Exclusive interviews with: Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. Hakeem Jeffries & January 6 Select Committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger

State of the Union

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🗓️ 20 November 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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First, Jake goes one-on-one with the man on track to take over House Democratic leadership from Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. Jake asks Jeffries about Pelosi’s impact on the party, how he would unite the moderate and progressive wings of his caucus, and his approach to working with Republicans. Next, Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger joins Jake to react to former President Trump’s return to Twitter, as well as the Justice Department’s appointment of a special counsel to oversee its Trump investigations. He also responds to former Vice President Mike Pence’s refusal to testify before the January 6 Committee and predicts what a Kevin McCarthy-led Republican House majority would look like.After, the panel joins Jake to discuss Trump's 2024 presidential campaign launch and the prospect for a contested GOP primary. They also react to House Republicans’ plans to launch wide-ranging investigations into the Biden administration as well as President Biden’s family. Finally, Jake looks at the Biden administration’s decision to grant legal immunity to the Saudi Crown Prince over his role in the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and how that runs contrary to Biden’s campaign pledge to hold him accountable. 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	Arcing history, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes way for a new generation of leaders.
0:10.6	House Democrats get stuff done.
0:13.5	The man on track to replace Pelosi now poised to make history of his own.
0:17.5	What are his plans?
0:18.5	Congressman Hakeem Jeffries joins me exclusively next, and gearing up after winning narrow control
0:24.8	of the House Republicans look ahead to their time and power.
0:28.7	We're going to give you a government that is held accountable.
0:31.3	I want to be clear, this is an investigation of Joe Biden.
0:34.4	Plus, he's back.
0:35.6	Former President Trump is back on the trail, back on Twitter,
0:38.8	and back to being under the shadow of a special counsel probe.
0:42.1	I will ensure that the special counsel receives the resources to conduct this work quickly and
0:47.4	completely.
0:48.0	What does that mean going forward?
0:49.6	January 6th Committee Member Congressman Adam Kinzenger is ahead.
0:58.6	Hello, I'm Jake Taepern Washington, where the state of our union is thinking there is so much
1:03.7	fresh content, and yet we're about to watch a rerun.
1:07.0	This morning, President Biden celebrates his 80th birthday.
1:10.5	He says he's planning to run for a second term in 2024, and his opponent could very well be
1:16.0	Donald Trump, who just announced he's running for president.
1:18.6	He'll do that under the shadow of a brand new special counsel investigation,
1:22.7	and if he wants, Trump can now tweet again after his ban was lifted.
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