McConnell joins McCarthy in GOP opposition to Jan. 6 commission; NY AG joins criminal probe into Trump organization; Biden pushes Netanyahu for a ceasefire, but Israeli PM says offensive will continue; Texas inmate set to be execute tonight for killing his great-aunt, despite family calls for clemency;
The Lead with Jake Tapper
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🗓️ 19 May 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Soon: House votes on commission to investigate insurrection; GOP leaders in January: McConnell said Trump “provoked” the Capitol mob, McCarthy said Trump “bears responsibility”; Trump relocates for the summer to New Jersey golf club; Rep. Jayapal calls for ceasefire & U.S. delaying arms sale to Israel; House Dems introduce legislation to block $735k arms sale to Israel; 50+ House Dems urge Schumer & Pelosi to go against GOP, push for larger upfront infrastructure investment; NYC reopens, lifts capacity restrictions on businesses; Police departments cope with officers’ vaccine hesitancy
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| 0:00.0 | Sure is interesting that Republican leaders don't want an investigation into the attack |
| 0:06.7 | on their own workplace. |
| 0:09.2 | The lead starts right now. |
| 0:11.3 | In just minutes, the House of Representatives expected to vote on forming a Congressional |
| 0:15.6 | Commission to investigate the MAGA terror attack on the U.S. Capitol as Senator McConnell |
| 0:21.0 | ultimately caves to Trump and says he cannot support the bipartisan inquiry while another |
| 0:27.6 | investigation is intensifying. |
| 0:30.4 | Turning up the heat on Trump as the probe into his company turns into a criminal investigation. |
| 0:36.0 | Plus, it was the biggest killer of law enforcement in the United States last year. |
| 0:41.5 | Why are so many officers refusing to get a COVID vaccine? |
| 0:49.9 | Welcome to the lead, everyone. |
| 0:50.9 | I'm Jake Tapper, and we start with the politics lead and a vote expected in the next hour |
| 0:55.1 | that will come down essentially to the truth versus Trump. |
| 1:00.2 | The big question right now, how many House Republicans will vote against the creation of |
| 1:04.9 | a bipartisan commission to investigate the deadly January 6th insurrection and attack |
| 1:09.5 | on their own workplace? |
| 1:12.6 | And how many will support such an inquiry? |
| 1:15.1 | The commission will very likely dig into the actions of any number of Republicans, including |
| 1:19.2 | former President Donald Trump before and on January 6th, including what he said |
| 1:25.2 | at that rally moments before rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, leaving people dead in their |
| 1:31.2 | wake. |
| 1:32.2 | At the 11th hour, before today's vote, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joined |
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