Appearing on New Day Tuesday, CNN contributor and Trump biographer Michael D’Antonio posited that — contrary to any outward statements of rage — the former president is actually galvanized by the FBI raid, as it gave him the opportunity to unleash a strategy which has long been in the works.

“I think they’re delighted,” D’Antonio said of Trump and his family. “This is a surprising answer, but I think they’ve been planning for this for years. Donald Trump first did his reaction to the FBI — actually having his lawyer call them Gestapo and storm troopers — 50 years ago. So he’s been prepared for this strategy all along. He issued a campaign-style commercial within hours. This was prepared in advance. So he’s an expert at spinning everything into publicity. He believes all publicity is good publicity. And that hardcore Trump group, 35 percent of the electorate, is going to be electrified by this. I think he’s having a good day, actually.”