You’re just full of good points.
I think that indeed the Left finally, after 3.5 years, learned that Trump’s vulnerability was his second echelon chain of command, and that if they could pull something off where he would have to rely on the FBI, JCS, etc to do something, they’d have him.
We’ll see if he becomes more discerning in his personnel, or if by 2024 it even matters.
Last bit on this, because Byrne's article is getting some attention. Indeed, he went public back in December on this topic, specifically after his 4.5 hour meeting with DJT that Mr Taylor published, and the pro and con sides have been lining up: is Byrne's account true or BS?
The proof may be hiding in plain sight, and points right to discernment.
That is: if I was running this sort of research/documentation/file briefs etc. operation, I'd demand that all involved sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). The fact that Byrne is going public with pretty detailed posts on his involvement - and that he's not getting sued - strongly suggests he didn't sign an NDA. That, is stupefying.
If this legal machine could even get the basics right, it leads directly to your excellent point about Trump's weakness in the second echelon chain of command.
Trump was an excellent President, and he got shafted...no doubt about it. But he worked in Manhattan real estate AND won in 2016...he knows he's not dealing with a station wagon filled with nuns. Given the enormity of the Dem election machine and his second echelon Achilles heel, small wonder Bidet is occupying the WH today.