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President Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, something he previously said he would not do.
I said I abide by the jury decision and I will do that and.
I will not pardon him.
All right.
So what changed his mind?
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.
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 and send them across America to chase down criminals.