Donald Trump's lawyers seeking out the special counsel, the lead starts right now.

Behind closed doors, Trump's legal team sitting down with Jack Smith, what Trump himself

is saying about that meeting and his own defense.

Plus, minority leader Mitch McConnell, back on the Senate floor today, after freezing

in front of reporters mid-sentence, sources tell CNN that 81-year-old has fallen three

times this year alone, not just the one time that was publicly reported.

And the emergency warning from America's largest power grid, as the extreme heat settles

in over some of the biggest cities in the country.

Welcome to the lead.

I'm Caitlin Collins in for Jake Tapper today.

We start with our law and justice lead.

No indictments are now expected today, from the grand jury that is investigating efforts

to overturn the 2020 election.

That's according to an official with the District Court here in Washington.

Although we should note, of course, grand juries are secret, and it's not exactly clear

what this means for the special counsel's investigation.

But this news comes just hours after Donald Trump's legal team met with the special counsel

Jack Smith.

Sources tell me that Trump's attorneys weren't there in that meeting today to really

argue the facts of a potential case, but instead to try to argue that they believe an indictment

would cause more turmoil in the country.

That's an argument that Trump himself repeated over on Truth Social saying, quote, my attorneys

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