House votes to approve impeachment process resolution; Trump lashes out after vote moves inquiry into new phase; Top WH Russia adviser finishes closed-door testimony; Back-to-back hearing could force witnesses to testify in impeachment probe;

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 31 October 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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No Republicans vote for impeachment process resolution; Two Dems vote No on impeachment process resolution; Trump faces new reality after first full House vote on impeachment; White House strategy in question with no team in place to counter impeachment inquiry; Sources: Majority Leader McConnell advised Trump to stop attacking Senate Republicans; CNN obtains part of top WH Russia Adviser's opening statement; Judge to decide whether Bolton aide must testify; Trump Campaign previews 2020 strategy with new ad; Homes engulfed in flames as new fires spread in California;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	So for those keeping score DC has presidential impeachments far more often than
0:05.6	World Series wins. The lead starts right now. Breaking today the House of
0:10.6	Representatives officially votes to proceed with the impeachment
0:13.6	inquiry into President Trump the historic vote sending the
0:16.5	investigation into a whole new phase and President Trump deeper into crisis.
0:21.2	Senator Mitch McConnell has a message for President Trump.
0:24.4	Stop attacking your fellow Republicans because your presidency could depend upon them.
0:30.1	Plus two critical court hearings to decide whether key impeachment witnesses close to President Trump can keep their secret conversations secret.
0:39.0	Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Tapper. We begin with the politics lead a
0:45.6	historic day on Capitol Hill with the first full vote in the House of
0:49.3	Representatives related to the impeachment inquiry to President Trump.
0:53.0	House Democrats voting to approve a resolution to formalize the impeachment inquiry process.
0:58.7	House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today presiding as every Democrat who voted approved the measure except for two, both from
1:05.6	districts Trump won, not a single Republican voted for the resolution which
1:10.4	lays out the process for public hearings the release of deposition
1:14.5	transcripts and allows Republicans to call witnesses and issue subpoenas if
1:19.6	the Democratic Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Adam Sheff, and Jerry Nadler of Judiciary
1:24.8	go along with them, and if not, it does allow for full committee votes.
1:29.1	The resolution also says that the House Intelligence Committee will ultimately write a report with its findings
1:34.0	and recommendations regarding the potential impeachment of President Trump.
1:37.0	CNN Phil Mattingly kicks off our coverage now from Capitol Hill.
1:41.0	On this vote, the yeas are 232.
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