Chris Christie could very well take the Herman Caine route to death.  They say 7-10 days are critical.  Although it treats people differently depending on a myriad of factors.  One thing is dependably reported: there's a bad period for men over 55 with other issues.  Trump hasn't hit his bad period yet.

Your comments about bill Barr are right on.  It does seem FATE is hovering over the white House, sorry for its Trump experiment.