Donald Trump is having arguably his most aggressive week yet, as he’s finally forcing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to (pretend to) go along with an investigation into how the FBI was investigating the Trump campaign’s crimes. This is an egregious abuse of power on Trump’s part, but it’ll go nowhere. The real story here is what’s prompted Trump to finally begin making aggressively reckless and risky moves, and why it’s Robert Mueller who’s having his best week yet.
Because of Trump’s latest antics, several key developments aren’t getting the proper attention. Michael Cohen’s business partner flipped on him today. Paul Manafort’s former son-in-law flipped on him over the weekend. Roger Stone went on Meet The Press on Sunday…