What he had, suddenly, was an iron-hard belief in him beyond a con man’s wildest dreams: he had a flock to herd and guide and lead. And to sell things to—hats and flags and T-shirts and even NFTs—as tribal marks that they were his. By 2024, he was even selling $59.99 patriotic Bibles, shilling them throughout a trial in which he was accused of paying hush money to a sex worker to cover up an affair.
