The Lead with Jake Tapper

Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin is soon to be cleared of involuntary manslaughter charges after a gun on a movie set killed his colleague. But, is Baldwin legally cleared for good? Plus, a father and daughter are shot after the six-year-old’s basketball rolled into a neighbor’s yard. Also, the most powerful unmanned rocket ever created exploded mid air. Why Elon Musk’s SpaceX says it triggered the fiery scene on purpose. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 Apr 20231h 20min

The U.S. Supreme Court pauses until Friday restrictions on access to an abortion pill which were put in place by a Texas judge. But, what might happen after this two day stay? Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) joins to provide her analysis and concerns. Plus, two cheerleaders were shot after they mistakenly opened the door to the wrong vehicle. Also, the CEO of Dominion Voting Systems joins to answer why his compony took the historic $787.5 million settlement from Fox News. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

19 Apr 20231h 24min

Moments ago, a settlement has been reached in the high stakes trial between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News. The settlement totals $787,500,000, according to Dominion attorney Justin Nelson. Fox released a statement saying “[Fox] acknowledge[s] the court’s rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false.” Plus, actor Jake Gyllenhaal joins to discuss a film about the plight of Afghan allies targeted by the Taliban.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18 Apr 20231h 28min

The FBI has arrested two alleged Chinese agents and federal prosecutors have charged dozens of others with working to silence and harass dissidents within the United States. Plus, outrage in Kansas City after a teenage black boy is shot after showing up at the wrong house to pick up his brothers. The gunman was an elderly white man and was released after less than two hours in custody.  Also, the Republican led House Judiciary Committee is holding a field hearing in Manhattan today to focus on violent crime in New York.   To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Apr 20231h 19min

The U.S. Supreme Court has extended a hold on a lower court ruling that would have imposed restrictions on access to an abortion drug in order to give the justices more time to examine the issue. Plus, the suspect in the leak of highly classified Pentagon memos has been charged under the Espionage Act. Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper joins discuss the scope of the problem facing the Pentagon. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Apr 20231h 20min

The FBI has arrested the suspect behind the leak of highly classified and damaging Pentagon memos. 21-year-old Massachusetts Air Force guardsman Jack Teixeira was identified as the suspect. The documents included detailed intelligence assessments of allies and adversaries alike, including on the state of the war in Ukraine. Plus, one of the Tennessee lawmakers expelled from the statehouse joins to discuss his reinstatement and how he plans on working with Tennessee Republicans on gun reform. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Apr 20231h 19min

Flames engulf an Indiana recycling plant and the large smoke plumes stretch for miles as the toxic fire is expected to burn for days. Plus, the judge hearing the billion dollar Dominion versus Fox News lawsuit today sanctioned Fox’s lawyers, accusing the lawyers of withholding evidence and not telling the court the truth. Also, evictions surge amid rising inflation and pandemic eviction moratoriums ending. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12 Apr 20231h 20min

New details about the bank employee turned killer in Kentucky and the five people he murdered. Why did he target his colleagues? Why did he live stream the attack? Plus, Gov. Maura Healey of Massachusetts joins to discuss the abortion drug ruling in Texas and why she is stockpiling abortion pills. Also, the United States is in damage control after a classified documents leak. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Apr 202351min