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He could’ve kept a low profile and gotten away with everything. Now things are seemingly starting to tip the other way.
All because he wanted to be president? Surely he’d know that doing so would invite the highest levels of scrutiny. Sheesh.
Well, he expected to lose, and then leverage grievances from that into more safe grifting. Instead he was forced into a job he didn't want, half-assed it, but managed to get himself into trouble.
But he found out "Presidents are above the law" so it turned into a pretty good gig for him as a serial criminal. Emoluments be damned. But he kept criming because he's never faced consequences ever, and crimed to hide other crimes.
You're right, though. That Jenga tower is seriously wobbling.
That's such a succinct summation of his presidency.
IIRC he wanted to start Trump TV or something like that so it was a publicity stunt to start with. Problem was the dog caught the car.