Biden's final insult to our intelligence | Reason Roundtable | December 2, 2024
In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman react to President Joe Biden's blanket pardon of his son Hunter Biden and President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Kash Patel for the role of FBI Director.
00:00 - President Joe Biden pardons Hunter Biden
23:14 - Kash Patel nominated to lead the FBI
38:13 - Weekly listener question
47:33 - This week's cultural recommendations
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