hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing your day with us. a major dam destroyed in ukraine. there are mass evacuations and plenty of blame as russia and ukraine point fingers at the oh. trouble for trump as one lane of the special counsel investigation nears its end. jack smith attended a meeting with the legal team and a bizarre plot twist. cnn learned it led to a flood of suspicion from prosecutors. and chris christie makes his 2024 entrance. the former governor is also a trump friend turned trump critic who sees himself as the best republican hope of derailing the former the president s comeback bid. we begin with a major development in ukraine. a major dam was destroyed overnight. the collapse of the dam on the river prompting evacuations and fears of large-scale devastation. new video shows the surging waters leading to massive flooding and fears now of a potential environmental di disaster. you can see water creepin
year. it could be nothing. now what s going to matter is intent. what did the individuals who are being questioned here know prior to any of these incidents happening, what was in their head, who did they communicate with and when tdid they happen. in addition to the plausible exla nation in the middle of an obstruction of justice investigation, where the search warrant for mar-a-lago was based on obstruction of justice, this isn t coming out of nowhere. it s reasonable for prosecutors to ask what was in the head at the time these things are happening. maybe it turns into nothing, but it s just good prosecution to at least ask the question. so why is there going to be a federal grand jury in florida? pz is it a venue thing? my guess is that it is a venue thing. certain crimes can only be