Really? Trump often seems to do very stupid things without planning. I think more likely this is entitlement, "I do what I want, try and stop me" and he probably is right. This could be one more step in the slide to fascism if he blatantly flouts the law, 50% of the country lines up behind him, he gets away with it, and he is reelected. What would stop him then from doing whatever he wants? Scary times.