The guns of August are cocked and ready. Donald Trump is wondering aloud whether to fire his attorney-general, Jefferson Sessions. Coming from the top, such speculation can only end in Mr Sessions’ departure. The US president is also musing about who will rid him of the troublesome special counsel, Robert Mueller. That, too, must eventually end in Mr Mueller’s exit. Both are a question of timing. My hunch is August. But it could be months away. Or tomorrow.
8月的槍已經子彈上膛蓄勢待發。唐納•川普(Donald Trump,見文首照片中)公開表示在思考是否解僱其司法部長傑弗遜•塞申斯(Jefferson Sessions,見文首照片右)。來自最頂層的此類思考只能以塞申斯的離職告終。川普還在考慮誰會讓他擺脫討厭的特別檢察官羅伯特•穆勒(Robert Mueller)。這也必定最終以穆勒的離職告終。這兩人離職都是時間問題。我預感是在8月,但也可能還得數月,或者就在明天。