The Lead with Jake Tapper

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WH: Trump's Ok With Memo, Doubts There Will Be Redactions;CNN: Trump Sees GOP Memo As Way To Discredit Russia Probe;Poll: 71% Say Trump Should Sit Down With Mueller;
February 01, 2018

WH Official: Trump Reviewed And Read Nunes Memo; FBI Director Frustrated White House Is Not Listening To Memo Concerns; Source: Accommodations Made To Memo After Intel Community Concerns; Rep Duncan:Memo Could "Shake" FBI "To Its Core"; Dems Call on Paul

Sources: President Trump, During December Meeting, Asked Deputy AG Rosenstein If He Was "On My Team"; FBI Expresses "Grave Concerns" About "Material Omissions Of Fact" In GOP Memo;
January 31, 2018

FBI Chief Clashes With Trump Over Release Of GOP Memo; Sources: Trump Asked Rosenstein If He Was "On My Team"; WH Chief Of Staff: Memo To Be Release "Pretty Quick"; One Dead After Train Carrying GOP Members Hits Truck; GOP's Trey Gowdy Not Running For Re

Schumer Hits WH: "Dereliction Of Duty" On Russia Sanctions; CIA DIR: "Of Course" Russia Will Try To Interfere In Midterms;
January 30, 2018

Trump To Emphasize Unity In Tonight's Speech; Trump Aims For Unity Tonight In Midst Of Parisian Battle; In His State Of The Union, Nixon Brought Up Watergate; WH: Trump Has Not Seen Or Been Briefed On Nunes Memo; Ryan Defends Rosenstein's Job At Justice D

WH: Trump Not Involved In Decision On McCabe's Exit; Surprise As FBI Deputy Director Steps Down Immediately; House Intel CMTE Could Vote Soon On Nunes Memo;
January 29, 2018

Source: McCabe's Early Departure A "Surprise" To FBI; Source: McCabe Was "Removed"As #2 At FBI; Source: McCabe Told This Morning TO Step Down; Rep. Gaetz: McCabe Exit A Good "Step Forward"; Rep Gaetz: Dems Shouldn't Try To Block Nunes Memo; GOP Pushed Con

CNN: Trump Tried To Fire Special Counsel Mueller In June; Sen Warner: Trump Is "Not Above The Law"; Don McGhan A Key Player In Multiple WH Controversies; Conan Travels To Haiti After Trump's Explosive Comment;
January 26, 2018

Source: WH Counsel Refused TO Order Muellers's Firing; Trump, WH Aides Denied Mueller Reporting At The Time; Trump Denise Reports He Tired To Fire Mueller; Is Trump Trying To End Special Counsel Mueller's Probe?; Warner: If Trump Fired Mueller It Would Cr

GOP Peddles "Secret Society" Theory; Now Says Text Was A Joke;DOJ Watchdog Says It Had Recovered Missing FBI Texts; "Secret Society" Text Included Putin Gag Gift Reference; Trump Said He'd Take The Heat, But Then Backed Away;
January 25, 2018

Trump "Looking Forward" To Mueller Team Interview; WH: 20+ Staffers Talk With Muller's Team, Congress; Trump "Absolutely" Willing To Testify Under Oath; Judiciary Chairman Plans To Release Don Jr. Transcript; Trump: Missing FBI Texts Are "Prime Time"; DO

RNC Chair: Trump Asking McCabe's Vote Is "Getting To Know" Him; Congress Reviewing Texts Sent Between FBI Officials; NCAA Investigating MSU For Its Role In Sex Abuse Scandal;
January 24, 2018

One Year Ago Today: Flynn Lied During FBI Meeting; Sources: Mueller Interested In Questioning Trump On Comey, Flynn; WAPO: Muller Seeking To Interview Trump In Coming Weeks; Selective Outrage Over Questions Of Justice System Interference; CNN: Mueller Se

James Comey & Jeff Sessions Questioned In Russia Probe; Wash Post: Mueller Seeking To Question Trump In Coming Weeks; Ross: Story That Trump Is Unhappy With Me Is "Obsolete"
January 23, 2018

WH Briefing After News Mueller Team Talked To Comey, Sessions; Comey, Sessions interviews By Mueller Team; Trump has Repeatedly Blasted FBI On Twitter; Sources: FBI Director Chris Wray Threatened To Quit; CNN Poll: 78% Say Trump Should Testify If Asked B

Senate Strikes Deal To Fund Govt For Three Weeks; Senate Has Votes To Pass Bill To Reopen Government;
January 22, 2018

Any Moment: Senate To Hold Its Final Vote To Reopen Govt; Senate Reached Compromise To End Government Shutdown; WH Won't Say If Trump Supports Citizenship For Dreamers; WH: President Met With Six GOP Senators On Immigration; Right Now: Senate Voting To E

New CNN Polls As Government Nears Shutdown; Cornyn: Procedural Teat Vote Could Come "Sometime This Afternoon Or Early Morning"; Government Heading For Shutdown Without Funding Deal; CDC Warns Shutdown Will Impact Ability To Fight The Flu; Documentary
January 19, 2018

New CNN Poll: If Shutdown, Who;s To Blame? 21% Say Trump, 26% GOP, 31% Democrats; Schumer On Trump Meeting: "We Made Some Progress; Kellyanne Conway: This Is What Leadership Looks Like; Trump In 2013 On Shutdown: President Needs To Lead; U.S. Govt Shuts D