Trump wants to lose the election I believe.

I feel like he ran for the praise and thought it would be 24-hr praise, not realize that the presidency is a thankless job.

who need him to win so have to put on a show.

than his effort to lose in 2016. He really failed at that and got stuck with a job he didn't want.

Theoretically

But the states of limitations are up during his second term.

New York state has plenty on him, and it's pretty clear they'll use it once he's out of office.

However, I would believe that he thinks he's going to lose and he and his family are taking every last penny while they can.

maybe not so much how as where imho

once he is out of office trangeranus is useless to Putin. Or Putin may take him and then tangeranus falls out of a window "accidentally".

Winning this year means keeping a job he hates, is terrible at, and keeps a spotlight on him at all times that's not always fulsomely complimentary.

But losing this year means going to jail forever, or into exile in Russia. Not sure which one I'd pick. Have to flip a coin on that one...

Jail sucks; prison's worse.

He'd still be good for getting his base's knickers in a twist, but once he has no power and Putin has moved on to his next Manchurian candidate, he won't be particularly welcome in Russia. In fact I think Putin will get a lot of jollies out of turning him away.

But he could still go to Saudi Arabia and live well. Maybe that's his plan.

Why would they?

His assets are likely to be frozen the minute he's not president and criminal cases drop.

The denouement of Trump by Putin will be nasty, brutish and short. And inevitable.

And, he knows that he's headed to prison when he does. They are most certainly looting the GOP's campaign coffers, that's not in question. He and his cronies are stealing away as much as they can, and hiding it for the time when they make a break for it. It's all being stashed offshore, so that they can access it once they reach whatever non-extradition country to which they wind up escaping.

facing criminal prosecution, or at the very least are the subjects of investigations.

It's true, he's not "running for president" in any sense of the word, but he's doing everything possible to remain in power.

Based on the books Fire and Fury and Disloyal (Michael Cohen's book) I'm convinced his "best case scenario" and the thing he planned for was to lose in 2016 and parlay that loss into a bunch of Trump Organization projects.

charges for Iran Contra.

Oh but wait, that didn't happen did it. And it won't happen this time either.

power of no restrictions. He doesn't want to lose it.

charges will be tied up in court for years untill he's dead.

anoint him in January. That has been the Game Plan since January of 2017. Putin and His Oligarchs have greased the skids on this. Unless Barr is Impeached ASAP,things are going to get friggin ugly.

Roberts is interested in keeping the USSC intact.

So he’ll play it straight. He will honor the popular vote, IMO.

Seeing the skimming/smash and grab going on with all that cash. He seems to be dragging ass most of th time, and may be tired of it all. He recently stated, "If I lose to him, I don't know what I'm going to do. I will never speak to you again," Trump told the attendees at the rally. "You'll never see me again." Donald's used to his "family business" where he simply does whatever he wants and answers to no one. Except for the attention he gets at rallies, he seems bored. Ivanka & Jared have made a ton of money, she has her Chinese patents. The increasing corruption and power grab is turning the electorate against Donald, except for this base/cult. If he really wanted a second term, why not do more for the people?

He's probably not even planning some kind of realistic exit from this country if he does lose.

Never forget that he is a narcissist, through and through. Nothing and no one is real except him. Which is why he lies constantly, can't be bothered to learn anything, and says anything at all that comes into his head. While he is saying it, it's true for him. And when he says something completely the opposite in the next sentence, that statement is then true for him.

He loves the perks that come with his current "job". He finds it highly annoying that he does have to do certain job related things, like put up with briefings, but since he doesn't read what they hand him and doesn't listen to what they say, it hardly matters.

Troops saluting him. Secret Service guarding him. Lots of fools clamoring to get near him or even talk to him. All that attention makes a low-grade scoundrel feel like a king. He'll never find that kind of aggrandizement anywhere else. All that attention and glorification is what he had his eye on for years.

His attorneys will say he is physically or mentally, or both unable to stand trial.

He'll do anything to win. He certainly doesn't want to lose.