The reality is that there is no rational basis for this spate of actions. These guys just can’t help themselves. The urge to dominate people and institutions and make them conform to Trump’s will is just too strong for them to resist. Even when the result is that they will lose, and lose again, and lose again.
Yeah, even with the Project 2025 blueprint, authoritarian compulsion seems to explain some of their more inexplicable actions better than a comprehensive strategy.
Lawfare