end the mueller investigation. senators from both parties have repeatedly affirmed their support for robert mueller s investigation. every one of them should speak out now and deliver a clear message to the president that the special counsel s investigation must continue without interference. bret baier in washington. bret? background from doj officials, the acting attorney general is in charge of all matters under the purview of the department of justice. matt whitaker will oversee the russia probe. we shouldn t go to the conclusion because of what he s written in the past that definitively he s about bringing it down but put it in context. because rod rosenstein is making his way to the white house for a meeting is interesting. they say it was prescheduled. but on a day like this, you wonder about that. he recently remember, there were rumors that he was going to
hallie mentioned it, the kavanaugh questions for the president in this news conference that we expect to be under way in a little less than two minutes is only half of the big picture of crises they re juggling. the otherw one is the fate of rd rosenstein. i understand he s made a decision not to resign and is at peace with whatever will be will be, but what does the department hear from the president of the united states about rosenstein and the justice department? you know, unfortunately, it s a little bit late for anything to come from the president that would reassure the justice department. it s a horrible thing to have to say but it s the truth, thispen energy in turning the fbi into a villain, in calling out federal prosecutors by name, it would have to be a total reversal of fortunes here. he would have to acknowledge that he understands the independence of doj, that he appreciates and will abide by the rule of law, and a lot of other things we re not going to hear from him
auditorium. we are looking at the president s senior advisers, bill shine, john kelly and here is the president walking to the podium for just his fourth news conference of his presidency. we ve had a great three days at the united nations in new york. this is quite a gathering. wow. it s a lot of people. a lot of media. we ve we ve covered a great deal of territory. just left, as you know, prime minister abe of japan. we re starting trade talks with japan. they were not willing for years to talk trade, and now they re willing to talk trade. and i m sure we ll make a very good deal. just concluded, as you know, two days ago, signed a deal with south korea, a trade deal, tremendous deal with south korea. it means a lot of business for our farmers. we re opening up for farmers. we re opening up for a lot of
octogenarians, all male, all white. it does not look like the country. this political tactic to avoid thousands of ads that show insensitive, unempatheting i questionic questions. and conceding their abilities are deeply it s going to be front and center. peter baker and garrett haake, come back if either of you learn anything in the next 40 minute ss. more on the senate showdown tomorrow between kavanaugh and his accuser. also the other showdown in washington tomorrow. this one between the sitting deputy attorney general and the president of the united states. with the mueller probe hanging in the balance, the outcome of their sit-down will have far-reaching implications. and awaiting a rare presidential news conference with all eyes on tomorrow s events in washington. what will donald trump say about his embattled supreme court nominee and his equally embattled deputy ag?
expectation of them that they will deliver fair and impartial justice. that s the oath that we all take when we enter on duty at doj. i think the institution will hold. your dose of optimism today. after the break, bracing for a donald trump news conference. we ll be right back with that preview. i know that every single time that i suit up, there is a chance that s the last time.