Trump openly encourages Ukraine & China to investigate the Bidens; Three House committees interview key witness named in whistleblower complaint. Special 2-episode edition of The Lead.

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🗓️ 3 October 2019

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Pence on Biden: Must be "above the appearance of impropriety"; First witness in Ukraine probe testifies before 3 House Cmtes; Schiff clarifies after saying committee had no contact with whistleblower; Schiff: Trump's invitation to foreign leaders today "repugnant"; Giuliani says some of the conspiracy theory documents about Bidens, Ukraine Ambassador originated with him; Trump publicly urges another foreign power to investigate Biden; Trump: Ukraine & China should investigate Joe Biden & Son; Trump says Ukraine & China should investigate Bidens, despite no evidence of wrongdoing; Dem Rep Rose: Democrats should not cheer Trump impeachment; Pence insists Trump's Ukraine call was "appropriate"; Sources: Pence aides anxious, frustrated over Ukraine scandal; Pence echoes Trump's debunked claims about the Bidens; Pence claims he didn't discuss Biden with Ukrainian Pres; Trump says Ukraine & China should investigate Bidens, despite no evidence of wrongdoing; Pompeo changes tune on demands for docs, witness testimony; Pelosi denies Minority Leader's request to suspend impeachment inquiry; Pence repeats Trump's debunked Biden conspiracies; Three House committees interview key witness named in whistleblower complaint; George Conway: Trump's "narcissism" makes him "unfit for office"; Voters in critical swing state talk impeachment; New poll: Harris drops 11 points in home statTo 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	This is
0:02.0	is CNN breaking news.
0:04.0	And welcome to the special edition of The Lead White House and Crisis.
0:08.0	I'm Dick Tapper.
0:09.0	To say we are in an unprecedented time
0:11.0	is understating just how aberrant the behavior from the
0:15.6	president of the United States has become. Today President Trump not only
0:19.8	openly called for exactly what Congress is looking into in their impeachment inquiry,
0:24.0	pushing the Ukrainians to investigate his domestic political rival Joe Biden,
0:28.0	but the President expanded what critics are calling a clear abuse of power to include China.
0:35.0	No whistleblower required here, President Trump pushed this at the White House on the South lawn
0:41.0	after being asked by a reporter what exactly he wants from
0:45.0	Ukraine's leaders. I would think that if they were honest about it that
0:50.7	saw a major investigation into the Biden. It's a very simple answer.
0:55.2	They should investigate the Biden's because how does a company that's newly formed
1:01.2	and all these companies if you look at and by the way
1:04.3	Likewise China should start an investigation into the Biden
1:10.4	A reminder that the prosecutor and as of today former president of Ukraine both assert
1:15.8	that there's no evidence of wrongdoing by either Joe Biden or his son but beyond
1:20.2	the indecency of this potential abuse of power is the shock of the deafening
1:26.3	silence from almost everyone in the Republican Party apparently hoping that history
1:31.0	will never wonder what they were doing while this was all
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