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The Lead with Jake Tapper

Schumer on Murdoch’s election lies admission

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

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3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer joins to discuss Rupert Murdoch’s admission that Fox News hosts endorsed false stolen election claims. Plus, a plot to kill is foiled in Michigan as authorities arrest a man they say wanted to kill Jewish lawmakers. Also, after six weeks of testimony and more than 70 witnesses, the jury begins deliberation in the double murder trial for Alex Murdaugh. 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

An agenda so important President Biden felt he needed to go to Capitol Hill to discuss

0:07.3

the lead starts right now.

0:09.3

Don't come to me, I'll come to you.

0:11.5

The president makes the trip up Pennsylvania Avenue as Democrats set their priority list.

0:16.7

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was in the room and now he will be here on the

0:21.4

lead.

0:22.4

Plus, a plot to kill, foiled, and Michigan as authorities arrest a man they say wanted

0:26.9

to kill Jewish lawmakers, including Michigan's Attorney General.

0:31.6

But first, after six weeks of testimony and more than 70 witnesses, now the jury gets

0:37.4

the case in the double murder trial for Alec Murdoch.

0:46.0

Welcome to the lead, everyone.

0:47.0

I'm John Burman in for Jake Tapper.

0:49.0

We start with our national lead moments ago.

0:51.5

The jury began deliberations in the murder trial of Alec Murdoch.

0:55.6

The jury will have to decide if Murdoch killed his wife Maggie and son Paul, more than

1:00.2

70 witnesses testified in the trial, which span more than six weeks.

1:04.9

Murdoch admitted on the stand that he lied to investigators about where he was the night

1:09.0

of the murders, but he has fervently denied he committed the killings.

1:12.9

Murdoch's defense attorney said today in closing arguments that he could not have committed

1:17.6

these murders, but the prosecution pushed back reminding the jury about Murdoch's lies.

1:25.2

Alec would not have killed the people he loved the most in the world.

1:29.4

But you don't lie and misremember being at the scene of a murder.

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