Ho hum. Trump is dangling pardons and tampering with witnesses again.

Trump has been a criminal his entire adult life. He really is quite simple to figure out. Normal people ask themselves a series of questions when considering an action: 1) is it good for me and people I care about? 2) Is it legal? 3) Is it moral? 4) Is it ethical? and so on. Trump short circuits this process by asking only a single question: Is it good for me? If so, he does it, regardless of whether it is legal, moral, or ethical. He has no core beliefs other than believing he should do what benefits himself. He is a self-described Republican despite being a Democrat most of his life, because he realized he could get what he wanted and grift his flock if he ran as a Republican on a platform of hatred and racial intolerance. He could just as easily stayed a Democrat, and he would have if he could scam them like he does his Republican cult members. He chose the easier path for himself. Nothing he is doing now is surpising in any way, even if it would be disqualifying for anyone else who ever ran for national office.