The Lead with Jake Tapper CNN

We are less than 24 hours away from the defense and the prosecution making their final pitches to the jury in Donald Trump’s New York hush money cover up trail. How strong is the prosecution’s case going into this final phase? A panel of experts including a former New York judge join to discuss. Plus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is claiming a military strike on Rafah was a tragic mistake. 
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Millions of Americans put aside conceptions of the economy as record travel starts the summer season off with a bang. Can President Biden capitalize off of this sentiment as the 2024 election creeps closer? Plus, a horror story in Haiti after an American couple serving as missionaries are killed by gangs. Also, the future of law enforcement, drones in danger zones.  
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In the Empire State, which no Republican presidential candidate has won in over 40 years, Donald Trump is setting his sights on New York and is trying to set inroads with Black and Hispanic voters. What does this political move say about the political moment we are in? Plus, Chinese fighter jets and warships encircle Taiwan. The Chinese government is insisting this is only a test. 
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The New York hush money cover up trial is quiet today but another case involving Trump is turning into a shouting match. Attorneys traded barbs in the federal classified documents case in Florida. This as Trump’s co-defendant accuses prosecutors of selectively and vindictively charging him with a crime. Plus, new footage shows the very moment three Israeli women were kidnapped by Hamas. This as Norway, Ireland, and Spain will recognize a Palestinian state. 
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The defense rested in Donald Trump’s hush money cover up trail in New York. The jury is expected to begin deliberations next week in what will be no doubt a historic ruling in the very first criminal trial of a former president. Plus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joins live from Jerusalem a day after the decision by the International Criminal Court to seek an arrest warrant for both leaders in Hamas and also leaders in Israel, including Netanyahu himself. 
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The prosecution has rested its case in the New York hush money cover up trial and now it’s Donald Trump’s turn. His defense team has called a witness, Robert Costello, an attorney who at one point advised Michael Cohen. Costello has claimed Cohen has lied about him under oath during this trial. Star witness Michael Cohen admitted that he stole from the Trump Organization. 
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