Imo most likely situation is:
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Trump really had good intentions but no master plan, if you listen to his last speech, he only wanted to put America first in a completely conventional way.
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Trump didn't realize how entrenched the deep state was or was surrounded himself with some bad actors
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He was actually really sure he would win the elections
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He never denounced Qtards because either he or someone in his team believed they were important votes
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Q was a psyop intended to discredit Trump's organic movement by turning into crazy conspiracy theories (with some grains of truth certainly there) and make Trump seem liek a dictator with a crazy conspiracy fanbase, which they could easily denounce and sway undecided voters to Biden
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When Trump lost the election he was really blindsided, he really thought he would win
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The capitol events were contaminated with bad actors or crazy Q people Trump never wanted, all the DS actors closed the door on him courts, even Republicans
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In the end his organic MAGA movement destroyed and he himself abandoned by all, he was staring at the decision between crazy Q people revolution or backing off and he backed off
Imo the role of Q was to make Trump's organic support seem more and more crazy which probably lead a lot of undecided people or those who were on the fence or even thought Trump was actually doing really well to abandon him because they didn't want to be associated with conspiracies. When Trump realized what was going on and with the courts, allies, republicans all leaving him at the crucial moment it was already too late.
The reality is the DS has infinite finances and insider information, they are far smarter than the messianic white hat story Q pushed. They managed to use Q to radicalize Trump's organic support and paint them as a bunch of crazies, and then clamped down on Trump in a few swift moves after the election. Smart play by them.