Episode 134: Sfogliatelle and Coffee | Dale Massad and Ginni Thomas

Tina and Hillary cover former mayor Dale Massad and Virginia Lamp "Ginni" Thomas Tina’s Story Jimmy Dimora served for decades as a County Commissioner and Chairman of the Democratic Party in Ohio. BUT when his pay for play schemes are revealed he is sentenced to federal prison in one of the largest corruption cases in Ohio history. Hillary’s Story SCOTUS judge Clarence Thomas’s wife, Virginia,aka, Ginni spent many years in Washington building her own political career. BUT her alleged role in the January 6th insurrection places the reputation of SCOTUS in jeopardy. Tina's Sources The Chicago Crusader Mayor in Florida arrested after shots fired at SWAT attempting to serve warrant at his home (https://chicagocrusader.com/mayor-in-florida-arrested-after-shots-fired-at-swat-attempting-to-serve-warrant-at-his-home/)--by The Washington Post FDLE Press Release FDLE agents arrest Port Richey Mayor Dale Glen Massad (https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/News/2019/February/FDLE-agents-arrest-Port-Richey-Mayor-Dale-Glen-Mas) Heavy Dale G. Massad: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know (https://heavy.com/news/2019/02/dale-g-massad-florida-mayor-shots-swat/) NBC News Florida mayor arrested after deputies shot at during raid on his home (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-mayor-arrested-after-deputies-shot-during-raid-his-home-n974286)--by Elisha Fieldstadt Florida mayor who shot at deputies is suspended from office by governor (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-mayor-who-shot-deputies-removed-office-governor-n974856)--by Phil Helsel Newsweek Shots Fired at Police As They Attempt to Serve Warrant at Florida Mayor's House in Port Richey (https://www.newsweek.com/florida-man-mayor-shots-fired-police-attempt-serve-warrant-home-port-richey-1339094)--by Jenni Fink Tampa Bay 10 Former Port Richey mayor Dale Massad used crack cocaine and meth daily, records show (https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/new-court-records-shed-light-on-former-mayors-alledged-drug-use/67-29446740-a6ce-448b-ac5c-ce578d66816f)--by Chelsea Tatham and Grady Trimble Tampa Bay Reporter FORMER AND ACTING PORT RICHEY MAYORS ACCUSED IN PLOT TO OBSTRUCT JUSTICE (https://www.tbreporter.com/crime/acting-port-richey-mayors-accused-in-plot-obstruct-justice/) PORT RICHEY MAYOR ARRESTED AFTER FIRING SHOTS AT SWAT DEPUTIES (https://www.tbreporter.com/crime/port-richey-mayor-arrested-firing-shots-swat-deputies/) Tampa Bay Times Terrence Rowe, ex-acting mayor of Port Richey, admits to conspiracy, gets probation (https://www.tampabay.com/news/pasco/2020/01/02/terrence-rowe-ex-acting-mayor-of-port-richey-admits-to-conspiracy-gets-probation/)--by C.T. Bowen Vice The Strange Rise and Sudden Fall of the Florida Mayor Who Took on a SWAT Team (https://www.vice.com/en/article/3k3jnv/the-strange-rise-and-sudden-fall-of-the-florida-mayor-who-took-on-a-swat-team)--by Francisco Alvarado WFLA News Channel 8 Former Port Richey Mayor Dale Massad accepts plea deal, 3-year prison sentence (https://www.wfla.com/news/pasco-county/former-port-richey-mayor-dale-massad-accepts-plea-deal-3-year-prison-sentence/)--by Megan Gannon Photos Dale Glen Massad Mug Shot--from Pasco County Sheriff's Office (https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-1520w,f_auto,q_auto:best/newscms/2019_08/2762661/190222-dale-massad-mug-ac-728p.jpg) via NBC News Terrence Row Mug Shot (https://www.tampabay.com/resizer//il36J283juNjb6-O_ncnaoyAz3A=/900x506/smart/filters:format(webP)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/4FPJ6OGIKII6TGNIIBWI6S7HAY.jpg)--from Pasco County Sheriff's Office via Tampa Bay Times) Sheriff Chris Nocco at Press Conference (https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2019/02/21/gunshots-fired-before-port-richey-mayor-taken-into-custody#)--screenshot via Bay News 9 Hillary's Story CNBC Ginni Thomas-tied Facebook group ‘FrontLiners for Liberty’ could be a new focus in Jan. 6 investigation (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/17/ginni-thomas-tied-facebook-group-frontliners-for-liberty-could-be-a-new-focus-in-jan-6-investigation.html)--by Brian Schwartz CNN Latest Ginni Thomas controversy means the Supreme Court can't escape the 2020 election (https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/politics/ginni-thomas-supreme-court/index.html)--By Joan Biskupic NBC News The untold story of Ginni Thomas' anti-cult activism — after she was 'deprogrammed' (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/untold-story-ginni-thomass-anti-cult-activism-was-deprogrammed-rcna22131)--By Allan Smith and Alex Seitz-Wald NPR Ginni Thomas reportedly pressed Trump's chief of staff on overturning the election (https://www.npr.org/2022/03/25/1088720571/ginni-thomas-tex-messages-mark-meadows-2020-election) Jan. 6 committee asks Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, to testify (https://www.npr.org/2022/06/16/1105543882/jan-6-committee-ginni-thomas) Politifact A fact-checker’s guide to Ginni Thomas’ texts to Trump’s chief of staff (https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/mar/25/fact-checkers-guide-ginni-thomas-texts-trumps-chie/)--by Bill McCarthy and Amy Sherman Vanity Fair “PUT THINGS RIGHT”: GINNI THOMAS' EFFORTS TO OVERTURN TRUMP'S LOSS IN ARIZONA MORE EXTENSIVE THAN KNOWN (https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/06/ginni-thomas-efforts-to-overturn-trump-loss-arizona)--by Terry Mosley Washington Post The Nominee's Soul Mate (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/cult/lifespring/main.htm)--by Laura Blumenfeld Wikipedia Ginni Thomas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginni_Thomas) Photos Ginni Thomas (https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/03/28/gettyimages-646233370_custom-26d1c037d08acdf5d33a640eae0d167076b894af-s1200-c85.webp)--by Chip Somodevilla/Getty via NPR Ginni and Clarence Thomas Wedding Photo (https://wehco.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2020/02/20/resized_150246-thomas030221rgb_11-28782_t800.jpg?90232451fbcadccc64a17de7521d859a8f88077d)--via Arkansas Online Ginni Thomas Text to Mark Meadows (https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2022/03/26/should-justice-thomas-recuse-self-over-wifes-jan-6-texts.cnn)--screenshot via CNN Politics