Forget North Korea, the Mueller Probe Is Trump’s Explosive Threat

Trump and his advisers have repeatedly insisted that the U.S. president can pretty much do whatever he wants and that the pesky Congress need only be consulted rarely.

Trump knows time is running out: the clock on his second and final presidential term is ticking.

[T]he crisis of soft power risks accelerating the decline of [U.S.] power in the world, activating and speeding up centrifugal dynamics that might otherwise have taken years to fully manifest.

For President Trump,...this war is an attempt to divert the attention and build on his campaign for the midterm election later this year.