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Transcripts For CNNW The Lead With Jake Tapper 20181016

Of attacking a womans appearance. Does well, she started it work between a president and a porn star . Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. Despite mass skepticism on capitol hill, President Trump seemed to take the saudi regime at its word again. Tweeting, quote, just spoke with the crown prince of saudi arabia who totally denied any knowledge of what took place in their tushish tons lot. He was with secretary of state mike pompeo during the call and told me he has already started and will rapidly start a full and complete investigation into this matter. Answers will be forthcoming shortly. Then in an interview this afternoon, the president once again standing by saudi denials and lending credibility to their calls for an investigation into what democrats and republicans say the saudis likely ordered. It depends whether or not the king or the crown prince knew about it, in my opinion. Number one, what happened. But whether or no ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20181016:20:19:00

Friendships have fueled saudis influence in washington for decades. lining pockets of republicans and democrats alike from k street to capitol hill and beyond. they have lobbyists that will contact your member of congress on the hill. they have public relations firms that will contact big media outlets on their behalf. so wherever they need influence, they have it. asher shapiro from the committee to protect journalists named names, tweeting out registration records from hp goldfield from a former staffer for democratic senator bob menendez and bob coleman, a republican from minnesota turned lobbyist, among others. just before president trump visited the kingdom last year, the saudi government hired three u.s. lobbying firms near the white house, one made up of former trump advisers, receiving annual compensation of $5.4 million, according to federal records. one of those goals is to make sure that arms sales keep ....

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