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Hunter Biden Pardon, Trump's FBI Pick, Syrian Offensive

2024/12/2
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拜登总统赦免了他的儿子亨特·拜登,这与他之前的声明相悖。这一决定引发了广泛争议,支持者认为亨特受到了不公平的政治迫害,反对者则认为此举有失公允。 拜登总统的声明中提到,他遵守了不干涉司法部的承诺,但他认为对亨特·拜登的起诉带有政治动机,是不公平的。他相信任何理性的人都能够看出这些案件的事实,并得出亨特受到了不公平的单独针对的结论。拜登总统表示,他相信司法系统,但他同时认为,所谓的赤裸裸的政治污染了这一过程,导致了他所谓的司法不公。因此,他做出了赦免儿子的决定。 亨特·拜登也发表声明,承认自己犯了错误,并表示将致力于帮助那些仍在受苦的人。 特朗普对拜登总统赦免其儿子的行为做出了负面回应,并质疑赦免是否也包括“1月6日人质”。 特朗普计划提名其坚定盟友卡什·帕特尔担任下一任联邦调查局局长,帕特尔曾表示要从内部摧毁该机构。帕特尔以其对特朗普的坚定忠诚而闻名,即使在一些特朗普支持者中也存在争议。他公开表示,他计划对司法部和联邦调查局进行大规模改革,包括裁员和对反对特朗普的人采取行动。 参议员查克·格拉斯利对帕特尔的提名没有明确表示支持或反对,但其他立法者对此表示怀疑。共和党参议员有权否决帕特尔的提名,就像他们最近否决了任命马特·盖茨担任司法部长的提议一样。 叙利亚反叛武装在周末取得了领土上的进展,这使得叙利亚内战的局势进一步恶化。叙利亚反叛武装发起了突然袭击,并迅速占领了阿勒颇等重要城市,这令叙利亚政府措手不及。参与此次进攻的反叛组织是一个由多个派别组成的伞形组织,其中一些受到土耳其的支持,其中最大的派别是与基地组织有关联的伊斯兰武装组织“征服沙姆阵线”。 俄罗斯在乌克兰的战争以及以色列对叙利亚政府盟友的空袭,削弱了叙利亚政府及其盟友的力量,导致了此次反叛行动。

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President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, for tax and gun-related charges. This decision followed previous statements that he would not pardon his son, and sparked controversy, particularly from President-elect Trump. The White House cited concerns about a politically motivated prosecution.
  • President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden.
  • The pardon covers offenses from 2014 to 2024.
  • Hunter Biden was convicted of lying on a federal background check form and pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
  • President Biden stated that his son was selectively and unfairly prosecuted for political reasons.

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President Biden has issued a full and unconditional pardon of his son, Hunter Biden. President-elect Donald Trump says he'll nominate ally Kash Patel to serve as the next Director of the FBI. And, rebel militias made territorial gains in Syria as the country's 13-year civil war continues. Join the new NPR Plus Bundle) to support our work and get perks like sponsor-free listening and bonus episodes across more than 25 NPR podcasts. *Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter).Today's episode of Up First was edited by Dana Farringdon, James Hider, Lisa Thomson and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Kaity Kline. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange. *Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)