happening now, cnn s exclusive story on the trump classified documents investigation. did a trump employee accidentally or intentionally cause the flood in a room where surveillance video logs were kept? also tonight former vice president mike pence files his 2024 campaign paperwork as the republican presidential field is clearly widening dramatically this week. there s new reaction from donald trump to pence s candidacy as the stage is set for a gop primary showdown. and ukraine s preparations for its long-awaited counteroffensive against russia. that and much more in cnn s exclusive interview with general mark milley. 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 the trump classified documents investigation. cnn getting exclusive new information about an incident at mar-a-lago that raised eyebrows in the special counsel s office. this comes on the same day that donald trump s lawyers me
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today on inside politics, disqualified. team trump is gear ing up to appeal a ruling that would kick the president off the state s ballot. trump s fate maybe headed toward the supreme court. plus trump says i have never read it, that s how he s responding to hitting the road, president biden is in a key swing state trying to convince voters in wisconsin that policies are making their lives better. sources tell cnn he s growingly increasingly frustrated it s taking so long to implement his signature legislative achievements. i m jim acosta in for dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we want to start with the historic decision putting this country in unchartered territory. the colorado supreme court ruled donald trump is not eligible to be a presidential candidate because of the 14th amendment s insurrectionist ban. that ban from the civil war era says a person can t hold any office if they, quote, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion
he follows south carolina senator tim scott, who filed on friday and chris christie is said to be on the verge. this is in addition to already declared challengers nikki haley, asa hutchinson and mike pence will decide before june. meanwhile, names being floated for a unity ticket, the idea from the group no labels, include senator joe manchin, independent senator krysten sinema and larry hogan. trump s biggest obstacle seems to be his own legal ent entanglements. among them his remarks here on cnn regarding jack smith s case about the withheld mar-a-lago documents and the investigation into interference in the 2020 election by georgia da who recently signalled a decision from her could be coming in early august. so into this fray final ly step ron desantis. joining me to discuss is gary. he writes for florida playbook. previously work ed in the tallahassee bureau of the associated press. nice to see you again. so desantis is dug in on this disney issue. i find it interesting
thank you for your time. the ron desantis wait is almost over. sources saying the paperwork will be filed next week. his how to beat trump battle p plan is a blizzard on abortion, guns and transgender rights. plus the paper trail punctures a donald trump defense. new reporting reveals the special counsel will soon have his hands on 16 records that show, yes, the former president and his advisers knew how the declassification process was supposed to work. and president biden is in japan for a meeting of the world s leading economies. peers want assurances the political divide over the debt ceiling won t lead to a global financial mess. and we have new reporting on relationship between the president and speaker mccarthy. we re not there. we haven t greened to anything yet. and i think we have a structure now. and everybody is working hard. and we re working two or three times a a day and going back and getting more numbers. i have the greatest respect. they are exceptiona