Trump's former Russia advisor testifying on Capitol Hill; Trump says he'll impose economic sanctions against Turkish officials for Syria incursion; Trump directs attacks on Twitter at Dems, FOX, critics of his strategy on Syria

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 14 October 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Source: in today's testimony, Trump's ex-Russia advisor praised the ousted ambassador targeted by Giuliani; NYT: former Trump adviser will testify Giuliani ran "shadow diplomacy" in Ukraine to aid Trump; Trump: "small footprint" of U.S. forces to remain in southern Syria to disrupt "remnants of ISIS"; Kurdish leader: U.S. "leaving us to be slaughtered"; McConnell slams Trump's withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria; Retired four-star gen: Trump has "blood on his hands"; Joe Biden's son Hunter to give first TV interview on day of debate; Once a toss-up, Dems fear Ohio leaning Republican; Cop who shot & killed woman in her Texas home resigns, may face chargesTo 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's the week that could decide whether the president is impeached.
0:05.0	The lead starts right now.
0:07.0	She was President Trump's top Russia advisor, and today she's testifying on the Ukraine scandal
0:12.0	and an alleged shadow foreign policy to benefit the president.
0:15.9	New carnage in Syria after President Trump's retreat.
0:20.0	Now key US allies are opening the door for Russia and Iran to fill the power vacuum.
0:25.4	Plus the countdown is on to the biggest debate literally ever and today we are getting a preview of
0:30.8	how Joe Biden plans to respond to President Trump and the Ukraine scandal.
0:39.0	Welcome to the lead. I'm Brianna Keeler and for Jake Tapper and we start today with our politics lead.
0:44.0	Right now the woman who spent two years as President Trump's top Russia advisor
0:48.0	is nearing her eighth hour testifying behind closed doors in the impeachment investigation.
0:53.6	Theona Hill today became the first person who worked in the White House to appear before
0:57.9	the Democratic-led committees that are investigating President Trump.
1:01.6	He left her job just days before President Trump called the President of Ukraine and mentioned
1:06.3	a favor before bringing up Joe Biden and his son, a call that sparked the Democrats impeachment
1:11.7	inquiry, as CNN's Lauren Fox reports from
1:14.3	Capitol Hill. The impeachment inquiry kicking off today with high profile
1:20.0	testimony from the president's former top Russia advisor Fiona Hill.
1:24.3	Hill is the first person from the White House to testify in the inquiry trying to
1:28.9	determine if President Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden in
1:35.1	exchange for military aid. Democrats hope the closed-door hearing will shed light
1:40.1	on what role the President's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani played in influencing
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