The Atlantic's somewhat shorter item (link here) is titled "Trump Is Losing His Mind." Politico's somewhat longer piece (link here) is titled "Is Trump Cracking Under the Weight of Losing?"
Both discuss how Trump's extreme narcissism cannot process the intense humiliation of losing the Presidency. Rather than face that truth, he weaves increasingly surreal conspiracy claims. He cannot accept the reality that he is a big loser, something that will be written in history for all time.
Both articles touch on the mounting legal challenges Trump faces once he leaves office. Neither really dig into a real possibility that I think might exist — Trump is terrified of being prosecuted, convicted, and even sent to prison. For that reason, he's coming apart.
Not only will history record Trump as a big loser, it may also record him as the first American President to face a criminal trial and possible criminal conviction. In short, the former President may soon be a felon.
Trump has run one step ahead of the law his entire life, both in civil law and criminal law. That race may soon end, and it could be with handcuffs around his wrists now that he will no longer be President. I suspect that fact terrifies him.
And that, more than anything, may be the reason he's visibly coming unglued. The presidency is his lifeboat, and without it, he will perish.
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