Trump is playing chess with the Senate investigation, in my opinion.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

12. Trump totally lacks the intellectual ability to play chess.

Probably can't play checkers very well, either.

Keep in mind that to him everything is a business deal. So any looking or planning ahead he's doing is in the nature of "How do I make this the best deal for me?"

In a way, his worst move was that he didn't find some quasi-legal way to keep Comey from testifying in the open. He's probably so convinced that it's Comey who's lying, or that the Republicans would shut him (Comey) down or reveal that he's making things up. Because that's what Donald does. Just makes up things.

Trump also likes like the four year old who denies he got into the cookie jar, even though he has cookie crumbs all over his face and he's still holding a half-eaten one behind his back.