9 AM ET: Hunter Biden pardoned, chokehold death trial, ‘brain rot’ & more
CNN 5 Things
CNN
3.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2024
⏱️ 6 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Adobe Express is the quick and easy Create Anything app. |
| 0:05.0 | It has taken my content to the next level, making it simple to create everything I need to promote my business. |
| 0:11.0 | From Instagram and TikTok posts to logos and flyers, all in just a few clicks. |
| 0:17.0 | Build your brand with Adobe Express. |
| 0:20.0 | Search for Adobe Express to find out more and get the app for free. |
| 0:24.0 | Adobe Express, the quick and easy create anything app. |
| 0:31.3 | Hello from CNN, I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Monday, December 2nd. |
| 0:38.3 | President Joe Biden has signed a full and unconditional pardon for his son, Hunter. |
| 0:44.4 | It means Hunter Biden can't be sentenced for his federal tax and gun convictions, |
| 0:49.6 | and it's a complete U-turn from the president. |
| 0:52.7 | Joe Biden had said repeatedly he would respect the Justice Department's independence, |
| 0:57.8 | and following his son's conviction, said he would not get involved. |
| 1:01.6 | Now, he says the charges were unfair and driven by his political opponents. |
| 1:06.7 | CNN's Evan Perez has more. |
| 1:09.0 | Joe Biden took office in 2021, promising to restore faith in the justice system. |
| 1:14.6 | And this statement on Sunday night indicates that he believes the justice system has failed to treat his son fairly. |
| 1:21.6 | Now, Hunter Biden will be covered under this pardon for anything that happened between 2014 and 2024. |
| 1:30.4 | So the question remains whether Republicans in Congress and whether the incoming Trump |
| 1:35.5 | administration will find new reasons to investigate Hunter Biden and the Biden family, |
| 1:41.6 | as they have said they repeatedly would do. |
| 1:45.0 | A landmark transgender rights case is going to the Supreme Court this week. |
| 1:50.1 | The justices will hear an appeal from transgender youths, challenging a Tennessee ban on their |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CNN, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of CNN and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.

