It's far from a certainty, but I wanted to float the idea before anything happened.
It's weird timing, him saying he "might" step down (which is politics for will step down), him saying he has Covid and is "sick" so publicly.
He's very likely getting out, and his handlers know this. The timing might be done to (try to) overshadow Trump's speech. What would be more overshadowing than him dying suddenly?
President Biden might be dead this time tomorrow. Which is not just dramatic...but also leaves us with President Harris. Yeah...
Shit.
Do they need to be bribed?
Your point about the money is fair though. It could be a signal that the deep state is satisfied with blocking Trump for another 4 years rather than risk blowing their cover.