Four dead after Trump incites riot at U.S. Capitol; Pelosi: Congress may impeach if 25th amendment not invoked; Trump’s former Chief of Staff John Kelly on the Capitol attack; Biden nominates judge Merrick Garland as attorney general; Inside look at what happened at the Capitol; NYT: Trump told aides he wants to pardon himself in final days;
The Lead with Jake Tapper
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🗓️ 7 January 2021
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Pelosi, Schumer, Kinzinger call for removal of Trump using 25th amendment; Trump claims there will be “orderly transition” after he incites mov to storm U.S. Capitol; Sources: Some cabinet members in early talks about invoking 25th amendment; Fmr Trump Chief of Staff Kelly: “Horrified” by assault on U.S. Capitol; Fmr Trump Chief of Staff Kelly: What happened at the Capitol is a result of “letting Trump be Trump; Pelosi calls for resignation of U.S. Capitol Police Chief; Capitol Police Chief: Officers responded “valiantly” in Capitol riot, officers were attacked with metal pipes; Prosecutors announce federal charges in 15 criminal cases related to Capitol riot; As mob stormed the Capitol, U.S. reported record Covid deaths and hospitalizations;
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| 0:00.0 | This is CNN Breaking News. |
| 0:04.0 | Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper and we begin this hour with Breaking News, |
| 0:08.0 | the violent insurrection incited by President Trump and his team, |
| 0:12.0 | a deadly domestic terror attack on the U.S. |
| 0:14.0 | Capitol that has left dead bodies in its wake. |
| 0:16.9 | It's now prompting bipartisan calls for the removal of President Trump from office. |
| 0:21.7 | The attack committed by a violent mob of President |
| 0:23.9 | Trump supporters after he encouraged them to quote walk down Pennsylvania |
| 0:27.0 | Avenue and quote take back our country. That's what this group of domestic |
| 0:30.9 | terrorists attempted to do. |
| 0:32.9 | In this video, captured by Blaze TV, |
| 0:34.9 | you can see members of this mob descending on the Capitol, |
| 0:38.8 | violently shoving police, breaking through barriers |
| 0:41.9 | outside the Capitol, a mob fueled by President Trump's lies and conspiracy |
| 0:46.4 | theories. |
| 0:47.4 | President Trump has so far refused to condemn the violence by his supporters, and now |
| 0:51.0 | there are serious discussions about removing him from office. |
| 0:54.5 | This afternoon, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said the 25th amendment should be used |
| 0:58.6 | to remove President Trump from office and if not, Democrats may pursue impeachment. Pelosi joins Senate Minority |
| 1:05.3 | Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois |
| 1:08.8 | all because of very grave concerns of what Trump might do in these last 13 days before he leaves |
| 1:15.1 | office. In the early hours of the morning Congress confirmed what we have known to |
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