The Lead with Jake Tapper

The question of the moment for the Trump campaign is if they should try to move the former president’s sentencing date in New York. The GOP convention begins July 15th in Milwaukee and sentencing begins July 11th. Plus, Anthony Fauci is back on Capitol Hill facing questions and some attacks about the Covid-19 pandemic.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Jun 20241h 22min

34 convictions, but what happens next? Donald Trump takes to the mic, airing familiar grievances and railing against the historic guilty verdicts in the hush money cover up case. We’ll tell you what the Trump team’s plan is moving forward. Plus, Sen. Rick Scott from Florida who is running to replace Mitch McConnell as the Senate GOP leader joins to discuss the verdict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 Jun 202441min

The historic verdict is in: Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States, has been found guilty by a jury of his peers on all 34 New York State felony counts of falsifying business records tied to the alleged Stormy Daniels hush money cover up. The former president of the United States is now a felon. We bring you all the latest in this historic verdict.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

31 Mai 20241h 2min

Donald Trump has been found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. A former juror from another high-profile case joins to discuss what likely happened behind the closed doors today. We bring you all the latest in this historic verdict.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

31 Mai 20241h 50min

In just over four hours of deliberations, the jury in the New York hush money cover up trial is asking to hear read back of four parts of testimony. We bring you all the latest in the trial as twelve jurors will decide the fate of former President Trump.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

30 Mai 20241h 22min

Donald Trump’s New York hush money cover up trial is in its final phase as the prosecution is in the midst of giving its closing arguments. The prosecution argued that Trump corrupted those around him and that he got them to lie and cover it up. This follows nearly three hours of closing arguments from Trump’s defense attorney who attacked one of the prosecution’s witnesses, Michael Cohen.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29 Mai 20241h 22min

We are less than 24 hours away from the defense and the prosecution making their final pitches to the jury in Donald Trump’s New York hush money cover up trail. How strong is the prosecution’s case going into this final phase? A panel of experts including a former New York judge join to discuss. Plus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is claiming a military strike on Rafah was a tragic mistake.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

28 Mai 202441min

Millions of Americans put aside conceptions of the economy as record travel starts the summer season off with a bang. Can President Biden capitalize off of this sentiment as the 2024 election creeps closer? Plus, a horror story in Haiti after an American couple serving as missionaries are killed by gangs. Also, the future of law enforcement, drones in danger zones.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25 Mai 202440min