Candidates make final preparations before CNN debate; House to vote tomorrow to send articles of impeachment to Senate; Burisma hack seems to mimic Russia's 2016 election interference; Trump on imminent threat: "It doesn't really matter";

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 14 January 2020

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Some GOP Senators open to impeachment process; Sen. Paul: GOP may have to call Hunter Biden in trial; Trump supposed to be in Davos during start of impeachment trial; McConnell slams Pelosi for delaying impeachment trial; McConnell: Impeachment trial to start on Tuesday; Sen. Paul: If witnesses are allowed, I'll call for Hunter Biden; McCarthy: By holding articles, Pelosi helps Biden's 2020 bid; Sanders attacks Biden's Iraq war vote ahead of CNN Debate; Biden touts electability against Trump in new Ad; DNC Chair defends process over concerns about diversity; Warren aide: Not looking for a fight with Sanders tonight; New Biden Ad: Trump has Joe Biden on the mind; Barr & Pompeo shift justification for Iran strike; Trump on imminent threat: "It doesn't really matter"; Russia accused of hacking company at center of impeachment; Burisma hack seems to mimic Russia's 2016 election interference; Cyber firm: Russia began hack at height of Trump's impeachment; Schiff: Russia is at it again, trying to help Trump; Biden Campaign: Hack proves Putin & Trump see Biden as threat; Pelosi demands Trump Admin brief Congress on Burisma hack;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Beginning the final chapter of impeachment and the final showdown before Iowa,
0:07.0	Slow News Day, the lead starts right now.
0:10.1	About to get served a minute ago, the Senate Majority Leader announcing when an impeachment
0:15.2	trial could begin as Speaker Pelosi says she will hand over the articles tomorrow.
0:22.3	Tonight is the night live on CNN, the last debate before the first votes and it comes as the feud between two candidates with very similar fan bases could erupt on stage.
0:32.0	Plus the shifting stories on the Iran strike the Trump administration
0:36.4	going from an attack was imminent to no no this is part of a long-term
0:40.9	strategy.
0:48.0	Welcome to the lead, I'm Dick Tapper. We begin with the politics lead today.
0:49.0	Huge 24 hours ahead in the Trump presidency,
0:52.0	House Speaker Nancy Pelosi set to send the articles
0:54.9	of impeachment to the Senate tomorrow and hold a vote on which House lawmakers will
1:00.4	manage the impeachment case. This afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he expects the Senate trial to start on Tuesday.
1:08.0	Just hours from now, though, Democratic presidential candidates will take the stage in Iowa for the CNN-Demoine-registered
1:14.4	debate the final showdown before the actual Iowa caucuses 20 days from today.
1:20.9	Polls indicate the caucuses are essentially a jump ball at this point.
1:25.0	And these two stories are about to collide because three of tonight's debate
1:31.0	participants are senators who will be jurors in the
1:35.0	coming trial and will need to be in Washington, not on the campaign trail.
1:38.7	And potentially the first fight they and their Senate colleagues will wage, whether the Senate and the American
1:43.8	people will hear from additional witnesses. Democrats arguing if the
1:48.7	president has nothing to hide then the White House should want officials such as
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