Moves by AG Barr raise questions over DOJ independence; President insists he can intervene in any Justice Dept case; Bloomberg faces criticism for past comments on discriminatory practices; CDC: Coronavirus outbreak could last through next year;

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 14 February 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Sources: Barr orders review of high-profile cases Trump rails about while claiming Trump has no influence; Trump: I have the right to interfere in legal cases, but I haven't; WH Official: Trump angered by decision not to charge McCabe; Source: Barr expressed frustration to Trump before interview; Sources: Barr orders review of Flynn case despite saying Trump can't bully him; Avenatti guilty on all counts in Nike extortion trial; Candidates call out Bloomberg for past comments on discriminatory practices; Bloomberg apologizes for stop and frisk: "I didn't understand then the unintended pain"; Bloomberg launches "Mike for black America" campaign plan; Warren slams Bloomberg on 2008 "redlining" remark, says he should not be Democratic nominee; Biden confident he'll win South Carolina after finishing fourth in Iowa & fifth in New Hampshire; Ocasio-Cortez admits Sanders may have to compromise on "Medicare for all"; Klobuchar, Steyer can't name Mexican Pres. when asked; Nearly 1,400 dead globally, vast majority in China; 443 people in U.S. have been investigated for coronavirus, 15 have tested positive, dozens are still pending; Trump Admin diverting $3.8b in Pentagon funds to pay for border wall; GOP lawmakers call out Trump moving money from defense to pay for border wall; Trump diverts Pentagon money meant for weapons, programs, fighter jets to fund border wall;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	Is the top cop just playing good cop bad cop? The lead starts right now.
0:07.0	Breaking today after the attorney general said he will not be bullied into doing
0:11.5	President Trump's bidding or anyone's bidding.
0:14.0	Bill Barr makes a move that suggests perhaps the exact opposite.
0:17.8	Is this all being done with a wink and a nod to please the President?
0:22.1	He's popping up on TV's and all over Instagram but with
0:25.4	new momentum for former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg comes new criticism
0:29.4	from his fellow candidates. Plus it's deadly, it's unknown, and it's up to Communist China to be honest
0:36.4	about the danger.
0:37.7	But now a truth seeker has gone missing as the U.S. sees the number of coronavirus cases jump.
0:44.0	Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Tapper.
0:49.0	We begin today with the politics lead,
0:51.0	and today new serious questions about the independence
0:54.6	at the Justice Department and Attorney General Bill Barr.
0:59.6	Despite Barr's public show of frustration last night telling ABC news that
1:03.2	President Trump's tweets about Justice Department matters make his job harder.
1:06.9	A protest that critics say is rooted not in bar's desire for independence but in his
1:12.4	desire for the illusion of independence.
1:15.4	As even some supporters of the president on his favorite channel seem to suggest.
1:20.6	The media sees the sexy story of Trump versus Barr, but they missed the fact that Barr was basically telling Trump,
1:27.0	don't worry, I got this.
1:28.0	I got this. That's because when you look at Attorney General Barr's actions he largely seems to do what
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