Silly words “After Unproven Claims” appended in the title imply, with no basis in established facts, that that is the motivation for the statement. I don’t believe that for one second.
Below I copy a comment in its entirety from the comments to the linked article. I think that comment nails it.
COMMENT:
That’s not distancing, that’s clarification. In legal matter details and specificity are EVERYTHING. She is a separate entity with her own team and total autonomy, she is not “part” of the Trump legal team and not subject to them.
The clarification is distancing.
Yes, it is not the same as firing.
On the other thread some of us are theorizing she went too far accusing Top R of vote rigging when our Majority is dependent on two elections. Mitch made a phone call