Pushback

NY Times: The Surprising Place Mueller Found Resistance to Trump - The strongest pushback against the president came from his own branch of government. By Daniel Hemel and Eric Posner - Mr. Hemel and Mr. Posner are professors at the University of Chicago Law School.

Can the president evade these limitations by filling key posts with cronies? Not really. Filling posts with individuals whose only qualification is their loyalty produces less pushback but more bumbling. So far, Mr. Trump has oscillated between reliance on competent aides who have resisted his instructions and on yes men who have fumbled his orders.