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>> jake, i can't comment on the special council's investigation or what's in or inside the scope because i don't have all the facts that mr. mueller has. i can say that as a member of the senate intelligence committee, our investigation is continuing. we'll follow those facts wherever they may lead. and hopefully produce and interim report at a minimum some time in the coming months ahead. >> the investigators claiming that paul manafort who was trump campaign chairman for three months was encouraging russians to coordinate information that could damage hillary clinton. i know that you cannot ...

And we're back with the breaking news in our politics lead. president trump's lawyer is responding to a new wall street journal report that special council robert mueller has impanelled a grand jury in the russia investigation right near washington, d.c. in a statement ty cobb said quote, the white house favors anything that accelerates the conclusion of his work fairly. the white house is committed to fully cooperating with mr. mueller, unquote. my panel's back with me. phil, your reaction. >> well, that's more of a traditional lawyer's statement than the kind we saw from president trump's pr...

Offered his sympathies and said at some point, something about think, contemplation of resignation, though he wouldn't. phil, you agree with the idea that kelly and the chief of staff role is significant, especially as the investigation he saw. >> talk about a test. look at the first couple of steps he's taken. he's removed the communication's director and he's also called ef debitly the attorney general saying don't worry, your job's safe. what's the message? very simple. we have an agenda, what the white house says all the time. we have to keep our eye on the ball and we can't divert attenti...

As a former cia officer and fbi officer, how significant is it that mueller has impanelled a grand jury in washington? >> i think significant, not only because of the fact of the impanelling, but also because who mueller was. i spent four and a half years as his intelligence advisor, two words, speed and seriousness. people are worried about mission creep here, is this going to extent to blue dress, the old ken star investigation with president clinton? speed and seriousness. he's talking about potential subpoenas. that's pretty quick. in terms of seriousness, i don't think he's there to look ...

Money, and he was very quiet in that regard which is a different kind of con artist and that's what made him so successful. >> was there something in particular that you and bob de niro worked on when it came to capturing that's pens? >> bob is a brilliant actor and latched on to that character and in very small ways, you know, he's able to tell you a lot, and he can do that interior type of thing very well. that's what makes him so compelling a guy. >> and one of the great performances in addition to de niro in the film is michelle pfeifer and ruth madoff remains contact with bernie madoff an...