Former President Donald Trump is facing "insurmountable difficulties" in obtaining a bond to satisfy the $464 million civil fraud judgment, his attorneys said Monday in a new appellate court filing, and the magnitude of which would require him to use real estate as collateral. Judge Arthur Engoron in February ordered Trump to pay $464 million in disgorgement and interest after holding him liable for doing a decade's worth of business with fraudulent financial statements that overvalued his real ...
Mar 18, 2024•2 hr 4 min
Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshow Maybe you’re more into PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24 And you’ll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.com #Trump #McConnell #Judgeshopping #Politics #documents #espionage #MichaelShure #MichaelSnyder It seems Mitch McConnell supports judge shopping. The Judicial Conference of the United Stat...
Mar 15, 2024•2 hr 1 min
Senator Katie Britt is blaming the media for her SOTU rebuttal speech blunder. She chose to tell the story of a girl who had actually been trafficked during the last Bush administration and tried to lay the blame at the feet of President Biden. Britt says the liberal media isn’t interested in the truth and that when all the facts come out, people will see the truth. Speaking of the border crisis, we are so excited to welcome back friend of The Mark Thompson Show Jim Avila. He’s done an incredibl...
Mar 14, 2024•2 hr 1 min
From the Gridiron to the Hill? It’s a Hail Mary kind of campaign. RFK Jr. is said to be considering football star Aaron Rodgers as a running mate. Would they be the vaccine for gridlock in DC? Political analyst and presidential historian John Rothmann will be in to talk about that and more. Former federal prosecutor David Katz joins us to talk about the revolving door of legal cases against Donald Trump. We’ve got a great “It’s the Planet, Stupid!” With Belinda Waymouth too! The Mark Thompson Sh...
Mar 13, 2024•2 hr
A Trump takeover of the Republican National Committee means as many as 60 staff members are now laid off. The new Trump backed leadership did a staff evaluation to verify everyone at the RNC is aligned with his vision of how to win in November. Some of the staffers affected are being asked to resign and reapply for a position on the team. Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author David Cay Johnston will be with us to discuss. The situation at Boeing keeps getting more and more strange. The fo...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 56 min
What an Academy Awards show! It was full of history making pop culture moments. Sam Rubin, from KTLA, will be on the show to discuss it all. From stars and skin at the Oscars to True Crime Corner. This time, Courtney brings us a mob informant who goes by a shadowy fake name. Aiden Gabor has written a memoir, and you won’t believe what’s in it! We will of course have the latest news and political drama too! The Mark Thompson Show 3/11/24 Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d ...
Mar 11, 2024•2 hr 2 min
We’ll dig into a recap of President Biden‘s State of the Union address with journalist and political analyst Michael Shure. His thoughts on whether President Biden successfully delivered his message to the nation, on the issues the President highlighted and on the lack of decorum on the House floor. Donald Trump rolls out the red carpet at Mar-a-Lago for Hungary's Viktor Orban... PG&E is raising rates again. The CPUC says it’s okay to charge users more. When is enough enough? A Stories from ...
Mar 08, 2024•2 hr 10 min
Nikki Haley may be out of the race for president, but she left a big mark on Donald Trump’s campaign. She grew new kinds of “Never Trumpers” who may now be ripe for President Biden’s picking. A new court date set in Trump’s presidential immunity case. How much of a delay will it really mean? We’ll talk about all of it with former federal prosecutor, David Katz. Plus, a Law & Disorder you won’t want to miss!
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 59 min
Trump wants Elon to bail him out... He's been convincing as a frontrunner but he has baggage. Some of that baggage is finiancial. Huge bills and way behind in fundraising. He needs a REAL rich guy on board. We will be looking at the results from the primary elections around the US yesterday, along with some other key races. What does it all mean moving forward? In some states Nikki Haley had a pretty decent showing. She won in Vermont. President Biden did not take American Samoa. More charges co...
Mar 06, 2024•2 hr
Welcome to Super Tuesday! Wear that “I Voted!” sticker with pride! You can count on Donald Trump not to stay quiet about most things, especially his competition. Regarding Nikki Haley’s win in the D.C. GOP Primary over the weekend, Trump called her a bird brain for focusing on a region with small numbers and pointed to lobbyists voting in what he called a swamp. He went on to pat himself on the back for his wins in states with big numbers of delegates. A recap of Trump court cases is also needed...
Mar 05, 2024•1 hr 56 min
The Colorado Republican Party asked the court to act before Super Tuesday primaries this week and they have ruled Trump is eligibility to remain on the ballot for Colorado’s primary. Get ready for True Crime Corner with Courtney. Today’s case centers on the Berman murders. Attorney and journalist Doug Kari joins us to discuss his book on the case and his nine-year long look into this unsolved double murder in California’s Mojave Desert. We bring our love for the animals to the forefront with Kar...
Mar 04, 2024•2 hr
President Biden‘s extensive experience reaching across the aisle to get things done was on full display during his speech at the US-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas. He directed his message to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who stood in the way of a border deal to keep President Biden from claiming it as a success. The President asked Trump to, “ join me…or I’ll join you” and we will get this done. He reminded Trump in a passionate plea that this deal is what is best for Amer...
Mar 01, 2024•2 hr 10 min
For now, Donald Trump gets his delay from the Supreme Court…but the immunity question may not go his way. Analysis from former federal prosecutor David Katz. California’s primary election is just days away. The Republican candidate vying to represent Californians in the U.S. Senate will stop by The Mark Thompson Show. Steve Garvey says he is looking to bring stability to a "dysfunctional Washington” so we’ll ask him what he thinks is broken and his ideas for making repairs. The environment takes...
Feb 29, 2024•2 hr
Both victors in their Michigan primaries, President Biden and former President Trump also got handed messages. For President Biden, it’s the realization that progressives, young voters and Arab American Democrats are not happy. They took part in a movement to cast “uncommitted” protest votes. They are telling the President they will withhold support unless he changes his handling of the Israel’-Hamos conflict. Trump’s win came with another showing from a significant number of Republicans who vot...
Feb 28, 2024•2 hr 1 min
Trump is bleeding cash. He finally paid The New York Times $392k in legal fees. He was ordered to pay up after his failed lawsuit over the public sharing of his tax documents. Trump is also appealing his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment. He wants an appeals court to reverse the massive penalties that could clean out his cash reserves. French President Emmanuel Macron wants his fellow European leaders to take action when it comes to helping Ukraine fight against Russia, rather than wait...
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 55 min
Donald Trump came away with more than a win in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary; he also came away with a big question mark. Some polls had Trump up by more than 35 points but he only ended up beating Nikki Haley by 20 points. Yes, she lost in her home state, but she also took about 40% of the vote. One analyst says it indicates that primary voters don’t like Trump. More fallout after the South Carolina primary: The money tree is drying up for Nikki Haley. The network associate...
Feb 26, 2024•2 hr 1 min
The United States hasn’t been back to the moon in more than 50 years, but that changed yesterday! This time, a private company called Intuitive Machines set their Odysseus lander on the lunar surface after some highly stressful moments. What happens when extremists hold positions of power? You get Tom Parker, the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court who voted to classify embryos as children. He is a supporter of the Seven Mountains Mandate which says evangelical Christians need to reshape ...
Feb 23, 2024•2 hr 15 min
Hard right religion is now gaining political momentum. The latest evidence comes on the heels of the Alabama Supreme Court Ruling that “embryos are children.” GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley agrees. Now, an Alabama IVF Clinic is stopping services. Former federal prosecutor David Katz will join us to discuss this, the revolving courtroom door of Trump legal cases and more. “It’s The Planet, Stupid!” brings our environmental guru Belinda Waymouth to the show to look at some of the things we...
Feb 22, 2024•2 hr 4 min
The polls are not on Nikki Haley’s side. Though Donald Trump has called on her to step aside, Haley is reaffirming her commitment to stay in the presidential race past the primary in her home state this weekend. At a last minute press conference Tuesday, Haley said, “ I refuse to quit,” She also spoke directly about Trump, “many of the same politicians who now publicly embrace Trump, privately dread him. They know what a disaster he’s been and will continue to be for our party. They’re just too ...
Feb 21, 2024•2 hr
Former President Donald Trump’s most recent and biggest financial court imposed penalty is a body now outlined by David Cay Johnston in The New Republic. David is here today and hits us with outrageous specifics from Trump’s fraud case and puts it in a broader context of financial and legal troubles for Trump. David also will discuss the Trump delay tactics and how they may, in the end, hurt Trump even more.
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 54 min
(Multiple) Award Winning Broadcaster "Bean" talks Taylor Swift, Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial & more. Tom Dreesen reviews his years working as the opening act for Frank Sinatra, their friendship, & the mob in Chicago! Joy of Costco - Authors, David & Susan Schwartz take us on a whirlwind tour of Costco stores around the globe. And throw out more trivia and facts about Costco than one could imagine. They are two of Costco's biggest fans. Since 2016, they have been to over 200 of Costco's ...
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 56 min
Fani Willis was questioned about her relationship with a prosecutor she hired for the Trump case. She’s accused of profiting from the money he made by going on vacation with him. Willis had a reminder for the court saying, “You think I’m on trial? These people are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020. I’’m not on trial, no matter how hard you try to put me on trial!” We will look at her efforts to refocus the case back to election fraud. A former FBI informant is under indictment. Al...
Feb 16, 2024•2 hr 9 min
It almost feels futile to let feelings of anger and sadness overwhelm us because of another mass shooting. When it comes to the hail of gunfire that rained down at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs victory rally yesterday, it’s horrible, but also completely predictable. Mark will talk about who he feels is responsible. Trump has multiple legal cases in different states needing his attention this week. It’s like a courtroom juggling show! We will talk with former federal prosecutor David Katz abo...
Feb 15, 2024•1 hr 59 min
Polling that shows Biden under water may not be as concerning as once thought. We talk about the polls and look at the latest district flip in NY... The election to fill the congressional seat from New York, previously held by Republican George Santos, has just been won by a Democrat. Tom Suozzi is heading back to Congress and whittling down the GOP’s already thin House majority. Does Suozzi’s election show a promising signal to Democrats for the upcoming presidential election? Presidential hist...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 58 min
Trump has 99 problems and a different courtroom for each one! From the documents case in Florida to the presidential immunity issues before the Supreme Court, Trump’s legal issues will play out in multiple states this week. Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author David Cay Johnson will break it all down. Debate #2 in the race for California’s open US Senate seat was held last night. It was a debate filled with some sparring. Opinions on Trump, crime, the minimum wage and the Israel-Hamas wa...
Feb 13, 2024•1 hr 52 min
The 49ers take it to overtime but the Chiefs take home the win. We will recap it with former KGO Sports Director Rich Walcoff at the top of the show. Monday brings True Crime Corner with Courtney and today, she has another special guest. Not, it’s not Joe Box…but close. She’ll delve into the memoir of a former mafia “insider” who uses the pseudonym of Aiden Gabor. “Conflicting Loyalties “ is a thriller…and it’s all true! We’ve got some politics, some pop culture and we even have a little love fo...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 59 min
The special council looking into some classified and top-secret documents found in President Biden’s possession will not be filing charges in the case. Robert Hur’s report on the matter came out yesterday. While he clears the president on one hand, with the other, he indicates the president is forgetful. In not charging President Biden, Hur reasoned it was because he would present to a jury as an elderly man “with a poor memory.” That may hurt in an election year where age is becoming an issue. ...
Feb 09, 2024•2 hr 6 min
We'll have legal analysis today on this SCOTUS case with huge ramifications. Former federal prosecutor David Katz is here. Was the Colorado State Supreme Court acting properly when it removed Donald Trump’s name from the GOP Primary ballot? At issue: how the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist” clause is applied. Other states are watching closely to see if it’s warranted to take similar steps with their ballots. The U.S. Supreme Court could also be considering - as early as next week - whether Tru...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 58 min
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is not being impeached after all. Despite weeks of boasts from Republicans in Congress that they would send him a message, House Speaker Mike Johnson couldn’t muster up the votes. After chaos on the House floor, Republicans were one vote short. Then, a Republican bill to send U.S. aid to Israel died under bipartisan opposition. Add this to the fiasco over the border bill and you have a pretty embarrassing week for Congressional Republicans. The Neva...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 58 min
Donald Trump does not have immunity from charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat, a federal appeals court ruled, bringing the former U.S. president a step closer to an unprecedented criminal trial. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected Trump’s claim that he cannot be prosecuted because the allegations relate to his official responsibilities as president. "We cannot accept that the office of the Presidency places its former ...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 56 min
