While I'm happy CNN Is suing the White House for revoking Jim Acosta's press hard pass, I'm not a fan of how they've argued the case, as it seems to argue for a privilege, not a right.

Almost immediately after Trump too the rash step of firing Jeff Sessions and replacing him with Matt Whitaker, the WSJ warned him not to do any more damage to the Republican party with his efforts to undercut the Mueller investigation.

Neal Katyal just provided another argument about why Matt Whitaker can't supervise the Mueller probe.

Apparently, Lindsey Graham and CBS' Face the Nation think the Senator and that chamber's Judiciary Committee matters in the Matt Whitaker appointment. The entire point, though, is that they do not.

Trump's tweets trying to convince lawyers and Republicans to embrace the Whitaker appointment suggest a heavy-handed move he probably imagined would bring him salvation have just added to his headaches.