Supreme Court backs Alabama black voters

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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A majority of the Supreme Court has ordered Alabama to redraw their states' congressional map to allow an additional black majority congressional district, giving more opportunities for minority voters to elect the representative of their choice. Also, Donald Trump has been told he’s a target of a federal investigation ahead of what could be his next legal fight. Plus, major cities in the U.S. are elevating their alert as the air quality is getting worse. 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	So does the Trump team flinch every time the doorbell rings?
0:06.2	The lead starts right now.
0:08.7	Donald Trump has been told he's a target of a federal investigation ahead of what could
0:12.1	be his next legal fight possible.
0:14.4	Indictment.
0:15.4	We are in uncharted waters, people, and a shifting hazard.
0:22.8	If you don't have to be outside, then don't be outside.
0:27.0	As the mayor of Washington, D.C., dangerous, thick smoke from Canadian wildfires is moving
0:31.3	south.
0:32.9	Major cities in the U.S. are elevating their alerts as air quality is getting worse.
0:36.7	Plus, new Russian aggression on the battlefield, the significant losses for Ukraine as Ukrainian
0:42.5	forces try to breach enemy lines.
0:49.8	Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Tapper, and we're going to start today with our law and
0:52.5	justice lead.
0:53.5	Donald Trump is gathering with his top aides and reaching out to allies on Capitol Hill.
0:57.7	A head of possible criminal charges, criminal charges being filed against him, sources say
1:02.2	the Justice Department recently told Trump's legal team that the former president is a target
1:08.3	in the federal investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents after
1:12.6	he left office.
1:13.6	And of course, possible obstruction of justice charges related to those documents.
1:18.2	The lead prosecutor in the case, John Harbock, there he is, seen at the federal courthouse
1:22.3	in Miami today where a grand jury has heard witness testimony just this week.
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