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The Lead with Jake Tapper

Federal agents execute search warrant at Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan apartment & office; Biden to unveil new $1.8T American Families Plan tonight; How gun violence turned into a public health emergency

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Raid at Giuliani’s apartment & office as Feds advance criminal investigation into his lobbying activity in Ukraine; Only limited amount of lawmakers, no guests allowed in House chamber during Biden’s speech due to pandemic; Judge denies public release of Andrew Brown Jr. body cam video; Capitol tightens security for Biden’s joint address tonight; Senators work towards bipartisan solution for police reform bill 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

So what's the vibe at Mar-a-Lago like today?

0:06.1

The lead starts now.

0:08.2

Breaking news, Rudy Giuliani responding after federal agents raided his New York City

0:15.4

apartment.

0:16.7

What might that mean for his former client, Anne?

0:20.3

In just a few hours, President Biden will make his very first joint-addressed Congress

0:24.5

in a pandemic, and with the wounds of the MAGA insurrection still fresh on the scene,

0:29.6

plus an autopsy showing he was shot in the back of the head by police as family called it

0:36.0

an execution one week later, a judge makes a key ruling on the body cam video in the

0:42.0

shooting of Andrew Brown, Jr.

0:49.4

Welcome to the lead.

0:50.4

I'm Jake Tapper, and we start today with the politics lead and extraordinary moves that

0:55.0

had to have been approved by the highest levels of the U.S. Department of Justice, sources

1:00.8

telling CNN that law enforcement officials today raided the New York City apartment

1:04.0

in office of Rudy Giuliani, who was President Trump's personal attorney, of course.

1:08.6

This raid, first reported by the New York Times, included agents seizing Giuliani's electronic

1:14.6

devices to advance the criminal investigation into the former New York City mayor.

1:20.0

It's unusual to say the least for prosecutors to execute a search warrant on an attorney

1:25.4

because theoretically that could uncover privilege to attorney client information.

1:29.6

Keep in mind, since 2019, CNN has been reporting that the feds were investigating Giuliani's

1:35.4

lobbying activities in Ukraine while he was also simultaneously Trump's personal attorney.

1:41.3

Let's start today's reporting with CNN's Paula Reid.

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