I agree with Carpenter. This is about Trump abusing the 2026 and 2028 elections. It’s early but the party out of power usually picks up seats in Congress in mid-term elections and the Democrats could easily be favored in 2026. I could see Trump doing things such as declaring emergencies in blue states to prevent this.
I don’t know how serious he is about a third term in 2028 but I am sure he doesn’t want a Democratic president investigating all the shady stuff he is doing in his current term.