Biden weighs preemptive pardons amid fallout over Hunter

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00:00At the first White House press briefing since President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter,

00:04Corrine Jean-Pierre would not rule out any more pardons, including even some preemptive

00:10ones.

00:11I'm just not going to, I'm not going to get into, uh, get ahead of the president.

00:16Uh, certainly the president is looking at, uh, uh, you know, reviewing next steps and

00:21there will be more to come.

00:22I'm just not going to get ahead of the president.

00:23I'm not going to get into hypotheticals from here.

00:25Some of the names being floated for those preemptive pardons, Dr. Fauci, former chairman

00:30of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired General Mark Milley, Senator-elect Adam Schiff, and

00:35former Congresswoman Liz Cheney.

00:37It's been nearly a week since President Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, after spending Thanksgiving

00:41with him and other family members in Nantucket.

00:45Biden pardoned Hunter Sunday night and then jetted off to Africa.

00:49Here at the White House, Biden's press secretary was asked repeatedly why she and the president

00:54told the American people there was no chance Hunter would receive that pardon.

00:59That is where we were at the time.

01:01That is where the president was at the time.

01:03I am his spokesperson this weekend.

01:06He thought about it.

01:07He wrestled with it.

01:09He wrestled with it and made this decision.

01:13That's what I can tell the American people.

01:15Donald Trump's incoming press secretary, Caroline Levitt, reacted to the about face.

01:21To tell the truth.

01:22And I think Corrine Jean-Pierre was lied to or she was lying to the press and therefore

01:26the American people, which is a complete dereliction of duty.

01:30So we wait and see if any more pardons or even preemptive pardons are coming.

01:35At the White House, Lucas Tomlinson, Fox News.