Ring of Fire Radio with Farron Cousins
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This week on Ring of Fire!
During a rally last week, Donald Trump attacked the media for reporting on all of his mental gaffes, and then he told the cult-like audience that he's actually doing all of those things (making constant mistakes) on purpose. This man is incapable of telling the truth, and his followers are incapable of believing the truth, so this really is a match made in heaven for Trump. But for those of us in reality, this claim is just another lie that Trump tells to make himself feel better.
Conservative commentator Charlie Sykes quipped last week that Donald Trump may end up picking one of his sons to be his running mate due to his penchant for nepotism. While the comment was meant to be humorous, it also presents a very real possibility for Trump. If he wants to create a political dynasty with staying power, he'll have to get his idiot sons into the game - and he knows that they can't succeed on their own.
Donald Trump has been successful in getting Judge Aileen Cannon to delay his documents trial, and he's hoping that she will continue to delay it indefinitely so that he doesn't have to face the music before the election. But this could come back to bite him, as it could clear the calendar in a way that allows Judge Tanya Chutkan to move his January 6th trial up, causing that conclusion to be reached before the election. Cannon's continued interference is now on track to hurt the man she's trying to protect.
The judge overseeing Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy proceeding has ordered the former New York City mayor to reveal every one of his donors that is paying his legal fees. Giuliani will also have to reveal how the money is being disbursed and what it is being used for in an itemized list. This is not good news for Rudy, as it could shame his donors to the point where they no longer wish to fund his legal problems, leaving him with no lawyers for the cases that he still faces.
Republicans in the House successfully impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas last week, but that was the easy part. They now have to hold a trial in the Senate in order to convict and remove him from office, and that's not going to happen. In fact, there's a good chance that the articles of impeachment are dismissed straight away without a trial being held. Ted Cruz is begging Mitch McConnell to prevent that from happening, but dismissing the charges will save Republicans a LOT of embarrassment during an election year.
All that, and much more, on this week's Ring of Fire!
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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