The Lead with Jake Tapper

Dirty laundry is aired in court during Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial as his ex-wife and ex-girlfriend took the stand. We look at how testimony involving a crack pipe is being used to build the prosecution’s case. Plus, massive news in Donald Trump’s federal classified documents case as the judge delays hearings. The judge is also allowing more voices to weigh in on whether special counsel Jack Smith should have the case in the first place.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brand new rules at the U.S. border as the president clamps down on how many people can seek asylum. But, why now? Numbers on border crossings are down, but so are the numbers on President Biden’s polling on immigration. Plus, another state is charging Trump allies with crimes related to a 2020 fake electors scheme.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The question of the moment for the Trump campaign is if they should try to move the former president’s sentencing date in New York. The GOP convention begins July 15th in Milwaukee and sentencing begins July 11th. Plus, Anthony Fauci is back on Capitol Hill facing questions and some attacks about the Covid-19 pandemic.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

34 convictions, but what happens next? Donald Trump takes to the mic, airing familiar grievances and railing against the historic guilty verdicts in the hush money cover up case. We’ll tell you what the Trump team’s plan is moving forward. Plus, Sen. Rick Scott from Florida who is running to replace Mitch McConnell as the Senate GOP leader joins to discuss the verdict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The historic verdict is in: Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States, has been found guilty by a jury of his peers on all 34 New York State felony counts of falsifying business records tied to the alleged Stormy Daniels hush money cover up. The former president of the United States is now a felon. We bring you all the latest in this historic verdict.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump has been found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. A former juror from another high-profile case joins to discuss what likely happened behind the closed doors today. We bring you all the latest in this historic verdict.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In just over four hours of deliberations, the jury in the New York hush money cover up trial is asking to hear read back of four parts of testimony. We bring you all the latest in the trial as twelve jurors will decide the fate of former President Trump.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump’s New York hush money cover up trial is in its final phase as the prosecution is in the midst of giving its closing arguments. The prosecution argued that Trump corrupted those around him and that he got them to lie and cover it up. This follows nearly three hours of closing arguments from Trump’s defense attorney who attacked one of the prosecution’s witnesses, Michael Cohen.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are less than 24 hours away from the defense and the prosecution making their final pitches to the jury in Donald Trump’s New York hush money cover up trail. How strong is the prosecution’s case going into this final phase? A panel of experts including a former New York judge join to discuss. Plus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is claiming a military strike on Rafah was a tragic mistake.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Millions of Americans defy economic concerns with record travel as summer kicks off. Biden's electoral opportunity speculated. Tragic killing of American missionaries in Haiti by gangs. Drones play controversial role in law enforcement's future.