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The Lead with Jake Tapper

GOP Lawmakers Rally Around Trump After DC Meetings

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

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3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2024

⏱️ 77 minutes

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From Nancy Pelosi to Taylor Swift, Donald Trump was on a tear behind closed doors meetings with House and Senate Republicans. We bring you direct quotes from Republicans inside those rooms. Plus, Trump’s face-to-face with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, his very first since the 2020 election. Also, new accusations facing Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas from a Senate Democrat.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Trump back on the hill for the first time since January 6 attack. The lead starts right now.

0:08.0

From Nancy Pelosi to Taylor Swift, Donald Trump was on a tear in private meetings with House and Senate Republicans.

0:15.7

His direct quotes from Republicans in the room coming up,

0:18.6

plus his face to face with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, their very first since the 2020 election.

0:25.6

And breaking now on the lead some brand new accusations against US Supreme Court Justice

0:30.9

Clarence Thomas coming from a top Senate Democrat will bring

0:34.4

you those details but first the major ruling today from the US Supreme

0:39.6

Court and the significant setback for the anti-abortion movement.

0:44.1

But not so fast. Welcome to the lead I'm Jake Tapper a huge day for the US Supreme Court today and I don't just mean that

0:55.8

bombshell unanimous ruling on abortion medication. Also Democrats are now leveling a brand

1:02.2

new claim against Justice Clarence Thomas.

1:05.6

It's breaking right now.

1:06.7

But let's start with what you need to know about the headline you've seen all day.

1:10.3

The justice is unanimously ruling that yes as of now women can still use the abortion

1:16.2

pill mythopristone.

1:17.8

That is far from the end on attempts to limit abortion and abortion medication in this post-Roe era of course.

1:25.0

The justice's reasoning in this case is important.

1:28.0

The court found that the doctors and the anti-abortion groups who had challenged access to

1:32.0

Miffaparistone did not have the standing to sue.

1:35.8

So this was not a decision on the merits of Mifapristone and access to it.

1:40.8

So that does leave the door open for other potential challenges to myth the

1:44.0

prostone in the future. Justice Kavanaugh wrote in the opinion for all nine

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