More likely, this is just part of the broader effort to beat up on Mueller, trying to smear him and erode his credibility and use Trump’s superpowers over his base to move them against the probe.

Why it matters: Trump has repeatedly pressured Sessions to end the investigation on at least four occasions, Swan reported in May. The NYTimes reported last week that Mueller is scrutinizing the president's tweets as part of a wide-ranging obstruction of justice inquiry.