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
behind us, end quote. not really. our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer. he s in the situation room, actually he s replaced by alex marquardt today. i ll see you soon. happening now, donald trump brushes off questions about a report you heard first right here on cnn, that is, federal prosecutors now in possession of audiotapes undercutting trump s defense over retaining classified documents. we re also getting reaction from one of the former president s previous attorneys. in the senate the debt ceiling deal could come to a final vote as soon as tonight. even as members of both parties raise serious concerns. majority leader chuck schumer telling senators, they have to stay in session until the bill passes. and russia says that regions near the border with ukraine have suffered dozens of attacks in just the last day. the kremlin condemning international silence over the recent strikes on russian territory. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and
message of a fiscal conservatism, evangelicals are interested in him, but it s a pretty narrow lane that, of course, so many trurp supporters are opposed to his candidacy, but he was received very warmly this weekend in iowa. that s why he s starting his race there on wednesday. trump s been pretty nice and welcoming about everybody going into the race except for ron desantis. the reason is, a big field benefits trump. i think i ve seen that movie before. jeff zeleny, thank you so much. tune in wednesday night. my colleague, dan bash, will moderate the town hall with former vice president mike pence. again, in beautiful iowa. that s wednesday night at 9:00 eastern only here on cnn. coming up, will competition spar conflict with china? an exclusive interview with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mark milley. that s next. i can be free to do the e thins that i love to do. i hope when i retire someday, ththey say, that guy made this place a special place to come to schoo
is criticized, but it is true that he s moved forward across what appeared to be these red lines by putin, you never know what putin thinks, and exactly what those red lines are. so i do think that they ll probably continue, but, again, with more hesitation sometimes to make sure it really doesn t escalate. yeah, of course, looming all this is the fear of nukes. we have to leave it there. thanks for your expertise. coming up, a new sexual assault lawsuit dropping today against bill nighy. w bill costby. how he s responding. i can be free to do the e thins that i love to do. i hope when i retire someday, ththey say, that guy made this place a special place to come to school