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All right. On to the show. President Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, something he previously said he would not do.

I said I abide by the jury decision. 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.

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