None of it’s a “distraction.” He’s doing this stuff because he wants to do it!
He’s really doing it and it’s all illegal, corrupt, unconstitutional, destructive and dangerous.
All. Of. It.
That’s what it’s all about, now. Oligarchy. He always promised that by making him and his buddies even richer, everyone would reap the rewards. He’s getting the first part. The second, not so much.