The dance of Donald and Bob

Robert Mueller and Donald Trump were born 22 months apart to wealthy families in New York City and raised to lead. The similarities end there.

Robert Mueller and Donald Trump, back in the day.
(Image credit: AP Photo/Barry Thumma, AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)

They are the sons of wealth, brought up in families accustomed to power. They were raised to show and demand respect, and they were raised to lead.

They rose to positions of enormous authority — the president of the United States and the special counsel chosen to investigate him. They dress more formally than most of those around them; both sport meticulously coiffed hair. They have won unusual loyalty from those who believe in them. They attended elite all-male private schools, were accomplished high school athletes, and went on to Ivy League colleges.

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