Ukraine PM: Russia’s goal is to cut off lights, water, heat in Ukraine

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 17 December 2022

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Ukraine’s prime minister says that Russia’s goal is to target key infrastructure after Ukraine intercepted a new barrage of strikes. Also, Twitter suddenly suspends the accounts of several journalists, including CNN’s own Donie O’Sullivan. Plus, days before they draft their final report, multiple sources tell CNN the January 6th select committee is considering asking the Justice Department to pursue multiple criminal charges against Donald Trump. 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	One of the most highly anticipated investigative reports of the year coming next week could
0:07.2	criminal prosecutions soon follow.
0:10.6	The lead starts right now.
0:13.4	The January 6th Committee putting the last touches on its final report, what we're learning
0:17.6	about the eight chapters to be released next week, and the vote on possible criminal
0:22.1	referrals that could come along with it.
0:24.7	We're going to speak with a member of the January 6th Committee in just a few minutes.
0:29.2	Judgment day for a Capitol writer, the prison sentence for the remorseless insurrectionist
0:34.8	who chased U.S. Capitol police officer Eugene Goodman through the Senate chamber and
0:40.4	see the aftermath when that 264,000 gallons cylinder aquarium filled with exotic fish exploded.
0:54.4	And welcome to the lead-up Jake Tapper. We start today with our politics lead.
0:57.3	Grunchtime for the January 6th Committee members have just a few days left to complete their final
1:01.2	report, much of which is expected to be released on Monday. That is when we expect to learn how many
1:07.2	people, if any, the committee will criminally refer to the U.S. Department of Justice and whether
1:13.0	that will include Donald Trump and what those charges against him might be.
1:19.0	Today, we also learned federal investigators have accessed the emails of multiple close Trump
1:23.7	allies who tried to overturn the 2020 election results. Court documents share the list.
1:27.9	Includes Republican Congressman Scott Perry of Pennsylvania,
1:31.2	Attorney John Eastman, and former Justice Department officials Jeffrey Clark and Glenn Kukowski.
1:36.8	Ken Kukowski. As CNN's Sarah Murray reports for us now, the filings are giving us some new insights
1:42.4	into the federal investigation into the efforts of Trump and his minions to overthrow democracy.
1:49.4	The January 6th Committee working down to the wire.
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