Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein This is what political warfare looks like. President Donald Trump is getting loads of help from his party apparatus on at least one front. White House allies are building a case against Robert Mueller's investigation as quickly as Mueller himself does his work – or so it would appear from the limited visibility offered by the special counsel's office. Lawyers for the presidential transition committee are sounding alarms about Mueller's work, claiming his team unlawfully accessed transition emails. The Department of Justice – which nominally, at least, oversees Mueller's work – is helping undermine faith in his team by being unusually forthcoming with information about some of his hires. GOP-friendly media voices and leading members of Congress are laying the groundwork to question virtually any action that comes out of Mueller's operation in the coming weeks and months. "These conflicts of interest jeopardize the integrity of his investigation," Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, said on ABC's "This Week." Insiders think Trump is very unlikely to fire Mueller – that such a move would cause an unraveling of his presidency, and that he knows it. Asked late Sunday if he was considering firing him, the president responded, "No, I'm not - no." Neutering Mueller in the court of public opinion may be the last best option available to the president's defenders. The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks All signs suggest that Am... Link to the full article to read more