I know this statement will piss some people off, and I'm a supporter and donor to Trump.  But it's true.  the litmus test is when POTUS tells someone to do something, and they don't, and they aren't immediately detained by secret service or fired from their gov position; and that the SES is still active; and that you have ex intel nationatl intelilgence correspondants talking crap about him (sedition) on live television...They can criticize his policy, but they're going way beyond that and saying he's a traitor and committed treason...you know that's a death sentence they are accusing him of?  That cannot be tolerated, but he tolerates it And he's not tolerating it because he's a wimp or a Jesus Christ figure (turning the other cheek)...we all know Trump is a narcissist and very vindictive--some of us appreciate him regardless because we also believe he is good and trying to do a good job for this country.  But we know that Trump doens't let shit slide So if he's letting shit slide it's because he's being stonewalled, sandboxed, firewalled and / or otherwise legally obstructed from taking action against these people.   COG is my best guess as to what that is  .... "secret (supramilitary) law" created by the continuity of government process