2021. who decides if trump will actually face charges? and will smith's show-stopping slap, hitting chris rock in the face after rock joked about jada pinkett smith. the heated meeting after the oscars that could determine will smith's fate with the academy. hello and welcome to "the lead. "i'm jake tapper. president biden insisting, quote, i'm not walking anything back, the president insisting he stands by his unscripted remarks that vladimir putin, quote, cannot remain in power, comments seen by many as calls for regime change in russia. here is biden's explanation. >> let me begin by saying -- you know, you've heard me say this