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CNN Transcripts for January 20, 2021

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Cuomo Prime Time


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees


Amanpour


At This Hour


The Lead with Jake Tapper


Don Lemon Tonight


CNN Newsroom


CNN RIGHT NOW


Connect the World


Erin Burnett Outfront


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin


First Move with Julia Chatterley


Inside Politics


New Day


Quest Means Business


CNN Live Event/Special
• The Inauguration of Joe Biden; Trump Decides to Pardon Steve Bannon; Trump Era Comes to an End in Less Than 12 Hours; White House Officials - Trump's Final Pardon List Could Come Soon; D.C. Locked Down in Final Hours Before Biden's Inauguration. Aired 12-1a ET
• Live: CNN The Inauguration Of Joe Biden; Trump Pardons Likely Come With Strings Attached; Bannon Likely Player In Trump 2.0; Trump Rescinds His Own Anti-Lobbying Order In Major Reversal; Trump Era Comes to An End in Less than 11 Hours. Aired 1-2a ET
• The Inauguration of Joe Biden; Trump Pardons Steve Bannon; D.C. on Lockdown; Trump Leaves Legacy of Chaos and Division; Biden Inherits Economy Ravaged by Pandemic; Kamala Harris to Solidify Her Place in History. Aired 2-3a ET
• Joe Biden Ready to Lead the Country and Bring Unity; President Trump Makes Controversial Pardons in His Last Hours in Office; President Trump on His Way Home; GOP Divided on the Issue of Impeachment; Washington, D.C. Under Lockdown; Justice Brought to Rioters; U.S. Hits 400,000 COVID Death Toll; Top Priority for Biden is to Tackle COVID-19; The World Watches as Biden to be Sworn in as 46th U.S. President; Trump Presidency Ends Leaving U.S. in Turmoil; Biden to be Sworn in as Nation Battles Deadly Pandemic; Biden to Prioritize Coronavirus Relief as He Takes Office. Aired 3-4a ET
• Biden to Take Oath of Office in Unprecedented Ceremony; Trump Leaves Nation in Turmoil After Four Chaotic Years; Trump Pardons Ex- Chief Strategist Steve Bannon; DC on Lockdown as Biden Prepares to be Sworn In; McConnell: Mob was Fed Lies, Provoked by the President. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• DC on Lockdown Hours Ahead of Joe Biden's Inauguration; Prosecutors: Members of Extremist Group Planned Attack; DNI Nominee Says She'll Keep Politics Out of Intel Analysis; World Watches as Biden to be Sworn in as 46th President; Pence to Skip Trump Sendoff, Attend Biden Inauguration. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Soon: Joe Biden to be Sworn in as 46th President; Trump Pardons Steve Bannon, Grants Clemency to Dozens of Others. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Unprecedented Security In Washington Ahead Of Biden Inauguration; President Trump's Chaotic Presidency Comes To An End Soon; Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) On Today's Inauguration. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Soon: Biden to Be Sworn in as 46th President; Unprecedented Security in Washington Ahead of Inauguration; Trump Pardons Steve Bannon, Grants Clemency to Dozens of Others. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Tony Allen is Interviewed about the Inauguration Ceremony; Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) is Interviewed about the Inauguration; Trump Departs This Morning for Florida. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Nation Awaits Unprecedented Transfer of Power; Trump Departs White House for Last Time in Minutes. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Departs WH for Last Time in Minutes; Trump Shatters Norms, Snubs Successor in Final Hours. Aired 7:30-8am ET
• President Trump Leaves White House for Last Time; President Trump Will Not Attend Inauguration of President-Elect Biden; Analysts Examine President Trump's Legacy of Reluctance to Admit Defeat in 2020 Presidential Election; President Trump Departs Washington for Final Time. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Departing for Florida, Biden at Church Service. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Biden Attends Church Service with Congressional Leaders; Biden to Be Sworn in Today As 46th President; Biden to Become 46th President Today. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Biden, Harris to Take Oaths in Hours. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Biden to Become 46th President in Hours. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Live Coverage of Joe Biden's Inauguration; Former Presidents and First Ladies Enter; Supreme Court Justices and Mike Pence Also Attending. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• The Inauguration Of Joe Biden. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Joseph R. Biden Inaugurated as 46th President. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• The Inauguration Of Joe Biden. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Joe Biden Becomes 46th U.S. President; Harris & Emhoff Escort Mike & Karen Pence To Motorcade. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Joe Biden Becomes 46th U.S. President. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Soon, Congressional Leaders Present Gifts to President Biden; Congressional Leaders Present Gifts to President Biden; Soon, President Biden to Review Troops, Heads to Arlington National Cemetery. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Live Coverage of Joe Biden's Inauguration; Biden's Staff Already at Work in White House; Biden to Lay Wreath at Arlington National Cemetery. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Biden, Former Presidents Participate In Arlington Ceremony; Soon, President Biden Will Go To White House Ahead Of Virtual "Parade Across America". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• The Inauguration of Joe Biden. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• President Joe Biden Inaugural Parade; President Biden Arrives at White House. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• The Inauguration of Joe Biden; V.P. Harris Arrives at White House.. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• The Inauguration of Joe Biden; Now: Biden Spending First Moments in W.H. as President. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Biden Signs First Executive Actions, Reverses Trump Policies; Biden Says Trump Left Him A "Very Generous" Letter; Special Coverage Of The Inauguration Of Joe Biden. Aired 5-6p ET
• The Inauguration Of Joe Biden; Biden Swears In Presidential Appointees Ahead Of Celebration. Aired 6-7p ET
• White House Press Secretary Holds First Briefing; WH Holds First Briefing; Biden's First Cabinet Nominee Confirmed By Senate; Avril Haines For DNI; The Inauguration Of Joe Biden. Aired 7-8p ET
• The Inauguration Of Joe Biden; Biden Takes First Major Steps Of New Administration; Senate Confirms Director Of National Intelligence. Aired 8-9p ET
• Joe Biden's Inauguration. Aired 9-10p ET
• President Biden Finally Sworn In As The 46th U.S. President; Three Former U.S. Presidents Show Their Support To Biden; Powerful Message From Amanda Gorman; Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) Is Interviewed About His New Position As Senator; Seventeen Executive Orders Signed Today. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Joe Biden And Vice President Kamala Harris Were Sworn In At The U.S. Capitol; President Biden Moves Quickly To Undo Trump Policies; COVID Relief Negotiations Will Test Biden's Bipartisan Push; President Biden Invokes Dr. King As He Honors Vice President Kamala Harris; New Radicals Reunite To Perform At Inaugural Parade; White House Releases Schedule For Biden's First Full Day. Aired 11p-12a ET


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