Maybe it was insurance...
To extort the government to prevent the government prosecuting him... If so it backfired immensely- it ended up giving the government an open and shut case...
Maybe it was something for him to show off and gossip about with his 'buddies'...
Or... maybe most likely... it was for sale to the highest bidder .
Those that voted for this monster are traitors... they can NEVER be allowed to forget that.