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But in another view it is precisely because Mueller, a former Marine, is so by the book and Semper Fi that he finds Trump's behavior to be personally offensive, and, on its face, corrupt. "Bob Mueller is all about limits and rules. Donald Trump has none and acknowledges none." It may yet be even a more profound clash then that, the executive branch at war with itself—the Justice Department against the White House. Indeed, it is a war strategy, in the view of some legal observers. Such an indictment would be litigated to the hilt. It would force both the substantive issues of obstruction and abuse of power and the meta issues of Presidential immunity—the hot button issues of the President's claims to being above the law—into open court for a long and painful review and dissection that might shadow the November election. Legal experts believe that the Mueller team might well prevail in lower courts with a less likely, but not at all certain outcome, in the Supreme Court. “Might such an expansive claim win, yes. Should it win, no. But everyone knows the reality: weak president's lose cases, strong president's win them." Were the case to reach the Supreme Court after the November election, it might well be the results of that election that help seal the President's fate not just in Congress but also in the courts. MORE TK HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029173