CORRECT! And fantastic observation my friend.
Professor Dershowitz just met with Trump and is (I believe) on Team Trump now as well.
Mueller is being outgunned in the legal department, and he must know that if he goes to court at this stage, his own actions and tactics are going to be called into question.
Rudy is intimidated by no one. The Mob threatened to not only kill him and his family, but threatened to do so using torture. Imagine if you or I were facing that threat? Rudy held his ground, and won. He put the heads of the 5 Families behind bars.
Does Mueller think he can intimidate him?