President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE’s false claim that there is a “Criminal Deep State” conspiracy within the American government working against him, attacks against special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE by Trump and House Republican allies and the failure of diplomacy with North Korea darken GOP prospects in the midterm elections.

With some tightening of midterm election polls, Democrats maintain an advantage to win control of the House of Representatives but should minimize talk about a blue wave. However, game-changing events in the past week increase the dangers to House Republicans in November.

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Trump appears to believe that escalating his attacks against Mueller, similar to his attacks against Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot Poll: 51 percent of voters want to abolish the electoral college MORE, would mobilize the GOP base to vote in November. He seemed to believe that talk about his potentially receiving the Nobel Peace Prize would lift his standing with voters.

The problem with the GOP attacks against Mueller, the frantic and and aggressive support for these attacks from a pro-Trump faction of House GOP Republicans and the acceptance of these attacks from House Republican leaders, further locks the midterm fate of Republicans to events in the Russia investigations.

Any GOP strategy to mobilize the GOP base against Mueller also mobilizes the anti-Trump base in America, which is larger than the Trump base and already highly motivated to vote.

Lets be clear about one thing: The charge from Trump that there is a criminal deep state in America conspiring against him is one of the most false and self-destructive charges ever leveled by an American president.

Trump is trying to demonize and criminalize the American counterintelligence community that defends the nation against the Russian attack against America. This kind of false and scurrilous attack enrages the large number of Americans who are opposed to Trump in the first place.

There is no American deep state, there is only a Russian deep state attacking America. In our country, the intelligence, counterintelligence and law enforcement agencies act with congressional oversight, judicial review and a free press acting as watchdogs in a system of checks and balances.

The Russian deep state acts under the orders of a Russian dictator without any independent watchdogs, free press or checks and balances.

Look how things have turned around on the Criminal Deep State. They go after Phony Collusion with Russia, a made up Scam, and end up getting caught in a major SPY scandal the likes of which this country may never have seen before! What goes around, comes around! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 23, 2018

By trying to divert attention and delay the investigation, Trump and his GOP allies escalate the attention the investigation is given by midterm voters when virtually all observers expect major indictments, plea bargains and revelations between now and September.

Regarding the Korea talks, the thought that Trump would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize before the election was always an illusion destined to backfire. Trump’s month of strange praise of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un only made him look too eager to reach an agreement.

Various statements from Trump, Vice President Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Trump argues full Supreme Court needed to settle potential election disputes Pence adviser knocks ex-staffer who criticized Trump on COVID-19 MORE and National Security Advisor John Bolton suggested positions that would ultimately be non-negotiable with North Korea and unacceptable to our ally in South Korea.

What Trump can and should do today is assemble a high-level bipartisan group to visit China and Korea to seek to revive the Korean talks on terms acceptable to the various diplomatic players in the talks.

Such a delegation should be led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoOvernight Defense: Pentagon redirects pandemic funding to defense contractors | US planning for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May | Anti-Trump GOP group puts ads in military papers Overnight Defense: House Democrats unveil stopgap spending measure to GOP opposition | Bill includes .6B for new subs | Trump issues Iran sanctions after world shrugs at US action at UN Navalny calls on Russia to return clothes he was wearing when he fell ill MORE and Secretary of Defense James Mattis James Norman MattisBiden courts veterans amid fallout from Trump military controversies Trump says he wanted to take out Syria's Assad but Mattis opposed it Gary Cohn: 'I haven't made up my mind' on vote for president in November MORE but should also include important military figures such as retired general, NSA and CIA Director Michael Hayden who has not been supportive of Trump. This would increase Trump’s leverage in such talks by demonstrating a united American front.

The worst case for Trump, Republicans and America would be a simultaneous increase in nuclear dangers from North Korea, making them extremely dangerous, and Iran, which could inflame nuclear dangers throughout the Middle East if Trump succeeds in scuttling the Iran deal.

The most politically vulnerable group in America are House Republicans. There is some danger to the GOP majority in the Senate, but Senate Republicans operate with some degree of bipartisanship. By contrast, House Republican leaders have allowed the most extreme faction of their group to launch extreme attacks against the Mueller investigation to define the GOP midterm brand.

The result will inflame turnout from the Democratic base and independent voters who disapprove Trump, making a blue wave more likely and darkening House GOP prospects in November.

Brent Budowsky was an aide to former Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (D-Texas) and former Rep. Bill Alexander (D-Ark.), who was chief deputy majority whip of the U.S. House of Representatives. He holds an LLM in international financial law from the London School of Economics.