The other trick they are trying hard to pull is to get Mueller fired by Trump. This guy goes after his lawyer, his family, his friends all in the attempt to get him so mad at this blatant injustice he gets fired. He's ignored the bait for 2 years now and running. I suspect the real retaliation occurs after he is reelected and can't run again anyways.
I’ll go more sinister. Having just watched videos of Italy First rallies, having read among the yellow vest demands “France First”, and watched an Irish townhall where the citizens objected to immigrants and being called racist...I think global overloads are bigger than I had realized. Trump is a speed bump of huge proportions in their path.