trump is trying to achieve with 'Obamagate'

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/16/opinions/trump-obamagate-strategy-joe-biden-zelizer/index.html

So, what's Trump to do? How do you win reelection with a raging pandemic and an economy in decline? The answer is to convince voters that your opponent is just as unlikable as you. That was the strategy Trump used in 2016 with Hillary Clinton. As candidate, Trump did everything possible to tear down her reputation, stoking allegations of wrongdoing surrounding her use of a private email server as the centerpiece of his narrative. The State Department ultimately found "no persuasive evidence of systemic, deliberate mishandling of classified information." Ultimately, Trump was more intent on discrediting Clinton than he was extending an olive branch to those who disagreed with him and working to expand his voter base.