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 courtroom is a not a campaign rally! What we know about the courtroom proceedings comes from reporters,...
Nov 07, 2023•2 hr
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 chat with Chris Merrill and get his take. It’s been too long since we have had Political Analyst Gar...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 56 min
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 Trump is still trying to get the gag order imposed by the judge in his federal election subversion ...
Nov 03, 2023•2 hr 3 min
Donald Trump Jr. will be back on the witness stand today testifying in the NY civil fraud trial against several Trumps and the Trump Organization. Junior spent an hour and a half on the stand yesterday. He said he was never involved in the preparation of his father’s financial statements – even after he became trustee for Donald Trump’s revocable trust. When presented with a statement the judge already ruled fraudulent, Trump, Jr. claimed he had nothing to do with it and said, “The accountants w...
Nov 02, 2023•1 hr 56 min
A warning from FBI Director Christopher Wray came yesterday at a Senate hearing. Wray says antisemitism is reaching “historic levels” in the United States. Wray said “the Jewish community is targeted by terrorists across the spectrum” including homegrown violent extremists, foreign terrorist organizations, and domestic violent extremists. Erwin Chemerinksy, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, says anti-Semitic speech and actions are unlike anything he’s seen on campus before. Meanwhile, Israe...
Nov 01, 2023•2 hr 2 min
If you engage in insurrection or rebellion against the US Constitution after taking an oath to protect, preserve and defend it, you can’t be the President of the United States. It’s all there in black & white, clear as crystal under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Six voters in Colorado filed a first of its kind lawsuit arguing Donald Trump is ineligible under that rule. The court hearings start today. David Cay Johnston is in early today to help us lead off the show as we cover this unprec...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 54 min
Over the weekend, Israel's military exchanged gunfire with Hamas and hit targets in northern Gaza in an expanded ground operation. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, the number of people killed during Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7th is now nearly 8,000. It’s unclear if that number is verified by other sources. Meanwhile, Jewish people around the world are feeling the frustration over the conflict spill over. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists stormed a Russian airport, an...
Oct 30, 2023•2 hr 2 min
Ivanka Trump really doesn’t want to testify against her dad in his civil trial in New York. Donald Trump, and the Trump Organization have already been found liable for fraud, but how much it will cost them is still to be determined. Ivanka wants the court to toss New York Attorney General Letitia James subpoena for her to take the stand. But court has determined she must testify. Worried about President Biden’s age and approval ratings, a Democratic congressman is throwing his hat into the presi...
Oct 27, 2023•2 hr 9 min
We are back to the United States of Guns! In Lewiston, Maine, authorities are looking for a 40 year old firearms instructor trained by the military who was recently committed to a mental facility. Robert Card is a person of interest in the killings of at least 18 people and the wounding of as many as 13 more at a bar and a bowling alley. Perhaps unrelated but odd in the same town, early yesterday, officers stopped a vehicle for several traffic violations. The 17 year old unlicensed driver was al...
Oct 26, 2023•2 hr
It’s another big Mark Thompson Show! John Rothmann stops in to talk politics followed by Cenk Uygur from TYT. We’ll talk Israel-Hamas War, Trump, the recent Trump loyalists who are flipping to save their own hides, including Mark Meadows, and the shambles that is the House Speaker race. Prepare to be scared! The Horror King, Jeff Dixon, will rise up to talk about scary movies and creepy stuff! The Mark Thompson Show 10/25/23
Oct 25, 2023•2 hr 1 min
In the last couple of days, two of Trump’s former attorneys, Kenneth Chesbro and Sidney Powell, have accepted plea deals in the Georgia state election interference case in exchange for their testimony. Yesterday, former Trump attorney and fixer Michael Cohen took the stand in Trump’s New York fraud case. Cohen seems to almost be enjoying the opportunity to lay out the truth on Trump. David Cay Johnston will weigh in on how all this information is affecting Trump’s uncanny ability to slither away...
Oct 24, 2023•2 hr 4 min
A plea deal in the Georgia election subversion case, a flip-flop in loyalty and now the rats are scurrying away from Sidney Powell. Trump is now saying Powell was “never” his attorney. He hopped on his Truth Social platform to write, “ MS. POWELL WAS NOT MY ATTORNEY, AND NEVER WAS. In fact, she would have been conflicted,” Fact: Powell was briefly an official member of Trump’s legal team in 2020, and he kept in contact with her on election-related issues even after she left his campaign. Air str...
Oct 24, 2023•1 hr 58 min
Welcome to Friday on the Mark Thompson Show. It’s always a great place to learn a little and have a little fun… I mean a lot. Learn a lot and have a lot of fun. I’m gonna hear about that! Thus, it begins. First, let’s get caught up on the Israeli – Gaza War. Last evening, President Joe Biden spoke to Americans. He explained that this war is an “inflection point” - a fight between democracies and autocracies. He made the case for sending more financial aid to the region, comparing Hamas to Putin....
Oct 20, 2023•2 hr 8 min
Well Mark called it! Threats, intimidation tactics and menacing behavior are being directed at Republican members of the House who have not caved and continue to withhold votes from Jim Jordan in his bid to become the next House Speaker.. Former federal prosecutor, David Katz will be with us today. We’ll ask him about pending cases against Trump and the latest on the Joran Vandersloot plea deal. President Biden went to Israel to show support and pledged $100 million for those suffering in Gaza. ...
Oct 19, 2023•2 hr 1 min
#Gaza #Hospital #recording #intercept #Israel #Biden #jimjordan #ArabLeaders #blame #BloodLines Who was behind the blast at a Gaza hospital that reportedly killed at least 500 people taking shelter? Israel Defense Forces claim it was a failed rocket launch by Islamic Jihad, a group aligned with Hamas. A just released recording seems to back up that narrative. IDF is saying an analysis of their own operational systems indicates that a barrage of rockets was fired by terrorists in Gaza, passing in...
Oct 18, 2023•2 hr 6 min
Oct 18, 2023•2 hr 3 min
#Israel #Hamas #Egypt #Gag #Trump #Biden #suzannesomers #somers The Israel-Hamas war will very likely grow today with an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza expected. Egypt is under pressure to open a border crossing to get humanitarian aid in and allow some people with foreign passports to exit. Last night, President Biden told “60 Minutes” that Israel has to respond and go after Hamas, but he said it would be a mistake for Israel to occupy the West Bank. We will have John Rothmann followed by Anth...
Oct 16, 2023•2 hr
We wrap up our one-year Mark Thompson Show Anniversary week with more of your videos and wonderful messages. The support and love you've shown us is amazing and humbling. More fun to come on this show even in the shadow of what is underway in the Middle East. Israel is telling the United Nations that people in the Northern Gaza Strip have 1 day to leave. That's about 1.1 million people that have a matter of hours now to get out before retaliation comes swift and sure following the Hamas attack. ...
Oct 13, 2023•2 hr 3 min
Trump's stump speech in Palm Beach was filled with blame for Biden and Netanyahu. Mark discusses how Trump himself may be to blame for the escalation of events that brought on the terror in Israel. The BBC won't call Hamas terrorists...We discuss. Former Federal Prosecutor David Katz weighs in on Trump cases, SCOTUS gerrymandering case in S. Carolina, George Santos and Sam Bankman-Fried. Plus, Professor Andrew Fraknoi talks astronomy and the Ring of Fire eclipse! The Mark Thompson Show 10/12/23 ...
Oct 12, 2023•1 hr 58 min
Stories of the worst kind are coming out of the Middle East. How cruel can humans be to each other? We will cover the developments in this brutal war. John Rothmann will be on the show to help us make sense of it, if that’s possible. A little levity will be sorely needed, enter the brilliant Bobby Slayton. There’s never a moment that his razor sharp wit won’t leave you chuckling. Author and one of the original supervising producers of Survivor - Maria Baltazzi has a new book! Take a Shot at Happ...
Oct 11, 2023•2 hr 8 min
Hamas is threatening to kill the hostages taken after their sneak attack over the weekend. In retaliation, Israel is laying siege to Gaza, blocking the region from accessing food, fuel, and other supplies. The damage and wanton killing distinguishes the Hamas attack in so many disturbing ways. Pulitzer winner, David Cay Johnston, joins today as the Trump spectacle continues The Mark Thompson Show 10/10/23 Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon...
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 59 min
The death toll from both sides of this escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas is heartbreaking with more than one thousand people killed. Thinking about all the sons and daughters lost, all the grieving parents- is soul crushing and this fight seemingly has no end. We will start with John Rothmann and follow the developments after what started with Hamas fighters breaching the border from Gaza in a brutal and deadly surprise attack. Officials say the death toll in Israel has passed 700. Su...
Oct 09, 2023•2 hr 2 min
President Biden issued a proclamation when he took office promising that "no more American taxpayer dollars be diverted to construct a border wall.” Now, with a crisis at the border, President Biden is looking to start wall construction again. Why? According to Biden administration officials, the wall is not deviating from the proclamation because the money allocated under Trump must be spent now. It will be interesting to see what Jim Avila & Michael Shure think of this! It’s Friday Fabulou...
Oct 06, 2023•2 hr 11 min
Three days of whining on the courthouse steps, a limited gag order and earning the ire of the judge was enough to send Trump running from a New York courthouse. The trial is only beginning and he’s checking out already! It’s okay though. The judge can take large portions of Trump’s money whether he’s there to see it happen or not. Deals are being made in Georgia’s election interference case. Some defendants accused of messing with election machines are getting deals in exchange for testimony aga...
Oct 05, 2023•1 hr 59 min
We’ve never seen anything like this! An historic vote in the House of Representatives has members tossing out the Speaker for the first time in American history. Now former Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he will not try to retake his leadership role in the House. The person that does go for the job appears to be facing an uphill battle. Yesterday, Trump crossed another boundary when he badmouthed members of the courthouse staff on his social media site. The judge in Trump’s New York fraud case was ...
Oct 04, 2023•2 hr
Mark is back and there’s a lot to talk about! Trump was in a New York courtroom for the first day of his fraud trial. The minute he arrived outside the courthouse, he started disparaging New York Attorney General Letitia James, saying she’s a terrible person and he called the judge, Arthur F. Engoron “rogue” accusing them both of being criminals. In this case, it’s the judge who will decide the outcome. The trial, it seems, will give Trump the chance to give daily campaign speeches from the cour...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 59 min
California Governor Gavin Newsom is moving fast to appoint a replacement for the late Senator Diane Feinstein. Today he is expected to announce the appointment of Laphonza Butler. She is the president of EMILY’s List, an organization focused on electing Democratic women who support abortion rights. While the Governor said he’d appoint a caretaker who would not run for the seat, Butler’s appointment is said to come with no such strings attached. Last night, US Attorney General Merrick Garland app...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 58 min
Democratic Senator, Diane Feinsein, the longest serving female senator in history, has died. After an historic career in SF she moved on to the US Senate. We'll remember her and speak to the fact that Gavin Newsom will have the power to appoint someone to serve out the rest of her term. We have Jim Avila and Michael Shure coming through to talk politics, gov't shutdown and the GOP "fake impeachment" of Joe Biden as well as reflections on Diane Feinstein and the future of that Senate seat. Insani...
Sep 29, 2023•2 hr 7 min
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 Organization in New York and beyond? What really happens to his assets? Katz answers all.
Sep 28, 2023•2 hr 2 min
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 are part of the lawsuit, including a commercial tower on Wall Street and the Trump family compound ...
Sep 27, 2023•2 hr
