It Would Be Far Worse for Trump to Fire Rosenstein Than to Fire Mueller

Published: Dec. 19, 2017, 6:23 p.m.

All eyes are on what Donald Trump will do, as the oracles on Twitter and the Hill have predicted that the president may fire special counsel Robert S. Mueller around the holidays. Trump\u2019s lawyers have denied that he is considering such a move, and Trump himself has not directly criticized Mueller. However, Trump has recently expressed dissatisfaction with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, calling him \u201cweak\u201d and a threat.