On another note, this “feud” between Trump and Sessions smells. If the feud was really putting Sessions’ career in jeopardy, you’d think he’d be spending long hours in Mueller’s office, getting all his paperwork in order for the FBI, and so on. And none of that is happening, nor do I think it will.

I think Sessions is every bit as alarmed by the direction of Mueller’s investigation as Trump, but he doesn’t feel he’s able to circumvent his recusal again to get him fired–possibly because doing it a second time makes the first time look fishier, or because he can’t convince Rosenstein to write another firing memo for himself–so his only option is to get someone in charge of the DOJ who’s not recused. Wait until recess while making loud feud noises, resign, and let Trump do a recess appointment of whoever he wants, and then that guy (we’ll call him Schmudy Schmuliani) can fire Mueller and Rosenstein. Sessions is no longer AG, but maybe he can get re-hired as DAG, and even if he doesn’t, at least there’s no longer any risk of Mueller investigating him, so he’s happy.

Not sure what the defense is against this. I suppose if Mueller was investigating Schmuliani, there may be something conflict-of-interest-wise he could do there, but that’s unlikely–Sessions may feel the need to keep up the appearance of following some sort of legal procedure, but Schmuliani doesn’t. Otherwise it’s pass the investigative baton to Schneiderman, the feds are out of the investigation business for good.

EDIT: I should say the feds will be out of the Trump investigation business for good. They may investigate other things, like a new Pizzagate task force or something.