Just making sure we all are looking at the same time line.
Last year after he announced he was running for President again, Rich was telling everyone he would extend the contract if they thought Trump would win. Then, Rich put out a campaign video on March 4th, 2024 which included video from his "townhall" on February 22nd, 2024. In this video he says he will open the slate book in 2026. He said the contract is aged, and needs to be opened with no mention of any caveats. There is the recording from March 28th, 2024 in which he says he will extended the contract to avoid Trump. Now supposedly, in April he polled members, has changed his mind, and decided to open the contract.
That's a lot of changing your mind in a short period.