How Mueller Shielded Trump’s Budget Deal

Jonathan Swan: “Before President Trump agreed to support a 2-year budget deal that would inflate the national debt and allow $320 billion in new spending, he monitored Fox News for signs of rebellion. But instead of bringing up fiscal responsibility and the national debt, all his favorite hosts were talking about Robert Mueller.”

“Trump liked what he saw (or rather, what he didn’t see), according to two administration officials familiar with the president’s thinking.”