effecti effectively, the attorney general, as well as briefing him on the contents, but it was the special counsel's decision, the special counsel's decision to come out and make this statement at that podium. i'm going to turn you now over to my colleagues, jake tapper and wolf blitzer as cnn continues this special coverage of this truly momentous moment for the country and the russia investigation. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in washington along with jake tapper. just minutes from now, a critical turn in the russia investigation. the special counsel, robert mueller, will make a statement on camera over at the justice department. >> if you're racking your brain, trying to remember what robert mueller's voice sounds like, you might not actually have ever heard it. this will be mueller's first public comment since the start and the completion of his investigation into russian interference into the 2016