Receiving $2.4 billion is nice. But not if you had to pay $1265 billion (market cap) for the privilege.

Hm. Interestingly Wikipedia defines the term differently than I expected:

In current language, “witch-hunt” metaphorically means an investigation that is usually conducted with much publicity, supposedly to uncover subversive activity, disloyalty, and so on, but with the real purpose of harming opponents. It can also involve elements of moral panic, as well as mass hysteria.

By that definition you can indeed call it a witch hunt. But somehow it still feels wrong to call an investigation a witch hunt, if the person being investigated really did commit a crime.

Sounds like the investigation was politically motivated. But not a witch hunt. Same as with Trump.

Exactly this. He was born rich, and yet he came up with an endless stream of grifts throughout his life. This is unnecessary and reckless. I believe he does it because he has a deep inferiority complex and ripping off people gives him a feeling of superiority.