All eyes will be on that department of Justice Press conference and the one and only Robert Mueller will be speaking. That wraps it up for me in this exciting news hour. I am now turning over to my friend, Chris Jansing who picks up coverage. 10 00 on the east coast im Chris Jansing in for hallie jackson. What a huge breaking news story were following for you at the top of the hour. Robert mueller the Special Counsel in charge of the investigation is coming out at the department of justice. He is scheduled to make a statement on his investigation at the top of the next hour. His first Public Comments on the probe since he started as Special Counsel more than two years ago. A full team of reporters and experts who have been following this investigation throughout. Let me start with ken delaney in
our washington bureau. Ken, this is someone throughout the investigation did a remarkable job of keeping things under wrap and stopping any leaks from coming out. We have not seen him. He is so
judiciary committee so that we could operate as we normally do with every member having an opportunity to participate in questions which republicans as well as the democrats sought. and i think that was fair. originally it was based on the intelligence committee wanting two hours, which covered five minutes for all of their members, but didn t take any consideration the judiciary, and it might have just fallen through the cracks. right. originally this looked like it would be two hours for each committee that would be for next week if it goes as schedule. if it goes, say, a week later, how much time you have? i don t know. that s being negotiated. i would hope it would be enough, at least three hours, maybe four. but it s up to mr. mueller and his folks and the committee. okay. carolyn fredriksson, let me ask you about the expectations for this. we ve seen and we ve heard from robert mueller in public for the past two and a half years basically at that press conference now a coup
our washington bureau. ken, this is someone throughout the investigation did a remarkable job of keeping things under wrap and stopping any leaks from coming out. we have not seen him. he is someone who has very specifically stayed a political, it stands to reason if he s coming out and speaking in public there is something he fe feels he needs to say. not only have we not seen robert mueller, but not heard his voice. he has been completely silent, even as others including notably the attorney general have been speaking about what his investigation found and what decisions he made. and, obviously, there are huge questions looming over that. questions that congressional democrats want to ask robert mueller in public under oath in a congressional format. and we re just speculating. i have been working the phones and no one seems to know what exactly robert mueller is going to say at 11:00 a.m., but it is