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Good Wednesday morning. I'm Jake Sherman and welcome to your Political Playbook Audio Briefing.

And I'm Anna Palmer. Pretty soon President Donald Trump is going to have a decision to make.

Does he want a police reform bill or does he want it to suffer the same fate as countless other initiatives

in his presidency? A deal is possible. Difficult, tricky, and tight, but possible. The first sign of

engagement came Tuesday when Mark Meadows, Jared Kushner, and Geron Smith, came to Capitol Hill to meet

with Senator Tim Scott, who has been deputized by the Senate GOP leadership to try to craft a package.

The trio's express goal was to begin sifting through Scott's proposals to try to find policy

options to bring to the president.

The timeline is tight. The White House is looking to bring Trump options today and have him

settle on principles he could support by Thursday in time for a planned trip to Dallas,

where he would theoretically have something to announce. Scott said he would like something by Friday.

Legislators are considering a menu of options, banning the chokehold, doing away with or curbing

no-knock warrants, creating a national database for police officers who misbehave, collecting more

data on the use of violent force, and eliminating liability limits for police officers who misbehave, collecting more data on the use of violent force, and eliminating

liability limits for police officers, leading lawmakers on both sides agree on the end goals, but

differ significantly on the policies needed to achieve them. For example, Scott said he may

personally agree with banning the chokehold as the Democrats have proposed, but he believes the

best way to get there may be to beef up training.

Democrats want to ban no-knock warrants. Republicans want to collect more data to see where they

are happening. These are significant differences, but it doesn't close off a narrow path to a deal.

As Burgess Everett, Mel Zanona, and Meredith McGrath explained, the political terrain has shifted significantly in the last few days, and Republicans are searching for the president's blessing.

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