Trump adds more lawyers to impeachment team including Ken Starr, Alan Dershowitz; Sources: Contentious session expected Tuesday as Senators battle over impeachment witnesses; US troops in Iran missile attack despite Pentagon initially saying there were no

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🗓️ 18 January 2020

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Sources: House Republicans no longer expected to take a formal role in Trump impeachment trial; Trump adds Ken Starr to impeachment legal team after previously calling him "a lunatic.., a disaster", Parnas says he watched Trump tell aide to fire US ambassador to Ukraine; Pompeo breaks silence, says State Dept. will investigate possible surveillance of ex-US ambassador to Ukraine; House impeachment managers expected to meet Sunday as staff work through the weekend; Dershowitz to present oral arguments at Senate trial; First vote on impeachment witnesses expected Tuesday; Sources: Tuesday Senate impeachment session could stretch hours, go behind closed doors; Clinton-era independent counsels Ken Starr, Robert Ray join Trump's impeachment team; Pentagon: Several US troops were treated for concussion symptoms after Iran missile attackTo 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	happening now, Star Team.
0:05.0	President Trump lawyers up for his impeachment trial,
0:08.0	adding a number of high profile attorneys,
0:10.0	including a key figure from the country's last presidential impeachment,
0:14.0	former independent counsel, Ken Starr.
0:17.1	Contentious Session.
0:18.5	Senators prepare to reconvene Tuesday for what could be a rather long heated meeting that includes the first
0:24.0	vote on witnesses tonight. New details of what role House Republicans will play.
0:29.8	11 troops injured. The Pentagon reveals there were casualties among American
0:34.8	forces who came under missile attack from Iran and state of emergency. The
0:40.0	Virginia Capitol goes on high alert this hour amid fears of violence at an upcoming
0:44.7	gun rights rally expected to draw hate groups and following the arrest of three neo-Nazis
0:50.7	who were allegedly planning to attend.
0:53.0	I'm Wolf Blitzer, you're in the situation room.
0:56.0	With his impeached been trial, shifting into high gear next week, President Trump is adding
1:06.6	legal firepower to his defense team adding a number of high-profile attorneys.
1:11.4	They include Ken Starr, whose independent counsel investigation
1:14.7	of President Clinton led to his impeachment and Alan Dershjowitz was part of O.J Simpson's
1:20.2	so-called legal dream team. Tonight sources are telling CNN that several House
1:25.6	Republicans who were once being considered as additions to President Trump's
1:29.8	impeachment defense are no longer expected to take a formal role, but some of the President's
1:34.9	strongest House defenders are expected to help behind the scenes. We'll talk about
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