White House 'legal freak out' exposes Stephen Miller play to oust Susie Wiles: analysis

A White House legal threat to Politico suggests Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is likely trying to oust Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, according to a new analysis. Independent journalist Marcy Wheeler laid out that case Thursday on her blog, emptywheel, in a post examining an Oct. 19 letter from White House Counsel Will Scharf to Politico’s top…