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The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 15 October 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Sources: Giuliani will defy subpoena for Ukraine docs; Budget Office does not plan to comply with document subpoena; OMB does not comply with document subpoena; Source: Trump's ex-Russia adviser said Bolton thought Giuliani was a "hand grenade" ready to explode; Democrats question another key witness behind closed doors as republicans attack the process; U.S. Official: Turkish-backed forces come close to U.S. troops; Void left by U.S. troops in Syria being filled by Russia; 12 Democrats face off tonight in crucial Ohio debate; Warren preps for first debate since becoming a front-runner; Hours away from twelve Democratic candidates taking the stage;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	How much will impeachment be discussed during tonight's Democratic debate here in Ohio?
0:07.0	The lead starts right now.
0:09.0	Key testimony happening right now on Capitol Hill as the House decides whether to impeach
0:13.6	President Trump as CNN learns that President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani
0:18.4	is expected to defy a congressional subpoena for documents and he's not the only one and
0:24.1	breaking today President Trump sending Vice President Pence to try and clean up
0:28.8	the lethal mess made by pulling back US troops in Syria as Russians begin to fill that void and
0:37.0	the main event it's a debate night on CNN now with an impeachment inquiry a
0:41.4	virtual tie at the top of the group and a
0:44.9	candidate recovering from a heart attack stay with us
0:48.8	this is CNN breaking news.
0:55.0	Welcome to the lead live in Westerville, Ohio. We're in just a matter of hours.
0:57.0	12 Democratic presidential candidates will take the stage behind me for tonight's
1:01.0	debate right here only on CNN CNN I'm Jake Tapper.
1:03.4	We're going to start this afternoon however with breaking news and the politics lead
1:07.0	CNN is learning just moments ago that President Trump's personal attorney
1:10.9	Rudy Giuliani will defy a congressional subpoena for documents.
1:15.3	I want to get right to CNN Justice Correspondent Evan Perez.
1:18.2	Evan, what's the reasoning here from Giuliani's legal team?
1:21.3	Well, Jake, it's classic Giuliani Bluster he says that this is
1:25.3	an unconstitutional baseless and illegitimate impeachment inquiry and he says
1:30.0	that the request for information from these three committees that are leading the inquiry
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