THIS IS THE FUCKING BATMAN GAMBIT.
Think about it like this.
Give them a racism story so flimsy, so transparent, that everyone will instantly call bullshit. Better yet, get a bunch of people lined up and ready to immediately denounce and delegitimize the story.
And what does Omarosa get out of this?
She gets paid TWICE, like a proper mercenary, for the same fucking job.
From one of Trump's army of lawyers. What, you think Cohen was the ONLY lawyer for Trump who handles payoffs?
Because strategery. How do you beat the Democrats in nationwide midterm elections? You destroy their ability to even win an election. You take away one of the tentpoles their election dreams hang on.