He’s hoping to provoke something, thinking he’ll be able to manipulate the process, which is quite scary.
What’s even scarier is, this clown and his hand picked cadre of sycophangs in DOD and Intel apparatus, thinking they can match wits with a seasoned KGB agent and his boys. The Russians play for keeps. Obama will play until it gets too rough and then go enjoy a spiced, macchiato, chai, pumpkin latte with Reggie Love, Comey, Lynch, Brennan, and Ash Carter, all wearing their PJs.
Given all that the Obama administration has done to strengthen the Russians, while they practically dismantled our military, it seems to me an obvious possibility that they (the Obama Admin) are deliberately trying to set us up for defeat.