Investigation. And the fact that barr has been really the only voice speaking out on this has fed that perception. So with mueller now finally adding his voice, that will hurt the president s ability to continue this line of total exoneration, jim. Especially when its not true. Doesnt match the facts. Sarah westwood, thanks very much. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Top of the hour here. I am jim sciutto in new york. Our breaking news, a bombshell in the making. Robert mueller, the Special Counsel, who has not said a word in public since he took over the Russia Investigation two years ago this very month, is set to make a Public Statement, his first Public Statement one hour from now. This comes amid weeks of negotiations with the House Judiciary Committee over whether and how he will answer questions on the hill about the report that he submitted in march and will he take questions, will he take them in public . A lot of open questions there about the testimony. But no question n
support the hyde amendment. the candidate s view on abortion are becoming more critical to a growing number of voters. take a look at this cnn poll. 3 in 10 americans say a candidate must agree with their views on abortion to win their vote in a major election in 2004. only 17% of the voters felt that way. house judiciary chairman jerry nadler privately pushing to begin impeachment inquiry into president trump. according to politico democrats held a meeting where the house speaker argued she would rather see the president in prison. cnn s manu ragu has more from capitol hill. good morning christine and dave, now a split between the house speaker nancy pelosi and the chairman of the house judiciary committee over whether or not to open an impeachment probe. jerry nadler, the chairman of the committee says they should and he has been making the case prooiflt privately to nancy pelosi.
i m doing because i view tariffs in two phases, number one it s great to negotiate with because people don t want to be tariffed for coming into the united states. they don t want that, and number two, frankly, if they go in, you make a fortune because all the companies are going to move back into the countries. republicans in part view tariffs as taxes. republicans say lawmakers, including republicans should be ashamed of themselves for not standing solidly behind him on tariffs. talks between the u.s. and mexico resume in washington later this morning. house judiciary chairman jerry nadler, according to plit cl coe, democrat politico, the house speaker argued she would rather see the president in quote prison. cnn s manu raju has more from capitol hill. reporter: good morning, christine and dave, a split between the house speaker nancy pelosi and the chairman of the house judiciary committee over whether or not to open an impeachment probe.
investigation. and the fact that barr has been really the only voice speaking out on this has fed that perception. so with mueller now finally adding his voice, that will hurt the president s ability to continue this line of total exoneration, jim. especially when it s not true. doesn t match the facts. sarah westwood, thanks very much. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. top of the hour here. i am jim sciutto in new york. our breaking news, a bombshell in the making. robert mueller, the special counsel, who has not said a word in public since he took over the russia investigation two years ago this very month, is set to make a public statement, his first public statement one hour from now. this comes amid weeks of negotiations with the house judiciary committee over whether and how he will answer questions on the hill about the report that he submitted in march and will he take questions, will he take them in public? a lot of open questions there about the testimony. but no qu