I agree with most of this, except I think you overestimate Hillary Clinton.
A sick, tired old drunk was not a big actor in this mess. She was simply a tool, one tool in the Obama/Jarrett toolbox, and as soon as she couldn’t even do her one simple task - win a rigged election - she was thrown away. I don’t know if the true Obama successor wasn’t ready or if they overestimated the “first woman” thing, but it’s more likely that her and her team’s staggering incompetence was not planned for.
The coup plot is still quite active, and a serious threat to Trump (at least) and the rest of us (probably). But if burning Hillary down is what is needed to keep Obama and Jarrett safe, then you can bet that’s what is going to happen.
I agree with your take. But I also have thought that Hillary Clinton never leaves anything to chance — large or small. There are just so many examples:
Cheating on her legal research during the Nixon hearings (Nixon was already in the Pot & cooked).
The little lies easily dis-proven (Named after Sir Edmund Hillary, attempted enlistment in the Marine Corps, Landing under sniper fire...)
Cutting legal & ethical corners at every turn.
Should we be shocked that she left nothing to chance during her presidential campaign against DJT ? Especially after having been shocked in the previous cycle by an unknown and a lightweight (Barack Obama)?
It all fits. Hillary is more ‘Nixonian’ than Richard Nixon was.