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.

I don’t think he ever wanted to be president. If you can find the footage of election night when it was announced that he won, the look on his was terror. Like he realized in that fraction of a second that he was in over his head.

I do however think he looked at all the other politicians lining their pockets and decided he wanted some of that action.

Of course this isn’t his first attempt. Does anyone here remember when he tried to get the Democratic nomination?

He was surprised he became president. All the political wonks thought Clinton was going to win.

His "business model" for his entire fucking life has been seeking attention and then leveraging his fame (or notoriety) to make money. If he'd ever kept a low profile, he would now just be a weird-looking old fat guy with a shitty haircut and orange skin.