Children, and as an american, am tired of the fighting. What specific steps would you take as president to bring all parties to the table and bring americans together to end the divisiveness in this great country . Well, thanks for the question. Its something thats very meaningful. I share your aspiration for our country. Look, i said before, i think democracy depends on heavy doses of civility. And over the last 20 years of my career, weve always tried to aspire to that ideal. My faith requires me to treat others the way i want to be treated, and while earlier in my career, the first time i ran for office, i didnt live up to that. Ten years later, when the opportunity came around, we sought to do just that. And quite frankly, over the course of my years in congress and as governor and as Vice President , ive always ive always tried to reflect that. You know, i think our politics are more divided than ever been, in my lifetime. But im not convinced the American People are as divided as
this after the u.s. justice department informed the former president he s a target, a target of the probe. also tonight, washington, d.c. monuments are shrouded in haze as wildfire smoke from canada drifts to the nation s capital. we re tracking this air quality emergency as it moves into the mid atlantic and threatens the health of tens of millions of americans. and the flood disaster in ukraine grows even more dangerous as the region is rocked by shelling and the kyiv government accuses russia of shooting at rescue workers. i ll acquit white house official john kirby about that devastating dam collapse and the broader state of the war right now. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with donald trump apparently in imminent legal peril. once again, the u.s. justice department moving toward a final decision on indicting trump in the classified documents probe after alerting the for
server room at trump s mar-a-lago, the same servers storing the security surveillance video from trump s resort. this as mr. trump s lawyers meet with justice department officials today. then, come on in, the water s fine. the 2024 race set to grow by three more candidates as governor nikki haley lands her sharpest blow yet on the republican front runners. plus military fighter jets going super sonic when a private plane doesn t respond while flying near the nation s capitol. investigators are trying to figure out what went so horribly wrong. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper, apologies for my voice. we start today with the law and justice lead and serious questions as to whether donald trump could face his first federal indictment ever. today, lawyers for the former president met with justice department officials here in washington for 90 minutes, a possible sign that special counsel jack smith s investigation into how trump handled classified documents and whet
receiving from the texas billionaire and republican billionaire donor harlan crow, all in the name of hospitality. so, what did justice thomas and his 2022 financial disclosure claim? we are going to have to wait a little longer to find out, because justice thomas has requested a 90-day extension. . that does it for us tonight. we will see you again tomorrow. and now it is time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good, evening lawrence. good evening, alex. does this mean that i have to disclose every time that out britons me flowers? well every time? the 600 dollar bouquets you get weekly should probably be disclosed. the smaller i am prepared and the corsage s that you get may skate under the disclosure limits. i m prepared to disclose right now all of the flowers i have received in my entire life, which i believe is exactly zero. i will change that. i am going to change that is going to change. you don t have to there you go. no, i m going
presidential campaign with some harsh criticism of his former boss. will it have any impact for the race as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. we begin this evening s broadcast in the state of florida, where former trump aide taylor but a which testified for a miami grand jury as part of a special counsel jack smith investigation into the former president s handling of classified documents. and, but a which is very close to donald trump. he spent time as a spokesman before becoming the head of a trump aligned super pac. so, he is just as close to trump today as he has ever been. but a witch described his granary appearance as quote, fulfilling a legal obligation, he also criticize the investigation halves quote a deeply troubling effort to get donald trump. it comes just one day after the new york times reported former trump chief of staff mark meadows testified in jack smith s investigations. according to two pe