Trump Says Market Would Crash If He Gets Impeached

[Angrboda]

But then, if midterms don't go well for Democrats, Kavanaugh's confirmation comes due, and Trump turns toward replacement of Jeff Sessions, there may be incentive for taking actions sooner rather than later.

I stand by my characterization of that as political. I don't see how else it can be taken.

You can double down on your prior characterization all you want, unless you can explain how doing so would be inconsistent with Mueller's mandate as special prosecutor then your characterization is baseless.