She also has Rudy who is in contact with POTUS as his personal attorney - so there is a channel for communication.

So, I wonder what really is going on? There is a lot of fog. I want to believe that Trump is not completely insulated and controlled by the snakes because that would not be a good sign. I know there are those around him that are swamp creatures and are constantly trying to make Trump second guess his own instincts - which are good. The swamp rats in the administration have had 4 years to control what information Trump has access to. We also know those same rats have deliberately misled POTUS about our military - so what else are they misleading him about? God help us and our President.

These are dangerous times for Trump because the sharks are smelling blood in the water and the fair weather rats are jumping ship in order to position themselves with what they think will be the incoming power structure. This is going to get much uglier before it gets better - if it does get better.

The fog of war.

Shoot the first blocking aid in the head, the others will become much more aidable!

Game of thrones and traitors lurk everywhere.

'scheduling conflicts' or not relaying messages, I suppose.

Very few executives, and certainly not the President, answer their own phone or keep their own calendar. The power to schedule is considerable and more so in a busy organization. Just from observation, I would speculate that time management is not one of President Trump’s stronger points.