the lead starts right now. this hour, hunter biden is going into court, donald trump is coming out of court, we are following it all. the lead starts right now. donald trump gets a second chance, he is allowed to speak at the closing arguments in his civil fraud trial. what you said and why a judge and then shut it down and one day after hunter biden s shop appearance on capitol hill, he is now back home in california facing federal charges. and now, the first lady, his mom, is weighing in. and a stunning rise in public officials targeted and dangerous swatting incidents, that s when hoax 911 calls report fake violent crimes to get a police response and possibly real police violence against innocent victims. i am going to speak with a republican who has faced threats and ask them what needs to happen for these cases to stop. [ music ] welcome to the lead, i am jake tapper. we start with the final moments of donald trump s civil fraud trial, playing out right now in a
Second chance in texas. He had a colorful past figure he lived with the cherokee, had a cherokee wife, the governor of tennessee, he had a political life. Hes got military expanse with the u. S. Army, as an officer. After the losses, he wanted to preserve himself for a better day, to find a way the enemy would be at a disadvantage, which culminated in the battle. Which sam houston honorably led and began the process. Welcome to san antonio, texas. Behind me, a pretty famous building. That is the Church Inside the alamo where the famous battle took place. Well talk about this battle in a way you probably before. Before we do that, i want to flashback, flashback to what texas was like back in 1820 when moses austin started bringing americans right here. What brought americans to texas in 1820 . What was the attraction . Its a time when people were on the move. Because theres opportunity and theres also hardships to escape. What texas offers is both of those. Ca so you come to texas becau
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