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Today, Explained

The Hunter becomes the pardoned

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.4 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

On Saturday, future President Donald Trump announced Kash Patel would lead the FBI. On Sunday, current President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter. Coincidence? The Washington Post’s Matt Viser and The Atlantic’s Elaina Plott Calabro explain. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Kim Eggleston, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members President Joe Biden hugs son Hunter Biden after ending his run for a second term this summer. Photo by Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Distinguished guests, please welcome the President of the United States, accompanied by National Turkey Federation Chairman John Zimmerman and his son Grant.

0:13.0

President Biden kicked off the week of Thanksgiving with the ceremony on the south lawn of the White House. He came out in his

0:21.5

aviators. It was a sunny day in D.C. Everyone knew what he was about to do. And what he's about to say,

0:27.2

he was going to pardon a turkey. Good morning. Good morning. You tell me there's 2,500 people here today.

0:35.9

Looking for a pardon.

0:40.5

President Biden closed out Thanksgiving week with a written statement and took a lot of people

0:45.5

by surprise because he did something he promised he would not do over and over again.

0:50.5

He said he would not pardon his son Hunter and then he did. We're going to try and

0:56.6

figure out why on today, explained. Hey, everybody. I'm Ashley C. Ford, and I'm the host of Into the

1:04.2

Mix, a Ben and Jerry's podcast about joy and justice, produced with Vox Creative. And in our new miniseries, we're talking about voter fraud.

1:14.6

For years now, former President Donald Trump has made it a key talking point,

1:19.0

despite there being no evidence of widespread fraud.

1:22.5

But what impact do claims like these have on ordinary voters?

1:27.2

People like Olivia Coley Pearson, a civil servant in Douglas, Georgia, who was arrested for voter

1:33.2

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1:37.8

Hear how she fought back on the latest episode of Into the Mix.

1:41.7

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