Perhaps it’s too dangerous to answer it directly. Maybe the intent was to stoke discussion.
That was my immediate impression of the article. If our suspicions are correct, the web of corruption and blackmail seems almost too broad and deep to believe at first glance, and might easily be dismissed as crackpot fantasy. So it must be brought into conversation in stages.
Most striking is the palpable fear and unhinged behavior of many in the wake of Trump's election and key Cabinet appointments. This is not the bitter disappointment of a lost election, but the panic of those who face personal humiliation and ruin. They are not focused on winning the next election, but are obsessed with destroying Trump right now -- before Trump destroys them.