DEMS/IMPEACHMENT/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump lashed out angrily at Robert S. Mueller III on Thursday [5-30-19], accusing him of pursuing a personal vendetta as Mr. Trump sought to counter increasing calls among Democrats for his impeachment. A day after Mr. Mueller, the special counsel, spoke out for the first time and refused to exonerate the president, Mr. Trump dismissed the Mueller investigation as hopelessly tarnished and expressed aggravation that he could not shake allegations of wrongdoing that have dogged him since the early days of his administration…Mr. Trump’s assertions of conflict of interest have been refuted not only by Mr. Mueller but even by some of the president’s own former aides. But Mr. Trump appeared determined to undermine the credibility that Mr. Mueller has developed over a long career as a lawyer, prosecutor and the second-longest-serving F.B.I. director in American history who worked under presidents of both parties. The split-screen day illustrated the dynamic that has come to define Mr. Trump’s presidency — railing against his adversaries one moment, then performing presidential duties the next.”
–Peter Baker and Eileen Sullivan, “Trump Accuses Mueller of a Personal Vendetta as Calls for Impeachment Grow,” The New York Times online, May 30, 2019