A former Fox executive surely understands that what Trump’s supporters need to see right now is Trump appearing to act decisively, that is, appearing to take control of events. But even if Trump’s pick for attorney general gets confirmed and sides with Trump, House Democrats will be able to subpoena the findings. But here again, the threat of action by Giuliani has its own obvious importance, conveying to Trump’s supporters that his team is at war with Mueller. Gary Abernathy: Democrats risk misreading the meaning of the midtermsAlyssa Rosenberg: Trump tried to play a normal president on television. Stephen Stromberg: Trump is losing on his own termsGreg Sargent: Trump: I have the ‘absolute right’ to declare a national emergency if Democrats defy me

Source: Washington Post January 10, 2019 15:30 UTC