Yeah we're talking past each other. I agree, it's nothing to be proud of.
By saying that, you're agreeing that it is what is. It's all legal, it's all above board, and it's how he at least maintains his wealth, irrespective whether he gained any more.
What I'm trying to get across is that this is the wavelength his brain is on. He doesn't give a $#@! about liberty, he doesn't give a $#@! about the Republican party, he doesn't give a $#@! about any of the things SS talks about here.
He's doing his own thing. He's figured out how to do that and still have the people working for his companies to essentially like him - he knows how to spend the minimum amount of time and money scratching their backs in order to get his agenda progressed.
He blew that up into a nationwide scam and it worked.
I can't see any other reason for him to go to the LP convention. Mark my words: he's going to say things like "ok I agree with you on that point and I'm very in favor of that". He's not going to repeat anything back to anyone. All he's going to do is give the same hollow assurances that have gotten him this far in life.
A large number of people are going to believe him, and he's going to walk away with votes.