The Mark Thompson Show

Trump’s election subversion case in Georgia is on hold thanks to a Georgia appeals court. The court wants a panel of judges to decide whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified before the case moves forward. It’s a victory for Trump as he tries to push his legal issues past the date of the presidential election. Donald Trump is a felon, he no longer has the right to...

Trump is acting out following his felony conviction. In addition to threatening political enemies with jail, he once again denied ever having met writer E. Jean Carol, for whom a judge found Trump liable in her sexual assault. Carol’s lawyer says it could open the door to another defamation case. Political analyst and presidential historian John Rothmann will stop in to discuss that and more. Beli...

The Proud Boys are crawling back out to rebuild on the back of the Trump campaign. With some of their high-ranking members in prison due to their actions on January 6th, some members of the group say they’re ready to act as a physical force for Trump so he can regain power and pardon those that were convicted.  We’ll also talk about Trump’s slipping poll numbers post felony conviction. Pulitzer pr...

It seems Trump’s new felon status is affecting the way people view him. The post verdict weekend includes major poll setbacks. Meanwhile, Hunter Biden heads to court.  True Crime Corner with Courtney and special guest Sheila centers on the Karen Read case.  We’ll start off the second hour with a look at the movies. Author Scott Ryan is out with a new book called “Last Decade of Cinema.” Karen Dawn...

After the jury in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial in New York came back with guilty verdicts for all 34 felony counts against him, reaction was swift and very different. House Speaker Mike Johnson called it a shameful day in American history echoing other Republicans. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the Democratic chair of the Senate judiciary courts subcommittee, said “It’s only in honest co...

There are four specific pieces of testimony that jurors In Trump‘s criminal hush money trial are requesting to rehear. They involve interactions between David Pecker and Donald Trump. What does that man in regards to their focus? What does the length of deliberation signify? We’ll ask former federal prosecutor and now defense attorney, David Katz for his legal analysis.

America is on verdict watch. The jury in Trump’s hush money trial in New York handed a whopper of a case. The panel, comprised of seven men and five women beginning deliberation today after instructions from the judge. SCOTUS judge Samuel Alito will NOT recuse himself from sensitive cases involving Presidential immunity and J6. Even though his wife’s personal outspokenness is remarked on by neighb...

A jaw dropping entry fee to attend a Trump event! Bay Area tech big wigs step in to help Trump sweep up Silicon Valley cash.  Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and author David Cay Johnston will be on the show to discuss this, the end of the Trump trial, Trump’s Memorial Day message and more. Jefferson Graham will stop in to take a look at Google‘s struggles with AI. The Mark Thompso...

Since he didn’t have to be in court yesterday, Donald Trump got in a little golfing at his course in New Jersey and then went to a park in the Bronx for a rally. Thousands of people showed up, but not all of them were Trump supporters. There was some pushing and shoving between people with different ideas and reportedly, a smell of pot in the air. President Biden is way ahead in recent polls of vo...

Nikki Haley has come crawling back to the dais of Donald Trump.  After nearly a year telling America, Trump would be bad for the country, she now is putting her party over her country and supporting him.  Scarlett Johansson is pretty upset. Open AI came to her twice asking if they could use her voice as part of there AI chatbot. Both times she said no. They found a voice actress who sounds an awfu...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was asked this week about Supreme Court Justice Alito having an upside-down US flag at his house. The longtime symbol of distress has been co-opted by the “Stop the Steal” activists pushing the idea that President Biden somehow stole an election despite no evidence to back it up. McConnell had words for a few Republicans who have criticized the move. He said,...

From trying to direct Judge Juan Merchan on how to handle objections to staring the judge down, Donald Trump’s only witness is causing chaos in the courtroom. Robert Costello’s conduct  caused the judge to clear the courtroom so he could tell Costello his actions were contemptuous and if it continued he’d be removed from the stand and have his testimony stricken.  David Cay Johnston will be in to...

The spectacle of a former U.S. president on trial for allegedly falsifying financial records in an effort to pay off a porn star and influence an election continues today. Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen is expected to finish testifying. The defense doesn’t have many witnesses to call so closing arguments may not be far off. An article in the New York Times suggests prosecutors have law and p...

According to a New York Times report, an upside down American flag flapped in the breeze over Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s house in 2021. The symbol historically means distress, but was co-opted by “Stop the Steal “activists who claimed the 2020 presidential election was not valid. Justices are supposed to avoid the appearance of any bias, but the flag was present as Justice Alito consider...

Lara Trump sat down with Sean Hannity and discussed the two upcoming presidential debates. Both were agreed to by President Biden and Donald Trump. Still, Lara Trump says her father-in-law “called their bluff” by signing on to the debates. Neither event has happened yet, but she says the debates are “rigged so heavily in Joe Biden’s favor - but everything always is.” Someone grab the tiny violin....

Is Rudy Giuliani hiding out to avoid being served with an indictment notice? Arizona prosecutors have tried for weeks to find Giuliani to no avail. The building staff at his residence is refusing any deliveries of documents and Giuliani is not responding to any communications. The indictment is connected to the plot to overturn the 2020 Arizona election results. Political analyst and presidential...

Michael Cohen continues his testimony in the Trump criminal hush money trial. While Cohen connected all the dots prosecutors have made with multiple witnesses thus far, Trump feigned disinterest and mostly sat with his eyes closed avoiding eye contact. Today, the defense gets to cross examine Cohen. It’s the perfect day to check in with Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and author Da...

Explosive testimony from former Trump lawyer and so called “fixer” Michael Cohen in the criminal hush money case. Prosecutors are trying to connect Trump to the $130k payment Cohen made to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet ahead the 2016 election.  Gather round the Internet for True Crime Corner. Courtney spins a tale you won’t believe!  The Mark Thompson Show  5/13/24 Patreon subscribers...

Donald Trump reportedly has his hand out to fossil fuel CEOs. He wants top oil and gas executives to fork over $1 billion for his campaign. In exchange: a promise that if he is elected, he will undo many of President Biden’s green energy policies. Political analyst and journalist Michael Shure will be in to talk about that and so much more. Albert has really outdone himself with today’s Friday Fab...

Stormy Daniel’s wrapped up her 6 hours of testimony at the Trump hush money trial today. She talked about fearing for her safety and ominous posts Trump made on his Truth Social website that she found threatening. When Trump’s lawyers pressed her on the social media comments she made, she said she was defending herself and never said anything negative about him until he said something negative abo...

Stormy spilled it all in court…from giving Trump a naughty spanking with a rolled up magazine to Trump pressuring her for sex in exchange for an appearance on “The Apprentice.” Across the courtroom, Trump looked mighty uncomfortable, shifting in his seat, making head movements and swearing. The judge had to ask his lawyers to make him stop. In the documents case, judge Eileen Cannon, whom Trump ap...

Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who allegedly had an affair with former President Donald Trump, takes the stand in his trial, offering gripping testimony that sheds light on their relationship and the events surrounding it. Daniels recounts details of their alleged affair, including intimate encounters and hush money payments made to her to keep silent about it.  Her testimony provides a first...

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is not giving up on the possibility of becoming Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick. She appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation over the weekend and it wasn’t pretty. She once again talked about having to shoot her puppy whom she insisted was a dangerous animal. She was also called out for untrue stories that she says are now being edited out of her new book.  The cr...

Prosecutors played another one of the secretly recorded phone calls made by former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen. Trump could be heard saying, “It’s so false what they’re saying. It’s such bullshit.” Cohen talks to Trump about opening up a company for the transfer of information regarding David Pecker and says he spoke to Allen Weisselberg about how to set up the financing. Journalist and p...

Former President Trump, on a one day break from his criminal trial, stirred familiar controversy by refusing to commit to accepting the outcome of the upcoming election against President Joe Biden and expressing a willingness to contest results if he deems the process unfair. Campaigning in Wisconsin and Michigan, Trump projected a strongman image, promising drastic measures like mass deportations...