Not only that, but it's going to be a huge distraction from actual governance. When it crashes and burns, it'll be another excuse for them to launch a wave of lawfare against him. If he tries to preemptively pardon himself, it's going to have political fallout.
The only real question is if that makes the rug pull more likely to be as he becomes a private citizen, right after a 2028 last-second pardon.
Since when has there being nothing legally wrong stopped them? They'll do it even if there's the appearance of impropriety. Enough plausible deniability to claim it's a real case.
Not only that, but it's going to be a huge distraction from actual governance. When it crashes and burns, it'll be another excuse for them to launch a wave of lawfare against him. If he tries to preemptively pardon himself, it's going to have political fallout.
The only real question is if that makes the rug pull more likely to be as he becomes a private citizen, right after a 2028 last-second pardon.
He's got a contractual waiting period set and then he can cash out. There's nothing legally wrong with this, even if it looks bad.
Since when has there being nothing legally wrong stopped them? They'll do it even if there's the appearance of impropriety. Enough plausible deniability to claim it's a real case.