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Hunter Biden Pardon, Trump's FBI Pick, Syrian Offensive

02 Dec 2024

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What did President Biden's pardon of Hunter Biden entail?

56.454 - 58.257 Mike Johnson

I said I abide by the jury decision.

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58.277 - 62.865 A. Martinez

I will do that, and I will not pardon him. All right, so what changed his mind?

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63.106 - 76.737 Michelle Martin

I'm Michelle Martin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. Trump plans to replace the director of the FBI with a staunch ally, one who says he wants to destroy the agency from within.

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77.117 - 88.245 Unidentified Speaker (Brief Interjection)

I'd shut down the FBI Hoover building on day one and reopening the next day as a museum of the deep state. And I'd take the 7,000 employees that work in that building and send them across America to chase down criminals.

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88.506 - 91.668 Michelle Martin

Can Kash Patel make it through the Senate confirmation process?

91.948 - 110.74 A. Martinez

And a rebel offensive in Syria reignites the country's long-running civil war. Stay with us. We've got all the news you need to start your day. President Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden.

111.02 - 118.563 Michelle Martin

The president issued the full and unconditional pardon seven weeks before he leaves office and after the president previously said he would not do this.

119.004 - 124.246 A. Martinez

For more, we're joined now by NPR Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas. Ryan, what does this pardon cover?

125.026 - 143.477 Ruth Sherlock

So this is, as was said at the top, it's a full and unconditional pardon for offenses Hunter Biden has committed or may have committed from January 1st, 2014 through December 1st, 2024. So yesterday, Specifically, that includes the two cases brought against Hunter Biden by Justice Department Special Counsel David Weiss.

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