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The Lead with Jake Tapper

Dems to make their case in public hearings this week; Biden holds narrow lead in new NH poll; Klobuchar suggests women candidates held to "different standard"; Trump honors vets: "it's our duty to serve and protect them"

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

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3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

GOP tries to shape strategy ahead of public hearings; Trump says he'll release transcript of second Ukraine call; Trump warns GOP: Don't say call wasn't perfect, but not impeachable... "nothing was done wrong"; Haley claims John Kelly & Rex Tillerson tried to recruit her to "save the country" from Trump; Haley: Tillerson & Kelly's push to undermine Trump was "offensive"; Haley: Tillerson & Kelly should've quit instead of trying to undermine Trump; Official: Mulvaney working with WH counsel on lawsuit; Biden: Trump's attacks "helping me in every way"; Biden talks Trump, Warren on campaign trail; New testimony transcript of impeachment witness released; Klobuchar says women candidates with Buttigieg's experience would not reach debate stage; Warren on winning over male voters: "How about we give them a tough, smart woman to vote for"; Beekeeping program used as therapy for veterans with PTSD;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

Strap in. It's a critical week for the country and the future of a presidency. The lead starts right now.

0:09.0

In front of the nation, public impeachment hearings set to begin as President Trump prepares

0:14.8

for them with more misleading claims and the resistance from within.

0:20.8

The former UN Ambassador Nicky Haley says when she was in the Trump administration,

0:25.8

two of the president's top men tried to recruit her to quote, save the country from

0:30.6

Trump, a warning or an audition.

0:33.4

Plus, pointing out a double standard.

0:35.6

Senator Amy Klobishar takes a shot at Mayor Pete Buttigic

0:39.2

saying a woman with his resume

0:41.5

wouldn't be near the debate stage. Is that fair?

0:44.0

Welcome to the lead. I'm Dana Bash in for Jake Tapper on this Veterans Day

0:52.0

and we begin with the politics lead a monumental

0:56.2

week for the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.

1:00.4

Democrats are looking to make their case for impeachment to the American people with televised hearings.

1:05.0

As the president tells Republicans to abandon an increasingly popular line of defense involving the infamous Trump-Ukraine call.

1:13.0

And as CNN's Alex Marquard reports,

1:15.0

we may soon learn about another key presidential phone call.

1:19.0

The impeachment inquiry bursting into the open this week historic

1:25.3

appearances by witnesses who gave damning testimony behind closed doors

1:29.3

about quid pro quo in Ukraine now set to do it in front of the TV cameras for the world to hear.

1:37.0

Democrats hoping the hearings will make their case the inquiry is necessary.

1:41.0

Those open hearings will be an opportunity for the American people to evaluate the witnesses

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