emptywheel

I wonder whether Trump and Putin's two calls were a request--followed by inel sharing--abt where RU thinks the Mueller probe is going.

Interesting to game out how it'd go. Assuming Putin sees Trump as little more than a chaos-creator at this point, I think he'd stir up maximum shit by saying the opposite of what he actually predicts.

I think if Putin doesn't get a return on his investment soon he's going to start doing crazy things, as I suggested here. https://www.emptywheel.net/2017/12/16/poot-and-potus-plan-to-move-beyond-the-investigation/#comment-722452 …

That's a typically perceptive look behind the curtain. I Imagine the strain on Trump as he now begins to feel the full weight of Putin's expectations bear down on his already overloaded peabrain. I think this Mueller/Cobb-Dowd meeting could really start some shit.