Dragonlady
Designing Woman
Trump didn't really want the job, (i.e., even he couldn't have imagined Republicans would be so dumb).
I actually agree that the win was as big a surprise to Trump as it was to the rest of us. On the night of the election, and in his post-election interview on 60 minutes, he looked scared shitless.
But here's something else to consider. Trump KNOWS what he's done and the things Mueller has likely found in the Russia Investigation. Flatly stated, Trump has been laundering money for Russian Oligarchs since Putin came to power. It's the source of his mysterious cash flow which he's been using to buy properties and do deals since the turn of the century.
Trump is fuming and raging now, and terrified of what Mueller will do next. Because he KNOWS that the men who are now talking to Mueller (Manafort and Cohen), can bury him, and destroy not only Trump, but his empire and his family. Trump thought he could run for President, and never have to make disclosures or have the public and law enforcement find out all of his dirty secrets. That didn't exactly work out as planned.