the picking by Putin and anyone else who wanted to use him for their projects. His personal wishes and oversized ego were driving him to do something big. His propensity to think he is the smartest guy in the room, maybe the world, made him decide he could outsmart everyone, including our best international security gurus. He talks a big line and never admits a mistake. Putin figured him out over time and knew exactly how to play tRump. He is still playing him with recent talk of his genius. When I heard that Putin had been praising tRump, my first thought was, What more does he want from him? All it takes to get tRump to do your bidding is to sing his praises and especially to butter him up by suggesting he is brilliant.
But tRumps quirks and traits are what will bring his undoing. He has over estimated his intelligence and savvy about nearly everything. He has massively underestimated the grit and determination of a guy like Mueller to follow every lead, check out every thread in this tangled web of deceit, lies and traitorous acts. tRumps personality (and psychological quirks) got him where he is , but will ultimately take him down.