Transcripts For CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper 20240711

Vote count angre that day, despite the fact that President Trump said he hopes Vice President pence, quote, comes through for us on the morning of the electoral vote confirmation. And the day before the count tweeted, quote, the Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors, which is not true, but he did tweet that. The House Democratic Impeachment Managers argue that President Trump over months and months filled a powder keg and then lit a match. Joint session of congress after losing an election is not an Impeachable Offense. It is hard to imagine what would be, unquote, as cnns chief domestic correspondent jim acosta reports for us. The arguments set the stage for the kickoff of the trial one week from today. Reporter Donald Trumps Impeachment Lawyers are trying to build a wall of their own, separating the bloody siege at the Capitol On January 6th and the then president s words before the riot. We will stop the steal. Reporter in its response to the Impeachment Allegations brought by House Democrats, the Trump Defense team writes, it is denied that The 45th President engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, adding The 45th President exercised his First Amendment right under the constitution to express his belief that the Election Results were suspect. This is a very, very dangerous road to take with respect to the First Amendment, putting at risk any passionate political speaker, which is really against everything we believe in, in this country. Reporter as for trumps instructions to the crowd to, quote, fight like hell and if you dont fight like hell youre not going to have a country anymore. Reporter his lawyer stated it is denied the phrase if you dont fight like hell youre not going to have a country anymore had anything to do with the action at the capitol, as it was clearly about the need to fight for Election Security in general. In their filing, which misspells United States on the first page, trumps attorneys insist he never tried to subvert the Election Results. Thats not true, as he pressured state Election Officials. What are we going to do here, folks . I only need 11,000 votes. Fellows, i need 11,000 votes. Give me a break. Reporter even his Vice President to do his bidding. If youre not, im going to be very disappointed in you. Reporter House Democrats plan to use clips of trumps speech as well as comments made by his violence supporters to prove the former president instigated the riot, writing, if provoking a riot against Joint Session Of Congress after losing an election is not an Impeachable Offense its hard to imagine what would be. The democrats counter theres no january exception to impeachment or any other provision in the constitution. Still, some democrats worry this trump trial will end like the last one. Im very worried about going through this trial and having the punch line at the end being trump acquitted again. Reporter trump clearly won the battle with his own lawyers over whether to include the expresident s bogus claims that the election was stolen. Trump allies say he remains tied to that big lie. Even though polls show that he lost the election because, quote, he was so dishonest. Who would have thought. Lets start with this constitutionality idea. Specifies impeachment for the president and hes no longer the president. Democratic house Impeachment Managers say theres no free pass to commit crimes near the end of the term, no january exception to impeachment. But i know most constitutional scholars agree with the democrats that a former official can be impeached but historically, i dont think one has ever been convicted, right . I think thats correct. The historical precedent is on the side of the democrats. Another important fact that distinguishes this from a case of an Impeachment Trial that occurs after someone has left office. In this case, the first phase of impeachment, the bringing of the article of impeachment and adoption of it by the house did happen when donald trump was still in office. It was a proper and appropriate impeachment of a sitting president if you think thats an important argument which postally people dont think it is. That was done legitimately and constitutionally. Then the constitution says thereafter the senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. And so the way the argument is on the democrats side. It probably doesnt matter because we already had a vote in the senate on this question and 55 senators, including five republicans, voted in favor of the constitutionality of proceeding with this trial even though trump is out of office. Kaitlan, democrats cited that the words the mob heard from the president before they stormed the capitol mattered. Take a listen to one of those moments. We fight like hell. And if you dont fight like hell, youre not going to have a country anymore. So, fight like hell. Fight like hell. And the context of the president saying stop the steal. Stop the steal. The trump team is trying to argue that that specific part was about Election Security in general and didnt have anything to do with inciting the attack on the capitol. It is true fight is a common word in politics but this wasnt just this morning, right . This had been going on for months. Reporter they also ignored that during that same speech he told the people in attendance to walk down to the capitol, saying he was going to walk with them there, instructing them multiple times, even saying which path to use to get to the capitol. They ignored that in their filing. But basically what his attorneys are trying to argue in here is that the president was under this belief that he actually did not that he actually did win the election and because of that belief, he was right to use his free speech to argue that the results of the election were suspect. But they completely ignored how for months he was really laying the groundwork for this, not just raising questions about the legitimacy of the results but outright saying that they were not real and they were fraudulent, and that basically his supporters had been scam me out of a victory. So, he had been inciting them for months. Not just the day of the speech, which youve seen a lot of his allies point to, ignoring what he had been saying on the road, in speeches from the white house and on twitter for several weeks. And preet, lets talk about that. Trumps team says in their filing of President Trumps lies, quote, The 45th President exercised his First Amendment right to express his belief, belief that the Election Results were suspect. Insufficient evidence exists in which a juryist could conclude that The 45th President s statements were accurate or not and therefore denies they were false. Obviously, this big lie about the election having been stolen is utter crap and has been found as such by dozens of courts, election boards, everybody who is credible. There is this issue in the law of mens rhea. As George Costanza once said, its not a lie if you believe it. Does it matter if donald trump believed it . No, i dont think so. He wasnt just expressing his view of what the Election Results were, whether they were proper or not. Kaitlan is absolutely right. You have to look at the context of all of this. The House Managers did an excellent job in laying out over dozens of pages the narrative. Remember, donald trump was not just complaining about the election from the day of the election onwards. He was taking action through his speech, by calling up Secretary Of State in georgia, by trying to meet with officials in michigan, by telling his Vice President that he wanted him to take a particular action. All along the way, trump wasnt just whining about the election. He was trying to get people to do things to overturn the election up to and including the rally on january 6th. So, looked at against the backdrop of all the things he was trying to get people to do, i think, is very, very foreseeable and you could make the argument for this in the Impeachment Trial that, donald trump knew he was rallying up the crowd to do what . Not just to bemoan the results, not just to complain, but do something about them. His last clear chance for a nonviolent way or nonforceable way to change the election had expired when his own Vice President chose not to do that. Yeah. There was intelligence being collected on this point, too, that there was the potential for violence. He knew what he was doing. He was asking them to act. Thats not protected by the First Amendment. Most charitable interpretation is that he was asking them to go to capitol hill to intimidate people to overturn the election, not commit acts of violence. But, i mean, kaitlan, its in the eye of the beholder at a certain point. We all had been covering for months this is not true. This is not true. This is going to result in somebody getting hurt. Georgia Election Officials pleading for the president to stop. He wouldnt stop. Reporter yeah, thats right. He wouldnt. A big question of this is the legal team thats also representing the president here. Look what happened over the weekend. We found out Saturday Night his entire Election Team his entire Legal Defense team was leaving. This is a hastily arranged defense we got from the president today in this brief that they had to file at deadline by noon to do so. They misspelled United States in this. That really shows you the level of how last minute all of this is. Really more doesnt need to be said. We should note a key reason we were told part of that legal team left on saturday is because the president wanted them to argue his bogus claims about the election and, of course, they did not want to. They wanted to focus on the Constitutionality Argument of it. Thats what youll see made in this brief and next week. Notably the legal document refers to him as The 45th President not the former president , still feeding this delusion. Kaitlan collins, thank you so much. The Biden Administration Just Announced it will send vaccines directly to pharmacies across the u. S. There are a lot of questions about whether this will speed up shots going into the arms. Why a Conspiracy Theory around baseball legend hank aaron is now linked to one communitys vaccine fears, keeping some from going to get that muchneeded shot. Stay with us. Pp and its ready to go with contactless curbside. Turkey sub in a hot tub now get 15 off any footlong when you order in the app. As carla wonders if she can retire sooner, shell revisit her plan with fidelity. And with a scenario that makes it a possibility, shell enjoy her dream right now. Thats the planning effect, from fidelity. announcer this is chet. He loves workoy her dream but lives for the weekend. And now, he needs a new truck. So he came to truecar and he saw what others paid for the truck he wants. Now he can recognize a great price. Truecar. Buy smarter. Buy from home. In our health lead today, the Biden Administration saying it will soon send Covid Vaccines directly to pharmacies across the country. As erica hill reports this could be critical in getting more americans vaccinated faster. Reporter local pharmacies next in line to administer vaccines. This will provide more sites for people to get vaccinated in their communities and its an important component to delivering vaccines equitably. Good afternoon, folks. Reporter the Biden Administration will begin shipping directly to pharmacies next week, part of a longpromised plan to expand access. Cvs says its ready in 11 states. Walgreens announcing plans in 14 states including puerto rico. This site in phoenix can accommodate 10,000 to 12,000 shots a day. Im just trying to do my part. For now theres only enough vaccine for 500 a day. Were hearing well be about this same level for the next few weeks. Reporter 16 lanes up and running at the texas motor speedway. Its very impressive. Reporter the states largest drivethrough Vaccination Site where Officials Say they can process a thousand people an hour. We do know we have several thousand second doses that are coming due, and so we will be allocating those second doses. Reporter moderna asking the fda for permission to increase the number of doses in each vial from 10 to 15. A new Study Suggests one dose may be enough for one people who already had the virus, but previous infection does not seem to protect you against reinf reinfection, at least with the South African variant. Reporter prompting new urgency. When we have to deliver 500 million immunizations between now and late spring, early summer to get ahead of these variants, its going to be tough. Reporter a drop in new cases, hospitalizations and positivity rates, prompting some areas to loosen restrictions on indoor dining. It feels good. Its nice to be out. Reporter even extending bar hours. It allows us to hire more people, and bring more of our own employees back to work. Reporter experts warn this reprieve may not last. The variants are here. Theyre circulating and they are going to cause a large spike in cases. Reporter we talked a lot in the last 24 hours about the impact of weather on Vaccination Sites in the northeast, here in new york city and new york state, many sites remaining closed for a second day. Most are expected to open tomorrow, jake. As for who is going to get those vaccines, they say first and most important is to take care of all the canceled appointments. New york city wont be scheduling any new appointments until they can get through those. Jake . Dr. Sanjay gupta joins us now. I want to start with the white houses launch of this program that says it will ship vaccines directly to pharmacies across the country. What does it mean for people out there who wants to get vaccines . I think hopefully it will make it easier for people who want to get vaccines. Typically Neighborhood Pharmacies are a place people know, along with their primary doctors. Having the vaccine had those pharmacies and hopefully ultimately having a steady supply will make a difference. 10. 5 million doses per week is now what the states are being promised overall. But theres going to be an additional million doses to the federal pharmacy retail program. That number is not obviously a big number. The hope, the expectation is that that will start to expand. Remember, jake, some of the big pharmacies have been largely focused in the month of january, at least, on taking care of longterm care facility residents. Hopefully now they can shift their attention to everyone else. Sanjay, dr. Fauci is warning that people who have already had covid19 could be at risk for reinfection, especially if the Variant Virus Strains become dominant. We can see those variants have been identified all over the u. S. Right now. Whats the potential impact of that . Well, this is you know, this is a concern. These variants are the viruses are different enough that even if you have antibodies from having been previously protected, it doesnt appear that those antibodies completely protect you from becoming infected again. Do they protect you enough so you dont get that sick . Perhaps. If its just that youre getting infected but not sick, that would obviously be an important distinction to make. We dont know that yet. We can tell you if youve been previously infected, youre less protected. If you get the vaccine youre going to be more protected. Novavax, Johnson Johnson, theyre currently finishing up their trials, Johnson Johnson will be applying for emergency use authorization. When it comes to south africa and Johnson Johnson, 56 protective against moderate disease that. Bottom line, ill keep coming back to this, 85 protective against overall disease at all. People are still getting infected but if theyre not getting as sick, not as likely to be hospitalized or die, thats still, obviously, a tremendous benefit. You wouldnt want people to get infected in the first place but theres still protection from these vaccines and thats why weve got to get them out quickly. Sanjay yesterday you suggested with caveats there may be some merit to the suggestion that all those second vaccine doses could instead be used as first vaccine doses so as to get as many people vaccinated as possible. Fauci is also warning today that that strategy might lead to more mutations. Is that a risk that we should be willing to take . This is a provocative issue, jake. Theres a lot of strong opinions on this, on both sides. What i will tell you is i dont need to tell you, but we are in the middle of a Public Health emergency. We want, obviously, to always collect the best data that we can. We didnt have shouldnt have had to wait for data on masks, for example, in order to encourage people to start wearing masks. I think we know theres a fair amount of protection that comes from a single dose, and the amount of vaccine thats going to continue to increase in terms of its being distributed to the states should more than account for second doses and to get new people their first doses as well. I mean, were in a Public Health emergency. If you can give as many People Protection as quickly as possible, especially people who are at risk of getting really sick and dying, people over the age of 65, that seems to be the most important thing. Ive talked it a dozen people about this over the last couple of days and i think theres an increasing drum beat, jake, to say lets get the first doses out. Do not hold doses back. Were in the middle of an emergency here. Dr. San jay gupta, thank you very much. Appreciate it, as always. 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He said, quote, the House Republican also have to decide who they want to be. Do they want to be the party of limited government and fiscal responsibility, free markets, peace through strength and prolife or do they want to be the party of Conspiracy Theories and qanon . I think that is the decision theyve got to face. Its a big distraction for them right now, and not in a good way, unquote. Thats jon thune. Its not just a theatrical discussion. Republicans have to decide whether to punish Marjorie Taylor greene, spewer of deranged nonsense, who Mitch Mcconnell condemned as a cancer yesterday and House Republicans also will decide whether to oust from her Leadership Position republican congresswoman liz cheney because she voted to impeach President Trump for inciting that deadly insurrection. Lets get straight to cnns ryan nobles on capitol hill. Starting with congresswoman greene this afternoon weve seen a wave of Senate Republicans who now seem very willing to strongly criticize her insane views. Thats right, jake. Many of these republicans following the lead of the Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell, who is very strong in his condemnation of Marjorie Taylor greene last night. But what is interesting about these republicans is that for right now at least, theyre all on the senate side. They really play no role in whether or not she continues to serve in the house or serve on these key committees that she is already part of. And we should also point out that its not an exhaustive list. There is no doubt Many Republican senators that have come out in opposition of some of the things that she said but she is also finding some support like South Carolina senator lynndie graham. Take a listen. Are these postings accurate . I want to hear from her. Before i judge what to do about her i want to know what her stance is. If these are not accurate, i want to know that. If they are accurate do you still hold these beliefs . Graham said he wants to hear from greene herself. Thats what mccarthy said, he is going to meet with greene later today ta talk about her future. The question is whether she will come out and walk back these more insane theories she has endorsed. Suddenly shes attempting to do that over the last several months. If in any way the republican will back away from the complaints about her shell have to take a much bigger step forward than she has in the past. These are videos of her, videos of her being a 9 11 truther, doubting sandy hook, doubting parkland. Thats such a ridiculous statement from graham. Senate republican leader mcconnell is also throwing his support behind congresswoman liz cheney for his Leadership Position in the house. Republicans are expected to discuss her future tomorrow. Reporter thats right, jake. Its not an exact comparison here. Its not really greene or cheney, but the way this is shaping up, its really becoming about that and the future of the Republican Party, is it going to be the party of cheney or the party of greene . Were hoping to find that answer out tomorrow when the republican conference meets Behind Closed Doors to hash out some of these issues. Ryan, thank you so much. Appreciate it. One challenge for republicans is that for the last five years now, the head of the Republican Party spud a neverending Sewage Stream of Conspiracy Theories, President Trump from new jersey muslim celebrating 9 11 on rooftops, didnt happen, to ted cruzs dad was part of the kennedy assassination, didnt happen, to george soros Funding Caravans to come to this country to destroy us. Its hard to believe that Marjorie Taylor greene is doing anything new. Lets discuss with michael dyson, author of Long Time Coming reckoning with race in america. Thank you for both joining us. Mary katherine, let me start with you. Its great that mcconnell is condemning the Quote Looney Lies by congresswoman greene but thats hardly the only looney lie weve heard from the republican side of the aisle. It wouldnt surprise you im with mitch on his assessment excuse me, senator mcconnell. I shouldnt use mitch so cavalierly. On his assessment of Marjorie Taylor greene. Theyve put up with this nonsense from trump for so many years and hes gone now which is so frustrating for some republicans to watch as theres this seemingly inability to knock down this kind of stuff, right . By the way, what i dont understand from mccarthy, who took away representative steve kings committees when he said something that was way beyond the pale. What is the justification for not doing it to greene . This seems the same level of rhetoric and problematic. Maybe you dont go to exp. Lsion, because people have a right to elect who they elect but i dont understand that part of it. The Republican Party does have to figure out if it is a party where the energy is devoted to punishing a cheney for going up against trump, who now is no longer the president , or if its a party whose energy is directed at not punishing greene. I find it remarkable. It is a real contrast that they have to deal with. Its toxic to the very voters in suburban areas that trump lost, that the Republican Party should be in the business of trying to get back. Michael, democrats have threatened to expel greene from her committees if republicans wont do it. Politico reports members on both sides are privately talking about how this could set the house down the path of mutually assured destruction, with one party going directly after members of the other, depending which side is in power, end quote. Do you share any of those concerns . Not at all. The problem with that, of course, is that theyre doing false equivalencies. If our party ends up saying something ridiculous and consternating to the rest of the American Public and constituency, we should be, in advance, protecting them. You should be willing to subject yourself to the same litmus test. If a member of our party says something is ludicrous, lunatic as what Sister Marjorie is doing, we should be willing to put them out. They shouldnt be hamstrung by that. Lets go back to donald trump. Donald trump is the baby. The Republican Party is the womb. Theyve produced him. To cry Crocodile Tears now and suggest this is not us. Yes, it is. To suggest that this is not what the Republican Party has been about, ever since this nation has seen, you know, Richard Nixon and his attempt with the southern strategy to manipulate black voters or at least white voters against black voters, to engage in, you know, 106 bills in 28 states, to undermine the voting, especially of africanamerican people, the neo fascism, antisemitism, the racism. This is the brand of the Republican Party. Of course, even though donald trump is gone, the tentacles of those beliefs are sucking the blood from the republican vision and the republican imagination has always been distorted by this white supremacist temptation. Now its just explicit. Thank god for donald trump. He put it on front street. The question is now, can the republicans recover a sense of gravitas and argue and understand that what this reveals about them is quite ugly and they have to root it out . Its not just donald trump. Its lindsey graham. Its Mitch Mcconnell, and its Marjorie Greene and a bunch of others. Mary katherine . Well, i would say that both parties have a little bit of an issue, as they always have, with sort of relegating the more fringe members of their parties and figuring out how to discipline them. Democrats have had to twice very lightly condemn ilhan omar for antisemitic remarks that have been made in public very clearly. The problem with dysons argument, with due respect, is that if you make everyone into donald trump, there is no donald trump. Like is donald trump actually a unique threat who was different, or is everyone all the way down just the same . It cant be both. And i think that mcconnell is trying to separate from that, and i would argue that in the past could have been much stronger, right . But hes attempting to do that. And mccarthy may attempt to do that as well, as i would suggest that he do. But theyre not all the same exact unique threat. 100 . If you think they are, theres no escape from the era of donald trump. Michael, ill give you last word. Its a rhetorical slight of hand. Its a false squiequivalency. Youre missing my point. Donald trump is merely the hard bigotry of hypocrisy versus the soft bigotry of soft expectations. Donald trump cannot be extricated from the past practices of a Republican Party thats been bent on branding itself as the party of those who are white republicans, which means they are in suburban areas, away from urban areas. The subtle signals of antipathy against black and brown has been there all along. Donald trump is a problem from within the Republican Party, not outside of it. We could do two hours on this and i would love to listen to you guys hash it out. Unfortunately thats all the time we have. Mary katherine ham, michael dyson, thanks to both of you. Good to have a good debate on the show. You can learn more from michael and his book Long Time Coming reckoning with race in america. Thanks to both of you. Democrats taking the next steps to pass a covid stimulus bill. What this means for americans desperately waiting for relief checks. Stay with us. Has been amazing. It has given me such a sense of control. 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He supports the efforts by senator schumer, leader schumer, and speaker pelosi, to move this package forward. Reporter Party Leaders are laying the groundwork to pass bidens 1. 9 trillion package without republican support. Following a Virtual Meeting with Senate Democrats today, majority leader Chuck Schumer said biden dismissed a Counter Offer from republicans. He said he told Senate Republican the 600 billion offer they proposed was way too small. Reporter republicans left the white house last night upbeat with no agreement in hand. After the discussion in the Oval Office Last night, is the number from the white house still 1. 9 trillion . It is. Reporter in the next hour biden will sign three Executive Orders designed to roll back former President Trumps immigration policies. We are trying to repair the damage and the horrific actions of the prior administration. 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This is all about to come crashing to a halt when Donald Trumps Impeachment Trial, his second one, gets started in the Senate Next Week and takes up all of their time. Kaitlan collins, thank you so much. Another Covid Vaccine issue, battling lies, including the false link between hank aarons death and people now refusing to get the shot. Stay with us. Machines. And now, putting you in control of your financing. At carvana, get personalized terms, browse for cars that fit your budget, then customize your down payment and monthly payment. And these arent madeup numbers. Its what youll really pay, right down to the penny. Whether youre shopping or just looking. It only takes a few seconds, and it wont affect your credit score. Finally a totally different way to finance your ride. Only from carvana. The new way to buy a car. Your skin isnt just skin, its a beautiful reflection of everything youve been through. 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Reporter but now covid19 Stimulus Checks and the Covid Vaccines are talked about just as passionately. I really dont trust it, because it actually came kind of fast. Reporter feeling strongly that the development of Covid Vaccines was rushed and comes with side effects. People that take it, they have bell palsy. Outside the shop, james harris had other concerns. Doctor took it, it killed him. A nurse that took it, it killed her. Reporter cdc and fda are looking into those and similar claims around the country, harris believes full concern for paxton and her Team Fighting misinformation online as hard as theyre battling the virus itself. This vaccine is very effective and very safe. Reporter its not easy, especially when rumors spread on social media, like posts claiming baseball legend hank aaron died from the vaccine, because he received his dose publicly days before passing away. He didnt. County Medical Examiner says he died from natural causes. Many in atlantas Black Community believe the claim, forcing Health Officials to speak out. I think its important that we quell these kind of rumors. Reporter which is why paxtons team is distributing information in these communities. Seek out trusted sources for information about the vaccine. Facebook and your neighbor next doors postings are not trusted sources. Reporter Health Officials worry misinformation could complicate the process of getting shots in the arms of black and brown communities. New cdc data from the first month of vaccination shows black and latino people lagging way behind in the states reporting racial breakdowns. So far, 60 of those vaccinated are white compared to 11. 5 latino and just 5. 4 black. Youre not giving me the option. Youre trying to dump it on me. Reporter misinformation isnt the only issue. History is also a major factor for some, including these black Health Care Workers who are still on the fence about getting the vaccine. The hesitancy with the Africanamerican Community goes back to the willing malpractice on afterricanamericans at the tuskegee experiment. Reporter decades long study where black men with syphilis werent informed or treated. Now prolonging the Uphill Battle that officials face to try to get the Covid Vaccine. It was a crime against humanity, what happened. That happened ages again and because of it, it completely changed the landscape for rese research. Reporter jake, we are in mercedesbenz stadium. People line up every single day, maybe close to a thousand today. Many black people are not showing up. Theyre talking about going to barbershops, going into the community to talk to more people. I was also told maybe more sitdowns where people could actually have conversations about concerns may help. This is very tough. Obviously they need more people to get those shots. Thats right. Ryan, thank you so much. Appreciate it. 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He said you cannot lock up a whole country, but it does seem like theyre trying to lock up a lot of the country today. Youre absolutely right, jake. It seems theyre trying to lock up as many people as possible. When that verdict came down, they called for people to march near the kremlin and Vladimir Putins apparatus unleashed a massive amount of cops here, surrounding the entire kremlin, then went street to street and detained an unbelievable amount of people on the streets, often surrounding those people. A count we got from independent organizations say more than 750 people were detained in moscow today, alone. Youre absolutely right. Alexey navalny said he Still Believes he and his supporters are in the majority. Motorists were honking, seeming to give their support to Alexey Navalny. He said, quote, i hope people dont think this is a trial as a reason to be more scared. You cant Jail Millions of people. I hope one day they realize that, and when they do, all this will crumble apart, he said. Then, of course, he was sentenced to spend at least 2 1 2 more years in prison, behind bars. He was then taken away in a van, surrounded by police cars and then, obviously, will serve that time even though his lawyers have said they want to go to revision. Jake . Fred pleitgen in moscow, thank you so much. Appreciate it. Today we want to take a moment to remember one of the younger victims in this pandemic. Jj boatman of vernon, texas, died of covid weeks after his 19th birthday. His parents describe him as the life of thafr home, an excellent student. Excited to learn how to skateboard, play tennis. He had no known underlying conditions and died only one day after he started to experience mild covid symptoms. What a heartbreaking story. May jjs memory be a blessing and a reminder of the cruelty of this pandemic. You can tweet the show thelead on cnn. Our coverage continues now. Ill see you tomorrow. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. Were standing by for President Biden to dismantle more of the trump legacy. Hes about to sign Executive Orders on immigration that include a task force to reunite families separated under one of the former administrations most controversial policies. Well have live coverage of that. Thats coming up. Were also following the growing infighting among Congressional Republicans just ahead of a Critical Party Meeting tomorrow that comes amid questions, serious question