we know you have a great show on tap. >> shannon: we can't wait to see our list. at what a tease, thank you so much. here's what's on our show tonight. >> tonight, a new accuser says alabama senate candidate george roy moore tried to rape her when she was just 16 entries offering proof that he knew exactly how old she was. >> i was terrified. >> what happens next for moore and his place on the ballot? alabama's secretary of state separates fact from fiction. then, president trump promises a huge announcement after his trip to asia. >> i will be making a major statement on wednesday. >> we will find out what he has planned on north korea and trade. and critics claim trump is putting africa first in the war on terror and that is putting american lives at risk. we will investigate. ♪ >> shannon: hello and welcome to fox news at night, i'm shannon bream in washington.

it is the most detailed accusation yet against g.o.p. senate candidate roy moore. an alabama woman going on the record with high profile attorney gloria allred at her site describing a horrifying ordeal with moore, beverly nelson says about 40 years ago when she was 16 and moore was a thirtysomething district attorney, moore assaulted her. the judge emphatically denied the claim, just as he has about the accusations made by four other women. they say they've heard enough and they want moore out of the race. ed henry joins us now. >> a lot going on tonight. it roy moore not just refusing to back down, he's actually trying to use these new accuser's enemy attacks from establishment to help them politically. moore tweeting, the person who should step aside is senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. he has failed conservatives and must be replaced. #draintheswamp .

he tried to block in the g.o.p. primary in the first place. while the senate leader initially said moore should get out of the allegations are true, he changed that today's is a flat out moore should get out because mcconnell "believes the women." as in multiple accusers, that you say have now reached five. as gloria allred held a news conference, who charged that she groped her when she was 16, she said nelson is prepared to testify under oath and brought evidence of a relationship, a high school yearbook that she says was signed by moore when he was a prosecutor in his 30s. >> putting his hands on my breasts. i tried to open my car door to leave, but he reached over and locked it so i could not get out. at some point he gave up and he then looked at me and he told m me -- he said you are just a

child and he said i am the district attorney of the county and if you tell anyone about this no one will ever believe you. >> i can tell you without hesitation this is absolutely false. i never did what she said i did, i don't even know the woman, i don't know anything about her. >> moore is not just calling for mcconnell to step down, he vowed to sue "the washington post." it which broke the original story, trying to make a last stand here by suggesting all these forces in washington from a liberal "washington post" to the conservative mcconnell are out to get him. >> shannon: more senators now speaking out tonight. there's a new twist though it sounds like. >> republican senators here in washington not just saying he should step aside, they are now saying if he wins he should be expelled from the senate so that he has never even seated, which tells us a couple of things. first of all, party leaders think he could actually win this race despite the allegations. then g.o.p. leaders will try to knock moore out and have the

governor appoints one saver. justice department officials quickly insisted he's not interested in his old senate seat. republicans like john mccain say they want senate leaders to use article one of the constitution or any other lever they can find to stop moore from taking his seat. >> first of all, we got to find out whether the people of alabama and or not. then you explore the various options. there are a number of options that are being considered, but he should not be a united states senator. >> again, establishment figures like mccain coming out even harder again moore, that may only help him with his base, guarantee that he has a shot at winning the seat in early december, for december 12th special election and after that all bets are off. >> shannon: some people dug in and said this is a hit job, which is his contention. we will talk about that coming up. good to see you. despite all the controversy, judge moore's name will be on the alabama ballot in the special election.

alabama secretary of state john merrill joins us now. good to see you tonight. >> hello, great to see you. >> shannon: my understanding is there's no conversation about his name coming off the ballot, any deadline for that would have passed. is there any scenario in which he could withdraw his candidacy? >> certainly judge moore could suspend his campaign. he could disqualify himself and say that he is no longer an active candidate and that he wishes to formally let our office know that he does not want to continue the campaign. if he does that, then at that point we will duly note that and that will be considered whenever the votes are cast on december 12. likewise, there is also a move that could take place by the state republican party where they could disassociate themselves from him and his candidacy and indicate that he has no longer their nominee. that has to be done in a formal way. it would also indicate to us at that point in time that he would no longer be their representative, even though his

name would still be on the ballot. >> shannon: so under either one of those scenarios, if he still went on to win because his name is on the ballot, what happens then? >> if he receives the most votes in that situation, considering that he either withdraws himself, or that he is no longer backed by the republican party in a formal way. at that point, if he still receives the most votes, our election would be declared null and void and the governor would have to call another special election and we would start the process all over again. >> shannon: that probably sounds daunting to you and other state officials there who are a december 12th election. a lot can happen between now and then. you mentioned the governor. i've heard a lot of questions about whether or not the government could reschedule this election, whether once the results are in she could change the certification, delay it. is there a specific time schedule where if judge moore wins that she would have to certify these results so he could be seated here?

>> we certify the election a week after the election is over. there are canvassing board members which, governor ivey is one, i am one. we always meet, we go over the results and we certify the election after it takes place. i would be very surprised, it would be unprecedented in the history of the state for that to occur after the results of the people were made known. it would be very unusual. the governor has already changed the election date one time, as you will recall. the original election date was set back to be held in june of 2018. however, governor ivey issued an additional proclamation when she became governor that changed the process. however, that was not done once the process had begun. we've already had a primary, we had a runoff. now we are 29 days from the general election. since october 18th we peddle

hundreds of citizens from alabama already cast their ballots for judge moore, or for doug jones in this general election scheduled for december 12th. >> shannon: let me ask about another scenario getting floated around her in washington and may be in alabama as well. what if the current senator, luther strange, who lost in the primary, decided to step down now before the special election, leaving that seat open? with the governor then be able to appoint someone, or that move the special election, what would happen? >> the governor would certainly have to appoint someone to fill that term that senator strange is currently completing. the way that our code reads is that the individual who is in that role would continue to serve until at such a time that the senator was duly elected and duly sworn in to fulfill the commitment as the junior senator from the state of alabama. in the instance that you just described, senator strange would no longer be in the picture, however that individual who was in that role would continue until this election was

completed and certified. >> shannon: i bet you never imagined you would have to answer these questions, but thank you for giving us all the facts. there's a lot of fiction out there. good to see you tonight. >> thank you, thank you so much. >> shannon: some republicans say they are taking the claims against moore so seriously because of what happened decades ago. when democrats refused to listen to the women who said they were victimized by president bill clinton. juanita says the former president raped her in 1978. she appeared on "the ingraham angle." she says why she was treated so differently now. >> all victims matter. it doesn't matter if you are a democrat or republican, who cares, if you are straight, or if you are gay, or if you believe in god or not. we all have the right to be believed. >> shannon: what is the debate go from here? we will talk with

chris stirewalt about g.o.p. plans to, they say, make sure that moore is persona non grata on capitol hill if he actually gets elected. >> i was really just struck by something your guest set about alabama state law. i did not know that that if republicans essentially vacate moore and file official notice with the state and say he is no longer our guy, if you wins than the election result is avoided and they have to have a new election. that means -- if this is the jackpot that republicans might be looking for, they can say we disavow moore, he's not our guy, and then say vote for roy. >> shannon: definitely a sinner that can happen. the fact that yes, if roy moore himself or the party withdraws him but his name is still on the ballot, he wins, he doesn't win and so it's null and void and the get to start over. >> i'm glad i stayed up late, this is very good to know this. >> shannon: i'm glad too. we had a response from his campaign after the latest round of allegations, with others before, we will say it again,

judge moore is an innocent man, this is a witch hunt against a man who had an impeccable caree career. we will pursue all legal options against these false claims and judge more will be vindicated. >> i think roy moore is a child of bill clinton and i think a lot of american politics are children of bill clinton because of this. ken starr, the man who prosecuted bill clinton, and many republicans, many americans, many democrats believe that will bill clintond do as nixon had done and resigned rather than face the ignominy of an impeachment, especially on a humiliating topic like that. and the decency and decorum would cause him to act. i saw, i believe it was fox, liberal publication. he said something that was quite right on twitter. imagine how different our public discourse would be if bill clinton had resigned. now there's a part of my smart piece in the atlantic just out,

not breitbart. this is a liberal publication and it said this. the reckoning for bill clinton is coming. if what bill clinton did in the time he was doing it -- regardless of whether he accepts or denies the claims from broderick and others. if that happened in the current climate, can you imagine the why that bill clinton will be treated, even for the things that he admitted doing? the world has changed a lot since then. part of the reason that politics is as gross as it is today was based on the decisions that the clintons made to destroy the accusers and brazen everything out with absolute total shamelessness. >> shannon: that's true. we talked earlier today about chris hayes, an anchor on another network, and he even said this, not a conservative guy. as gross and cynical and hypocritical, what about bill clinton stuff. it's also true that the democrats in the center left are overdue for real reckoning against the allegations. let's hear from someone else,

steve bannon. he was the one who encouraged voters to encourage them to go for roy moore. >> what it would get the republican party to back off? where's the leadership of mitch mcconnell and where's the leadership of paul, do you know what it is? it's like billy bush weekend. on this, they are petrified of the opposition party. what my superpower is, i don't care. i could care less what they say about me. i could care less, it's about action. >> shannon: i think you might have that same special superpower. >> i care deeply. i care deeply what you think about me. >> shannon: may be me. >> steve bannon better hope that this comes to come tell mike some salubrious and for republicans because he's trying to repeat this across the country. his abilities as a candidate picker are sort of on the line here. if this meltdown continues and moore either doesn't step aside or there is not some solution and deceit ends up as a democratic win, this will cast considerable doubt on the idea

of a savage bloodletting revolution. if you say how are we going to expand our majority in the senate, first by savagely attacking one another. that is how republicans will advance. it was a dubious proposition to begin with and this will be exhibit a for mitch mcconnell that he will say you want to have vicious primaries in every state and end up with questionable nominees? >> shannon: you remember a couple weeks ago i interviewed him before this whole roy moore thing broke. he wouldn't even stay his name. is that the individual that you've mentioned. but he said, they don't have a great track record for them. if he pointed to that and he may be vindicated here, but at what expense? >> in the country having another bad week talking about unhappy gross things. >> shannon: good to see you. >> good to see you too. >> shannon: what we are learning tonight president trump's son communicated with wikileaks at the height of his father's presidential campaign and it continued through the summer. the atlantic report that

wikileaks privately messaged him on twitter asking for his cooperation in sharing its work in contesting the results of the election. after trump's election helping join us on to be australia's ambassador to the u.s. >> the president's son would be in direct communication with the vehicle that was used by russia in order to seek to influence our election, originally striking development. >> to think that lies in the face? >> it is certainly close coordination. >> shannon: thought material has artie been turned over. he put it all online today antique tweeted the entire chain of messages, with my whopping three responses. which one of the congressional committees has sold to selectively? how ironic. two potentially landmark cases to the sturm's calendar. one is a dispute out of california. it focuses on a state law that

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>> shannon: president trump is wrapping up his historic asia trip by participating in the east asia summit on tuesday. upon his return to washington on wednesday, the president is promising a major statement. on trade, north korea and a lot of other things. john roberts joins us live with that story. hi, john. >> shannon, good afternoon to you from manila here where it is just turning noon. the president has about three hours of business left at the summit. once with all the leaders in 90

minute session before he boards air force one and heads back to washington, d.c. on monday here in the philippines the resident met with the controversial president of the philippines. at the president received some criticism back at home for not publicly calling him out for a rash of extrajudicial killings of drug users and drug dealers as part of a violent and aggressive crackdown on drugs or in the philippines. but even though the president didn't call them out publicly, the u.s. and the philippines did release a joint statement in which they underscored the need to protect human rights. as to how the two leaders got along, a spokesperson said it seems like the chemistry was pretty good. listen here. >> relationship appears to be very warm and very friendly. they have been very candid in their dealing, and it's very apparent that both of them have a person who they consider as not their best friend. similar feelings towards former

u.s. president barack obama. >> a spokesman saying they both share perhaps a distaste, if you will for the former president barack obama. remember, duterte famously said something rather nasty back in september of 2016. he did later apologized. the white house said that they got a strong measure of support for support of the united state united nations sanctions against north korea. the same thing in a meeting with shinzo abe of japan. in japan on the first leg, the very first stop, shinzo abe said he came out and said he's 100% behind the present, while monday and the philippines he got the same measure of support from malcolm, listen here. >> with got the same values in the same focus on ensuring that the north korean regime stops its reckless provocation and

threats of conflict. peace and stability and billions of people over many decades, and we are going to work together to ensure we maintain it. >> you mentioned that the president says he's got a big announcement coming up. he said wednesday during that lateral meeting. it could be a little later on in the make, likely something that will happen in the afternoon. he will talk about progress he made a north korea in terms of getting solidarity of the nations in the pacific rim to put the screws and squeeze on pyongyang, and he also said good news about trade. he gave us a bit of a preview during that meeting, listen her here. >> in addition to about 300 billion in sales to various companies, including china, 250 billion and going up very substantially from that, but we've made a lot of big progress on trade. we have deficits and almost everybody those deficits will be cut very quickly and very substantially.

>> malcolm only joking there because the united states does not run a trade deficit with australia. in fact, we have a trade surplus of some $12 billion. the president already looking forward to getting back home, tweeting not too long ago "excited to be heading home to see a the house passed a great tax bill. again the president should be home probably by late tonight i would think. wait a minute, i think tomorrow night. it's a little difficult. he will be getting home soon. let's put it that way. >> shannon: we will see you back here soon as well. john roberts, thank you so much. joining me now, nile gardiner, director of the margaret thatcher center for freedom at the heritage foundation. good to see you tonight. we want to start with this, one of the president's recent tweets, because he's had a lot to say on this trip. he says we will be leaving the philippines tomorrow after many days of constant meetings and

work in order to make america great again. my promises are rapidly being fulfilled. if that's what he had to say. i want to say what chuck schumer had to say on the senate floor about how he thinks this trip went. >> without exaggeration, the president's trip to asia has been one of the most embarrassing foreign trips i president has taken in my memor memory. it shows when it comes to foreign policy president trump is not ready for prime time. >> shannon: how would you grade this trip? >> i think overall the president has done pretty well actually. i think it's been a very successful foreign trip. he seems very well received and i think it's been a very powerful reaffirmation of american leadership on the world stage. not really sure what mr. schumer was talking about there, but it does sound a little bit ridiculous. i do think that the president -- he represented the united states very well on the world stage. and i think overall if you look at his track record on foreign policy, president trump has so far done very well, i would say

a lot better than his predecessor, barack obama, who was obsessed with apologizing for america on the world stage and leading from behind. i think you have a far tougher brand of american leadership right now, and that's a good thing. >> shannon: they definitely have a different strategy the way they approach foreign policy. what you make of the president, some say this dustup over latimer putin, the fact that he said i believe when he says that they didn't interfere in our election, that he believes it. meaning he says that putin believes that when he sang it to him. he got a lot of heat because he did go after some intelligence leaders, some within the community felt like it was disrespectful. he has tried to clarify that since. how do you think that's going to play out for him? >> firstly, without shadow of a doubt, the russians did attempt to interfere in the u.s. election, as they have attempted to do so all across the world, especially in europe, and it's vitally important i think that the united states send a clear

message that this kind of interference in the u.s. presidential election system is completely unacceptable. i think certainly president trump was trying to be sort of polite to vladimir puti vladimir putin, but no illusions here, vladimir putin is a ruthless despot who hates everything the united states stands for, and we simply cannot trust vladimir putin and his murderous russian regime. it's very important i think for the president of the united states to stand up to vladimir putin at every opportunity. after all, american soldiers are on the front lines defending the baltic states at the moment against the threat for russians. at the are extremely high at this time, but let's be clear, the russians are not our friends at this time. >> shannon: domestically the president is a ready tweeting about this talk about taxes and the possibility of repealing obamacare's individual mandate. here's what vice president pence told me when i asked him about that possibility last week.

>> any scenario in which the individual mandate under obamacare is included, a repeal of that is included in the tax passage? >> is under active consideration on the president's determination to repeal obamacare. we came close, we passed it out of the house of representatives this year and came close in the senate not once, but twice. we are determined to come back to that issue next year. the president and i are both interested in seeing the house and senate consider the possibility of repealing the individual mandate tax as a part of this tax reform bill. >> shannon: quickly, he talks there about how they didn't get the obamacare repeal done, how much pressure is there on them when this president wants to talk about accomplishments to get this across the finish line? >> i think there's tremendous pressure and its vital that you do have wide-ranging tax reform here in the united states. it is significant that a lot of asian countries at the moment are growing extremely rapidly

with low tax rates, extremely low corporate tax rates, and the greater the level of economic freedom, the greater the level of economic prosperity. these types of forms i think are fundamentally important for the long-term financial health of the united states. i do wish the president all the best with his efforts this week, vital for the united states to maintain its position as a world economic leader. >> shannon: and the g.o.p. if they want to prove to voters. good to see you. >> great to see you. >> shannon: coming up, it is all the bad publicity suddenly helping key nfl stars and maybe even their ratings? trace gallagher digs into that, he investigates tonight. a probe into the death of a green beret takes a new turn as we learn the navy seals under investigation were already on the radar for another possible crime. ♪ dy go by

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♪ >> shannon: nfl commissioner roger goodell says there will be no changes into blocking players from protesting the national anthem. by the way, the player who started those anthem protest is in the headlines again. he's getting a big honor. trace gallagher is life. >> "gq" magazines medicine of the year story is titled colin kaepernick won't be silenced. that's a play on the fact that he did not, for the article and that he isn't commenting at all. "gq" rights as its public identity has begun to shift from football star to embattled activist, he has grown wise to the power of his silence. it has helped a story around the world, it is even provoked the ire and ill temper of donald trump. kaepernick, who is trying to get back into the nfl, has filed a grievance accusing nfl owners of colluding against him. the teams say it's not about his anthem protest, it's about his diminishing skills as an nfl quarterback. there is no silence on behalf of rapper jay-z, who is continuing to use his tour to talk about

injustices in america and nfl players protesting the anthem. watch. >> nfl commissioner roger goodell has been criticized for his handling of the anthem protest. he says the league wants players to stand, but has stopped short of imposing a role for players to do so. now the commissioner has reportedly asked for a raise and a few perks. espn says he wants 50 million a year. he makes 30 million now, and once use of a private jet for life and lifetime health insurance for his family. the nfl says the report is false, though it is true that roger goodell and dallas cowboys owner jerry jones are butting

heads, jones has threatened to sue the league if the contract is finalized without approval from all nfl owners. but if jones doesn't force goodell out, a little note nfl bylaw could force jerry jones out for conduct of her mental to the welfare of the league. experts say the bylaw is a long shot, but it does exist. finally, as for how fans are dealing with the protestant infighting, a twitter account called empty seats galore keeps posting pictures of stadiums around the league with thousands of empty seats, yet yahoo reports sick details for the year are up, that we should note television ratings for the year are down 5.5%. >> shannon: trace gallagher life for us in l.a. thank you. ten days after being assaulted at his home, senator rand paul returned to washington today. police say the kentucky senator 's neighbor attacked him, breaking half a dozen ribs and causing a fluid buildup around his lung. he has pleaded not guilty. if the motive for now remains a

mystery. senator tweeted while i'm still in a big deal of pain, i will be returning to work in the senate today. ready to fight for liberty et al. move forward with tax cuts in the coming days and weeks. there are reports that staff sergeant, the green beret killed in mali earlier this year, may have made a discovery that led to his murder. the two navy seals being investigated in his death argued they actually tried to save his life. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has been tracking this. the very latest details. >> we are learning that two seals, members of the elite seal team six were already under suspicion prior to this mysterious death of the green beret. they were alleged to have been involved in skimming cash from an informant's son that the team used as part of a secret counterterrorism mission and molly. staff sergeant logan was strangled to death at 5:00 a.m. on june 4th. the medical examiner ruled it homicide by speciation. the two navy seals at first

reportedly said that he had been drinking when they took him to the hospital. the problem is staff sergeant didn't drink, and he had told his wife michelle that he was having trouble with these two seals and emails back home. almost immediately we are told the superiors suspected foul play, red flags were raised when the autopsy report came back and said that there was no sign of alcohol or drugs in his bloodstream. that's when their alibi began to fall apart. melgar was murdered at u.s. embassy housing and molly in the capital where he and the seals were staying. their commander at the headquarters in stuttgart immediately ordered an investigation. he was a highly regarded member of the army's third special forces group. he was handpicked for the mission. at the embassy staff and ambassador respected him. one of the seals is said to be a mixed martial arts specialist. they took over the investigation from the army in september.

shannon. >> shannon: jennifer griffin at the pentagon, thank you. coming up, ambush and killed by terrorists, the death of four u.s. shoulders could be a wake-up call on american strategy in africa. what are we doing there? more on that next. his go hey! you know, progressive

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ambushed. the pentagon is still searching for answers, sending a team to the remote village over the weekend. two villagers reportedly told "the washington post" that the body of sergeant johnson was "found with his arms tied and a gaping wound at the back of his head. according to those villagers, suggest that he may have been captured and executed. the pentagon will not confirm that, our next guest says working with local militias could actually make a bad situation worse. katherine zimmerman with the american enterprise institute is here to explain. good to see you tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> shannon: there have been a lot of questions about what we are doing. i want to point to something that the editorial board, what they had to say about this. they said what exactly is the true mission of american troops in africa? american officials say their troops have a light footprint in niger but experts say local populations say that foreign military presence as heavy-handed, provoking a backlash against local and western governments. your take? >> u.s. troops have two missions

in africa, one is the partner capacity building, which is what we were told these troops were doing. building up the capability to go after threats like i says and al qaeda. the other is the counterterrorism mission, going after the direct threats to the united states. we've seen that increased dramatically in somalia. we've seen some strikes elsewhere, and it's really a dual approach. what's missing is the political side, we're going in heavy with the military and going after these threats, but there's nothing coming out on the back end to stabilize the situation. >> shannon: how can we handle that without people saying we are getting involved in cash in meddling in local politics are that we are nation-building in some way? >> it is certainly a challenge and it is something that we need to be able to square, because as we are watching the conflicts disintegrate, we have a civil war in libya, somalia. somalia is falling apart again. nigeria is not stable and it's all pressing on niger as well. must we come in with the ability

to build governments, to help them address some of the grievances, we will see this insecurity. i'm an american national security perspective, we cannot permit groups like al qaeda and the islamic state to have these footprints where they gain resources and fighters and project forces in europe and eventually back into the united states itself. >> shannon: how difficult is it one way to get involved in these places to vet the local militia and people, sometimes picking sides there, there's not a good alternative. >> it's a credibly difficult, and we are asking our troops to do a lot with very few resource resources. that is something that increases the risk, commanders make those decisions on the ground, but it is something we need to be aware of, that they are being asked to put their lives at risk without much support, especially in africa. one of the focuses has been the length of time it took for in response at the attack in niger. africa is a huge continent and the united states does not have a big footprint on the content. >> shannon: we know the fbi is there along with u.s. military

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>> shannon: attorney general jeff sessions could be appointing a special counsel to investigate the sale of america's top uranium production to the russians during the obama administration. according to a justice department letter obtained by fox news, the ag is directing federal prosecutors to look at certain aspects of the sale, which could include involvement by the clinton foundation. all very preliminary but for some house republicans often hammering for a special prosecutor, some think it's a step in the right side though my direction. some say not so fast. should a special counsel be appointed based on what we know so far? let's talk about it with don calloway. in washington, charlie hurt. welcome to you both. let me read it so we know what we are talking about. it says the attorney general has directed senior federal prosecutors to evaluate social make certain issues.

as you know, the department does not ordinarily confirm or deny investigations and this letter should not be construed as doing so. our people getting too excited about way or may be happening here? >> i don't know. obviously doj actions such as this one are inherently political. if you are hillary clinton or bill clinton, the clinton foundation, you welcome this because you welcome it as an opportunity to show that you did no wrong doing and you exonerate yourself. there is no victory for anti-clinton teams in a special investigation being called. there is victory in indictments and charges, like we are seeing with the mueller russia special investigation. the idea of a special investigation in itself is not an indictment or statement of wrongdoing, it's a statement of just what it says, investigation. if you are hillary clinton, you welcome this as an opportunity to lay your hand bear and show that you had nothing to do with any wrongdoing with uranium one. >> shannon: charlie is already tussling. let me ask you, there are some republicans will look at this

letter and i tried to caution everybody, doesn't say they are launching an investigation. it congressman and he fakes, or public and we had a last week's has thing. he says we've been waiting for a response from that justice department since her first letter on july 27th. tonight we received a response that is encouraging but far from the decisive action we requested. we must have an unbiased independent special counsel to investigate the matters we have raised. if we spent long enough on meaningless evaluations and empty promises. i don't know if you saw the piece today by congressman jordan and gates, who got together and said -- they listed thing after thing at the thing, that they want this attorney general to investigate and say why haven't you done it. tonight it sounds like they remain unconvinced. >> i was chuckling because don gave the explanation that an honest and honorable person would give in that situation, but we are talking about the clintons, so it's not exactly that. >> shannon: and am i going to happen to referee? >> generally speaking -- i agree that these things are inherently

political, which is why generally speaking i am opposed to these kinds of investigations, but we are coming after a time where we had the obama administration has launched an investigation into the trunk campaign in the middle of a presidential campaign, and now we have this zombie apocalypse investigation into the trump suppose it russia ties with the trump campaign that i think is completely boundless and pointless. i don't care. i think they should investigate everybody now. if we are going to have these kinds of -- >> shannon: including us? >> not everybody. >> he has that great and so that he can give. i couldn't get away with that. >> as i have learned for many years of working in politics, no man can withstand a full investigation. >> prosecutors often end up in places far from where they started, we've seen that. >> they do, and they likely will. it was all that with watergate,

we saw that with bill clinton and monica lewinsky. the reality of the matter here is that hillary clinton has that at the department of state set on the council for foreign investment in the united states, was included nine department has. is it reasonable to think that she convinced nine secretaries much like herself, equal to herself, to vote unanimously to approve the sale of uranium one? and from a substantive perspective, they purchased uranium one not for their american holdings, which do not produce uranium anymore, but for their holdings -- both substantively and politically, there's nothing here. >> shannon: a lot of questions, her husband getting paid $500,000 for speeches that are connected, and that raises questions. >> that doesn't mean that there wasn't a shakedown by the clinton foundation. >> 9-0 was the boat. >> shannon: we will continue this during the commercial. stick around for night court.

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>> shannon: time now for night court. we passed no document on the stories, present them to you, the jury for your consideration. learning to make that planned parenthood may be under federal investigation. that's according to the helpful new site. the fbi has asked the senate for unredacted documents it obtained from abortion providers during congressional investigations. said that agents may be probing whether planned parenthood at other clinics illegally sold real tissue and body parts. get ready for what is being billed at the first leftist politically themed hotel. the eaton workshop hotel opens next spring, and washington, and it will feature anti-trump and other liberal messaging videos. there will be posters about upcoming protests and all the bedrooms, and a hong kong branch at the hotel is planning to replace bibles with the u.n. declaration of human rights. coming to you right here in d.c.

thanks for joining us tonight, boat, thomas most-watched, most trusted, and most grateful that you spent the evening with us. much more news to come, it kicks off at 4:00 a.m. eastern. good night from washington for now. i'm shannon bream. ♪ >> tucker: good evening and welcome to tucker carlson tonight. we want to tell you about an op-ed that ran in "the new york times" over thee weekend you might not have seen. the writer is a law professor in new york called ekow yankah, asked a simple question, can my children be friends with white people? he really asked it, and he wasn't optimistic. "i will teach my boys the lesson of generations old," he wrote. "i will teach them caution, suspicion, i will teach them distrust, i will teach my boys t to have profound doubt that friendship with white people as possible." those doubts mirrored the writer's own as he put it. "history has provided little reason for people of color to trust white people.