That's because, with time, material from the Trump White House will become public through the National Archives, former insiders who have moved on to other jobs will leak new details, and books yet to be published will include unsavory secrets.
Past Presidents who nurtured and supported their staff tend to be remembered fondly by former West Wing insiders who go on to write memoirs. Presidents who had few, if any, personal scandals while in office tend not to be followed by unflattering press. President Obama would be a good example of both types.
Conversely, scandal-plagued presidencies and Presidents loathed by many former staff members tend to spawn negative revelation after revelation. Richard Nixon would be a good example of that.
Which suggests Trump's post-presidential profile will by like Nixon's and not Obama's. Trump arguably outdid Nixon in terms of number and depth of scandals. And while he had some undying loyalists in his inner-most circle, Trump is arguably the most widely reviled modern President by the largest percentage of White House staff. He had a very leaky White House and leakers tend to be leakier once the tyrant is gone from their lives.
So the negative press about Trump might only escalate. And given he won't have the bully pulpit any longer, his whining won't be nearly as audible. Hopefully it will all continue to blacken his name.
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