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It pains me to say this, but 45 is way smarter than he appears to be. Consider the vast extent of criminality over 4 or 5 decades and his ability to dodge all consequences except a few fines here and there. He has never once been charged with a crime, let alone convicted. He uses the law as a shield and a weapon very effectively. He uses his apparent stupidity to feign ignorance and deny any wrongful intent 
He uses lawyers to commit crimes on his behalf while giving him deniability. Like Cohen went to jail for Trump's crimes. Like the lawyer that signed off the doc search. Like Eastman etc for the coup. Like the CFO for Trump.org. Each time he can always fallback on "I didnt know, this was the advice of my lawyers". Nothing is in writing, no emails, no records, nothing showing criminal intent.
Even the way he speaks publicly, his words are so meaningless that they can be interpreted in either direction. "I need you to find 11k votes." Isn't really asking for him to do something illegal, technically. Quid-pro-quo w Ukraine, same deal.
Hell hath no fury like an attorney scorned >

Yep. Cohen maybe a scumbag, but he is a self-interested scumbag- just like his former boss. The difference is, Cohen is intelligent, whereas Trump's brain bears a striking resemblance to a bowl of lukewarm placenta.