I can't help but think this is a really DUMB idea by Trump. ESPECIALLY right now.
This is something Trump should have done in late 2017. Strategically speaking.
Doing this now, right after losing the House, the day AFTER the election, is so fucking blatant and obvious that I can't wrap my head around how he can spin this other than a desperate act to end the Russia Investigation before it leads to either his impeachment, indictments for his family, or both.
It is textbook obstruction and it's not even subtle.