corner on 42 or 44th you see the guys screaming at you all the time. steve: rush to judgment to get the story out and somebody got it wrong. that s the case in this story, too. ainsley: you mentioned that story and you mentioned another story we are covering jussi smollett story. the empire actor could soon be handed an arrest warrant. that s the latest twist in the investigation into the alleged hate crime attack on smollett. steve: matt finn is live in chicago with new information about the actor s criminal record wait, he has a criminal record, matt? yes. actually documents obtained by fox news indicate that smollett was convicted of a 2007 dui in los angeles in which he did plead no condition test to giving false information to police. here in chicago it s becoming increasingly apparent that chicago police are trying to get a portion of this current case in front of a brand jury. whether that s to obtain a subpoena or some type of warrant. fox news has learned that the two brot
special counsel robert mueller has emotion paneled a brand jury or according to some reports subpoenas have been issued to appear before the grand jury or provide documents to the grand jury in connection to the meeting the president s son had with the russian attorney veselnitskaya in 2016. ty cobb did weigh in yesterday in a statement to fox news saying grand jury matters are typically secret. the white house favors anything that accelerates the conclusion of robert mueller s work fairly and willfuly cooperate with mr. mueller. the president took a shot at the overall investigation repeating for the thousands of people. thousands last night in huntington, west virginia the mantra that the whole thing is a witch hunt. president trump: the russia story is a total fabrication. it is just an excuse for the
complaining about not being able to speak publicly is part of, a, his grandstanding, but if you re a trump supporter, you do shake your head and say, wait a minute, i thought we d have a chance to attack this process as being off base and going after the president incorrectly and give him his due. i think the work the committee does when it does it more quietly is more effective. it s like a kbrand jury. we re trying to understand based on who shows up what direction they re going. i think they re going in all kinds of directions to try to fully understand this. there s a lot of the public record that we do know. there s so much we don t know, at least how all these things fit. i think whether it s a podesta or a roger stone, we re still operating much more on the margins of what that the activities were. you heard podesta s statement talking about baem s response to the interference. did it sound strong enough to you? it sounded a little weak to be
code. he was engaged in a coercion, bribery, official oppression. in august judge a special prosecutor was appointed and things have been quiet until this week. the austin american statesman broke the news that a kbrand jury is being sworn in to look at whether an indictment is warranted. it was also reported that perry hired a defense attorney to represent him in this inquiry. on monday the governor s office said this e veto was made in accordance of the power afforded to every governor under this constitution. we remain ready and willing to assist with this inquiry. joining me is strategist williams, sam stein, the huffington post. also want to bring in an investigator who joins us from the texas capital.