The Mark Thompson Show

The GOP candidates interrupted the moderator and talked over each other. It was a fight for the most minutes, a Trump bashing festival and a total circus. We’ll review the second official GOP Presidential Debate. Thursday means it’s David Katz day...We will get his legal opinion on the ruling out of New York that found Trump liable for fraud and does it really mean the end of The Trump Organizatio...

Major financial blow to the Trump Organization! A New York judge says Donald Trump and his two adult sons provided false financial statements for almost ten years! For persistent fraud, the judge canceled the Trump Organization’s business certification. A receiver will be appointed to “manage the dissolution” of the corporate entities. In addition to the Trump Organization, two New York properties...

Former President Trump looked confused and mixed up during a campaign stop in South Carolina Monday. Trump swapped former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush with either his brother, former President George W. Bush, or father, former President George H.W. Bush. He couldn’t remember which Bush took us to war or which Bush he beat for the GOP nomination. Does it bring questions about cognitive impairment After th...

Embattled and indicted Senator Menendez explains how all that cash and gold was on hand at his home. Trump calls for retribution against Mark Milley for the reports in a new book about him and his time in the Trump adminstration. Trump White House document burn was so intense that Mark Meadows' wife complained of the smell of smoke on his clothing. We have the latest on the Writer’s Strike and the...

New revelations and charges leveled against a powerful U.S. Senator, Bob Menendez. The indictment includes influence peddling and cash exchanges...Also, gold bars, luxury cars and more. Menendez and his wife were being soaked in money to intervene in various businesses and legal cases and they did--for money. Also, another blast of Pro Publica's reporting on Clarence Thomas reveals his allegianc t...

A detailed account of a groping incident puts Rudy Giuliani firmly in pervert territory. Former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson describes a gross encounter with Giuliani backstage before the rally on January 6th where he allegedly put his hands in her jacket and up her skirt as others looked on. Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman sat down with Fox News for an interview and was asked about 9/11, Jamal...

Normally, Republicans almost always agree on Pentagon funding but we are not in normal times. Last night, a small group of GOP House members joined Democrats and caused the failure of a bill to fund our national defense. Infighting is pitting Republicans against each other and signaling an upcoming big problem when it comes to keeping the government open for business. Democratic Presidential Candi...

The debris field associated with an F 35 fighter jet that disappeared over the skies of South Carolina has been found. The pilot is okay but had to eject due to what the Pentagon calls a mishap. It’s currently under investigation. A top Indian diplomat in Canada is being expelled. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pointed to credible allegations that India’s government may have assassinated a...

Trump is back at it with the lies. On NBC’s Meet the Press over the weekend, moderator Kristen Welker had to correct quite a few whoppers. From trying to blame former Speaker Nancy Pelosi for January 6th by falsely saying she had power over Capitol Security to familiar election lies to abortion laws to the national debt…it was one lie after another. But Trump went uncorrected most of the time. It...

Hunter Biden is now under indictment by special counsel David Weiss. He’s looking at three charges involving allegedly making false statements on a federal firearms form and possession of a firearm as a prohibited person. Hunter Biden’s lawyer says this indictment is the result of political pressure. Is Hunter Biden been treated unfairly or is his case being handled the way it would for anyone els...

Trump’s GOP allies in the House are weaponizing an impeachment inquiry. Without any proof of wrongdoing, it seems clear this is an attempt to destroy Trump’s political opponent. A ruling by a federal judge this week puts DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) at risk. The federal policy prevents immigrants brought to the US as children from deportation. The judge sided with nine states suin...

The White House calls it “extreme politics at its worst.” Speaker Kevin McCarthy agrees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Why? McCarthy claims a culture of corruption warrants an investigation, but it’s really evidence of McCarthy falling to the pressure he’s getting from former President Donald Trump and his allies. John Rothmann will discuss. Someone tried to break into an...

Among those who appear to have benefitted from the Supreme Court’s Citizen United ruling, which eased campaign spending rules and allowed anonymous donor money to go to nonprofit groups run by political activists, Ginni Thomas and her buddy Leonard Leo. Politico reports Ginni Thomas and Leonard Leo wanted to be the leaders of a conservative movement that funded a billion-dollar network of tax-exem...

It is 9/11. Now, 22 years later, we remember. A new poll finds a majority of voters do not favor giving cash payments as reparations to African Americans. According to the LA Times, voters seem to think “it’s unfair to ask today’s taxpayers to pay for wrongs committed in the past,” and “it’s not fair to single out one group for reparations when other racial and religious groups have been wronged i...

Something interesting happened at the disbarment hearing for former Trump lawyer John Eastman. He cited confidentiality in regards to his client, Trump, while refusing to answer questions about an alleged plot to have Senator Chuck Grassley preside over the certification of the votes on January 6th instead of former Vice President Mike Pence. Grassley publicly stated he didn’t expect Pence to be t...

Could Trump Be Struck From the Ballot? Legal ninja David Katz here…Man acquitted after 47 years!! Jimmy Fallon nightmare for staffers? As the discussion over the 14th Amendment continues, the state of Colorado is looking at potentially striking former President Donald Trump‘s name from the ballot. We will talk to former federal prosecutor David Katz about how the 14th Amendment works, and whether...

Finally after a conviction of Seditious Conspiracy comes a prison sentence that punctuates the seriousness of the crime. Former Proud Boys Chairman Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and leading a failed plot to interrupt the transfer of power from Donald Trump to President Joe Biden. To date, it’s the longest sentence anyone involved in the January...

President Biden spoke about the need to improve infrastructure in America. He told a group of sheet-metal workers in Pennsylvania on Labor Day that the last guy didn’t build anything. The President went on to discuss his infrastructure bill, pointing out the differences between the two administrations. We will talk to David Cay Johnston about that and more. Some Yahoo in China decided to bulldoze...

MAN, WOMAN, CAMERA, TV, TRUMP TRIAL. The judge in Trump’s Georgia Election Interference trial has ruled it will be televised and live streamed. Is it must see TV? Two criminal cases involving violent threats against the lives of election workers are coming to a close with a pair guilty pleas. In one case, a man threatened to kill poll workers, and in another, a man leveled threats against an elect...

Lying on financial documents to make it look like Trump & his business are worth billions more than they are... New York Attorney General Letitia James says they don’t need a trial to see the deception in the financial documents. Rudy Giuliani, already crying poor, is now on the hook to pay big money to the poll workers he defamed. More defamed poll workers are preparing to sue next! Trump bet...

Hurricane Idalia is taking aim at Florida and it's brutal. Idalia is expected to be a rapid intensification hurricane, picking up steam over the Gulf of Mexico, which has had record warm water. Water temperatures off southern Florida were measured at 100 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas this summer. Because of that, Idalia could set a record for her intensification rate. She will likely to turn an...

Some new information about GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Video from 20 years ago has resurfaced where Vivek asks a question of a presidential candidate that maybe he should be the one answering today, “Why should I vote for the one with the least political experience?“ Jim Avila will talk about why it’s important to keep trying to get real answers from Ramaswamy and the other candida...

Barker, passes away at 99. His longtime friend and publicist, Roger Neal, will join us to remember his long and storied life. The difference he made beyond the television shows he hosted may be his greatest enduring legacy. Courtney will be along with another fascinating look at a true crime mystery with a twist. Plus...We’ll explore a heartwarming story of accidental and international friendship....

It was a big day in Trump land. The former president was arrested and booked on charges related to sticking his fingers in the Georgia election pie…that doesn’t really capture the seriousness of it…how about trying to stay in power and pull off a coup. Veteran journalists, Jim Avila, and Michael Shure will be on the show to talk about what happened yesterday and what we can expect next as Trump’s...

As the Georgia election case moves forward, those charged are having to surrender and go through a booking process, which includes a mug shot. Yesterday, we saw Rudy, Giuliani, John Eastman, and several others immortalized in what sure to become infamous mug shots. Today, we will likely see Trump’s booking photo. Last night, we watched the Republican candidates for president engaged in debate. Mar...