What did she say . And some 2020 president ial candidates now calling for impeachment proceedings after muellers statement. One of the democratic hopefuls who has not gone that far will join me live. Has he changed his mind . Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We begin today with our politics lead. Breaking his silence. After two years of quietly and methodically investigating Russian Election interference, special Counsel Robert Mueller today spoke publicly on the subject for the first time and while mueller did not specifically call out President Donald Trump by name, he did refute many of the false claims the president has been peddling, including the idea that the investigation should never have even begun, that it was a witch hunt. Russian intelligence oficers, who were part of the russian military, launched a concerted attack on our political system. They needed to be investigated and understood. Or the notion that this was an investigation conducted by a partisan gang of angry
Theyre all going to endorse that other one eventually and may be making different endorsements along the way. We had Julian Castros big endorsement today of senator Elizabeth Warren. The timing is fascinating, to make his endorsement at this point in the race rather than wait to see who the nominees are going to be is fascinating. This means hes not placing a bet on being joe bidens Vice President ial pick. I think it still works perfectly well for him in the following way. If youre joe biden, you really want to get a Vice President ial nominee who represents that side of the party, what we can now call possibly the bernie sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and now Julian Castro side of the party. If its not Elizabeth Warren, how about Julian Castro, so i think it could work in a bunch of ways for Julian Castro, including being Elizabeth Warrens running mate. Its a boost for her. An interesting calculation on his part. I find the whole thing completely unpredictable at this stage, but the one
New york times. And kims next move. A major speech by kim jongun is just hours away. And the dictator has Just Announced hell reveal a new strategic weapon in the near future. Wolf blitzer is off today. Im brianna keilar. This is a situation room special report. A powerful show of American Force in the iraqi capital where apache helicopters are flying over the u. S. Embassy following a violent attack by demonstrators protesting recent u. S. Airstrikes. The embassy was placed on lockdown as hundreds tried to storm the compound, smashing windows and throwing rocks and starting fires. President trump is holding iran responsible and said the country will pay what he calls a very big price for any deaths or damage. And tonight a Senior Administration official tells cnn that the white house is very concerned about the situation escalating. Well talk about that and more with congressman John Garamendi of the Armed Services committee and our correspondents and analysts are also standing by. Fi
Every one except one is going to drop out of the race, and some may not drop out until the convention, but theyre all going to do it except one and theyre all going to endorse that other one eventually and may be making different endorsements along the way. We had Julian Castros big endorsement today of senator Elizabeth Warren. Ztz t. The timing is fascinating, isnt it, to make his endorsement at this point in the race rather than wait to see who the nominees are going to be . This means hes not placing a bet on being joe bidens Vice President ial pick. I think it still works perfectly well for him in the following way. If youre joe biden, you really want to get a Vice President ial nominee who represents that side of the party, what we can now call possibly the bernie sanders, Elizabeth Warren and now Julian Castro side of the party. If its not Elizabeth Warren, how about Julian Castro, so i think it could work in a burchl bunch of ways for Julian Castro, including being Elizabeth Wa