nation. zelenskyy says when? the lead starts right now. let me in the message from the ukrainian president who showed up at the nato summit, cheered on in a city square as he pushed to join the international alliance. his criticism about the process as russian strikes were hitting his cities back hoeme. and will donald trump be indicted a third time? today a new grand jury was selected to decide just that while a different federal grand jury in d.c. is also hard at a work. plus do you believe that white nationalists are racist? yes, if that s what racist is, yes. it s not really a difficult question. white nationalists are racists. that s what the term means and yet senator tommy tuberville of alabama keeps making a spectacle of himself and his struggle with trying to discuss this issue. he just gave yet another answer on the topic. welcome to the lead , i m jake tapper. we start with the world lead in one of the most consequential gatherings. today the alliance
president volodymyr zelenskyy taking his fight for membership directly to the summit and calling the uncertain timeline for ukraine s entry absurd. also, a grand jury just selected in georgia to consider potential indictments against donald trump and others. the investigation of 2020 leaf interference heating up as the donald trump legal team seeks to delay the former president s trial in the federal classified documents case. cnn on the scene of catastrophic flooding in the capital of vermont. the governor there warning the crisis is far from over amid fears a dam could bust after record rainfall. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is on assignment. i m john king and you re in the situation room. we begin with the nato summit and the growing pressure being placed on the alliance by the president of ukraine. volodymyr zelenskyy sounding increase leg frustrated by the lack of a clear path for nato membership and arguing his
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D. C. Today the Biden Campaign lo launches the difference between communities and communities of colors. The first criminal trial of an expresident comes to a head this week. A former advisor is here. Overnight, to senators are calling for Justice Samuel alito to recuse himself from election cases. Grab your coffee and settle in. Welcome to the weekend. New this morning, federal prosecutors are asking for help as donald trump increases his attacks on the justice system. The special Councils Office is now asking the judge in the classified documents case to block trump for Making Statements that could endanger Law Enforcement investigating and prosecuting him in that case. The request comes after trump falsely claimed the Biden Administration authorized the fbi to use deadly force against him during the 2022 maralago rate. Of course, that is not true. The Justice Department of course followed the standard policy. Just one escalation this week of trumps Outrageous Campaign rhetoric. Anot
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