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☆ Meet the Press – December 15, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +53 min

SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM:Yeah, I'm in a good place with Pete, unless something I don't know about comes out. Unless somebody is willing to come forward, I think he's going to get through. If he's, if he’s called to do something, he's going to do it, all the way. So I – I think he's going to have a hard time doing this. He was very clear, “no,” when I asked him should President-elect Trump, his administration, jail the January 6th committee members.

Persons: KRISTEN WELKER, Chris Wray, he’ll, Donald Trump's, Kash Patel, KASH PATEL, SEN, LINDSEY GRAHAM, AMY KLOBUCHAR, Biden, ANITA DUNN, Lindsey Graham of, Bernie Sanders, Bashar al, Assad, there’s, Austin Tice, PRES, JOE BIDEN, Debra Tice, Ryan Nobles, Amna Nawaz, Ashley Etienne, Harris, Peggy Noonan, It’s, Kristen Welker, Trump's, Trump, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, Hegseth, Joni Ernst, PETE HEGSETH, THOM TILLIS, LISA MURKOWSKI, Hunter Biden, Anita Dunn, Christopher Wray, CHRISTOPHER WRAY, I’d, FBI Hoover, Patel, Graham, SEN.LINDSEY GRAHAM, Bashar Al Assad, “, King, Jordan, Pete, ‘, Kavanaugh, Justice Kavanaugh, we're, I've, He's, We’ll, he's, Lisa Murkowski, Thom Tillis, Donald Trump, LINDSEY GRAHAM Well, J, Edgar Hoover, Comey, – SEN, –, you've, Stephen Miller, President Trump, Merry, Sanders, Press . SEN, BERNIE SANDERS, It's, ? SEN, Kristen, Lindsey Graham, Biden's, Hunter, DAVID MUIR, Will, Kristen –, Putin, Brian Thompson, Elizabeth Warren, ELIZABETH WARREN, Warren, ”, Elizabeth –, There's, Am, Yep, ” KRISTEN WELKER, We're, We'll, Austin's, Tice, DEBRA TICE, Austin, NBC News's Richard Engel, Sahar, Richard, we’re, They've, they're, we've, Richard Engel, Travis Timmerman, it's Austin, it's, Travis, let's, he’s, Kristine, Bill Clinton, Roger, Joe Lieberman, JOE LIEBERMAN, there's, TIM, You'll, Kamala Harris, ” Peggy, Ryan, RYAN, Matt Gaetz, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Amna, – AMNA NAWAZ, AMNA NAWAZ, Wray, Peggy, PEGGY NOONAN, sparky, Ashley, ASHLEY ETIENNE, Tulsi Gabbard's, I'm, Joe Biden, Gaetz, – KRISTEN WELKER, – there's Organizations: FBI, Trump, White, Vermont, NBC, Capitol Hill, PBS, Wall Street, Press, Capitol, Army - Navy, Fox News, Iowa, Senate, Republican, TRUMP, ISIS, Defense, intel, United States Senate, Press ., Justice Department, ?, Biden, FDR, RFK Jr, State Department, Austin, U.S, Hostage, NBC News, Wall Street Journal, America, Republican Party, Department of Health, Human Services, RFK, Bureau, Democrats Locations: Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Syria, Washington, U.S, America, Europe, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Israel, United States, Turkey, Afghanistan, Russia, Russian, Vermont, New Jersey, East Coast, American, Damascus, Austin, Lebanon, –

☆ Questions about drone sightings and new findings about human evolution: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

The White House said drones flying over New Jersey and New York don’t pose a public threat, but lawmakers still want more answers. And a couple’s $92,000 medical debt is wiped away after a NBC News report. This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day. It also clarifies the significance of fossilized human remains in Europe, and the time frame in which humans interbred another extinct species. Staff Pick: $92,000 debt forgiven after NBC News reportDonna and Gary Lindabury had a lien on their N.C. home due to medical debt.

Persons: Brian Thompson’s, Doug Hood, Jeff Van Drew, Mike Johnson, Cory Booker, Andy Kim of, Chuck Schumer, Kristen Gillibrand, Alejandro Mayorkas, Christopher Wray, Michael Whitaker, Josh Gottheimer, Mangione, Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, Joseph Kenny, Thompson, ” Kenny, —, ”, Marek Jantač, Petr Velemínský, Travis Timmerman, Morgan Wallen, Donna, Gary Lindabury, Donna Lindabury, Gary, — Gretchen Morgenson, Ulta, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: UnitedHealthcare, NBC, White, National Security, USA, Republican, Fox News, The Defense Department, New, Homeland, Federal Aviation Administration, Intelligence, UnitedHealth, Authorities, New York Police, New York police, Ruger, Anthropology Department, National Museum, Franklin Fire, UCLA, Hospital Locations: New Jersey, New York, bayside, Toms River, N.J, Iranian, East Coast, Sens, Andy Kim of New Jersey, America, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Florida, Texas, Prague, Africa, China, Australia, Europe, Malibu, California, Missouri, Syria, Nashville , Tennessee, North Carolina

☆ Trump Cabinet picks sand down their conservative media personas: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

In today’s edition, we examine how some of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks are softening their previous stances as they seek to win over skeptical senators. Plus, lawmakers in Washington are demanding answers about recent unexplained drone sightings. Trump Cabinet picks soften past statements amid Senate scrutinyBy Matt Dixon, Julie Tsirkin and Henry J. GomezSome of President-elect Donald Trump’s most vulnerable Cabinet picks are racing to smooth out or overwrite past statements before contentious Senate confirmation fights next year. The contrast illustrates a key split defining Trump world as it prepares to take over the federal government. But facing the political pressure of getting confirmed by the Senate, some of those Cabinet picks are now having to moderate.

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“Wanted” posters and harassment toward health insurance workers follow the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing. And new dietary guidelines for Americans suggest more plant-based proteins. On social media, images of “wanted” posters put up in Manhattan featured photos of the CEOs of at least two health insurance companies. New dietary guidelines proposedA report released this week containing updated U.S. dietary guidelines recommends that people eat more beans, peas and lentils and decrease their consumption of processed and red meat, sugary drinks, sodium and processed foods. The updated dietary guidelines, recommended by an advisory committee to the Agriculture Department, are expected to go into effect next year and remain in effect until 2030.

Persons: Christopher Wray, Donald Trump, Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, Thompson, Jessica Tisch, “, ” “, ” —, you’re, Read, Biden, Joe Biden, White, clemencies, Hunter, Travis Timmerman, Ted Turner, Travis Pete Timmerman, Bashar al, Assad, Timmerman, “ Travis, ”, Bill Belichick, NBC Sports ’ Nicole Auerbach, Belichick didn’t, — Greg Rosenstein, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: NYPD, Biden, Trump, NBC, NBC News, Agriculture Department, New England Patriots, University of North, NBC Sports, NFL Locations: Pennsylvania, New York, Manhattan, UnitedHealthcare, Syria, Damascus, Missouri, Hungary, American

☆ Wray’s departure will cement Trump’s control over the institutions of US justice
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —FBI Director Christopher Wray’s resignation announcement was the latest, and inevitable, step in the accumulation of massive and unusual power around President-elect Donald Trump. For Trump’s supporters, Wray’s exit will represent another moment of triumph following the president-elect’s political comeback amid criminal cases that once threatened not just his political career but his liberty. They insist that Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to replace Wray, will purge what they see as the politicization of the FBI. An internal Justice Department report found that there were serious errors made in Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court applications on Carter Page, a former Trump 2016 campaign adviser. In many presidencies, tensions erupt between the bureau and Justice Department and the White House, since the agencies are regarded as quasi-independent.

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☆ No undercover FBI agents were at the January 6 US Capitol riot, watchdog reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

That inaccuracy was unintentional, the inspector general found. Of those 23, three informants entered the Capitol during the riot and an additional 11 entered the grounds. Republicans on Capitol Hill have repeatedly clashed with top officials at the Justice Department and FBI over the riot, most notably over suggestions that FBI informants helped instigate the attack. Other Republicans, like Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, have specifically asked the inspector general to include information about how paid informants were used during the riot. “This is not violence orchestrated by FBI sources or agents.”Those theories have public support too.

Persons: Donald Trump, –, Joe Biden’s, Trump, ”, Clay Higgins, Higgins, Thomas Massie, Christopher Wray, ” Wray, CNN’s Holmes Lybrand Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, Capitol, Trump, FBI, US Capitol Police, GOP, Washington Field Office, Republicans, Kentucky, Department of Homeland Security Locations: Washington, Washington ,, Louisiana, “

☆ How Trump's 'border czar' is envisioning his mass deportation plan: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

In today’s edition, political embed Alec Hernández sifts through 20 interviews Donald Trump's incoming "border czar," Tom Homan, has done to get a clearer sense of his mass deportation plans. Plus, chief political analyst Chuck Todd breaks down the opportunities and challenges facing Mike Duggan's independent bid for Michigan governor. In the past month, he has done at least 20 interviews, which have all been reviewed by NBC News. Tasked with coordinating Trump’s core campaign promise of a mass deportation, Homan has used the appearances to begin detailing how the efforts might take shape and how the administration will move its plan forward. While they are far from painting a complete picture, the interviews have given more specifics than have been offered about the deportation policy in the past.

Persons: Alec Hernández sifts, Donald Trump's, Tom Homan, Chuck Todd, Mike Duggan's, Alec Hernández, Donald Trump’s, Homan, Trump, “, David Webb, The Defense Department “, ” Homan, noncooperation, “ I’ve, you’re, ”, Read, Mike Duggan, he’s, Gretchen Whitmer isn’t, Jocelyn Benson, Garlin Gilchrist, Duggan, there’s, aren’t, Dan Gilbert, Jamie Dimon, Gilbert, Dimon, Benson, Gilchrist, Pete Buttigieg, —, Chuck → 🗞️, ️, ej, ove Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Michigan, Senate, White, NBC News, ., The Defense Department, Fox Business, Cooperation, Trump, Democratic, ICE, Fox News, Detroit, Democrat, Gov, Rocket Mortgage, JPMorgan Chase Locations: Washington, Michigan, Detroit

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Christopher Wray plans to resign at the end of the Biden administration, as President-elect Donald Trump takes office, Wray told bureau employees on Wednesday. "I mean, it would sort of seem pretty obvious that if Kash gets in, he’s going to be taking somebody’s place, right?" Trump said, responding to a question about whether he would fire Wray if he didn't resign on his own. Wray, a Republican, was appointed by Trump in 2017 after the then-president fired James Comey as FBI director. And what absolutely cannot, must not change is our commitment to doing the right thing, the right way, every time."

Persons: Christopher Wray, Biden, Donald Trump, Wray, “, I’ve, ” Trump, Kash Patel, Trump, Kash, James Comey, Comey's, Robert Mueller, Mueller, —, that’s, ” Organizations: WASHINGTON, NBC, Republican, Trump, FBI, Capitol Locations: Mar, United States

FBI Director Christopher Wray walks into a secure information area (SCIF) ahead of a closed-door security meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 25, 2024. FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that he will resign by the end of the Biden administration next month. Trump in November announced his intention to nominate Kash Patel as FBI director. Patel is a former federal prosecutor and a Trump loyalist who has been critical of the FBI. Trump, who was president at that time, nominated him to the post after firing James Comey as director.

Persons: Christopher Wray, Biden, Donald Trump, Wray, Trump, Kash Patel, Patel, James Comey, I've Organizations: Capitol, Federal Bureau of, Trump, FBI, White Locations: Washington

☆ The F.B.I. Director Said He Would Resign
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Matthew Cullen | More About Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Christopher Wray, the F.B.I. director, told bureau employees today that he would resign before Donald Trump took office in January. But Trump announced last month that he planned to replace Wray, whom he said he was “very unhappy with,” with a longtime loyalist, Kash Patel. Patel, a former federal prosecutor and public defender, is a fierce critic of the F.B.I. and has vowed to fire its leadership and root out the president-elect’s perceived enemies in what he calls the “deep state.”

Persons: Christopher Wray, Donald Trump, Wray, ” Wray, Trump, Kash Patel, James Comey, Biden, Patel, elect’s, ” Organizations: America, Trump Locations: China, Iran, Russia

☆ U.S. indicts 2 former Syrian officials, accuses them of torturing prisoners
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The Justice Department's indictment accuses them of "cruel and unusual treatment" of civilian prisoners at the Mezzeh Military Airport near Damascus. Emin Sansar / Anadolu via Getty ImagesThe U.S. is the latest country to issue a warrant against Mahmoud and Hassan, following Germany in 2018. The U.S. has placed sanctions on Assad and his inner circle — including Hassan — since 2012. The indictment lists in detail the torture allegedly meted out at the direction of Hassan and Mahmoud. "Hassan and Mahmoud allegedly oversaw the systematic use of torture and cruelty on perceived enemies of the Syrian regime, including American citizens," said FBI Director Christopher Wray.

Persons: Bashar al, Assad's, Jamil Hassan, Abdul Salam Mahmoud, Department's, Assad, Prosecutors, Emin Sansar, Mahmoud, Hassan, Hassan —, Merrick B, Garland, Christopher Wray Organizations: Syrian Air Force, Mezzeh, United States, Court, Sunday, Baath Party, Getty, Syrian Air Force Intelligence Locations: United States, Damascus, Chicago, Anadolu, Germany, U.S, Mezzeh, Syria's

☆ Analysis: Trump lays out 100-day plan in interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

Here are key lines from NBC’s interview, along with some context:What will Trump accomplish in his first 100 days? It’s not entirely clear what Trump meant by arguing in the NBC interview that the US is subsidizing Canada and Mexico. I don’t say you use them like a madman. Trump would not definitely say he’ll fire FBI Director Christopher WrayWell, I can’t say I’m thrilled with him. I think that they’ll have to look at that, but I’m not going to — I’m going to focus on drill, baby, drill.

Persons: CNN — Donald Trump, Kristen Welker, NBC’s, ”, Trump, we’re, Pete Hegseth —, Hegseth, Biden, Justin Trudeau, Claudia Sheinbaum, “, It’s, he’s, ” Trump, Trump’s, Welker, ‘, we’ve, ’, hasn’t, I’ve, Will, we’ll, Kash Patel, Joe Biden, I’m, Pam Bondi, She’s —, Liz Cheney, Christopher Wray Well, Patel, Wray, Kash, He’s, Cheney, Bennie Thompson, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, I’ll, don’t, ’ Trump, Melania, it’s, MAGA Organizations: CNN, Press, Department, Trump, Department of Justice, NBC, Democratic, Fox News, Canadian, Wall Street, US International Trade Commission, Dreamers, Affordable, FBI, National Archives, Republican, Health, Human Services, RFK Jr, Elon, Social Security Locations: America, Trump, Mexico, Canada, China, Taiwan, Whirlpool, Ohio, Alaska, Missouri, Florida, Trump’s Florida, New Jersey, Ukraine, Europe, Russia, Russian

☆ US charges two former Syrian officials for allegedly torturing Americans and Syrian nationals
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Jack Forrest | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Two former high-ranking Syrian intelligence officials have been charged with war crimes for allegedly torturing Americans and other civilians who were deemed enemies by the Syrian government and held in a military prison, the Department of Justice said Monday. They were charged with conspiracy to commit war crimes through cruel and inhuman treatment, according to an unsealed indictment filed in federal court in Chicago. Warrants for their arrests have been issued, and they remain at large, the Justice Department said. “The Justice Department has a long memory, and we will never stop working to find and bring to justice those who tortured Americans,” he said. “Hassan and Mahmoud allegedly oversaw the systematic use of cruel and inhumane treatment on perceived enemies of the Syrian regime, including American citizens,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray.

Persons: Bashar al, Assad, Jamil Hassan, Abdul Salam Mahmoud, “, General Merrick Garland, ”, —, Hassan, Mahmoud, Lisa Monaco, “ Hassan, Christopher Wray, Rob Picheta, Helen Regan, Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez Organizations: CNN, Department of Justice, Mezzeh, Justice Department, Syrian, The Justice Department, U.S, FBI, Damascus “, United Nations Locations: Syrian, Damascus, Chicago, American, Ukraine, ”, Russia, Syria

☆ Read the full transcript: President-elect Donald Trump interviewed by "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +111 min

PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:No, no —KRISTEN WELKER:And there’s no —PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:He can’t deny it. KRISTEN WELKER:We’re going to —PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:For what they did —KRISTEN WELKER:Yeah —PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:– honestly, they should go to jail. PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:For what they did —KRISTEN WELKER:Everyone on the committee you think —PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:I think everybody —KRISTEN WELKER:– should go to jail? PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:We’re talking about --KRISTEN WELKER:You won’t touch Medicare --PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:– theft --KRISTEN WELKER:– Social Security? KRISTEN WELKER:But you --PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:I want to stop--KRISTEN WELKER:– have talked about --PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:Let me tell you what --KRISTEN WELKER:– the other world leaders.

Persons: KRISTEN WELKER, Donald Trump, DONALD TRUMP, Grover Cleveland, we’re, we’ll, We’re, Pete, He’s, Pete Hegseth, “, you’re, ”, “ I’m, there’s, ” KRISTEN WELKER, Decker, AutoZone, it’s, Covid, Jim Jordan, they’re, would’ve, I’ll, Justin Trudeau, Xi, Biden, I’ve, Will, Jerome Powell, –, You’ve, who’s, we’ve, — KRISTEN WELKER, they’ve, should’ve, Tom Homan —, Tom Homan, you’ve, —, David Muir, David, Kristen, Obama, We’ll, They’re, I’m, John McCain, Collins, — it’s, “ That’s, could’ve, Obamacare, Kate Britt, Roe, Wade, Joe Biden, Kash Patel, Hillary Clinton, Bill Barr, Christopher Wray, Pam, Pam Bondi, Kash, that’s, Trey Gowdy, he’s, Joe Biden —, Jack Smith, Don’t, You’re, Trump, Russ Vought, Brendan Carr, Peter Navarro, John Ratcliffe, Pete Hoekstra, Monica Crowley, let’s, Let’s, Hunter, “ Sir, Everything’s, Fani Willis, Fani, It’s, Alvin Bragg, Letitia James, Liz Cheney, Adam Schiff, Anthony Fauci, Biden doesn’t, Cheney, Kamala, Thompson, Nancy Pelosi, Sir, Bennie Thompson, Ray Epps, “ You’re, who’ve, Tulsi Gabbard, Bashar al, Assad, Putin, Xi of, Kim Jong, Oz, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mary Barra, Mark Zuckerberg, Vivek Ramaswamy, “ You’ve, Israel wouldn’t, Ukraine would’ve, Russia’s, Ukraine’s, Biden should’ve, aren’t, Netanyahu, Jack, don’t, couldn’t, Joe, she’s, Ivanka, She’s, she’d, “ Don’t, “ don’t, Lara, Michael, George Stephanopoulos, MAGA, There’s, McLaughlin, Fabrizio, “ George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, hasn’t, It’s — KRISTEN WELKER, Russia wouldn’t Organizations: Press, Republicans, Trump, Harvard, Fox, America, United, United States ’, Walmart, Black, Biden, Whirlpool, Canada, Mar, White, Federal Reserve, Democrats, FBI, ”, Capitol, Department, “, Republican Party, Truth, Justice Department, DOJ, NBC, National Guard —, D.C, CNN, —, Defense Department, National Intelligence, RFK Jr, Autism, Elon, Electoral, Electoral College, Government, Social Security, Medicaid, Security, NATO, U.S ., Service, Exxon, Republican National Committee, Republican, ISIS Locations: America, they’re, Princeton, Fox, United States, China, Canada, Mexico, Ohio, South Korea, Canadian, California, Mississippi, Alabama, New York, Liberty, Venezuela, Colorado, San Diego , California, United States of America, Russia, Hague, Florida, Mar, —, Manhattan, Antifa, Portland, Portland . Seattle, Seattle . Seattle, . Minneapolis, Minneapolis, ”, Xi of China, Hunter, Ukraine, Europe, East, Gaza, Taiwan, U.S, TikTok, UN, It’s, Syria, Afghanistan

☆ Meet the Press – December 8, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +64 min

ANNOUNCER:From NBC News in Washington, the longest-running show in television history, this is a special edition of Meet the Press with Kristen Welker. KRISTEN WELKER:We’re going to —PRES.-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:For what they did –KRISTEN WELKER:Yeah –PRES.-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:– honestly, they should go to jail. PRES.-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:For what they did –KRISTEN WELKER:Everyone on the committee you think –PRES.-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:I think everybody –KRISTEN WELKER:– should go to jail? KRISTEN WELKER:But you --PRES.-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:I want to stop--KRISTEN WELKER:– have talked about --PRES.-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:Let me tell you what --KRISTEN WELKER:– the other world leaders. PRES.-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:We're talking about --KRISTEN WELKER:You won't touch Medicare --PRES.-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:– theft --KRISTEN WELKER:– Social Security?

Persons: KRISTEN WELKER, Donald Trump, PRES, DONALD TRUMP, Joe Biden, he’s, Carol Lee, “ Playbook ”, Eugene Daniels, Marc Short, Mike Pence, Jen Psaki, Kristen Welker, Grover Cleveland, Decker, AutoZone, it's, Covid, Justin Trudeau, Jerome Powell, Will, –, You've, Biden, who's, We're, they’re, we've, – KRISTEN WELKER, they've, should've, Tom Homan – PRES, Tom Homan, you've, I've, John McCain, Collins, would've, – it's, That's, could've, Obamacare, we're, Roe, Wade, I'm, Trump, Pete Hegseth, Kash Patel, he's, Hillary Clinton, Bill Barr, Christopher Wray, Pam, Pam Bondi, Kash, that's, Trey Gowdy, “, Joe Biden – PRES, We'll, Jack Smith, I’m, ”, Hunter, Everything's, Fani Willis, Fani, Adam Schiff, Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney, Cheney, Bennie Thompson, We’re, – PRES, Assad, Putin, Israel wouldn't, Ukraine would've, Russia's, Ukraine's, Biden should've, Elon, Trump's, Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk, You’re, couldn't, Joe, MAGA, There's, McLaughlin, Fabrizio, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, It’s – KRISTEN WELKER, Politico Playbook, Carol, It's, CAROL LEE, Kristen, they'll, Eugene, EUGENE DANIELS, “ Bennie Thompson, Marc, Johnson's, Trump isn't, JEN PSAKI, Kamala would've, He's, she's, Jen, he'd, Vladimir Putin, Tulsi Gabbard Organizations: Capitol, NBC, Staff, White House Press, Press, Trump, Walmart, Black, Biden, Canada, Mar, Federal Reserve, Democrats, Department, FBI, Truth, Mr, NATO, SpaceX, Government, Social Security, Medicaid, Justice Department, White, Service, America, Politico, Republican, MARC, Republicans, QAnon, Dreamers, Democratic, Ukraine Locations: PRES, Washington, New York, United States, China, Canada, Mexico, Canadian, Liberty, Venezuela, Colorado, Colorado . PRES, America, United States of America, Hegseth, Russia, Hague, Florida, Mar, Damascus, Ukraine, NBCNews.com, Syria

☆ Trump previews immigration actions and Jan. 6 pardons in first TV interview since election
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

And yes, we’re going to do something about that,” Trump said in his “Meet the Press” interview, which was taped on Friday and aired in full on Sunday. “We’re gonna have to get it changed, or maybe I would go back to the people, but we have to end it. We’re the only country that has it,” he said, explaining that he had wanted to do that during his first term. I’m not going to instruct her to do it,” he said. Throughout the interview, Trump at times struck a more temperate tone toward his political opponents and appeared to prioritize uniting the country over exacting vengeance.

Persons: Donald Trump, NBC’s Kristen Welker, Trump, ” Trump, “, ”, Obama, — Trump, We’re, Joe Biden, they’ve, Jack Smith, Pam Bondi, I’m, Welker, Liz Cheney, Bennie Thompson —, ” “ Cheney, Bennie Thompson, Cheney, Thompson, Kash Patel, Biden, ” “, that’s, Pam, Patel, Christopher Wray Organizations: CNN, Department, Press, Democrats, Dreamers, Justice Department, Biden, DOJ, FBI

☆ Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to be FBI director, targeted in Iranian-backed cyberattack
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Michael-Kosnar-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Michael Kosnar | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The FBI recently told Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the bureau’s next director, that he was the target of an Iranian cyberattack, two senior law enforcement officials told NBC News. The exact timing of the cyberattack is unclear, but it was before Trump named Patel as his choice to be the next head of the FBI, the officials said. It’s unclear whether they actually accessed the communications and, if so, how much data was viewed or stolen, the sources said. Current FBI Director Christopher Wray, whose 10-year term doesn’t expire until 2027, would have to resign or be fired for Patel to take over the position, which requires Senate confirmation. Three Iranian operatives were charged in September with hacking Trump’s presidential campaign as part of what the Justice Department said at the time was an effort to undermine the U.S. election.

Persons: Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Patel, Christopher Wray, Justin Sullivan, Alex Pfeiffer, Joe Biden’s Organizations: FBI, NBC News, Trump, Justice Department, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Locations: Iranian, Minden, Nev, America

Since Donald Trump announced Kash Patel as his pick for FBI director, a 2023 podcast interview he did with fellow Trump loyalist Steve Bannon has circulated far and wide. I don’t know what that looks like." He said some of Patel’s remarks shouldn’t be taken too literally, comparing them to his own. “I don’t know how you can roll back those kinds of vile, vicious comments. “I don’t know how someone can be a credible director of the FBI having made those comments.”

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President-elect Donald Trump was wavering in recent days between two candidates to replace FBI Director Christopher Wray: Kash Patel and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, sources told CNN. Trump interviewed both Bailey and Patel at his Mar-a-Lago home earlier this month, and regularly talked to them by phone as he weighed his decision. “It came down to a matter of what Trump wants and what he was looking for in terms of an FBI director. And Bailey didn’t fit that mold, he didn’t have the personality,” one Trump adviser involved in the conversations told CNN. As of late last week, some close to Trump believed it was a “toss up” between Patel and Bailey as to who the president-elect would pick, according to a source familiar with the discussions.

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☆ Who is Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI director?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Jack Forrest | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI and an ardent supporter of the president-elect, has vowed to help dismantle the same organization he’s poised to lead. The FBI director must also be confirmed by the Senate, where members are already bracing for how they’ll navigate a slew of unorthodox Trump selections. As of late last week, some close to Trump believed it was a “toss-up” between Patel and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as to whom the president-elect would pick for FBI director, according to a source familiar with the discussions. Trump briefly floated Patel as a potential replacement for then-CIA Director Gina Haspel, whom he had considered firing after the 2020 election. Patel was also put in charge of the Pentagon transition effort for Trump’s first term, overseeing coordination with the incoming Biden-Harris administration.

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GOP Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., on Sunday expressed support for FBI Director Christopher Wray, just one day after President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Kash Patel to lead the agency as Wray’s replacement. After Watergate, FBI directors have typically served 10-year terms to deter the bureau from being seen as a political tool for the president. Still, Rounds said that he would evaluate Patel and Trump’s other Cabinet nominees fairly during the Senate’s “advise and consent” process. “The president has the right to make nominations, but normally, these are for a 10-year term,” Rounds said. “The current FBI director, Chris Wray, was actually appointed by Donald Trump.

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☆ Meet the Press – December 1, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +56 min

ANNOUNCER:From NBC News in Washington, the longest-running show in television history, this is Meet the Press with Kristen Welker. He credited President-elect Trump with this ceasefire, Jake, saying, quote, "Everyone is coming to the table because of President Trump." The second dynamic to watch is, Kash Patel is on the record for the retribution agenda that Donald Trump ran on. I will never forget when you asked former President Trump – President-elect Trump and President Biden during that last presidential debate in 2020 about 545 children who were still separated from their parents. And before we go, the newest member of the Meet the Press family, Frankie Alice Katz was born at 12:23 a.m. on Wednesday.

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President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday he would pick Kash Patel, a 44-year-old loyalist with little significant experience in federal law enforcement, to serve as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Patel, who will have to earn Senate confirmation to become FBI director, has earned a reputation as the ultimate Trump loyalist who has spread baseless "deep state" conspiracy theories and called for a purge of perceived Trump enemies in the FBI. He's arguably the least qualified person ever nominated for a senior position in federal law enforcement," said a former senior law enforcement official who interacted with Patel. "The Deep State is an unelected cabal of tyrants who think they should determine who Americans can and cannot elect as president," Patel wrote. The current FBI director, Christopher Wray, was scheduled to complete his ten-year term in 2027.

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CNN —President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he intends to nominate Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, in an extraordinary announcement that once in office Trump would move to replace the current director, Christopher Wray, before his term expires. “I am proud to announce that Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “Kash will work under our great Attorney General, Pam Bondi, to bring back Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity to the FBI,” Trump added. Trump nominated Wray in 2017 after firing James Comey, but he began to sour on Wray before he left office in 2021. “Kash is frightening at the bureau,” a source familiar with internal deliberations about the role of FBI director previously told CNN.

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☆ Animal rights extremist wanted for U.S. bombings caught in Wales after more than 20 years on the run
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Michael-Kosnar-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Michael Kosnar | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

An animal rights extremist believed to be behind a pair of bombings in Northern California over two decades ago was caught in Wales on Monday, authorities said. FBI Director Christopher Wray celebrated the capture of Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, saying on Tuesday the suspect will finally be held "accountable" for his alleged acts of "violence and destruction." He's also accused of sending a "bomb strapped with nails" that went off at a nutritional company, Shaklee Corp., in nearby Pleasanton, on Sept. 26, 2003. The FBI believed that San Diego, who was born in Berkeley, bombed the firms because they had worked with another lab that had conducted animals experiments. “There’s a right way and a wrong way to express your views in our country, and turning to violence and destruction of property is not the right way," Wray added.

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