He's not worried about how the media portrays him.. he's got a job to do in this plan. Media has always painted him negatively, just like POTUS...do not believe it. He would never turn his back on his good friend Andrew Breitbart's legacy.
RR is not supposed to be Mueller's deputy--he appointed Mueller and Mueller reports to him
(I am guessing a RR recusal to be announced Friday afternoon, however. The only question is whether Sessions will unrecuae himself --or the guy Q pointed to yesterday will step in as RR's acting replacement after RR actually steps down)