General Discussion

He was foiled throughout his first term by "the institutions holding" which mostly meant people still insisted on following the rules for the most part.

So most of his first term the time in-between, and the setup of his second term was really all about making sure no one would be in a position to stand in his way of cheating and just doing whatever the hell he wants.

Which, for the most part, means putting decidedly incompetent people anywhere a competent person would use their power to enforce -- well, anything -- against Donnie.