December 15 — Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Debra Tice

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🗓️ 15 December 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) joins Meet the Press to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks and their likelihood of getting confirmed. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders talks to Kristen Welker about President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son and potential preemptive pardons for members of the Jan. 6 committee. Debra Tice discusses her son and American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria more than a decade ago. Amna Nawaz, Ryan Nobles, Ashley Etienne and Peggy Noonan join the Meet the Press roundtable.

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0:00.0	This Sunday, departing.
0:04.0	FBI director Chris Ray announces he'll resign next month,
0:08.0	clearing a path for President-elect Donald Trump's pick, Cash Patel, to lead the FBI.
0:15.0	We look forward to a very smooth transition of the FBI, and I'll be ready to go on day one.
0:18.0	This time for fresh start at the FBI.
0:20.0	I have concerns just because of his agenda that he is expressed in the past.
0:26.0	Will the Senate confirm this Trump loyalist who has published an enemy's list?
0:31.3	Plus, pardon power.
0:33.5	As President Biden prepares to exit the stage, his decision to pardon his son is sparking backlash from Democrats and former White House aims.
0:43.1	I do not agree with the way it was done. I don't agree with the timing. And I don't agree, frankly, with the attack on their judicial system.
0:50.6	My guest this morning, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and independent
0:56.2	Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and New Hope. After the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,
1:04.3	there's renewed optimism in the search for American journalist Austin Tice, who went missing
1:09.8	in Syria over a decade ago.
1:12.4	If he's alive, we think we can get him back.
1:15.4	I'll talk to Austin's mother, Debra Tice.
1:18.3	Joining me for insight and analysis are NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Ryan Nobles.
1:24.0	I'm the Navaz, co-anchor of PBS News Hour, Ashley Etienne, former communications director
1:30.6	to Vice President Harris, and Wall Street Journal columnist, Peggy Noonan.
1:35.9	Welcome to Sunday.
1:37.5	It's Meet the Press.
1:40.3	From NBC News in Washington, the longest running show in television history.
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