Ring of Fire Radio with Farron Cousins
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This week on Ring of Fire!
Donald Trump's lawyers have so far done a horrible job of convincing the jury that he didn't do anything wrong. In their opening statements this week, the lawyers claimed that Trump is "innocent," and then proceeded to claim that even if he did it, it still isn't a crime. His lawyers appear to be less focused on proving his innocence than they are on convincing the jury that the crimes aren't actually illegal. That's never a winning strategy in court.
Presidential polling is still all over the place, with some polls showing President Biden easily beating Trump, while others are still showing a tight race with Trump one or two points ahead. But these numbers change dramatically when all other candidates are included, and more and more these polls are showing that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is peeling more support away from Trump than he is from Biden. In fact, when Kennedy is included, Trump now loses, even in polls where he was ahead in a two-way matchup.
One of the major concerns and most common questions about putting Donald Trump in jail if he is convicted is how to handle his Secret Service protection. Trump is guaranteed that protection for the rest of his life, and it would be difficult to force protection agents to sit in jail all day with him. Luckily, Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson has a way to fix that problem, and he's now put forth legislation that would strip Secret Service protection from anyone with a felony conviction.
Steve Bannon is pushing Donald Trump to skip out on his daily court appearances just to "see where the chips fall." The judge has already made it clear to Trump that he WILL put him in jail if he doesn't show up for court, and Bannon is well aware of this. Bannon seems to believe that Trump being thrown in jail for a period of time will somehow help the former President in his campaign, but really it would have the opposite effect.
All that, and much more, on this week's Ring of Fire Podcast!
Episode 646: Special Pregame Analysis of January 6th Hearingsde
Episode 645: Lawyers, Guns and Money
Episode 644: Trump's Influence Wanes; America's Gun Culture is Outrageous
Episode 643: Hatred in Buffalo
Episode 642: What Else Will Fall Under SCOTUS?
Episode 641: Aftermath of the SCOTUS Leak
Episode 640: "Leak" Week Recap; Elon's Twitter Deal
Episode 639: Florida Governor Goes Beyond Trump
Episode 638: Farron Answers Your Questions
Episode 637: Farron and Pakman in Vegas!
Episode 636: DeSantis' Assault on Florida; Dark Money Behind Climate Denial
Episode 635: Best of with Some Our Favorite YouTubers
Episode 634: We Are Answering Your Questions...Oh Dear!
Episode 633: Putin's Quagmire; Real Solutions for Climate Change; Q&A's
Episode 632: Biden's First SOTU Review; Child Tax Credit Ends
Episode 631: Russian Invasion, Trump Court Rulings; Corporations Capitalizing on Inflation;
Episode 630: Jail Time for Hillary? Trump Kids Going Down?
Episode 629: Trump Takes Secret Documents to Mar-a-Lago
Episode 628: Musicians Flee Spotify; Trump Investigations We Need Now
Episode 627: SCOTUS Fight Around the Corner; Getting Elected Officials Back on the Side of the People
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