Beyond muzzling investigations into Trump, the aim is to subordinate the entire US justice system and vast intelligence apparatus to one man’s grievances. To return, Trump must maintain his 30 to 40 per cent support among Republicans, win early primary states Iowa and New Hampshire, and then defeat Joe Biden in key rust-belt electorates – all while fronting the court. By refusing to work together and failing to reach compromise, the sensible majority is handing control to a radical fringe. Could a babushka doll strategy, where a determined core controls the larger whole, work? It has before. In 2016, Trump...