Trump Has Put His Own Presidency in Peril; the Special Prosecutor May Be the Only Way to Save It.

We warned early that the president's Russia problems could imperil his presidency. Four months in, and it is fully imperiled. This is bad news for everyone in America, no matter how they voted.What relief, then, to learn late Wednesday that the Justice Department has named former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special prosecutor charged with leading the criminal inquiry into whether the Trump campaign illegally coordinated with Russian agents during last year's campaign.   Continue reading...