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Hunter Biden Pardon, Kash Patel for FBI Director, and Guest Lauren Greenfield

2024/12/3
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Cara Swisher
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Lauren Greenfield
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Scott Galloway
一位结合商业洞察和个人故事的畅销书作者、教授和企业家。
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The podcast discusses President Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, exploring the potential implications and comparing it to President Trump's pardon record. The hosts debate whether this sets a concerning precedent or was a justifiable action given the circumstances.
  • President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, for felony gun charges and tax charges.
  • President-elect Trump's response suggested pardoning January 6th rioters.
  • The hosts debate the ethical implications and political motivations behind the pardon.

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Kara and Scott discuss the Hunter Biden pardon, and its repercussions for President Biden. Then, President-elect Donald Trump selects Kash Patel to run the FBI, and new reports raise questions and concerns about Pete Hegseth. Plus, Elon Musk takes aim at Sam Altman and OpenAI, yet again. Our Friend of Pivot is filmmaker Lauren Greenfield, whose new docuseries, "Social Studies," provides an inside look at teens and social media. Lauren explains what parents don't know about their kids' social media usage.

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