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The Lead with Jake Tapper

Giuliani likely to face consequences in GA defamation case

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

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3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2023

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

A hefty prison sentence today for a rioter in the January 6th attack as Donald Trump himself continues to stay out of jail. This as a federal judge determined that Rudy Giuliani has lost a defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers against him. Plus, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas finally discloses his fancy trips and jet rides paid for by a Republican megadonor. Also, Jake goes one-on-one with Hawaii’s governor in the wake of the deadly wildfires.  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

From stand back and stand by to standing in prison for 17 years, the lead starts right

0:09.3

now.

0:12.1

Actions and consequences a hefty prison sentence today for a rioter in the January

0:16.9

6 attack as Donald Trump himself continues to try to stay out of jail with a new, not

0:22.2

guilty plea his fourth in a criminal case just this year.

0:27.0

On the run with quote nothing to lose, the man hunt right now for a convicted killer

0:31.1

and the search expanding near a major East Coast city.

0:36.0

And Supreme Court Justice clearance Thomas finally disclosing fancy trips and private

0:40.2

jet rides paid for by a Republican mega-donor, Thomas' excuse for not making the disclosure's

0:45.6

public in the past coming up.

0:49.3

Welcome to the lead on VickTap, and we start today with our law and justice lead

0:56.0

and a not guilty plea from Donald Trump in the sprawling 2020 election case in Fulton

1:01.0

County, Georgia.

1:02.1

The former president of course faces more than a dozen charges there, including racketeering

1:06.9

for alleged efforts to steal Georgia's electoral votes, despite Joe Biden winning the state

1:12.6

over and over.

1:13.6

It is still unclear when Trump will go on trial, in this case.

1:17.4

Fulton County District Attorney Fannie Willis has asked the judge to schedule a trial for

1:22.5

all 19 defendants, including Donald Trump for October 23rd of this year.

1:26.5

That's less than two months away.

1:28.2

Today Trump formally asked to separate his case from the co-defendants who are asking

1:33.5

for a speedy trial and other co-defendants are trying to get their cases moved to federal

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