Interviews with US Attorney Jeanine Pirro; Republican Senator Thom Tillis; Former Congressman Barney Frank

State of the Union

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🗓️ 3 May 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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On CNN’s State of the Union, Jake sits down with US Attorney Jeanine Pirro to discuss the investigation into the alleged White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter. Jake also presses Pirro on whether she’s ruling out reopening the criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Next, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis – who pushed the administration to drop the probe – joins Jake to respond. After, former Democratic Congressman Barney Frank, who just entered hospice care, joins Jake to reflect on his life and his views on Donald Trump and the future of the Democratic Party. Finally, former Republican Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, former Democratic Congressman Conor Lamb, and CNN Political Commentator Shermichael Singleton join Jake to discuss the escalating redistricting fight and what it means for the midterms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Law and Order. President Trump shakes off last week's press dinner
0:10.2	shooting.
0:11.2	Now, you know, I shouldn't be here.
0:12.6	There was just an attempt in my life.
0:15.8	As investigators release new video of the attack, what else was happening just out of
0:20.2	frame? U.S. Attorney Janine Piro's first CNN interview next.
0:24.6	Plus, political earthquake.
0:26.6	After shaking up the midterms, the Supreme Court
0:28.6	may now rule on abortion rights, as the midterm stakes rise.
0:32.6	Why don't voters trust either party to fix it?
0:36.6	Republican Senator Tom Tillis joins me ahead.
0:39.3	And looking back, a progressive firebrand takes stock of his life in politics.
0:45.3	I've been trying to decide whether it's better to be an icon or an emoji.
0:49.3	His message for his party when former Democratic Congressman Barney Frank joins me from hospice care.
0:55.4	Ahead.
1:02.6	Hello, I'm Jake Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union is nine weeks into a six-week war
1:06.9	and six months out from the midterm elections, President Trump back on the campaign trail this
1:11.0	weekend, hoping his first public event at the villages in Florida, his first since being the target of
1:16.0	yet another failed assassination attempt, this time at the White House Correspondents Association dinner
1:20.5	last Saturday. The president has since joked about refusing to wear a bulletproof vest because it would
1:25.0	add 20 pounds. He has vowed to quickly reschedule the dinner. But with the suspected gunman behind bars, questions remain about
1:31.6	the Secret Service security posture around the event and as authorities released new videos
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