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FBI RAIDS TRUMP'S HOUSE, TRUMP LOSES IT
In what has been the biggest political news story in a long time, Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home was raided by federal agents yesterday as part of an investigation into what the former president allegedly took with him to Palm Beach, Florida after leaving office. Trump announced that the raid took place on Truth Social, saying, “These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents. Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before.” Trump went on to blame everything from the “Radical Left Democrats” to the Russia scandal to Hillary Clinton for the misfortune. There’s a chance that this is the peak of the investigation into Trump’s alleged wrongdoing. However, if a federal judge was willing to sign onto a search warrant for an ex-president’s home, it certainly suggests the possibility of criminal charges for Trump are on the table.
Eric Trump TRIGGERED by FBI Raid of Trump's House
Eric Trump went on Fox News yesterday to run interference for his dad’s Mar-a-Lago home getting raided by FBI agents. First, Eric played the victim as the Trumps often like to do. He told Fox’s Sean Hannity, “there’s no family in American history that has taken more arrows in the back than the Trump family.” Then Eric unloaded the tank of right-wing buzzwords from over the years, rattling off Benghazi, the Clinton Foundation, Hunter Biden’s laptop, and Uranium One. Then, Eric moved onto saying without evidence that this is all a Democratic plot to stop the chances of Trump running for president again in 2024. Eric Trump and the rest of the right-wing goons were apoplectic yesterday trying to come up with a cogent way to respond to the raid and as of yet, it doesn’t seem like they’ve been able to come up with a way to effectively do it.
From yesterday’s show:
Alex Jones Crushed by $49 Million Verdict for Defamation
Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $49.3 million to the parents of a Sandy Hook victim in the first of several defamation lawsuits against the Infowars host. Jones was found liable by default months ago since he did not cooperate with the proceedings, triggering a trial to determine how much exactly he was on the hook for. The verdict was that he would have to pay $4.1 million in compensatory damages and $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of the late Jesse Lewis. Jones repeatedly spread lies about the families of Sandy Hook victims, including saying they were crisis actors and that the shooting was a hoax perpetrated by the government to confiscate people’s guns. How much Jones will actually have to pay the Lewis family will depend on his bankruptcy proceedings and caps on punitive damages in the state of Texas, but he will certainly be in the hole for a significant amount of money over this.
From yesterday’s show:
WOW: Biden Racks Up Major Wins During COVID Quarantine
President Biden got quite a few accomplishments on his résumé while under COVID quarantine. First, Biden ordered and oversaw the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, something his predecessor wouldn’t do because he didn’t recognize the name. And now, the Senate has passed the Inflation Reduction Act which will authorize spending to fight climate change, reform the tax code, and allow Medicare to negotiate the cost of prescription drugs. The bill has to pass the House of Representatives in its current form before it can be signed into law by Biden, but it’s already gotten past the tougher hurtle in the Senate so it’s highly likely to work out. Biden got quite a lot done in 2021 but his agenda largely stalled in 2022 until now. Hopefully, these accomplishments can help convince voters to cast their ballots for Democrats in the midterms so even more can get done.
More on the show:
-- Andrew Sullivan, author, editor, and blogger at the Weekly Dish, joins David to discuss the current state of Trumpism and the conservative movement
-- MAGA-world flips out in reaction to the FBI raid of Donald Trump's house, including Mark Levin, Bernie Kerik, Lauren Boebert, Alex Jones, Roger Stone, Sean Hannity, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Dan Bongino, and more
-- Could the 2022 midterm elections be the worst ever for Republicans?
-- Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker is still unable to explain if and under what circumstances he will debate his opponent, incumbent Senator Raphael Warnock
-- Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' text messages have reportedly been turned over to the House January 6 committee investigating the Trump riots
-- Republican Alaska congressional candidate Sarah Palin is visibly confused when asked to explain what her priorities would be if she were elected
-- Voicemail caller wonders whether the FBI raid on Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home will inspire more Republicans to turn out and vote in the upcoming 2022 November midterm elections
-- On the Bonus Show: Reconciliation bill includes nearly $80 billion for IRS, town dissolves police department after racist text messages, Florida prosecutor vows to fight Ron DeSantis' suspension, much more...
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