The Mark Thompson Show

Over the weekend, Donald Trump began his holiday name-calling. He blasted Bill Barr and he compared himself to mobster Al Capone. Meanwhile, during an interview about the environment, Former Vice President Al Gore was asked about Trump just as Trump was busy telling us exactly who he is, Gore reminded us that we should believe him. Something super creepy happened at Steph Curry‘s house over the we...

rom luxury resort hotels to private jets and fine restaurants, former house speaker Kevin McCarthy really knows how to live it up. According to an analysis done by the LA Times, campaign finance records show that from 2012 through last June, McCarthy’s PAC paid more than $1 million on such things. To put that in perspective, that’s more than double the combined total spent by the leadership PACs o...

Vivek Ramaswamy came after former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley in the fourth Republican primary debate last night. He tried to paint her as a corrupt Dick Cheney in high heels. She fought back, but her recent ascent in the polls made her the candidate to take down. We’ll dissect the important moments from the debate. The fake electors that tried to lie for Trump are being held accountable i...

“America’s Mayor” was a no-show yesterday to a federal court hearing. It’s the last before the civil damages case heads before a jury next week. It was also supposed to be the time when the two Georgia poll workers he defamed, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, were supposed to be able to confront Giuliani. The judge was not pleased.. Liz Cheney warned America about “sleepwalking into a Trump dictatorsh...

These gold bars really get around! The bullion the feds found in New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez’s house has crossed the path of law enforcement officers before. Senator Bernie Sanders is going against President Joe Biden and Democratic leadership in saying he will be voting against a supplemental spending bill to provide emergency military aid to Israel and Ukraine. Hunter Biden says he paid his...

Dueling columnists offer vastly different predictions of the 2024 presidential election. Robert Kagan, in the Washington Post, says It’s inevitable that Donald Trump will be elected once again. He argues that there is too much money to be made off of Trump. Glynn Wilson, with The New American Journal, disagrees. He says he predicted Trump’s win in 2016, his loss in 2020 and that there is no way Am...

There didn’t seem to be many rules, and a time clock was not rigidly followed. The result for last night’s debate between governors Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis was a chaotic, stressful, zoo-like atmosphere where they both tried to talk over each other. Questions asked by Sean Hannity were based on a series of graphs and charts, as if the information presented was factual. Answering questions fro...

Trump reportedly caught thumbing his nose at a court order not to shift assets around. A court-ordered financial auditor zeroed in on Trump quietly moving $40 million from the Trump Organization into a personal bank account. It appears he may have been gathering funds to pay his $29 million tax bill. Former federal prosecutor David Katz will weigh in. Henry Kissinger is dead. The 100 year old form...

A number of American water treatment facilities are being targeted by hackers. The federal government puts the number so far in the single digits, but there’s word the hackers are zeroing in on Israeli made technology and it seems they have may have foreign ties. With Congress approving only a stopgap government funding measure, the pentagon finds itself getting creative with cash. They need to bu...

In the final hours of the Trump administration a flurry of pardons was granted. One of those pardons derailed a major Justic Dept case and investigation. A new report reveals what happened and the ties to Jared Kushner. Pulitzer winner, David Cay Johnston is here to discuss. We'll also touch on the flow of Koch Bros. and big donor money to Nikki Haley. Is she an actual contender? Also... SF Landma...

Trump expresses frustration at his inability during his last term to beat back protesters with American troops. As it turns out, he may have more latitude to do so in a second term. Also...Should the President Be Blamed For High Prices at the Store & the Gas Pump? Social media posts blaming the president for everything from the price of a big Mac to the price of eggs and groceries to the price...

We hope you had a nice Thanksgiving! We are ready to get right back into things today. Mark has a story from Thanksgiving dinner. Kentucky’s Governor declared a state of emergency after a train derailed, taking 16 cars off the tracks, and sparking a molten sulphur fire. The town of Livingston was evacuated and it’s residents were fed Thanksgiving dinner by CVX rail company. Two of the train cars c...

Off to kiss the ring! House Speaker Mike Johnson went to Mar-a-Lago last night to meet with Donald Trump. Speaker Johnson is the highest ranking Republican to endorse Trump’s candidacy. An 8th Circuit Court of Appeals panel comprised of conservative judges slapped the teeth out of the Voting Rights Act. The panel ruled that private individuals or groups cannot bring suit under the Voting Rights Ac...

It’s one of California’s largest cannabis distribution companies. Leaders of HERBL insisted the company was operational last spring, but rumors of trouble turned out to be true. HERBL has completely collapsed. It joins other big companies like Flow Kana and MedMen. What’s happening in a seemingly thriving industry? We might have to add a Tuesday Terrible Texas segment here at The Mark Thompson Sho...

Senator Joe Manchin, the moderate Democrat from West Virginia, has a warning for America. As he announced his decision not to run for reelection in 2024, he said that if Donald Trump is sent back to the White House in next year’s presidential election “he will destroy democracy in America”. Manchin said that it would be “dangerous” if the American people gave Trump a second term because he’d use t...

All signs point to a Biden Vs Trump rematch in 2024. Data shows Trump supporters haven’t wavered much, but President Biden’s supporters seem to be shifting around. What’s the one way President Biden can beat Trump? We’ll discuss. A lawyer for one of the defendants in the election interference case in Georgia is admitting to leaking some of the video depositions. In admitting it to the judge, the l...

Is the wild party of greed over for the US Supreme Court? The days of collecting gifts, rolling mansions, trips and school tuition may wind to a close with the adoption of a formal "Code of Conduct" for the justices. Or will it? The 8-page code, much like the one in place for lower federal court, says Justices should "avoid impropriety and the appearance of it" in all their actions. That’s subject...

Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans worked for more than a year to make Joe Manchin’s retirement a reality. By not running again, Manchin puts Republicans on the verge of a majority that’s eluded them for two straight election cycles. She’s still at it! Jill Stein, the two-time Green Party presidential nominee, will seek the party’s nomination for the White House in 2024. Last night, she ran a...

The GOP Debate last night in Florida came at the same time as a Trump rally nearby. Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy got into a spat on the debate stage. We’ll rehash the important moments.. At the Trump trial, the New York AG has rested her case with the final witness testimony coming from Ivanka Trump. Now, Trump’s team of lawyers will have their turn. We will chat with former federal prosecutor...

Democrats took some wins yesterday in key elections around the country. Notably, voters approved an Ohio ballot measure to lock abortion rights into the state constitution. It looks like they’ve legalized recreational marijuana too. Kentucky voters are keeping Democratic Governor Andy Beshear and Democrats collected seats in the Virginia legislature. Republicans did win in Mississippi, where Gover...

Donald Trump lashed out at the judge in his New York fraud trial repeatedly. He might’ve miscalculated though, when admitting he influenced the valuation of several of his properties. He also admitted some of those values were too high or too low. It seems like he implicated himself in real estate fraud! At one point, the judge asked Trump’s attornies to control their client and told Trump his cou...

An article in the Washington Post details reports of Donald Trump’s revenge plan should he win another term. Those who know him aren’t surprised he’d go after those disloyal to him. What may be unexpected to some is a new poll showing Trump leading in a potential match up with President Biden in five swing states. Today, Trump is expected to be called to testify in his NY Civil Fraud trial. We’ll...

As if she doesn’t have a stable of nannies, a gazillion dollars with which to hire a sitter or any means to procure child care, Ivanka Trump once again tried to get out of testifying in the NY Civil Fraud trial against members of her family and the family business. This time she argued that having kids who go to school make weekdays an undue burden for her. Her request was denied. Former President...