He can't, and it hasn't. Even if you add a prohibited person to your trust they cannot legally possess any of the NFA items in your trust.
It absolutely was done to make it harder since after all the while purpose of the NFA is to make it harder.
Criminals by definition don't obey the law.
Yes I know, which is why I called it a non-existent loophole. If the ATF actually had examples, then they would have cited them as justification for the 41f nonsense. But common sense "should" tell anyone that a person is not going to go through all the trouble of the NFA process, just to turn around and break the law. 2A supporters are not criminals.
As for the HPA and 41f, I feel like HPA can pass. In fact I'll go so far as to say that if doesn't pass, Trump will be out of office in 4 years because that means that the cuckservatives aren't doing much of anything they promised.
But right now where are the calls from the industry to reverse 41f as this would be the easiest route to get things back on track. Where were the lawsuits to end 41f??? 41f was an abuse that was meant to dissuade people from purchasing NFA items, and like it or not, it worked. And if the industry still doesn't see this, and wants to blame it on people waiting on HPA, then they will continue to go downhill.