Himself back in january. He claims the attackers, to cope brothers, yelled racist and homophobic slurs and protrump slogans, wearing maga hats. Matt finn joins us live in chicago from the courthouse where a lot has changed. Matt . Melissa, at any moment Jussie Smollett and his team are expected to turn the corner and take to the microphones. So we will pan over. Jussie smollett and his attorneys and his crisis manager have been around the corner for a little bit of time. They are apparently preparing to make some pretty impactful statements here in front of the microphone. Just about an hour ago, Jussie Smollett and his attorneys entered a courtroom here in this courthouse. The prosecutors approached the bench and told the judge that they no longer wished to prosecute this case. The judge granted that motion paid the prosecution said after reviewing the evidence in this case and considering Jussie Smolletts Community Service here in the chicago area, they are going to drop this case. Shortly afterward, Jussie Smollett immediately exited the courtroom and now he is standing in the hallway. We expect to hear from them at any moment, melissa. Melissa what we are hearing so far is this is from cook county. They are saying we are reviewing the facts, they believe the outcome is just, but they are keeping the 10,000 . That he forfeited during this case . It doesnt sound like it is the same wiped clean. I dont have a independently confirmed right now. We know his record will be expunged. Noble right now is you have to wonder how Chicago Police field. They did they called the meticulous investigation. They tracked down the osundairo brothers, which they allege that Jussie Smollett paid to carry out this hoax. Many people here in chicago and nationwide consider the investigation and case to be airtight. And the grand jury returned 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct, filing a false Police Report. So many people thought that Jussie Smollett had a very substantial uphill battle and a Legal Process to fight here. All of the sudden the case the state drops its case. Harris matt, its harris. I have a question about the federal the potential federal charges that would have calmed down might come from Jussie Smollett setting himself a threatening letter. Has there been any talk about what federal authorities are planning to do . A spokesperson for the fbi, we just reached out to. They tell us no comment. All along the fbi they are usually very quiet they did not weigh in on their investigation. Jussie smollett, according to Chicago Police, allegedly sent himself a death threat letter just one week prior to the alleged host they allege we saw Eddie Johnson sam camera when the letter didnt get enough traction or tension he decided to carry out with this alleged hoax. If they determine he did send the letter to himself can be viewed as a charge of mail fraud which is pretty substantial. Five to ten years in prison. Chicago police told us all along that the fbi is investigating that letter. They just wont confirm to us. Harris matt finn, we are watching to the left, that bank of microphones. That gentleman, as we are told, has nothing to do with this case. We are waiting for Jussie Smollett and his representation to walk up. Melissa i have one more question for matt. How did this unfold for you this morning . How long ago did you hear about this happening . What are other reporters around you saying . How surprising is this turn of events . I think this all broke in the past two hours. I got an email from Jussie Smolletts crisis manager saying there was an emergency hearing of courthouse. The local media, i can tell you, 99 of them did not see this coming. Everyone rushed down to the courthouse. I got inside the courtroom just in time as the case was called. He was in and out of the courtroom in a matter of minutes. Then they said he went to a separate room to sign some paperwork, and theyve been around the corner here. It looks like they are providing preparing a substantial statement. He give it oneonone interview but he has not spoke before the white person meeting here in chicago. Melissa matt finn, think of it. In other words, you are surprised as the rest of us are. Thank you for that, we appreciated. Drying us on the phone is ted williams, criminal defense attorney, former homicide effective any fox news contributor. Boy, quite a turn of events. What you think happened here, as we see Jussie Smollett walked out right now . If he makes it to the microphone we are going to jump it out of you. Actually, whether you hang on . He is very close here. Hes coming up to the microphone, as we heard all charges have been dropped. This appears to be his attorney. Lets listen. Good afternoon. Today, as you have figured out, the state made a motion to drop the charges against Jussie Smollett and to seal the record in this case. We believe that it was the correct result in this case. We are very happy for this result. We are very anxious for jussie to get on with his career and his life. To move forward. I will take any questions. Reporter was this part of there is no deferred prosecution. The motion was to dismiss the charges. Reporter what about the bond money . Jussie agreed to the forfeiture of the bond money. We believe to the city of chicago, but we dont know. Reporter is there a deal to give up the bond . There is no deal. The state dismissed the charges. [distinct question] we have nothing to say to the Police Department except to investigate charges and not try their cases in the press. But to allow matters to be investigated, allow the state to investigate, and to not jump ahead and utilize the press to convict people before they are tried in a court of law. [and distinct question] next question reporter do you think that they put with all the attention nationwide . I have no idea what occurred in this case and why it occurred. I can just say that things seemed to spiral somewhat out of control. We have gotten to a result of that is the right results in this case and we are happy for that. I have no idea. [indistinct question] plenty of people forfeit their bond in situations like this. Jussie is, and if you were in the courtroom, you heard the prosecutor say and we made sure the prosecution knew he is someone who has dedicated his life to Public Service since he was 15 years old. He has taken the city of chicago as his home. He has volunteered in a variety of ways. He is a good, solid citizen of the city of chicago. That was the comment made by the prosecutor today. Reporter [indistinct question] the osundairo brothers said more than once at the check they received was for exactly what jussie said. For nutrition and training. They were his trainers. That statement was not true. I dont know where the superintendent got that information. I was not privy to it. Quite frankly, i have not seen that footage. So ive no idea where that came from. Which is why you should allow investigations to investigate a charge before you go to the press. [indistinct question] i have no idea. I dont have information that the state would have as to why they brought these charges. I dont know. You have to ask the state. [indistinct question] the two men who attacked them have indicated they attack too. So we already know who did. Those brothers that is up to the state. Reporter to be clear, the 10,000, is forfeiting that a condition of dropping the charges question why is he doing it . No. The two brothers said they traction. We dont want to try them in the press any more than he wanted to be tried in the press. [indistinct question] that decision was made to be can go on with his life and get this over with. And not have to fight and continue with all of the disruption to his career. He is a very sweet individual who has for a long time dedicated himself to his career, to the public, to children, to the movement in the lgbtq ia community. And this was a disruption to that. He wants to get back to it. I will allow you to hear from him briefly and then we are gon gone. Hey, everybody. I just made a couple notes. First of all, i want to thank my family. My friends are the incredible people of chicago, and all over the country and the world who have prayed for me, supported me, who have shown me so much love. No one will ever know how much that has meant to me. I will forever be grateful. I want you to know that not for a moment was it in vain. I have been truthful and consistent on every single level since day one. I would not be my mothers son if i was capable of one drop of what i have been accused of. This has been an incredibly difficult time. Honestly, one of the worst of my entire life. But i am a man of faith and i am a man that has knowledge of my history. I would not bring my family, our lives, or the movement through the fire like this. I just wouldnt. So i want to thank my Legal Counsel from the bottom of my heart, and i would also like to thank the state of illinois for attempting to do whats right. Now i would like nothing more than to just get back to work and move on with my life, but make no mistakes, i will always continue to fight for the justice, equality, and betterment of marginalized people everywhere. Again, thank you for all the rest port. Thank you for faith and thank you to god. Bless you all. Thank you very much. Reporter jussie, are you are attackers still out there . Harris there you have it. Jussie smollett and his legal representation theyre talking about the charges in chicago, which have been dropped today. He said he has been telling the truth all along. We do know that the 10,000 bond, that 10 of what he would have been held on, is money that we understand has yet to be given back to Jussie Smollett. So that is a trail that we are following, potentially some federal charges could come from that threatening letter that he told police he sent himself. Joining me now and we tried to do this before but we have the breaking news. Now its even better. Ted williams, criminal defense attorney, former homicide detective and fox news contributor. Ted, its always good to have your foot down my thoughts after the facts have been spit out. On blush, what is your first reaction . Wow. Harris, this is an interesting turn of events. I must say, it is very surprising. What i have gleaned from this is that chicago the Police Department may have very well gotten out in front of this. Because the issues were all centered around two brothers, two nigerian brothers who believed they were part of this attack on smollett. What had happened, for your viewers now, once smollett was attacked, went to the hospital with this noose around his neck and said that there were two white guys. That they said, make America Great again, as a part of this attack. The two nigerian brothers had gone out of the country. They came back into the country, they were separated by police at the airport, they were interrogated, and they said that they were part of a scheme to attack smollett. That smollett had given them a check for 3,500. And on the check, it said it was for exercising as a trainer. But what is significant in this is that there is a credibility determination on the brothers and insufficient evidence. I can tell you, as a lawyer, if i was trying this case there is no doubt about it that those two brothers would have been placed and put under a microscope. Because there was no evidence whatsoever that they were not involved in it. As a matter of fact, there was a video camera tapes that showed that the two brothers in fact had bought rope and been part of this process. But i dont want to say that i dont believe smollett is out of the woods right now, harris dont ask harris with that having anything to do with the letter he wrote . A reporter, when i asked him a few minutes ago whats a land with potential federal charges, he had already reached out to the fbi. Its pretty customary that they would have no comment. In this particular instance, it would be a federal offense, correct . If he in fact wrote a threatening letter to himself . This is life, by the way. These are pictures just outside, where Jussie Smollett and his representation have been talking. If there is audio here, my team will tell me and we will dip in. Ted . Harris, you are onto it. You are absolutely onto it. Let me say this the federal authorities, they have the letter. They have the writing from that letter. They sent it down to their lab in quantico, virginia. This is the key. If they find a lot of folks, when they have sent an envelope out, they will look cool envelope. If that is the case and they find Jussie Smolletts dna on that envelope from that standpoint, meaning his saliva, dna, that could really be something that could bring this back on Jussie Smollett and he could very well be charged federally. Harris ted, i want to reference these pictures again. The team tells me theres not anything particularly audible here but this is Jussie Smollett as he makes himself as he walks through this thrum of reporters. You see the cameras there, hes getting into the car. Moments ago he said he has been telling the truth the entire time. His representation said that all charges have been dropped. What ted williams and i are discussing or whether there will be other charges having to do with a threatening letter that he sent himself, a death letter, which would be a crime at a federal level, if, in fact, that it was not truthful material. That he had pulled it off in some way himself. But the charges against him that had to do with two man attacking him, and all of the details that went along with that i know, melissa, you were talking before about the maga statements and all of that, that Jussie Smollett reported to have happened. All of those charges have been dropped as any sort of hoax. You see the car pull away. Melissa ted, i would ask you i know you were listening along when his attorney was speaking in the microphone there before he took to the microphone. She skipped a question when the reporters there asked her about the brothers involvement, and what she made of that at this point. She said a couple of different times, i have no idea what happened. She kept saying that. She kept saying he was a very sweet guy, before he came up to the microphone. Then when he took to the microphone he said, i have been truthful and consistent on every level from day one. Do all these things go together . What is your take on the tone there . Well, you know i think when you look at the two brothers, their credibility was always going to be an issue in this case. I dont think that the defense attorney wants to row those two brothers. I believe that she did not want to attack them at this time or at this stage in the socalled litigation. As you all have said, and as harris just said, look the charges here, as it pertains to these two brothers and what had happened in chicago with smollett, it has gone away. Again, without being overly redundant, what i am concerned about now is the federal investigation that will, in fact, continue. As it pertains to whether he sent himself this racial epithetloaded in the loop. That will be there. I can tell you, in taking my lawyers hat off and putting a detective hat on, the Chicago Police department i believe as a black eye. You have to look at the facts. It is below 42 degrees. Just a small latin, on the night of this incident, was supposed to have grown don mcgahn to some subway for a sandwich. Coming back across the street. Somebody says to him, empire, empire at this time they hit him in the face and said, make America Great again and Jussie Smollett represented that these were two white guys that did this to him. Looking at that from a circumstantial evidence standpoint, it is questionable. Who in the hell is going to be out in chicago in minus 42 degrees weather waiting for Jussie Smollett . While he has been cleared by the Police Department, it will probably be that this investigation will continue even in chicago. But this, i believe, is insufficient evidence for them to go forward with. Harris before we go back, reporters standing on scene. Theres a mention of the bond. Somebody on both sides of this, you worked in law enforcement, too. What happens to that money . Why wouldnt it be returned . It goes to the state. To the city, i stand to be corrected. Jussie smollett could fight over this. But Jussie Smollett is happy to get the hell out of the Police Department and the criminal Justice System of chicago. Hes willing to forfeit that i move on. Harris got it. Ted williams, always great to have you want to help us decipher legal news , legal and otherwise. This is outnumbered. We will be back after the break. Pay off credit card debt, put cash in the bank, and lower your payments by over 600 a month. With automatic authority from the va, newday can help veteran homeowners when other lenders wont. Home values are rising. Nows the time to use the va home loan benefit you earned with your service. Go to newdayusa. Com or call 18004064921 all of you. How you live, what you love. Thats what inspired us to create americas most advanced internet. Internet that puts you in charge. That protects whats important. It handles everything, and reaches everywhere. This is beyond wifi, this is xfi. Simple. Easy. Awesome. Xfinity, the future of awesome. Melissa breaking news right now, we have just heard from actor Jussie Smollett who you see right there, as charges have been dropped against him. 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was attacked by two men. Those charges have been dropped. The record has been sealed. We are from his attorney, as well. A short time ago. Right now we are awaiting some sort of reaction from chicago mayor rahm emanuel, and also the Chicago Police department. All are very outspoken following what we thought was this crime, and then the more he learned about it, potentially not being the crime thought it was. Now have another wrinkle. We are also waiting for him reaction from prosecutors. Within the past two hours or so, these events have unfolded as his attorney said they had a big announcement coming up. A reporter, matt finn, is standing by with more reaction from the crowd there, as you just saw. Jussie smollett got into a car and drove away. What can you tell us, matt . A reporter briefly asked some questions and he just said he loves the city of chicago. As you mentioned, we are waiting for him reaction from rahm emanuel, chicago mayor. And chicago please. Theres a lot of buzz in anticipation of a response from Chicago Police. They had a weekslong investigation that they called meticulous. Dozens of detectives on this investigation, and they were under immense public pressure. Not only here in the city but globally, really, as all eyes were on this case for many week weeks. There were so many theories floating around. Finally, andy johnson got in front of cameras weeks ago and they laid out what they consider considers an airtight investigation. They said they traced the osundairo brothers. And that Jussie Smollett paid them to carry out this attack. They had so many details to support that theory. Suddenly all the sudden the prosecutors say they no longer want to prosecute Jussie Smollett. The judge on that. Something to point out is that the Cook County State Attorney kim fox recused herself from this investigation. There was a major headline in this case. That she suddenly said she could not fairly prosecute them. It was later revealed she had received Text Messages from a Michelle Obama former chief of staff who was encouraging kim fox to ask superintendent Eddie Johnson to turn it over to the fbi. Because Jussie Smolletts family felt they were too many false leaks. The state attorney kim fox got in touch with Eddie Johnson had asked him to turn this case over to the fbi, because smolletts family felt they were too many false leaks in this case. Johnson evidently did not turn the case over to the fbi. So there was a lot of speculation over kim foxs office and the prosecutor involvement in this case. Suddenly, prosecutors decide they drop the case. We arent trying to infer anything but theres a lot of buzz in the air regarding that as well, melissa. Melissa matt, that seems to lend to this idea that the case sort of fell apart. But then you have Jussie Smollett standing up and saying that he wouldnt take the movement through this fire, that he has been truthful from day one . So that doesnt really go along with its sort of a case falling apart. Asked him on his way out if his attackers are still out there. If he made this allegation of being a victim of a hate crime, perhaps he would encourage further prosecution or investigation. But he had no answer. He agreed to forfeit that 10,000. There is allegedly no deferred prosecution according to his attorneys. Jussie smollett said this was one of the most difficult and worst times of his life. Melissa no doubt. What doesnt make sense is to conjecture. It has turned one way and the other. We will wait for more updates from either the Police Department there for prosecutors just as soon as we get more statements and more folks. We will bring that to you. In the meantime, back to regular news. It appears the Mueller Report has cooled impeachment talks among democrats. What Speaker Pelosi said about this today, and the democrats on the left still pushing for impeachment. We will talk about that. Plus, the multiple reports saying the president and his team seek to weaponize muellers findings. What this would look like, as one of the president they vowed to investigate the investigators. This should scare everybody. Did the investigators in the prosecutors use the law for political purposes . If it turns out to be true, that is bigger than watergate. Hundred roads named park in the u. S. Its americas most popular street name. 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What i would also say very gently, when you get what you want, leave it alone. Harris from both sides there. Republican senator john kennedy says the president should let it go, but multiple reports say the president and his team want to weaponize the findings in the Mueller Report to go after democrats. Now, andy 2020, is what we are hearing. This, after the president says his opponents did bad and treasonous things. According to yahoo news, former white house advisor steve bannon says the president is going to go full animal. Now that he sees himself no longer under the shadow of special counsel Robert Muellers investigation. He predicts President Trump will come off the chains and use the mueller findings to browbeat the opposition and ignore house requests for more documents. He believes it to bludgeon them. And the Senate Judiciary chair, lindsey graham, tells hannity that he will use every tool at his disposal to investigate the investigators. Now its time to look at how this got off the rails. What am i going to you . I will use every tool available to me to disclose as much as i can without compromising sources and methods to make sure the public understand how their president could be accused of working with a Foreign Government when there is no real basis in fact. Harris the president s expect it to add to the capital in just 30 minutes from now to meet with Senate Republicans for lunch. We will cover that, whatever public points we can show you, as it happens. The president goes to capitol hill. Steve hilton, your take . Steve well, a few things. First of all, i wish it were over. In the senators words, its not over. Not at all. If you watch the trumphating establishment on other networks and in the democratic party, the Mueller Report and the attorney generals letter summarizing the conclusions were barely a speed bump on the road to what they really want. Which is to bring down this president and overturn the 2016 election. They are still talking today, literally today, about russian collusion, pointed to the press conference were candidate donald trump said, get heathers emails. They are using that as evidence. They are on about the trump tower meeting. Its as if the Mueller Report and the conclusions never happened. The idea that this is over not just on the obstruction point, but im collusion is not true. Secondly, i think i totally agree with what senator graham is talking about there. I think we do need to see fairness and accountability and equal justice in an investigation into the other side. The last point i want to make to that steve bannon set of remarks is, looking ahead to 2020, of course we want to see justice and accountability at all these things look into. But the real point is that, if the president wants to get reelected, hes not going to do it on the basis of this. Hes going to do it on the basis of addressing the issues people really care about. The economy and, number one, health care. That has got to be the harris look at what we just saw in terms of the finding against health care the Affordable Care act, being a constitutional. And protecting certain tenets of the aca, what nancy pelosi said strengthens it. They are about to go headtohead on that. Kennedy, we are talking about is what democrats have said previously. When the Mueller Report comes down, whichever way it falls, let it go. Kennedy yeah, wait for the report. The surveillance state has become so powerful, and we were demonized. A bunch of cassandras running around, saying, beware the power you get to unchecked agencies. They say its to protect us from bad guys. But what happens when the fbi and the doj and the cabinet under obama view them as the bad guy . Then you get tens of millions of dollars and a lot of Political Capital spent on what . What was the ultimate outcome . When james comey says under oath, i cant answer questions about whether the president was working with russia in a public forum, Andrew Mccabe weeks ago said its possible hes a russian asset. John brennan, the former director of the cia, said the president had essentially committed treason. Harris you know what hes saying today . He may have been basing what he had to say over the last few months on bad information. Kennedy thats not enough for me, actually. Harris im just spitting out what he spit out. Lisa he cant stop thinking about the fact that for the past two years weve been told the President Trump is putins puppet. Hes a tool of russia. It turns out that the purveyors of the dossier are the tools of russia. What had the biggest impact in sowing the seeds of discord in this country, the dossier. Which is nothing more than democrat disinformation. Russian disinformation concerning the fact that Christopher Steeles contacts were russians and people connected to the kremlin. That was the biggest impact on the country. Harris well, he was a spy. Kennedy he worked for the fbi, too. Lisa it wasnt the ads in pennsylvania, it was the dossier. Harris went all right, guys, weve got to roll. Speaker of the house nancy pelosi is saying that impeachment is not on the table. Whether this soon could change and if everybody in the party is on the same page. Are they listening to policy . It is on the table. Its not a question of that. This is not about that. Oh oh oh ozempic® announcer people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of onceweekly ozempic®. In a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than seven and maintained it. Oh under seven . And you may lose weight. In the same oneyear study, adults lost on average up to 12 pounds. Oh up to 12 pounds . A twoyear study showed that ozempic® does not increase the risk of major cardiovascular events like heart attack, stroke, or death. 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The michigan Freshman Congress men looking to cosponsor a resolution to determine if the president has committed impeachable offenses. Texas democrat al green explaining why he still wants the president removed from office. Mr. Mueller did not investigate bigotry emanating from the presidency of policy. It was about criminality. I still plan to bring impeachment to the floor of the house. As i said, it doesnt change things. Because it wasnt about bigotry. Melissa steve hilton . Steve [laughs] honestly, if you think the president is a bigot, beat him in the election. Dont try and do it through impeachment. I think the idea that nancy pelosi is going to stop people like you proceeded to leave and all the others going on about impeachment is just not weve been here before. Do you remember maxine waters, one of my favorite clips of her, she revealed every time she talked, she said, im going to say it again. Impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment. They know the base loves it, thats for the fundraising energy is behind that fish is antitrump hatred. So i think youre going to have tension between nancy pelosi, who knows its a losing proposition for them, but the fact that they base once it is going to keep going for the next year and a half. Lisa the biggest thing that oprah them the omicron them for moving on the coming of the exoneration of the Mueller Report. And then nancy pelosi and cheri bustos, the head of the dccc, they are not worry about the she had to leaves and alexandria because custer cortezs , facing a primary challenge from the left. They are worried about general elections. Democrats were going to run again a republican, leaning districts, was the people theyre trying to protect. Thats where its politically perilous for them. Melissa on that point, kennedy the rest of the speech was going back to the issues that got a selected, like health care. Okay, republicans have been down that road. They got elected on the idea of repealing health care, fixing it. They didnt. Thats how they got beat in the midterms, one of the ways. If democrats want to take oral dell michael this idea, good luck. Go fix it. Kennedy medicare for all. A lot of the reset initially when they were polled, whether or not we had it. Then we were given the price tag. Even obama was lecturing the freshman class about not getting carried away with these big ideas. Exactly right. So here you have nancy pelosi saying, we cant push for impeachment but at the same time they dont have a solid grounds for it. We can walk and chew gum at the same time you cant. Because nancy pelosi has just said, you have to take one thing away. So shes throwing the wad of gum in the trash. [laughter] harris just in the last little while, a couple things coming together. House Democratic Caucus chairman hakeem jeffries, democrat of new york, sit on the efforts of impeaching President Trump, we didnt run on impeachment, we are not focused on impeachment. In House Democratic leaders are ready to unveil the bill. They must have hurt you because its minus medicare for all. Melissa we will see. Former trump advisor steve bannon making some bold predictions on the 2020 democratic president ial field. Who he says poses the biggest threat to the president , and what he says a rematch of 2016 is not out of the question. [music playing] vo this is the averys. This is the averys trying the hottest new bistro. Wait. And the hottest taqueria . And the hottest. What are those . Oh, pierogis . And this is the averys wondering if eating out is eating into saving for their first home. This is jc. team member welcome to wells fargo, how may i help . vo whos here to help with a free Financial Health conversation, no strings attached. 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Bannon also says we could see wait for it Hillary Clinton jump in the rice he says unless one of the candidates broke out a national basis, she will get the feel and say, what a nice group of people and not one of them can be donald trump. I learned from my mistakes and theres not one person in his field who can do that what you think about his hillary prediction . Steve i think its true, we look at the field of candidates. I have thought this. When i think about it i cant see any of them beating donald trump. However, when you look at the battleground and you look at the electoral college, i think, well matt, you got to win pennsylvania, michigan, wisconsin. That looks pretty tough, especially wisconsin. Its a contrast between kennedys werent good enough but in terms of hillary, obviously shes desperate to do it. She said as much the other month in an interview. There are other people. I do think its possible if they get to a point where they are at the convention theyve got one of these candidates who just isnt going to do it, that weve got to get someone to beat trump. I always thought that mabel dont make me be at that point they will try to draft not hillary but some of you like oprah, for example. Fraud protestations that she does want to do it. They are so desperate to be trump. Melissa shes too smart to get in at all. I shouldnt say back in. Shes too smart to get in because it destroys your life and they come after you. She has a wonderful life, why would she do that . But i size one prediction that was interesting, when he talked about Kamala Harris out front. And beto orourke as her running mates. Thats kind of an interesting combo. I could see them coming up with that. What do you think, lisa . Lisa potentially. I think President Trumps chances are 2020 just rose exponentially yesterday with the release or at least the summary of the Mueller Report. Remember, we talked about it on the couch last week. The political article talking about how you would win in a landslide in 2020 according to the economic modelers. Because the economy is just that strong. People have previously predicted his victory kennedy thats if the election was held today. Lisa exactly. So thats a huge part. And the other component which would hold them back is whatever mueller came up with. That is removed from the table. I think its been really difficult for democrats, whoever they had nominated come to try to beat President Trump eight i mean that sincerely. Kennedy it goes back to what nancy pelosi was talking about. They need a legislative message. They have done something more substantial than resist. Steve the last dell michael f is going to be significant. It would be so easy for the Trump Campaign to the general milley fight people about the consequences of this. Melissa i think all the people offended by his personality or the things he says are all that kind of stuff kind of have gotten over it by this point. You may not like it but its not shocking like it was before. Kennedy i think people are able to disconnect the policy from the personality, and we will see how that plays out. So much more outnumbered coming up in just a moment. Stay put. What makes these simple dishes the best simple dishes ever . Great tasting, hearthealthy california walnuts. So simple, so good. Get the recipes at walnuts. Org. Todays Senior Living communities have never been better, with amazing amenities like movie theaters, exercise rooms and swimming pools, public cafes, bars and bistros even pet care services. And theres never been an easier way to get great advice. A place for mom is a free service that pairs you with a local advisor to help you sort through your options and find a perfect place. A place for mom. You know your family we know Senior Living. 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