The Lead with Jake Tapper

Source on WH strategy: "The days of playing nice are done"; Sources: WH officials scrambled immediately after Ukraine call; Sources: At least one official alerted White House's National Security lawyers about Trump-Ukraine call; Source: WH reached out to lawyers for impeachment counsel, including former Rep Trey Gowdy; Source: Gordon Sondland called Trump before texting diplomat there was no quid pro quo & asking not to discuss over text; Schiff: State Dept withholding more relevant texts, emails from Gordon Sonland's personal device; GOP Sen Graham says he'll invite Giuliani to come testify before Senate Judiciary Committee; Top House lawyer: Trump could be impeached for lying to American public; House lawyer takes fight over Mueller docs to federal court; NYT: WH Official called Trump-Ukraine call "crazy" & "frightening"; Washington Post poll: 58% of Americans support decision to start impeachment probe; Washington Post poll: Support for impeachment investigation surges among independents; New Quinnipiac poll: 45% say Trump should be impeached and removed from office; Right now: Hill briefing on Syria after Trump withdraws troops; Trump defends decision to remove U.S. troops from Syria; White House letter to Pelosi says Trump won't cooperate with "illegitimate" impeachment process;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8 Okt 201938min

Rick Perry: I asked Trump to call Ukraine on energy, not Bidens; Two key witnesses testify in impeachment inquiry this week; Trump unleashes on Dems & whistleblowers in twitter rant; Source: Mulvaney said Trump would win 45 states if impeached; Some republican allies dismiss Trumps request to China and Ukraine as a joke; Portman now forth GOP senator to criticize Trump for asking China & Ukraine to investigate Biden; Trump: whistleblower got Ukraine call "completely wrong"; Fact: WH transcript aligns with whistleblower complaint; Trump: Schiff & Pelosi should be impeached; Fact: House members cannot be impeached; Sources: Dems considering disguising whistleblowers face and voice if they testify before congress; Trump pulls U.S. troops from northern Syria leaving Kurds vulnerable to Turkish military forces, some in GOP say he's abandoning allies; Nikki Haley: Trump leaving U.S. allies "to die"; Trump: "I'm not siding with anybody" on decision to move troops; Trump threatens to obliterate Turkish economy for retaliation on U.S. troop withdrawal; NBA apologizes to China over GM's pro-Hong Kong tweet;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

7 Okt 201938min

Trump claims Biden probe just about rooting out corruption, but cannot name any other corruption probes he's ordered; Trump claims he's investigating corruption, not his rivals; Sources: Trump promised China's president he'd be silent on Hong Kong democracy protests while trade talks continued; House Dems ask VP Pence to turn over Ukraine docs; Trump can't name a corruption investigation he's requested that isn't about a political rival; Sources: Intel IG gave committee documents showing efforts to corroborate whistleblower complaint; WSJ: GOP Sen. learned of potential quid pro quo from U.S. Amb., Trump denies in a phone call with Senator; Trump insists text messages reveal no quid pro quo in Ukraine dealings; Volker: Trump said "corrupt" Ukraine "tried to take me down"; Text messages show how Trump admin tried to pressure Ukraine to investigate Biden; Ukraine to probe owner of company linked to Biden's son;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Okt 201938min

Pence on Biden: Must be "above the appearance of impropriety"; First witness in Ukraine probe testifies before 3 House Cmtes; Schiff clarifies after saying committee had no contact with whistleblower; Schiff: Trump's invitation to foreign leaders today "repugnant"; Giuliani says some of the conspiracy theory documents about Bidens, Ukraine Ambassador originated with him; Trump publicly urges another foreign power to investigate Biden; Trump: Ukraine & China should investigate Joe Biden & Son; Trump says Ukraine & China should investigate Bidens, despite no evidence of wrongdoing; Dem Rep Rose: Democrats should not cheer Trump impeachment; Pence insists Trump's Ukraine call was "appropriate"; Sources: Pence aides anxious, frustrated over Ukraine scandal; Pence echoes Trump's debunked claims about the Bidens; Pence claims he didn't discuss Biden with Ukrainian Pres; Trump says Ukraine & China should investigate Bidens, despite no evidence of wrongdoing; Pompeo changes tune on demands for docs, witness testimony; Pelosi denies Minority Leader's request to suspend impeachment inquiry; Pence repeats Trump's debunked Biden conspiracies; Three House committees interview key witness named in whistleblower complaint; George Conway: Trump's "narcissism" makes him "unfit for office"; Voters in critical swing state talk impeachment; New poll: Harris drops 11 points in home statTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 Okt 20191h 14min

Trump: Only "legitimate" whistleblowers should be protected; Trump falsely claims whistleblower is "dishonest" & "inaccurate"; Now: State Dept Inspector General holding "urgent" briefing on Capitol Hill over Ukraine; House Democrats: Stonewalling by Trump Administration may be considered obstruction; Lineup announced for CNN/NYT Dem Presidential Debate; Trump froze Ukraine aid in June, demanded a policy review that baffled officials;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2 Okt 201932min

Trump on impeachment inquiry: I always cooperate, but "this is a hoax"; Trump without evidence, claims Intel Chair Schiff helped "write it"; Now: State Dept Inspector General holding "urgent" briefing on Capitol Hill over Ukraine; Trump attacks Democrats for focusing on "bullshit"; Putin defends Trump over impeachment inquiry, says "nothing wrong" with Trump-Ukraine call; Putin jokes that Russia will interfere in 2020 U.S. election; NYT OP-ED: There may be another cover-up by the DOJ and Trump Admin involving the Ukraine call; Ex Obama & Trump adviser: Trump's Ukraine call should have been looked at by FEC as campaign violation;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2 Okt 201942min

Trump's first supporter in Congress resigns, pleads guilty in corruption case; Pompeo pushes back on Dem effort to depose State Dept Officials; Source: President Trump would "go on random tangents" about Mueller probe in calls with foreign leaders; GOP Sen Grassley defends whistleblower who sounded alarm on Trump; WSJ: AG Barr complained to Trump in April about Giuliani; Barr facing questions about his actions as Attorney General; Intel watchdog debunks Trump's whistleblower conspiracy; Giuliani on subpoena: "I'll give it appropriate consideration"; Trump: I am "trying to find out" whistleblower's identity; Dem Rep Waters: Trump should be in "solitary confinement"; Trump threats ramp up amid growing controversy; Sen. Lindsey Graham, who once called Trump "unfit for office", now pushing baseless theories on his behalf; Sen. Graham now calls impeachment inquiry a joke, but during Clinton era he said it restored integrity to WH; Key impeachment inquiry deposition rescheduled; Ambassador Volker to appear this Thursday; Candidates attack Trump as impeachment inquiry ramps up and new fundraising totals roll in; Sanders sets new pace for fundraising as candidates release totals for third quarter; Sanders pulled in $25M n 3rd quarter, Buttigieg $19M, Booker $6M, Harris $11MTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 Okt 201940min

Dems fire back, warn Pompeo to stop "intimidating" witnesses; Ukraine's Pres: "No one can put pressure on me"; Ukraine's Pres: I never met or spoke to Giuliani; Trump adviser: Inquiry "nothing less than a coup d'état"; Trump adviser compares House Dems to China, Russia, N Korea; Source: Secy of State Pompeo was on Trump's call with Ukraine; Trump allies & advisers entangled in impeachment probe; Giuliani hires Watergate prosecutor as his attorney in impeachment inquiry; Some Trump allies defend him as many Republicans stay silent;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 Okt 201935min