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The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 28 July 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Who is the key witness in the classified documents case named Trump employee number four? CNN confirms the name after he allegedly discussed surveillance camera footage on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property. This new identity as the former president faces new charges. Plus, a look at the political future of Senator Mitch McConnell. What his office is saying about his freeze this week in front of reporters. Also, the desperate plea from Afghans now hiding from the Taliban two years after the chaotic American withdrawal. 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 key witness in the Trump classified documents case now identified.
0:07.0	The lead starts right now.
0:10.2	Who is Trump employee number four?
0:12.5	CNN confirms the name after he allegedly discussed surveillance camera footage on Donald
0:17.6	Trump's Mar-a-Lago property.
0:19.7	This new identity as the former president faces new charges.
0:23.7	Plus the political future of Senator Mitch McConnell, what his office is saying today about
0:28.4	his freeze this week in front of reporters.
0:31.7	And only on CNN, terrorized by the Taliban, the desperate plea from Afghans now in hiding,
0:38.2	two years after the chaotic American withdrawal.
0:42.0	Welcome to Lead Everyone.
0:46.0	I'm Bioticle with Driga in for Jake Tapp, where we start today with our law and justice
0:50.0	lead and the chaotic and consequential week for Donald Trump and his growing legal challenges.
0:55.8	As the former president and his lawyers waited to see if he would be charged for his efforts
1:00.2	to overturn the 2020 election, special counsel Jack Smith unveiled more charges in a separate
1:06.0	case, the one involving the handling of classified documents.
1:10.0	Trump now faces three more charges, including two for allegedly trying to destroy surveillance
1:15.2	video footage at Mar-a-Lago.
1:17.4	And his reaction is probably what you'd expect.
1:23.0	This is harassment.
1:24.4	This is election interference.
1:26.2	You've called Jack Smith to range.
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