Wednesday was another big news day for the White House, with the Justice Department announcing the appointment of a special prosecutor to delve into the Trump campaign and Russia matter, reports Reuters.

That evening, Tony Schwartz, who co-authored President Trump's book 'The Art of The Deal,' told CNN's Anderson Cooper that he believes the president is in a place of "significant meltdown."

Schwartz commented, "I think he's reacting from a survival place...he's being run by the part of his brain that's reactive and impulsive, not capable of reflection."

He further noted, "The sense of siege that he feels because his sense of self-worth is so, so vulnerable that the series of things that have happened have been overwhelming to him."

Since the Justice Department's announcement, Trump's commentary on the matter has been mixed.

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(Photo via REUTERS/Carlos Barria) Day 3: "Alternative facts" Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to Trump, told NBC News' Chuck Todd that Spicer presented "alternative facts" during his statement about the Inauguration crowd size. "You're saying it's a falsehood. And they're giving — Sean Spicer, our press secretary — gave alternative facts," she said in an interview on "Meet The Press." "Alternative facts are not facts, they're falsehoods," Todd responded. The term quickly went viral and became a catchphrase for the administration's spin on seemingly negative news stories. Conway later defined the term as "additional facts and alternative information." (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Day 4: Trump repeats illegal voter claims Trump spent the first 10 minutes of a bipartisan meeting with congressional leaders lamenting the millions of "illegal" voters that prevented him from winning the popular vote. The debunked claim, which Trump first made after his election victory last November, came as a surprise to lawmakers visiting the White House for an introduction to the new president. Trump won a commanding 304 electoral votes but received about 3 million fewer total votes nationwide than Democrat Hillary Clinton. He attributed the gap to unfounded claims of "illegals" voting. (Photo by Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images) Days 8 and 9: Thousands protest Trump travel ban Trump's directive to temporarily suspend refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. sparked widespread protests and confusion at airports around the country and the world. Some refugees and immigrants, including those with green cards, were barred from entering the country as officials struggled to make sense of the order. Protesters gathered at airports around the nation to voice their opposition to the ban. Federal judges later blocked the order, leading the administration to revise and re-sign it weeks later. (Photo by James Keivom/NY Daily News via Getty Images) Day 10: Steve Bannon gets seat on National Security Council Trump's chief political strategist Steve Bannon was given a seat on the "principles committee" of the National Security Council, a position normally reserved for generals. The chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the director of national intelligence were downgraded as a result. Bannon would later be removed from the NSC on April 5, with those two positions being added back along with Secretary of Energy and former Texas governor Rick Perry. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Day 11: Trump fires acting Attorney General Sally Yates The Trump administration "relieved" acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she issued a Justice Department directive to lawyers not to defend Trump's travel order. Yates served as deputy attorney general in Obama's administration and stayed on as former Sen. Jeff Sessions awaited confirmation. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images) Day 15: Kellyanne Conway cites the 'Bowling Green Massacre' Top adviser Conway became a punchline for citing the "Bowling Green massacre" when sticking up for Trump's immigration order. Though no such massacre took place, Conway said she meant to refer to terrorists discovered living in Bowling Green, Kentucky. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) 16. Trump dings 'so-called judge' in tweet The president questioned the legitimacy of a federal judge who temporarily halted his immigration order. "The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!" Trump tweeted. Neil Gorsuch, Trump's Supreme Court nominee, called the comments "disheartening" during his confirmation hearing more than one month later. Day 25: National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigns Flynn abruptly resigned Feb. 13 after misleading Vice President Mike Pence and other senior White House officials about his communications with the Russian ambassador to the United States. Flynn admitted to giving Pence "incomplete information" about a phone call in which he and the Russian official discussed U.S. sanctions against Moscow after the election. The VP had defended Flynn in television interviews, claiming the retired Army lieutenant general did not speak with Ambassador Sergey Kislyak about the sanctions that President Obama had imposed in response to Russian meddling in the presidential election. The Justice Department informed the White House about Flynn's communication on Jan. 26, but Pence was not made aware until Feb. 9, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said. (Photo via REUTERS/Carlos Barria) Day 27: Trump's pick for labor secretary withdraws nomination Andy Puzder, the head of CKE Restaurants, withdrew his nomination to head the Labor Department after coming under scrutiny from senators on both sides of the aisle. It's not uncommon for presidents to fail to get all their top choices confirmed to the Cabinet, but Trump's appointments have come at a glacial pace. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Day 34: Administration revokes transgender bathroom guidance The Trump administration reversed the Obama administration's guidance to public schools that allowed transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice. The move was met by outrage from advocates of the LGBTQ community. (Rick Madonik/Toronto Star via Getty Images) Day 42: Sessions recuses himself from Russian investigation Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he would recuse himself from any investigation into Russian interference with the U.S. presidential election. The new attorney general had come under scrutiny after it was revealed he met with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. during the 2016 campaign. Sessions, a top surrogate during Trump's campaign, did not disclose the meeting during his Senate confirmation hearings. Sessions said he did nothing improper but sought to avoid the perception of a conflict. (Photo credit NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) Day 44: Trump tweets that Obama had Trump Tower 'wires tapped' The president set off a political firestorm by tweeting out the explosive claim that Obama conducted surveillance on Trump Tower during his 2016 run. Trump has not backed down from the accusation, though the White House has yet to present proof of what the president meant. Rep. Devin Nunes, the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, came under fire for claiming to have seen evidence that could support Trump's claims. He later recused himself from the probe after members on both sides of the aisle questioned his impartiality. 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"At least we have something in common, perhaps," Trump responded, referencing U.S. efforts under Obama to monitor Merkel revealed in documents made public by Edward Snowden. (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Day 60: FBI head confirms Trump, Russia probe FBI Director James Comey confirmed to Congress the bureau is investigating links between President Trump's campaign and Russia. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Day 66: Trump knocks house conservatives After a White House-backed plan to replace Obamacare failed in Congress, Trump knocked the House Freedom Caucus in a tweet. The group is comprised of some of the most conservative members and was largely expected to be among Trump's top supporters when he entered office. But their objections to provisions in the Republican healthcare plan ultimately doomed the legislation and Trump warned "we must fight them, & Dems" in the midterm elections. 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On Wednesday, he presented a confident and hopeful front, saying in a statement, "As I have stated many times, a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know – there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity."

The president's Thursday morning tweets expressed a decidedly different outlook.

He wrote, "With all of the illegal acts that took place in the Clinton campaign & Obama Administration, there was never a special counsel appointed!" In a tweet posted soon after he asserted, "This is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history!"

How all of this will end is, of course, something only time knows, but Schwartz has a prediction.

He told Cooper, "I surely believe that at some point over the next period of time he's going to have to figure out a way to resign."

Schwartz added that if such a thing does come to pass, Trump will, "figure out a way, as he has done all his career, to turn a loss into a victory so he will declare victory when he leaves."

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