Felony murder among 11 charges filed against ex-Atlanta cop who killed Rayshard Brooks; WaPo: Bolton claims Trump asked China's Xi to help him win re-election; VP Pence touts coronavirus progress as 21 states report an increase in new cases

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 17 June 2020

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NYT: Bolton writes Trump's corruption went well beyond actions with Ukraine; Tulsa Health Dept director "wishes" Trump rally would be postponed; Now: VP Pence leads closed door coronavirus task force briefing; Texas, North Carolina COVID hospitalizations hit record highs as Florida, Arizona see massive spike in cases; Disinfecting tunnels installed at Putin's home, office 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	All right, some big news there.
0:01.4	Welcome to the lead.
0:02.3	I'm Jake Tapper, and you have been watching the district attorney in Atlanta
0:05.8	holding a news conference where we've just learned about 11 charges
0:09.5	for the now former police officer who shot Raysard Brooks twice in the back among those charges, felony murder.
0:16.5	According to the district attorney, the former officer could face the death penalty and we're going to get back to that story in just moments but we have some
0:23.8	other big breaking news in our politics lead today and there is a very good reason
0:28.6	it seems that the White House wanted to stop John Bolton once one of the president's former top aides from
0:34.7	publishing his book, explosive bombshells in it, major new claims about President
0:39.7	Trump coming from one of his closest aides for nearly 18 months.
0:44.0	In excerpts from former National Security Advisor Bolton's new book obtained
0:47.6	by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal,
0:49.5	and the Washington Post,
0:51.0	Bolton claims President
0:52.0	President, Washington Post, Bolton claims President Trump asked the Chinese President to help him win re-election.
0:58.6	Writing this about President Trump during a meeting last June, quote,
1:03.0	he then stunningly turned the conversation
1:05.9	to the coming US presidential election,
1:08.2	alluding to China's economic capability
1:10.3	to affect the ongoing campaigns, pleading with Chinese President Xi to ensure
1:15.3	that he, Trump would win. Trump stressed the importance of farmers and increased
1:19.6	Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome."
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