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FBI Director Christopher Wray Announces He Will Resign, President Biden Grants 1500 Commutations, and Kari Lake will Lead the International Broadcasting Agency

FBI Director Christopher Wray Announces He Will Resign, President Biden Grants 1500 Commutations, and Kari Lake will Lead the International Broadcasting Agency

Update: 2024-12-13
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Andrew Walworth, Carl Cannon and RCP White House correspondent Phil Wegmann discuss news that President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of 1,500 people and pardon 39 more, amid speculation that preemptive pardons are planned for Dr. Anthony Fauci and other top policymakers. Also, under pressure from Donald Trump, FBI Director Christopher Wray announces that he’ll step down before serving his full term. They also talk about Trump’s announcement that he wants Arizona’s Kari Lake to head the US government’s international broadcasting agency. Plus, Meta, parent company to Facebook and Instagram, will donate $1 million to help fund Trump’s inaugural festivities, a move viewed as a signal that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to work with the incoming Trump administration. Next, Carl Cannon talks to RealClear Science editor Ross Pomeroy about Trump’s nominees to head two key health agencies. And finally, Andrew Walworth talks to Wall Street Journal columnist William Galston about the future of the N.E.D., which is reportedly targeted by Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency for elimination.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray Announces He Will Resign, President Biden Grants 1500 Commutations, and Kari Lake will Lead the International Broadcasting Agency

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