, Columnist
Trump's Attack on Mueller Is About One Thing: Fear
Why would the president risk adding to Mueller’s obstruction inquiry? There are bigger things at stake for him.
Feeling the pressure.
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“There was no collusion. There was no obstruction. I mean, unless you call obstruction the fact that I fight back — I do fight back, I really fight back. I mean, if you call that obstruction, that’s fine.” — Donald Trump, press conference, September 27, 2018.
Sometimes the president of the United States just shows his hand. He reveals himself in press conferences and interviews and, of course, on Twitter.