Special Edition: The White House in Crisis; New book called "A Warning" by writer of anonymous Op-Ed who "vowed to thwart" Trump's worst inclinations; CNN obtains key diplomat's opening statement; Trump compares impeachment investigation to "a lynching";

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

News

3.5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2019

⏱️ 74 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Source: "Anonymous" has "explosive" book coming out with first-hand account of president Trump; CNN: Key diplomat testifies he was told political investigations may be reason for Ukraine aid delay; McConnell denies he told Trump Ukraine call was "perfect"; CNN Poll: 50% of Americans support impeaching, removing Trump from office; Ceasefire between Turkey and Syrian Kurds just expired; Turkey and Russia agree to joint patrols along Syrian border; Iraq: U.S. Troops withdrawing from Syria cannot stay in Iraq; Esper: U.S. will conduct phased withdrawal out of Syria and Iraq; Impeachment struggling to break through in Iowa?; Iowa voters weigh in on impeachment inquiry; CNN: Key diplomat testifies he was told political investigations may be reason for Ukraine aid delay; Top diplomats tell Congress Trump wanted probe of Bidens, 2016 in return for Ukraine aid; Dem Rep calls impeachment witness Bill Taylor's testimony "a sea change"; McCarthy on Trump's lynching comparison: "That's not the language I would use"; Sen. Graham agrees with Trump: Impeachment inquiry "is a lynching"; Wash Post: Putin tried to sour Trump on working with Ukraine; Salmon shortage threatening food chain in Pacific Northwest;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This is CNN Breaking News.
0:04.0	Welcome to this special edition of the lead White House in crisis.
0:08.0	We begin with Breaking News.
0:10.0	Sources are telling me that the anonymous senior Trump administration official who penned
0:14.8	that 2018 New York Times op-ed warning about President Trump from the inside of his administration
0:20.8	well that anonymous author has now written a new book about President Trump, one that will be released next month.
0:28.0	It is distinctively an attempt to convince the nation to not re-elect President Trump in 2020.
0:35.0	CNN has exclusively obtained the cover of the book.
0:38.0	It's titled, quote, a warning.
0:40.0	The book has been a closely guarded secret until this moment and will be released officially November 19th.
0:45.0	The anonymous senior administration official, you will recall, had warned last year in that New York Times op-ed of an amoral, erratic, petty, and ineffective President Trump.
0:55.4	The author said that officials inside the administration occasionally worked to thwart the
1:00.0	President's worst inclinations.
1:01.6	The president at the time called the New York Times up at treason
1:05.3	and suggested that then Attorney General Jeff Sessions investigate and find out who
1:09.3	wrote it.
1:10.3	A draft press release that I've obtained describes the book, a warning, as quote, explosive. A Warning
1:13.7	as quote explosive with a quote shocking first-hand account of President Trump
1:17.8	the author will remain anonymous sources tell me that elaborate precautions
1:21.7	have been taken to protect the author's identity
1:23.9	and that the publisher and the literary agents have verified that the author is the same person who wrote
1:30.0	the New York Times piece.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CNN, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of CNN and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.