Interview with Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford; Interview with House Impeachment Manager Rep. Zoe Lofgren; Interview with conservative lawyer George Conway; Remembering Jim Lehrer.

State of the Union

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3.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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First, Jake sits down with Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford to talk about his views on the President's impeachment trial and his latest tweet attacking House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff. Next, Jake talks with House Impeachment Manager Rep. Zoe Lofgren about the case from Democrats against the President and efforts to compel witnesses to testify in the Senate trial. Then, Jake's interview with conservative lawyer George Conway from this week on how Republicans are navigating President Trump's impeachment trial. Next, Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith, former Rep. Mia Love, Wajahat Ali and David Urban join Jake to preview the week ahead in the Senate impeachment trial. Finally, Jake remembers former PBS NewsHour anchor Jim Lehrer, who died this week at age 85.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	Trump's turn.
0:01.0	The president's lawyers get their shot to try to save his presidency.
0:10.8	Deciding the best defense is a good offense.
0:14.0	They're asking you to tear up all of the ballots across this country.
0:20.0	What can we expect next?
0:22.0	Republican Senator James Langford joins me in minutes.
0:24.8	And the prosecution rests.
0:27.1	Democrats wrap up their case against President Trump
0:29.6	with a plea for senators to hear more.
0:31.9	Give America a fair trial.
0:34.0	She's worth it.
0:35.0	Ahead of a pivotal vote to call more witnesses, did they convince key Republicans?
0:40.0	President Trump's orders were clear.
0:42.8	We'll talk with House impeachment manager, Congresswoman Zow Lofgren next.
0:46.5	Plus, Home Stretch.
0:48.2	One week before Iowa Democrats vote and Joe Biden's pitch is clear. This is no time to take a risk, but with Senator
0:55.2	Bernie Sanders making a late surge do Iowa voters want something different. Hello, I'm Jake Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union is wondering if four Republicans
1:11.4	are going to vote for more evidence.
1:13.0	President Trump's lawyers now have the floor,
1:15.0	and tomorrow they will continue to hammer away at the charges brought by House Democrats
1:19.5	in roughly 20 hours of opening arguments.
1:22.0	On Saturday, the President's defense team argued he did
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