( CNN) It had been more than two years since Michael Caputo, the onetime campaign communications consultant to Donald Trump, had spoken to the man he helped elect chairwoman. It was a span that encompassed special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, a probe with which Caputo had cooperated.
The friendly welcome following the end of Mueller's probe was meant as a reward for Caputo's continuing loyalty. But it was also an indication that a week after a redacted version of Mueller's report was released to the public, Trump continues to dwell on its findings and their sources.
Even as the President is bringing some former staffers back into the fold now the investigation is over, he is lashing out at others who helped Mueller piece together a profoundly unflattering portrait of his administration. Just as the report depicts, Trump remains fixated on personal allegiance and is not prepared to forget which of his former aides said what.
