Joe Biden has issued a pardon for his son Hunter following his conviction on federal gun charges, despite previously claiming he would not do so.
The president officially announced the decision on Sunday night, saying that his son had been “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted” by the Justice Department and that he hoped the American people would understand his decision as a father.
“Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” his statement said. “From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted.”
Donald Trump blasted the pardon as “an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!”
Posting in typical fashion to his social media platform, the President-elect wrote: “Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years? Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!”
Trump will likely look to fire the head of the FBI after tipping MAGA loyalist Kash Patel to take over the role. He has also nominated several people in his family’s orbit to take on roles in his forthcoming administration.
Key Points
- President Biden issues pardon for son Hunter Biden despite pledging not to do so
- Kash Patel's nomination met with praise from Republicans
- Trump's new FBI director says he wants to make Hoover Building 'museum of deep state'
- What happens to the current FBI director?
- Trump’s blitz of anti-trans ads probably worked – but not for the reason you might think
Have other presidents pardoned their family members or friends?
09:34
Associated Press
Yes. In his final weeks in office, Trump pardoned Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in law, Jared Kushner. He also pardoned multiple allies convicted in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Trump over the weekend announced plans to nominate the elder Kushner to be the U.S. envoy to France in his next administration.
President Bill Clinton pardoned his half-brother Roger Clinton in 2001, after he had completed a prison term for drug charges.
Clinton also pardoned his former business partner Susan McDougal, who had been sentenced to two years in prison for her role in the Whitewater real estate deal.
Trump meets with Netanyahu’s wife Sara Netanyahu
09:00
Rachel Sharp
Donald Trump was seen meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara Netanyahu at his Florida golf club on Sunday.
The meeting comes as Senator Lindsey Graham has said that the president-elect wants to secure an Israel-Gaza ceasefire before he takes office.
According to Graham, Trump “wants a deal to free the hostages and end the war as soon as possible, preferably before he takes office,” Axios reported.
“Trump is more determined than ever to release the hostages and supports a ceasefire that includes a hostage deal,” Graham told Axios. “He wants to see it happening now.”
“I want people in Israel and in the region to know that Trump is focused on the hostages issue. He wants the killing to stop and the fighting to end.”
Sara Netanyahu joined President-elect Trump for dinner this evening in Florida.
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) December 2, 2024
Mrs. Netanyahu is staying in Miami for 20 days as her husband testifies in his ongoing corruption case.
The Netanyahu’s son has been living in Miami since 2023. pic.twitter.com/D0CtoPXtt2
Watergate prosecutor sides with Biden, saying Hunter was only prosecuted because of last name
08:40
Rachel Sharp
Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks has sided with President Joe Biden over his decision to pardon his son Hunter, saying he was only prosecuted because of his last name.
Appearing on MSNBC on Sunday, she said she is “relieved and thrilled” that Biden did it.
“This was one of the cases that called out for clemency,” she said.
“Hunter Biden, first of all, would not ever be prosecuted for the gun crime but for his last name. Second of all, he was addicted, and that was a cause of his actions.
“He has now been sober for many years, and this is a time when it is really appropriate for a grant of clemency.”
JILL WINE-BANKS, FORMER WATERGATE PROSECUTOR: I’m relieved and thrilled that he did it. This was one of the cases that called out for clemency. Hunter Biden, first of all, would not ever be prosecuted for the gun crime but for his last name. Second of all, he was addicted, and… pic.twitter.com/A4N1PqvoxG
— Acyn (@Acyn) December 2, 2024
Bolton compares Kash Patel to brutal Soviet Secret police chief
08:20
Mike Bedigan
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has compared Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s nomination for head of FBI, to one of the Soviet Union’s most feared and brutal secret police chiefs.
“Trump has nominated Kash Patel to be his Lavrenty Beria,” Bolton said, speaking to NBC News’ “Meet The Press” on Sunday. “Fortunately, the FBI is not the NKVD. The Senate should reject this nomination 100-0.”
NKVD refers to the interior ministry and secret police of the Soviet Union, which was in place from 1934 to 1946.
Lavrentiy Beria was appointed by Joseph Stalin as deputy chief of the Soviet secret police and was head of the Soviet atomic bomb project, according to the Atomic Heritage Foundation.
He is known for his violent tactics, including kidnapping, torture and rape, which he used to advance within the ranks of the secret police.
Trump and his GOP friends focus on tax breaks and deportations in his first 100 days
08:00
Mike Bedigan
Having won the election and sweeping to power, Republicans are planning an ambitious 100-day agenda with President-elect Donald Trump in the White House and GOP lawmakers in a congressional majority to accomplish their policy goals.
Read more here:
ICYMI: Trump picks Florida sheriff to run DEA
07:00
Mike Bedigan
Donald Trump has picked Florida sheriff, Chad Chronister, to run the Drug Enforcement Agency. Chronister is the sheriff of Hillsborough County, which covers the Tampa Bay area.
“I am pleased to nominate Sheriff Chad Chronister for Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA),” Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday evening.
“For over 32 years, Sheriff Chad Chronister has served the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, and received countless commendations and awards for keeping his community SAFE. A proud graduate of the FBI National Academy’s 260th Session, Chad is Co-Chairman of the Regional Domestic Security Task Force for Region IV Tampa Bay, Council Member of the Florida Attorney General’s Statewide Council on Human Trafficking, Chairman of the Criminal Justice Sub-Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Hillsborough County Public Safety Coordinating Council, and Vice-Chairman of the Hillsborough County Public Schools Citizen Oversight Committee.
“As DEA Administrator, Chad will work with our great Attorney General, Pam Bondi, to secure the Border, stop the flow of Fentanyl, and other Illegal Drugs, across the Southern Border, and SAVE LIVES. Congratulations to Chad, his wife Nikki, and two wonderful sons!”
Democratic Senator suggests New York state becomes part of Canada
06:00
Mike Bedigan
Following the outcome of the presidential election, New York State Senator Liz Krueger has floated an interesting idea for her state... join Canada.
Krueger, whose district includes Manhattan, has suggested New York secede from the United States and become a province of Canada to protest Donald Trump’s policies on things like mass deportation.
“It’s not unreasonable to think outside of the box,” Krueger said to Politico this month.
The Senator first proposed a secession in September.
“I thought I would suggest to Canada that instead of us all trying to illegally cross the border at night without them noticing, which is pretty hard because there’s a lot of us, that they should instead agree to let us be the southeast province, a new province of Canada,” Krueger said in an interview at the time.
ICYMI: Trump picks MAGA loyalist Kash Patel as his new FBI director
05:01
Mike Bedigan
President-elect Donald Trump has announced he will nominate MAGA loyalist Kash Patel to lead the FBI.
For Patel to steer the agency, current FBI Director Christopher Wray would need to resign or be fired. Trump appointed him in 2017 and he has three years left in his 10-year term.
Trump announced his pick of of Patel, who has pledged to go after Trump’s enemies in the media, on Saturday evening.
Michelle Del Rey has more:
Trump official says ‘do not underestimate’ AOC as some insiders push for her to lead Democrats
04:00
Mike Bedigan
A former member of Donald Trump’s administration has warned fellow Republicans not to “underestimate” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the liberal congresswoman is touted as a possible contender to lead the Democratic party.
Speaking on Fox News on Friday, Monica Crowley, a former public affairs official in the Treasury Department during the first Trump administration, said AOC had “real grassroots support” through her early adoption of social media.
Read more here:
A frontrunner has emerged to lead the DNC - but the big names have yet to enter the race
03:30
Mike Bedigan
Since losing control of the White House, the Senate and the House, Democrats are looking for new leadership to tackle the nation’s problems with the additional challenge of confronting four more years of a Trump presidency.
Though multiple candidates have already announced themselves as throwing their hats into the ring, one is already emerging as a frontrunner: Ken Martin.
Read more here:
Trump slams Hunter Biden’s presidential pardon as an ‘an abuse and miscarriage of Justice’
03:15
Mike Bedigan
Donald Trump was quick to react to news of Hunter Biden’s presidential pardon on Sunday night, blasting the decision as “an abuse and miscarriage of Justice.”
In a short post to his social media platform less than an hour after the official announcement, the president mused over pardons for those convicted in the violent insurrection on January 6 2021.
Read more here:
Donald Trump Jr insists ‘everyone knew’ Biden would pardon his son
03:00
Mike Bedigan
Everyone knew he was going to do it. He was just going to do it when it was if no consequence to democrat electability. https://t.co/Fd2Vf3YXIz
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) December 2, 2024
Dem-aligned Fox News commentator says Trump will pardon ‘anyone he wants'
02:45
Mike Bedigan
Jessica Tarlov, a Democratic-aligned commentator on the Fox News channel, argued Sunday evening that it was wrong to blame Joe Biden for pardons Donald Trump goes on to issue under his presidency beginning in January.
Those pardons, Tarlov argued on Twitter, were going to happen regardless, as they did during his first term in office: “Trump was going to pardon anyone he wants no matter what. Anyone pretending otherwise isn’t credible.”
During the final days of his first term, Trump issued pardons for the likes of Steve Bannon as well as right-wing fraudster Dinesh D’Souza.
Watch: President Joe Biden issues controversial pardon to son Hunter
02:30
Mike Bedigan
Trump blasts Hunter Biden pardon as ‘an abuse and miscarriage of Justice’
02:20
Mike Bedigan
Donald Trump blasted Hunter Biden’s presidential pardon, issued by his father on Sunday as “an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!”
Posting in typical fashion to his social media platform, the President-elect wrote: “Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years? Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!”
Democratic Colorado Governor ‘disappointed’ by Biden’s pardon
02:15
Mike Bedigan
Colorado’s governor, Jared Polis, became one of the first prominent Democrats to publicly rebuke the president on Sunday after the pardon of Hunter Biden was announced. More are likely to follow.
“While as a father I certainly understand President @JoeBiden’s natural desire to help his son by pardoning him, I am disappointed that he put his family ahead of the country,” tweeted the governor. “This is a bad precedent that could be abused by later Presidents and will sadly tarnish his reputation.”
He continued, invoking Latin: “When you become President, your role is Pater familias of the nation. Hunter brought the legal trouble he faced on himself, and one can sympathize with his struggles while also acknowledging that no one is above the law, not a President and not a President’s son.”
Polis's tweet prompted a response from Eric Holder, former attorney general under Barack Obama's presidency.
"Look at the underlying facts and usual DOJ practice Governor," wrote Holder
Republican head of Judiciary Committee expresses disbelief at Biden pardon
02:00
Mike Bedigan
Chuck Grassley, lead Republican senator on the Judiciary Committee, expressed his disbelief at the president going back on his word not to pardon his son.
“I’m shocked [President] Biden pardoned his son Hunter [because] he said many many times he wouldn’t, [and] I believed him,” tweeted the senator. “Shame on me.”
Grassley has long held respect for the president and was one of the senators on the GOP side whom Joe Biden and other Democrats often found amicable to work with. His rebuke of the president is sign of how the move by the president is likely to fray trust with even establishment Republicans and some Democratic allies of the White House.
Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Hunter Biden’s presidential pardon
01:50
Mike Bedigan
Come to find out, Hunter is.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) December 2, 2024
But who is going to pardon Joe? pic.twitter.com/tNTvM3cNWo
Former US attorney general says Hunter’s pardon is ‘warranted'
01:40
Mike Bedigan
Former US attorney general Eric Holder says that Hunter Biden’s pardon by his father was “warranted.”
“Here’s the reality,” he wrote on X. “No USAtty (attorney) would have charged this case given the underlying facts. After a 5 year investigation the facts as discovered only made that clear.
“Had his name been Joe Smith the resolution would have been - fundamentally and more fairly - a declination. Pardon warranted.”
Holder went on to take aim at Donald Trump’s nomination for FBI Director, writing: “Ask yourself a vastly more important question. Do you really think Kash Patel is qualified to lead the world’s preeminent law enforcement investigative organization? Obvious answer: hell no.”
James Comer accuses Bidens of doing ‘everything they can to avoid accountability'
01:30
Mike Bedigan
Following the announcement of Hunter Biden’s presidential pardon, House Oversight chair James Comer released a statement in which he claimed the president’s decision was an example that the Bidens were continuing to do “everything they can to avoid accountability.”
“Joe Biden has lied from start to finish about his family’s corrupt influence peddling activities. Not only has he falsely claimed that he never met with his son’s foreign business associates and that his son did nothing wrong, but he also lied when he said he would not pardon Hunter Biden.
The charges Hunter faced were just the tip of the iceberg in the blatant corruption that President Biden and the Biden Crime Family have lied about to the American people. It’s unfortunate that, rather than come clean about their decades of wrongdoing, President Biden and his family continue to do everything they can to avoid accountability.”
STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ISSUING A PARDON TO SON HUNTER BIDEN:
— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) December 2, 2024
"Joe Biden has lied from start to finish about his family’s corrupt influence peddling activities. Not only has he falsely claimed that he never met with his son’s foreign business associates and that his…
Full statement from Hunter Biden
01:18
Mike Bedigan
Here is the full statement from Hunter Biden, following his presidential pardon.
"I have admitted and taken responsibility for my mistakes during the darkest days of my addiction - mistakes that have been exploited to publicly humiliate and shame me and my family for political sport.
“Despite all of this, I have maintained my sobriety for more than five years because of my deep faith and the unwavering love and support of my family and friends. In the throes of addiction, I squandered many opportunities and advantages.
“In recovery we can be given the opportunity to make amends where possible and rebuild our lives if we never take for granted the mercy that we have been afforded. I will never take the clemency I have been given today for granted and will devote the life I have rebuilt to helping those who are still sick and suffering."
Hunter Biden says he will never taken his pardon ‘for granted'
01:02
Mike Bedigan
In a separate statement on Sunday evening, Hunter Biden said “never take the clemency I have been given today for granted.”
The pardon comes less than two weeks ahead of his sentencing on Decmeber 12 for his conviction on federal gun charges. He also is set to be sentenced in a separate criminal case on December 16, after pleading guilty in September on federal tax evasion charges.
Full story: President Biden issues pardon for son Hunter Biden despite pledging not to do so
00:52
Mike Bedigan
BREAKING: President Biden issue pardon for son Hunter Biden
00:36
Mike Bedigan
Joe Biden has issued a pardon for his son Hunter following his conviction on federal gun charges, despite previously claiming he would not do so.
The president is officially announced the decision on Sunday night, saying that his son had been “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted” by the Justice Department.
“Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” Biden said in a statement. “From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted.
“Without aggravating factors like use in a crime, multiple purchases, or buying a weapon as a straw purchaser, people are almost never brought to trial on felony charges solely for how they filled out a gun form.
“Those who were late paying their taxes because of serious addictions, but paid them back subsequently with interest and penalties, are typically given non-criminal resolutions. It is clear that Hunter was treated differently.”
Michael Moore says ongoing U.S. support for Israel will cost Dems ‘more elections'
00:30
Mike Bedigan
Filmmaker Michael Moore has weighed in on the continuing U.S. support for Israel in the onging war with Hamas in Gaza, suggesting that if Democrats continue to support the Jewish State, “more elections” will be lost.
“Democratic senators should know better. And their behavior in supporting this aggression will only cost them more elections,” Moore wrote in his Substack article on Saturday.
“Voters under 45 and people of color combined (making up nearly half the electorate), have no interest in war and would rather our government spend our money on our schools, our elderly, and our broken health care system.”
“Time to cut Bibi off,” he said, referring to the nickname for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Democrats are turning to governors to block Trump and be the party’s faces ahead of 2028
00:00
Mike Bedigan
With major deportation push on the horizon, state leaders prepare to lead a second resistance against a Trump White House, writes John Bowden.
Trump nominates two relatives to key posts
Sunday 1 December 2024 23:30
Mike Bedigan
RFK Jr shows off impressive physique ‘practicing moves’ for confirmation hearing
Sunday 1 December 2024 23:00
Mike Bedigan
Robert F Kennedy Jr has posted a strange video of himself performing athletic feats while shirtless.
The 70-year-old former attorney, tipped by Trump to head up the Department of Health and Human Services, displayed an impressive physique and joked that he was “practicing moves” for his Senate confirmation hearing.
Practicing moves for my confirmation hearing pic.twitter.com/jOxRoPiwRi
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) December 1, 2024
Democrat Chris Murphy says ‘no question’ Biden refusal to drop out hurt Harris
Sunday 1 December 2024 22:30
Mike Bedigan
There’s “no question” that Joe Biden should have dropped out of the 2024 race sooner, a Democratic senator said on Sunday.
While far from a surprise, it’s a sign of how far Biden’s party is willing to go in questioning his judgment after the president’s team saw losses in the presidential, Senate and House races this cycle.
John Bowden has more:
Trump chose Kash Patel for FBI after his first choice flunked the interview, says report
Sunday 1 December 2024 22:00
Mike Bedigan
Donald Trump’s controversial decision to have Kash Patel to head up the FBIwas not his first choice, according to a new report.
The MAGA loyalist was being considered as deputy director of the bureau, an appointment that may have raised fewer eyebrows, with Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey a frontrunner for the top job.
However, a source in the Trump transition team told Axios that Bailey’s interview at Mar-a-Lago did not go well and that he “looked the part” but “just didn’t have the presence in the room.”
Keeping it in the family: Trump appoints Tiffany’s father-in-law as Middle East adviser
Sunday 1 December 2024 21:30
Mike Bedigan
Donald Trump has announced he will appoint daughter Tiffany’s father-in-law, Massad Boulos, to serve as his senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.
Boulos, a billionaire from Lebanon, is the second father of one of Trump’s sons-in-law to be selected for a position in the forthcoming administration, following the nomination of Charles Kushner – father of Jared Kushner, on Saturday.
Full story here:
Watch: Trump's new FBI director says he wants to make Hoover Building 'museum of deep state'
Sunday 1 December 2024 21:00
Mike Bedigan
Trump’s blitz of anti-trans ads probably worked – but not for the reason you might think
Sunday 1 December 2024 20:30
Mike Bedigan
Republicans spent at least $215 million on attack ads about transgender rights. The question is, did it actually move voters?
Io Dodds investigates:
Will Donald Trump use Kash Patel to attack his critics and the First Amendment?
Sunday 1 December 2024 20:00
Mike Bedigan
Limitations of US law shield most journalists, but long-term use of the Espionage Act to prosecute leakers provides Trump an alleyway to attack critics.
Washington DC reporter John Bowden provides analysis about what Patel’s nomination could mean for the First Amendement.
Read more here:
Trump appoints another son-in-law’s father to position in his adminstration
Sunday 1 December 2024 19:30
Mike Bedigan
Donald Trump has announced he will appoint Massad Boulos, a billionaire from Lebanon whose son Michael is married to Tiffany Trump, to serve as his senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.
Boulos is the second father of one of the President-elect’s son-in-laws to be selected for a position in his forthcoming administration, following the nomination of Charles Kushner – father of Jared Kushner, on Saturday.
Kash Patel's determination to upend the FBI
Sunday 1 December 2024 19:00
Mike Bedigan
Though he may be running the FBI in a matter of months, Kash Patel has previously signaled through interviews and public statements a determination to upend the agency and radically reshape its mission.
He’s called for dramatically reducing its footprint and limiting its authority, as well as going after government officials who disclose information to reporters.
In an interview earlier this year on the “Shawn Ryan Show,” Patel vowed to sever the FBI’s intelligence-gathering activities from the rest of its mission and said he would “shut down” the bureau’s headquarters building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., and “reopen it the next day as a museum of the ‘deep state.’”
“And I’d take the seven thousand employees that work in that building and send them across America to go chase down criminals,” he added.
In a separate interview with conservative strategist Steve Bannon, Patel said he and others “will go out and find the conspirators not just in government but in the media.”
”We’re going to come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens who helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections,” Patel said, referring to the 2020 presidential election in which Biden, the Democratic challenger, defeated Trump. “We’re going to come after you, whether it’s criminally or civilly. We’ll figure that out. But yeah, we’re putting you all on notice.”
DACA immigrants worry their protection from deportation won’t last under Trump
Sunday 1 December 2024 18:30
Mike Bedigan
Reyna Montoya was 10 when she and her family fled violence in Tijuana and illegally immigrated to the U.S.
Growing up in Arizona, she worried even a minor traffic violation could lead to her deportation. She didn't feel relief until 11 years later in 2012, when she received a letter confirming she had been accepted to a new program for immigrants who came to the country illegally as children.
But as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, after an unsuccessful bid to end DACA in his first term, the roughly 535,000 current recipients are bracing yet again for a whirlwind of uncertainty. Meanwhile, a years-long challenge to DACA could ultimately render it illegal, leaving people like Montoya without a shield from deportation.
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What happens to the current FBI director?
Sunday 1 December 2024 18:00
Andrea Cavallier
FBI Director Christopher Wray was appointed director by Trump in 2017 and has three years left on his 10-year tenure.
Presidents have typically but not always retained the director who was in place at the time they took office, as Democratic President Joe Biden has done with Wray, the Associated Press reported.
Trump’s announcement of Kash Patel as his pick for FBI director means that Wray can either resign from the job, consistent with the president-elect’s apparent wishes, or wait to be fired once Trump takes office in January.
Either way, the selection of a successor is a clear indication that Wray’s days are numbered.
Progressive Democrats try and chart a path after Trump
Sunday 1 December 2024 17:00
Andrea Cavallier
Trump’s victory saw his Republican allies flip the Senate and hold the House of Representatives by the thinnest of majorities, giving Democrats plenty of time to lick their wounds, sift through the ashes of defeat and figure out what comes next.
As various factions play the blame game, progressive Democrats who remain in Congress, albeit in the minority, are trying to offer an appealing alternative to the voters who ditched their party in November.
Eric Garcia reports:
Who is MAGA loyalist Kash Patel?
Sunday 1 December 2024 16:00
Andrea Cavallier
Donald Trump has announced he will nominate MAGA loyalist Kash Patel to lead the FBI.
Trump announced his pick of Patel, who has pledged to go after Trump’s enemies in the media, on Saturday evening.
A conspiracy theorist who wants to restrain federal law enforcement agencies, Patel has advocated for firing workers and going on a prosecution spree to fulfill Trump’s promise of retribution. He is a Trump loyalist who has railed against the so-called “Deep State.” Even among the most staunch MAGA loyalists, he is viewed as a controversial figure.
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Critics say nomination of Patel is ‘as dangerous as it gets’
Sunday 1 December 2024 15:00
Andrea Cavallier
Critics expressed concern over Trump’s pick of Kash Patel to lead the FBI.
In reaction to the news, the Atlantic staff writer Tom Nichols said he “believes in nothing except serving” President-elect Donald Trump and described the nomination as “as dangerous as it gets.”
“I suppose if we still have the ability to be shocked, it’s shocking,” Nichols said. “But I think this is something … many of us saw it coming and, you know, shouldn’t be that surprising. But it’s an incredibly dangerous development.”
Far-left commentator Mehdi Hasan accused Patel of being a “deeply strange and alarming and sycophantic figure.”
MSNBC’s Morning Joe previously called Patel the “personification of MAGA rage about the Justice Department and the FBI.”
Andrew McCabe, who briefly served as acting FBI director under Trump in 2017 before being fired for allegedly leaking to the media and a “lack of candor,” called the nomination “a plan to disrupt, to dismantle, to distract the FBI.”
“It’s a terrible development for the men and women of the FBI and also for the nation that depends on a highly functioning, professional, independent Federal Bureau of Investigation,” McCabe said on CNN. “The fact that Kash Patel is profoundly unqualified for this job is not even, like, a matter for debate.”
Kash Patel's nomination met with praise from Republicans
Sunday 1 December 2024 14:20
Andrea Cavallier
Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel as FBI director was met with enthusiasm and instant praise from Republicans.
Patel, longtime Trump loyalist, is a critic of government corruption and has blasted the bureau in the past, saying he would “shut down the FBI Hoover Building on day one and reopen the next day as a museum of the deep state.”
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, called Patel an “America First fighter.”
Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, wrote: “Kash was INSTRUMENTAL in President Trump’s first term and will be EVEN GREATER in his second! Time to clean this place up, and Kash is the man to do it!!! MAGA!”
Elon Musk names financial watchdog government agency he wants to ‘delete’
Sunday 1 December 2024 13:01
Graeme Massie
Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur turned political adviser, announced on X he intends to push Donald Trump’s administration to get rid of the Consumer of Financial Protection Bureau, a financial watchdog agency.
The noteworthy announcement, made in a nine-word response to a clip from The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, is part of Musk’s new role co-leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) – the committee advising Trump on how to cut down on government spending.
Ariana Baio has more:
Pundits rip Pete Hegseth after his own mom calls him ‘an abuser of women’ then tries to take it back
Sunday 1 December 2024 12:05
Graeme Massie
Pete Hegseth, the man tapped by Donald Trump to become Defense Secretary, has come under fire from Democrats and other liberal pundits after he was branded as an “abuser of women” by his own mother.
A report from The New York Times featured a 2018 email to the former Fox News anchor from Penelope Hegseth, where she said she had “no respect” for her son and that he needed “take an honest look at yourself.”
Read more here:
Trump threatens 100 percent tariff on several nations if they try to undermine the U.S. dollar
Sunday 1 December 2024 10:05
Graeme Massie
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100 percent tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar.
His threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
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Joe Rogan claims a ‘media psy-op’ is responsible for people having a negative view of Trump
Sunday 1 December 2024 08:01
Graeme Massie
Joe Rogan has claimed that a “media psy-op” is responsible for creating a negative image of Donald Trump that has “distorted” people’s perceptions of the president-elect.
The MMA commentator and popular podcast host noted an apparent shift in media treatment of the President-elect dating to a time before his first presidential term.
Read more here:
Dems want Harris to stop sending fundraising emails after burning through $1.4bn in campaign funds
Sunday 1 December 2024 07:01
Graeme Massie
Cheryl Hines posts cringe video promoting MAHA brand as her husband RFK Jr. takes a shower
Sunday 1 December 2024 06:26
Graeme Massie
Curb Your Enthusiasm star Cheryl Hines showed off her self-care and “MAHA” products in front of her showering husband, in a new cringeworthy video posted to Instagram.
The 59-year-old actor and co-owner of the self-care brand Hines + Young, which she founded with her daughter Catherine Young, was filming a video to promote the company’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals at the same time Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was taking a shower.
Inga Parkel has more:
