Judge orders top Trump aides to testify in Jan. 6 probe

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🗓️ 24 March 2023

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A judge has rejected claims of executive privilege in the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Now at least eight former top Trump White House aides including Mark Meadows, Stephen Miller, and Dan Scavino all must testify. Plus, a barrage of rockets target a U.S. base in Syria. Plus, Russian troops regroup after steep losses in a key city in Ukraine. Then, a live press conference with President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. 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	A judge orders several former Trump aides to testify.
0:07.9	The lead starts right now claims of executive privilege rejected by a judge.
0:14.0	Now at least eight former top Trump White House aides, including his former chief of staff
0:19.3	Mark Meadows along with top aides Stephen Miller and Dan Skibino all must testify in that
0:25.5	criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
0:29.1	And a barrage of rockets targeting a US base in Syria, new attacks only one day after
0:35.6	a drone affiliated with Iran killed a US contractor and wounded six others.
0:41.4	We'll ask the Pentagon Press Secretary what is going on.
0:44.6	Plus, Russian troops regrouping after steep losses in a key city in Ukraine.
0:55.6	Welcome to the lead update, Tapper.
0:57.0	And we start today with our world lead any moment.
0:59.3	President Biden is set to hold a news conference along with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
1:04.6	They are both in the capital of Canada, Ottawa.
1:07.7	The pair is expected to take questions from reporters.
1:10.2	We will cover that live one topic likely to come up tensions with Iran.
1:15.0	After that suspected Iranian drone strike killed an American contractor and wounded five
1:20.0	service members in Syria just yesterday.
1:23.5	President Biden ordered a retaliatory airstrike, although the Pentagon clarified the US is not
1:28.6	looking for war with Iran.
1:30.2	Again, we'll bring that news conference to you as soon as it begins.
1:33.4	But until then, let's turn to our politics lead and our other major story of the day.
1:37.7	A federal judge handing a significant blow to Donald Trump today, rejecting the former
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