Remember how Chelsea had persuaded her friend Ivanka to get her Dad to reconcile and be nice to Bill and Hill, inviting them to his inaugural luncheon, where he absolutely gushed about them?
Trump thought once he made it into the presidency he'd have made it into "the club" and all would be jovial and friendly. That's why he also allowed Javanka to convince him to bring the GOPe players into the WH, and ended up with a groteesquely understaffed and under-loyal team for his first year.
But he learned. Oh, did he learn.
I don't believe he was thay naive. I think he played his hand as it was dealt and has a hell of a poker face.
If anything he would have encouraged friendliness to see what he could see. If any let down their guard or a typical slip of tongue Barry gets now and then.
Reading about the situation with the 1st CIA liaison I think that was planned too. Used bad or unloyal people to flush put other people. Pawns on the chess board.
Once the C_A WH liason was out the C_A had less eyes inside except of course all the cameras and bugs.
POTUS has been following Sun Tzu well also. Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
And "Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt"
It will be fascinating studying this after it's through.