Why spend several hundred thousand (maybe even a million at this point) to keep it under wraps, when less than $20 will end everything once and for all.
Occam's Razor.
Because he got $750M in campaign donations so any money spent defending the title is a drop in the bucket. Why go through the hassle of showing off a long form when it makes it so easy to create a convenient bogeyman. The threat from the BC bloggers is absolutely zero, likewise the gain from displaying the original cert.
Cost of an original copy of birth certificate $12
Cost of fighting multiple court challenges to being “Natural Born” 1.2 million
Getting called a “KOOK” for simply asking why not spend the $12...
PRICELESS!
(Yes Berg is a nut, but why not spend the $12)
(Yes the API nonsense is a scam, but why not spend the $12)
(Yes, there are other issues, but why not spend the $12)