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The Lead with Jake Tapper

Trump-backed election deniers win three key Arizona races

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2022

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Voters send a resounding message to Republicans about abortion rights in Kansas while in other states Trump-backed election deniers sail to primary victories. Plus, radio host Alex Jones has been caught lying on the stand about Sandy Hook. Then, a stunning report claims Equifax erroneously issued millions of Americans lower credit scores that they did not deserve. 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

It was an unholy alliance between Democrats and Maga to unseat a principled Republican.

0:09.6

The lead starts right now.

0:11.9

Voters sending a resounding message to Republicans about abortion rights in Ruby Red, Kansas, while

0:18.1

in other states, Trump backed election deniers' sale to primary victory, setting up key

0:23.4

showdowns for the fall.

0:25.5

It was a consequential night, and we will explain it all.

0:28.9

The truth has never stopped Alex Jones from his devious grift, but now the conspiracy

0:33.9

theorist and radio host has been caught lying on the stand about Sandy Hook, the shocking

0:39.0

news today in court on how Alex Jones' own lawyers accidentally helped illuminate

0:44.2

what a liar he is.

0:45.6

Plus, it can make the difference if you're trying to buy a car or a house, the stunning

0:51.3

report that Equifax erroneously issued millions of Americans lower credit scores that they

0:57.9

did not deserve.

1:04.6

Welcome to the lead on Jake Tapper.

1:05.8

We're going to start today with our politics lead.

1:07.7

A report card end of reality checked for both Republicans and Democrats, gearing up for

1:11.8

this fall's midterm elections.

1:13.6

The biggest takeaways from another primary night are now coming into focus starting in

1:17.6

Kansas, where abortion rights were on the ballot for the first time since the Supreme Court

1:21.9

overturned Ruby Wade, voters in Kansas overwhelmingly rejected a measure that would have

1:27.8

allowed lawmakers to ban abortion in the state.

1:31.0

And the turnout is giving Democrats new hope, they say, that anger at that decision by

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