Nothing this administration does is subtle, inconspicuous or thought out.

> there are much less conspicuous ways to profit

What about this administration makes you think that's important to them?

What's the less conspicuous way? Oil futures are more conspicuous. Though I'll bet he's doing that for someone less directly connected.

These people are seasoned grifters. They don't look for one big winning ticket, but rather multiple streams. A million here, a million there, pretty soon you're talking real money. For your rank-and-file workers that's serious.

"can't be brazen corruption because it's too obviously brazen corruption"

Like what?

It's just another avenue for grift. In corrupt governments, the people up top ration out minor grifts to subordinates to keep them loyal.

Who cares about being conspicuous anymore? The president openly takes crypto bribes...