Comment by ModernMech

It's a nice theory, but the reason everyone in this administration is acting with such impunity is because they already believe there really are no consequences. They had that realization when they fomented an insurrection in 2021 and not only did nothing happen to them, they were voted back into office. What more confirmation would they need?

These people are just brutes lumbering through a government the fully control now, smashing and doing whatever they want. There's no 4D chess.