It’s worth a quick review of the existing boundaries and procedures for the special counsel. The special counsel is also bound by the deputy attorney general’s delineation of what he can investigate. What this means is that Rosenstein is as significant a point of leverage over the investigation as Mueller — if not more so. The authority over Mueller stays with the deputy attorney general position, obviously. Is Trump going to sign a bill explicitly designed to keep him from taking an action he wants on Mueller?

Source: Washington Post April 11, 2018 14:52 UTC