That's my suspicion. Not sure if Avenatti was in on it, however, but I'm willing to be convinced.
Kashoggi
Blasey-Ford
Stormy
Avenatti
Tom Arnold
Omarosa
Actors playing their parts. Not even going to try to guess which of the former admin folks are in on it.
I don't think that's the true takeaway. He's signaling that the longer this goes, the better the outcome for himself. The public is outraged over the nonsense and expense. Trump already knows what the outcome will be (and we know the portion dedicated to the Trump Campaign is done, btw).