what carol lee reported is pretty important to remember. if in fact what her people are telling her is correct and president biden kept this on the table while he was publicly saying he would rule it out that leads to all kinds of other questions as well. what changed between june when he said no pardon and today when he said yes, he was the, and karine jean-pierre was asked about that and said, well, you wrestle with it. that's fine, but he was wrestling with it in june as well and what has changed is there has been an election since then. the motivator may be the party said he was worried about what the justice department might do with his son in the next administration and that is why he gave the sweeping set of immunity here to his son for any crimes committed over the last decade, not just the ones he is actually being convicted of. >> peter, i am being told that dr. jill biden at the unveiling of the christmas decorations at the white house has just said an answer to a question, of course, i support the pardon of my son. just to also

you and carol lee broke the story this evening that president biden would be pardoning his son hunter on the inside. when i spoke to carol earlier this hour, she said, you guys have been working on this for a long time. so how long have you been working on this? and take us through the winding road that got the president from the point of saying, no, i'm not going to pardon my son, to doing just that tonight? >> you're absolutely right. it has been a long and winding road. and i don't think anyone, including the president, knew exactly how this would transpire, up until today. we have been on the story, as carol said, for many months. we learned from some of our sources that shortly after hunter biden was convicted in june on the gun charges, that there were discussions between the president and his aides about the possibility of pardoning his son. although he remained in public, stating that that option was off the table. he said that multiple times. the white house, even as early as this week, had indicated that there would be no pardon. but this was a long, kind of option that was

nbc news managing washington editor, carol lee. eugene daniels, white house correspondent for "politico" and co-author of "politico" playbook. former white house press secretary jen psaki, host of "inside with jen psaki." and mark short, former chief of staff to vice president mike pence. thanks to all of you for being here on a very big sunday. carol, let me start with you. you broke the news earlier this week that president biden was going to pardon his son hunter, one of the many topics we discussed. what were your key takeaways from this conversation? >> a couple of things. you know, i was struck by how succinctly the president-elect summed up his mandate. he said i want on the border and opt groceries and how quickly he plans to move on those fronts. then his posture on retribution against his perceived political adversaries. you know, he is -- suggesting that he'll keep some distance from the fbi and the justice department, in a way perhaps he didn't during his first term. though investigations will be left up to the people t

joining us now, carol lee. ring in former federal prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst, paul butler. here with me in studio. "new york times" national reporter and msnbc contributor, jeremy peters. so, carol, the start of january 1st, 2014. not a random choice, clearly. walk us through the significance of this timeline and what it covers. >> sure. it starts in 2014 and that is the year when hunter biden joined the board of barisma, the ukrainian energy company, while his father was vice president. that was something that came under sharp scrutiny by republicans. if you then go through the timeline all the way up until december 1st, 2024, what happened during that time, hunter biden's dealings with china were under scrutiny. it's when he did the actions that he was convicted of in terms of the gun charges and the tax evasion and so all of that together, this is is time frame that has been under the microscope in the political sphere and attacked by republicans for years. so what you're seeing is the president decid

but this is something that is very, very broad. >> carole lee, thank you so much. really appreciate it. matt, this decision by the president comes after a report was released on saturday by hunter biden's legal team criticizing the foundation of the investigation and warning of a harsh sentence. here's part of what that report said. quote, there is no disputing that trump has said his enemies list includes hunter. the prospect trump will turn his vengeance on the special counsel prosecutors if they fail to take a harder line against hunter exerts considerable pressure on them not to let up on hunter. clearly the president was concerned his son could do serious prison time here. >> that's right. and that is, i think, underlying a lot of why president biden is doing this and doing this right now, is the fear really of what trump and a trump justice department may do to hunter biden as carole had alluded to this, pardon is broad covering a time period of mo are re than a decade, covering all aspects of the controversial business dealings hunter biden had been engaged

nbc news managing washington editor, carol lee.k. former white house press secretary, jen psaki, host of "inside with jen psaki" and marc short, former chief of staff to vice president mike pence. thanks to all of you for being here on a very big sunday. you broke the news that the president was going to pardon his son, hunter. what were your key takeaways from this conversation? >> a couple of things. i was struck by how succinctly that he wrapped up his mandate. and his posture on retribution against his perceived political adversaries. he's suggesting he'll keep some distance from the fbi and justice department, in a way he didn't in his first term. he's saying those decisions about investigations will be left up to the people that i put in those agency. however. some of these folks will probably be in jail. that message comes off as a little bit mixed, and he's saying it knowing that the people that he's putting in these jobs are people who share his views on these issues. and so it will be very interesting to see how that play

. >> thank you very much for joining me this evening, now let's go to carol lee, she joins me by phone, bring me up to speed on this nbc news breaking the story about president biden pardoning his son, hunter. >> yeah, we learned about this being in the works for some time , essentially that the president had not taken off the table the idea of granting his son clemency, even though he has said for months that he would not take that step. however, this decision, the final decision was made only this past weekend according to our sources and the president then after returning to washington informs them of his decision and they went through with the statement and getting things in order, the paperwork to make it happen so he could announce tonight, and it is very intentional that it is coming before the sentencing that is supposed to take place on december 12th, because that is obviously something that the president, if he was planning to do this which he was, would want to get ahead of. and look, it's already getting a lot of blowback from republicans who are saying that this is just mo

that he would give a pardon to his son, but privately according to the great reporting from nbc's carole leea fitzpatrick breaking the story last night the idea of a pardon was something that the president never took off the table. we know that the final decision was made just in the last week when the president was with his family, including hunter, his wife and son, as well as his daughter ashley and the first lady, in nantucket for the thanksgiving holiday. this would have been a time in which the family, hunter and the president, would have had the most face-to-face, one-on-one time to discuss the sentencing appearances he was scheduled to make one in a delaware court and one in a los angeles court for those two convictions -- one a conviction and one a guilty plea. something that was weighing on the president. it was interesting to hear one of the people part of those discussions the first lady of the united states, as she was kicking off the holiday season at the white house asked her view on this. take a listen to that a moment ago. >>. >> dr. biden do you support the pardon of hunter

we are getting word that we have nbc news correspondent, carol lee joining me on the phone. what can you tell us about this news? how did it happen? what were the processes? and what do we know? >> reporter: well, what we know is that the president has been, was in nantucket with his family over the thanksgiving day holiday. it was a small group. it included hunter biden. what a source told me is that they had this discussion. the president made the decision and today, he started to inform small, tight knit close senior staff in the white house. obviously, the white house counsel's office and others so they could get paperwork in order and put the process, get the process completed. that's what the president is expected to announce tonight. that he has not only made the decision to pardon his son, but that he has, indeed, pardoned his son. so we are expecting to hear that from the white house really at anytime. in fact, i think we just got the statement from the president. >> so just gotten the statement -- i'm sorry. >> reporter: i was just going to read that he said the fi

. >> carol lee, nbc news go back and look at her so-called reporting. she's anti-trump and then it gets better because jen psaki is going to be on the panel, who is anti-trump on pixie sticks and steroids? the biden press secretary, tammy, who lied for years about joe biden, whether it be his record cognitive decline, she's on the panel and then we have marc short on this panel, who is portrayed to be the conservative but who is as anti-trump as the lincoln project and liz cheney combined. sounds like we already know where this is going to go. >> you know, it almost sounds like they've set up like group therapy after the interview, right? that they can that they all are just going to, like, pat each other on the back and hand out the tissues. and, you know, there's a lot of we got to get back to reality here when it comes to what these conversations are. but very quickly, joe to paris for the opening of notre dame. that's international press. of course, paris and france are in some difficulty right now with the collapse of their government invitation by

travel onto the key and next that we discussed the positions of to ron and non caroll with all correspondence back use of july lee. and the cna can do you want him to go out for an minister said that ah, syria has raised much worse challenges before. like when ices and other groups drag the country into a nashville journal. more about the small spots back then he said uh the r gc was for some offered vitals and much needed help to come back to our, the tourist in syria. and of course in iraq back then, and now he said they're ready to take on whatever comes their way this time around as well. so he made it clear that this time around, iran will extend whatever help is needed. he also said that's different resistance groups in that region will also jump from the why in to offer syria, they needed assistance. and we actually heard that iraq, you popular mobilization force is also known as the hash. do, and shall be, were dispatched to serial on sunday to join the fight against bobby s p s or the hey, i'm definitely not strong in serious naturally the situation is difficult. but what is important is that the spirit,

lee klaskow bloomberg intelligence. carol: i just want to give him a shout out.dcasts. highly recommend. logistics is such a good indicator of what is going on in the global economy, specific nuances and narratives about what is going on in the middle east, so on and so forth is also a great read of the economy. vonnie: always, always fascinating. stay with us. another 35 minutes in "bloomberg markets" for you on this last day of december. jeff taylor will join us, founder of mphasis digital risk. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ three little birds ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ at morgan stanley, old school hard work meets bold new thinking. to help you see untapped possibilities and relentlessly work with you to make them real. lock in let's go. and relentlessly rated e for everyone. [rock and roll music playing] xfinity. made for gaming. rewards members, get early access to an ea sports fc25 kit. visit xfinity.com/rewards. carol: you are back on bloomberg markets. a special cross-platform broadcast. one thing we have talked about a lot is certainly real estate commercial office

carol fife, council member. ignacio de la fuente, lobbyist isaac reed, former council member lauren taylor, and representative barbara lee. those are, according to mercury news, possible replacements to replace mayor chao in the interim. again meeting later this morning at oakland city hall at 10 a.m, reporting live. bob redell today in the bay. a lot of changes for that city. all right. thank you. well, deliberations begin this morning in the high profile murder trial of nima momeni. this comes after the defense wrapped up its closing arguments yesterday. well, mini is accused of killing cash app co-founder bob lee on the streets of san francisco last april. the defense argued this was not murder, but self-defense. they claim that lee was high on drugs and attacked mo mini, who then stabbed lee to death to protect himself. we will bring you updates on the deliberations and the verdict on air, as well as online when it happens. members of a british rock band. they are rattled. this is after being held at gunpoint right here in the bay area. get down! lauren! get down! bring the police! ring the police! guys! somebody rin

carol fife. council member ignacio de la fuente. lobbyist isaac reed. former council member lauren taylor or representative barbara lee.orting live. bob redell today in the bay. all right. thank you, bob. so the stage is also now set for an election day showdown to determine the future leadership in the san mateo county sheriff's office. as expected in a vote yesterday, the second vote supervisor signed off on a plan to bring a spring ballot measure to voters. it would give the board authority to remove sheriff christina corpus. she has been at the center of controversy after an independent report accused her of fostering a culture of fear and retaliation, and suggested that she had an inappropriate relationship with a top assistant. she denies all of these accusations, calling them politically motivated, and has refused to resign. well, developing right now, gender affirming care for transgender minors will take center stage today in the u.s. supreme court. want to give you a live look this morning at the courthouse in washington, dc? that's where demonstrators are already gathering this morning. the justices will hea

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lee curtis, that episode got nine emmy nominations. >> wow! >> do you hear what i hear? it is time for christmas carols. oh, what fun it is.five. we move on to number four. couldn't do this list without bing crosby. how about this rendition of "do you hear what i hear." since it was released, it's been recorded by some other great christmas crooners. josh grogan, barry komo just to came a few. we move on to number three. the greatest christmas carols of all time, the "12 days of christmas." here's a fun fact, craig, if you do the math, this tallies up to 184 birds. >> thanks for doing the math. >> "o come all ye faithful" by martina mcbride released her christmas album with "away in a manger" and "hark the harold angels sing." here's the big reveal. the number one christmas carol of all time. ♪ ♪ silent night ♪ ♪ holy night ♪ ♪ all is calm ♪ ♪ all is bright ♪ >> how about that? >> wow! michael bublÉ, love it. >> do you know what's surprising? no mariah carey in that top five. >> i think you don't consider that a carol. it is a pop song. >> way to make people riot on christmas day. >> no, it is a good question. >> all right

carol: it is a fairly good done deal. i think the deductions are very popular and it is one of the lee reasons that people voted for trump,for the lower tax policy. that is a big driver in many family offerings. offices believe in returning money and letting them see how they can invest it on behalf of society and themselves. we are probably going to get the tax breaks we want this year. we come to the midterms, all bets are off. we will see. paul: for 2025, is there a theme you are stressing with your clients this year? carol: sure. the become better. david: i like that. carol: stick with and -- apple, amazon, the winners are going to be bigger. you have to follow the massive trends and then you will win. it is not a hard market in that respect. but what will be hard is when they have the consolidations, stick to your convictions and stay invested. this is not a market to trade in and out of but just write it out until the end of next year and we will be happy. paul: is there anything novel about the market we are in. if you look at the bull market we have been income we have seen it extremely narrow talking about the ma