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It's Monday, welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears

on the world stage. Let's get briefed. First, in a move that, frankly, should surprise no one,

President Biden has granted his son Hunter Biden a full and unconditional presidential pardon,

insulating him from facing justice for crimes dating back a decade.

Then, an update on the intensifying fight in Syria, where Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have crossed

into Syria to aid forces of the Assad regime as they attempt to mount a counteroffensive

against rebel groups who seized control of Aleppo last week.

But first, our afternoon spotlight. After a long legal odyssey, President Biden has decided to issue

a sweeping presidential pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, ahead of the return of President-elect Donald Trump

to the Oval Office.

The legal breadth of the pardon is, well, rather extraordinary,

not only protecting Hunter from his upcoming sentencing

related to federal felony gun and tax convictions,

but also retroactively covering any offenses committed between January 1st, 2014 and December 1st,

2024.

We should also note that the move reverses numerous past promises from President Biden

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