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ongoing threat to democracy. and in ukraine cnn is speaking with the anti-putin rich shan fighters claiming responsibility for cross border attacks. they say they're using american military vehicles during the raids. we'll get reaction from a key white house official, john kirby. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." let's begin with new ve developments in the special counsel's criminal investigation into donald trump's handling of classified documents. josh, tell us what you and your colleagues ...

>> no, we have not. the president of the united states is not going to let the economy default. i mean, wolf, here are the stakes. the stakes are that we will lose our credibility to the world. we will be giving china an advantage. working families are going to get hurt. veterans will get hurt. people who are the most vulnerable will get hurt. the stock market could be -- go down dramatically and the president of the united states has a solemn obligation to stand up for the country. he will not let it default. it's a shame that other people are taking advantage of his patriotism and his duty t...

Bills i think your poll shows congress' approval rating at historic lows. the president wants them to do that. the idea that we want anything about wheeze right for the economy and right for the middle class here is simply wrong. i mean, here's another way to look at it. if the president were doing what the republicans were doing, he might say, i will only sign a bill keeping the government open if republicans agree to pass background checks at gun shows, and to improve that system, because obviously he would like to see congress act on that, but he's not asking for that. he would be saying as...