McCarthy inching closer to calling for impeachment inquiry into Biden

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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CNN confirms that US Marine veteran and former Russian prisoner Trevor Reed was not only fighting in Ukraine but also injured in combat. Plus, college basketball standout, Bronny James, the oldest son of NBA star LeBron James, is recovering from a cardiac arrest. Also, is House Speaker McCarthy laying the groundwork for an impeachment inquiry into President Biden for his alleged ties to his son’s business dealings? 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 stunner from Ukraine, one American foreign fighter who was on the front lines was Trevor
0:07.4	Reed.
0:08.4	The lead starts right now.
0:12.0	CNN confirms US Marine veteran and former Russian prisoner Trevor Reed was not only fighting
0:17.2	in Ukraine, but also injured in combat.
0:20.3	Plus scare on the court, college basketball standout Bronny James, the oldest son of the
0:25.2	NBA star LeBron James, recovering from cardiac arrest.
0:29.5	What we know about his condition, but first the comments just moments ago from House
0:33.8	Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
0:35.5	Is he laying the groundwork for an impeachment inquiry against President Biden?
0:43.6	Welcome to the lead everyone.
0:44.6	I'm Pionicle LaDriga in for Jake Tapper.
0:46.8	We start today in our politics lead.
0:49.4	Speaker Kevin McCarthy is saying today that, yes, he may consider an impeachment inquiry
0:53.8	into President Biden.
0:55.7	This all would be based on the president's alleged ties to his son Hunter's business
0:59.8	dealings.
1:00.8	Listen to McCarthy today and his most direct comments yet.
1:06.2	The more of this air continues to unravel, it rises to the level of impeachment inquiry.
1:13.8	What that simply provides is that the American public has a right to know, and this allows
1:19.7	Congress to get the information to be able to know the truth.
1:24.4	The calls for impeachment appear to be a top priority today for some House Republicans.
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