Trump's choice to lead the FBI raises new alarms

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

MS NOW, Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 3 December 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Trump's taps loyalist Kash Patel to lead the FBI. Patel has vowed to go after Trump's opponents -- as well as the media -- if he is confirmed for the post. Plus, the growing backlash from both Republicans and Democrats after Biden pardons his son Hunter. And, Trump threatens several developing nations with a potentially crippling 100% tariff if they try replace the US dollar with another reserve currency. Susan Glasser, Andrew Desiderio, Neal Katyal, Peter Spiegel, Peter Goodman, John Avlon, Mark McKinnon, and Ben Rhodes join the 11th Hour this Monday.

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0:00.0	Tonight, new questions about Trump's picks for defense secretary and FBI director, what we're learning about Pete Hegseth and Cash Patel, and what lawmakers are saying about it.
0:11.1	Then, in a major reversal, President Biden pardons his son, Hunter, and he's now facing criticism from both sides of the aisle.
0:19.1	Plus, money power politics, what Donald Trump's dollar diplomacy means for the economy
0:24.9	as the 11th hour gets underway on this Monday night.
0:34.1	Good evening.
0:35.3	Once again, I am Stephanie Ruhl.
0:36.9	It is great to be back with you. And we have got seven weeks to go because in seven weeks from tonight, Donald Trump will take office as the 47th president of the United States. And the serious questions about the people he wants on his team are only growing. New reporting from the New Yorker is raising new questions about
0:55.3	Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, and Democrats are very uneasy about Trump's
1:00.8	pick to lead the FBI, Cash Patel. Trump is, excuse me, Patel is sort of the ultimate Trump
1:07.1	loyalist who makes his money of selling Trump gear and has got very little management
1:11.7	experience in federal law enforcement. Here's my colleague Garrett Haake with all the cash
1:16.4	Patel details. Tonight, Donald Trump's embattled selection for Secretary of Defense Pete
1:22.3	Hegeseth on Capitol Hill following shocking new reports about his personal conduct.
1:27.3	Hegset ignoring questions as he met with Republican senators.
1:30.4	Appreciate the opportunity to talk to senators today.
1:33.5	It's a great process.
1:34.4	A new article from The New Yorker revealing the contents of a previously undisclosed
1:38.4	2015 report written by former employees of a veterans organization, Hegeseth ran,
1:43.8	alleging he was repeatedly
1:45.0	intoxicated, quote, to the point of needing to be carried out of the organization's events.
1:50.1	The New Yorker reporting he was eventually forced to step down. So that article suggests you have
1:54.2	an alcohol prominent. Okay. Thank you guys. All right. Thanks guys. Let's go. NBC News has not
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