A key to defeating the former president is that he always rails against a higher authority, even when he himself was in the office: “I *was told* I needed x number of votes…they said you win if…” Him admitting, “I lost a by a whisker,” is a big deal; he lost during his own watch. His coup failed, and he was in charge of it. This time, Biden is in office, Jack Smith is listening, and both are by-the-book fair officials.