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CNN Transcripts for January 18, 2020

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S.E. Cupp Unfiltered
• Trump Assembles His Legal Team; Senate Prepares For Showdown Over Witnesses And New Evidence; Impeachment Trial Forces Senators Off The Campaign Trail. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump White House Announces Legal Defense Team for Senate Impeachment Trial; House Democrats Release Text Messages from Lev Parnas that Indicate Devin Nunes Possibly Aware of Ukraine Quid Pro Quo; Demonstrators Gather in Washington D.C. for Fourth Annual Women's March; President Trump Comments on Death of Iranian General Soleimani During Fundraiser; Virginia Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Pro Gun Rights Rally at State Capital; Severe Weather Affecting Large Parts of U.S.: Rep. Steven Cohen (D-TN) Interviewed on House Speaker Pelosi's Handling of House Impeachment; Democratic Presidential Candidates Campaign in Iowa Ahead of Caucuses. Aired 10-11a ET
• Trump On Trial; New Parnas Documents Suggest U.S. Ambassador Was Surveilled; Anti-Government Protests In Beirut; Women's Marches Getting Underway Across The Country; Evelyn Yang Speaks At NYC Women's March; Trump Recounts Details Leading Up To Soleimani's Death; Daily Tremors Continue As Puerto Rico Struggles To Recover; Tallahassee's Civil Rights History. Aired 11a-12p ET
• House, President Both Face Key Impeachment Deadlines Today; Anti-Government Protests Turn Violent, Tear Gas Being Fired As Protesters Clash With Police; Donald Trump Legal Team Adds Starr, Dershowitz; Democrat Candidates Campaign In Iowa With Caucuses 16 Days Away; Women's Marches Taking Place Today Across The U.S., World; WAPO: National Archives Blur Images Critical Of President Trump; New Parnas Documents Suggest U.S. Ambassador Was Surveilled; Airline Passengers From China To Be Screened For New Illness. Aired 12-1p ET
• Airline Passengers From China To be Screened For New Virus; Trump Insist He Doesn't Know Giuliani Associate Parnas; New Parnas Documents Suggest U.S. Ambassador Was Spied On; House. Aired 1-2p ET
• Queen Elizabeth Announces Prince Harry And Meghan Markle No Longer Working Members Of British Royal Family; House Impeachment Managers Face Deadline To Submit Impeachment Brief For Senate Trial; Case For President Trump's Impeachment Examined; Analysts Assess Possible Challenges For Prince Harry And Meghan Markle In Wake Of Split With Royal Family; New York City Passes Law Mandating Building Renovations To Increase Energy Efficiency. Aired 2-3p ET
• Harry And Meghan Will No Longer Use Royal Highness Titles; House, Trump Facing Impeachment Trial Deadlines In Coming Hours; House Releases Trove Of Documents From Indicted Giuliani Associate; Trump Adds Ken Starr To Legal Team For Senate Trial; 2020 Dems Blitz Campaign Trail Before Impeachment Trial; Trump: Impeachment Trial Is "Rigging The Election Again Against Bernie Sanders"; Biden's Campaign Ad Features Obama Speech Praising Him; Biden Open To O'Rourke, Castro As Possible Running Mate; A Man Challenged Tulsi Gabbard To A Push-Up Contest (He Lost); "Joker" Film In The Spotlight At Annual SAG Awards. Aired 3-4p ET
• The Senate Impeachment Trial Is Officially Underway; House, Trump Facing Impeachment Trial Deadlines in Coming Hours; New Documents Show Communication Between Parnas and Nunes Aide; Harry And Meghan Will No Longer Represent Royal Family. Aired 4-5p ET
• Royalty Giving Up Titles; The Impeachment Trial; Suspected Neo- Nazis Arrested Ahead Of Virginia Pro-Gun Rally; House Democrats File Arguments Ahead Of Impeachment Trial; Trump White House Pushes Pizza Over Veggies For School Lunch. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump's Legal Team Calls Articles A Dangerous Attack; 5pm Et: Deadline For House Managers To Submit Arguments; House Dems Make Their Case For Removing Trump From Office. Aired 7-8p ET
• Charges That Led To Trump's Impeachment; Trump: Giuliani Letter To Zelensky "Wouldn't Have Been A Big Deal; Grave Fears For Wildlife On Australia's Kangaroo Island; Harry And Meghan Will No Longer Use "Royal Highness" Titles. Aired 8-9p ET
• Parnas Documents Suggest U.S. Ambassador Was Spied On; Trump Adds Attorneys with TV Experience to Defense Team; Trump Recounts Details before Soleimani's Death; Judge Upholds Temporary Gun Ban outside Virginia's Capital. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Recounts Details before Soleimani's Death; Parnas Documents Suggest U.S. Ambassador Was Spied On; Trump Adds Attorneys with TV Experience to Defense Team; Senate Prepares for Showdown over Witnesses, New Evidence; Judge Upholds Temporary Gun Ban outside Virginia's Capital; Kiev Launches Criminal Probes as Trump Impeachment Trial Begins; Delta Fuel Dump Angers L.A. Community; Three U.S. Airports to Check Passengers for Deadly Chinese Coronavirus; Evelyn Yang Reveals Sexual Assault by Her OB-GYN; Britain Decides if Brexit Is Worth a Bong. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Recounts Details before Soleimani's Death; Parnas Documents Suggest U.S. Ambassador Was Spied On; Trump Adds Attorneys with TV Experience to Defense Team; Senate Prepares for Showdown over Witnesses, New Evidence; Judge Upholds Temporary Gun Ban outside Virginia's Capital; Kiev Launches Criminal Probes as Trump Impeachment Trial Begins; Cooler Temps and Rain Ease Australia Bushfires; Filipinos Make Bricks from Volcano Ash, Plastic Trash. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN Special Reports
• CNN Special Report, Royal Revolution: Harry and Meghan. Aired 9-10p ET


New Day Saturday
• Donald Trump Unveils His Impeachment Defense Team; Donald Trump Reveals New Details Behind Airstrike That Killed Qasem Soleimani; Virginia Governor Ralph Northam Temporarily Bans Firearms Near State Capital And Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Pro-Gun Rally After Multiple Threats From Neo-Nazis; Delta Airlines Accidentally Dumped 15,000 Gallons Of Jet Fuel Over L.A. Schools; California Highlights $1.4 Billion Plan To Help Homeless; Andrew Yang's Wife, Evelyn Shares Her Story of Sexual Assault; Blizzard Conditions Make Travel Treacherous Across the U.S. Aired 6-7a ET
• Parnas Documents Suggest U.S. Ambassador Was Spied On; Team Trump Unveils Impeachment Defense Team; Democrats Have Until 5:00 P.M. To File Impeachment Trial Brief; Women's March Happening Today Across The U.S., World; Andrew Yang's Wife, Evelyn Shares Her Story Of Sexual Assault; Puerto Rico Struggles To Recover Amid Daily Tremors. Aired 7- 8a ET
• New Parnas Documents Suggests U.S. Ambassador Was Spied On; Team Trump Unveils Impeachment Defense Team; Rep. Nancy Pelosi: We Had No Choice, Trump Was "Disloyal To Oath Of Office"; Chief Justice Roberts To Play A Key Role In Impeachment Trial; Trump Recounts Details Of Soleimani Strike To GOP Donors; Pompeo Asked To Give Testimony On Iran, Iraq and Middle East Policy; Delta Booed At Town Hall After Jet Fuel Dump Over LA Schools; Dem Candidates Campaign In Iowa Ahead Of Caucuses; WAPO: Sanders-Warren Feud Sparks Fears Among Dem Party Leaders; Doc Accused Of Assaulting Andrew Yang's Wife Served No Jail Time; Four New Cases Of Deadly Coronavirus Strain Confirmed In China; Rep. Ayanna Pressley Reveals Hair Loss From Alopecia; Thousands Expected In Washington For 4th Women's March. Aired 8-9a ET


Smerconish
• Harvard Professor Alan Dershowitz On Impeachment Trial; Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) Up For Re-Election, Discusses Impeachment Impartiality; "The New York Times" To Announce Endorsement For Democratic Candidate On Sunday; Interview With Tom Steyer (D), Presidential Candidate; Interview With Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE). Aired 9-10a ET