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A lot of people think that scams are always about a conman trying to convince them that they're legit. Some scams are, but many take the form of the conman signalling that he actually is running a scam, he's scamming someone you don't like, and he's going to let you in on the scam if you help him.
The beauty of this kind of scam is the mark isn't going to check on the conman's credentials, because the whole point is that he's a shady guy that's running a scam, and the mark thinks they're going to get a share in the loot.
The famous Nigerian Prince scam is like this. It's obvious that the transaction isn't legit, the "Prince" would just use legal means to get the gold out of the country if it were. No need for an internet stranger for a legitimate transfer of gold. It's obvious that the Prince is doing something shady, but he's going to cut you in on the profits of the shady activity if you help him.
Many people on the right feel like Trump is scamming the libs, scamming the federal government, scamming news media. But not scamming them, because they're in on the scam! Pitiful rubes...
Exactly. The real scam is making the marks think they're in on the con.