The ONLY reason he announced so early is to try to put off the indictments.
Oh, you mean those “Trumped” up indictments?
Well, if he is doing it to put those off, then, good! A good tactician should outmaneuver them, because a fearful swamp is working feverishly to derail Trump using any means necessary. Yeah, that’s right. They’re afraid of what will happen to them when Trump is “re”elected.