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The Lead with Jake Tapper

Giuliani & Sondland under new scrutiny; Ousted Navy secretary criticizes Trump in scathing op-ed; Impeachment plays out in members' home districts; Trump signs Hong Kong Human Rights Act, protesters celebrate

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

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3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Reports: Giuliani pursued business deal with corrupt Ukranian prosecutor offering Biden dirt; Taylor: Morrison described Sondland-Trump phone call where Pres. asked Zelensky to announce investigations; Report: three women accuse Amb. Sondland of sexual misconduct, he denies all allegations; 2020 candidates hit the trail on ThanksgivingTo 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

The lead with Jake Tapper did not air on CNN today.

0:03.2

For this podcast episode we are bringing you an hour of CNN coverage from earlier in the day. Welcome to a special Thanksgiving edition of Inside Politics. I'm Nehemolika Henderson

0:17.6

in for John King. Two key figures in the impeachment inquiry, including the

0:22.2

president's lawyer now facing new credibility

0:24.7

questions.

0:25.7

Another military figure after being ousted from the Trump administration is now calling

0:30.3

out the commander-in-chief. And we hope you can take a moment away from politics

0:35.6

to be thankful on this holiday

0:37.4

and enjoy the clowns, even though they're a little scary.

0:40.1

People dressed up like butter,

0:41.4

that's what people do, apparently on Thanksgiving, and the giant balloons.

0:46.0

If you eat turkey today, you don't have I want to change that.

0:54.0

Happy back to live back.

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A

0:58.0

Take job guys.

1:00.0

Take job guys.

1:02.0

I'm stupid!

1:04.0

We begin the hour with new scrutiny for two key players in the impeachment probe.

1:12.0

One is the president's

1:13.8

personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and new reporting that shows overlap between

1:18.4

Giuliani's business and his pursuit of Biden dirt in Ukraine. The other is Gordon Somelan, a star

1:24.4

Democratic impeachment witness who said the president directed a pressure

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