or (4) he thinks he's legit and simply experiencing a temporary setback. His intent is to put the spotlight somewhere else so he can keep the charade long enoug

or (4) he thinks he's legit and simply experiencing a temporary setback. His intent is to put the spotlight somewhere else so he can keep the charade long enough to get the books back into balance. Motivated reasoning makes him sure this will succeed if he can buy enough time, even though that's obviously highly unlikely.