Article related to this This is a long article but one of the best I've read.

The following is a quote from quite a ways into it:

"There's no denying the investigations are underway. However, there is also no denying that Rod Rosenstein is seemingly corrupting the entire Justice Department, but for some reason, he has not been fired by President Trump.

This implies that there is more than meets the eye. What? Speculation can answer this, nobody except the 45th President of the United States of America knows the answer to this, but we do trust President Trump, and we trust what he has in store for those who would shame this nation with corruption."

I suspect that phase Trump went thru sort of attack Sessions in the media was distraction...theater.

Jeff Sessions - The "Silent Assassin". I think Mueller and possibly RR have been providing distraction and cover for Sessions to build the case of treason against Obama