Rich Zeoli

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1: Breaking News: New York Judge Arthur F. Engoron found that the former president Donald Trump inflated the value of assets controlled by the Trump Organization in past financial statements. With no jury, Judge Engoron unilaterally chose to fine Trump $354 million and barred him from conducting business in New York for three years. Notably, in 2018, while campaigning to become New York Attorney General, Letitia James vowed to “sue” Trump and routinely spoke of how she would like to see him imprisoned—providing evidence to the defense’s legal argument that this civil suit is entirely political. Trump’s legal team is expected to appeal the decision. In an editorial written for National Review last November, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Andrew C. McCarthy wrote of Donald Trump’s civil fraud case: “Banks are in the loan business to make money. They are heavily regulated and have shareholders to answer to. If a bunch of them had been collectively

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (02/15/2024): 3:05pm- On Thursday, a hearing was held to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from the Georgia election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. According to allegations, Willis engaged in an improper, romantic relationship with the lead prosecutor of the case, Nathan Wade—paying him an estimated $650,000 in taxpayer money. Willis is also alleged to have directly derived financial benefit from the relationship with Wade in the form of several extravagant vacations. During the hearing, Robin Yeartie—a longtime friend of Willis—testified that Willis and Wade had a romantic relationship dating back to 2019. 3:20pm- Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has taken the stand to testify in a hearing to determine whether she should be disqualified from the Georgia election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. Reacting to Nathan Wade’s earlier testimony, Fe

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4: According to Shannon Thaler of The New York Post, “The US government asked a judge for permission to sell a $300 million Russian superyacht seized in 2022 — citing the fact that it’s been costing taxpayers $600,000 a month to maintain. The hefty monthly tab includes $360,000 in payments to the 348-foot vessel’s crew, plus $75,000 for fuel and $165,000 in other maintenance, like waste removal and food…The superyacht, called Amadea, reportedly belongs to Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, an alleged money launderer sanctioned by the US in 2018 as one of several oligarchs who profited from the Kremlin ‘through corruption and its malign activities around the globe, including the occupation of Crimea.’” You can read the article here: https://nypost.com/2024/02/14/business/seized-russian-yacht-faces-sale-over-600k-monthly-costs-covered-by-taxpayers/ An abbreviated hour of The Rich Zeoli Show due to college basketball— the Temple Owls take on the Florida Atlantic Owls.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3: On Thursday, a hearing was held to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from the Georgia election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. According to allegations, Willis engaged in an improper, romantic relationship with the lead prosecutor of the case, Nathan Wade—paying him an estimated $650,000 in taxpayer money. Willis is also alleged to have directly derived financial benefit from the relationship with Wade in the form of several extravagant vacations. During the hearing, Robin Yeartie—a longtime friend of Willis—testified that Willis and Wade had a romantic relationship dating back to 2019. Judge Scott F. McAfee announced the hearing to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from the Georgia election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump has ended for the day. It will resume at 9am ET on Friday. While appearing on Fox News

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: On Thursday, a hearing was held to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from the Georgia election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. While being questioned by Trump’s attorney Ashleigh Merchant, Willis was so adversarial that Judge Scott F. McAfee had to warn Willis that he would strike her testimony if she didn’t begin directly answering the questions presented to her. After a 5-minute court break, Willis was asked about her financial situation—she complained about having to spend $50,000 of her own money in an unsuccessful campaign to become a member of the Fulton County Superior Court. Richard Fausset of The New York Times writes: “Fani Willis’s testimony has a number of audiences: Judge McAfee, who will decide whether she should be disqualified from the Trump election case; the voters of Fulton County, who will decide whether to re-elect her to a second term later this year; the Fulton County re

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1: On Thursday, a hearing was held to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from the Georgia election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. According to allegations, Willis engaged in an improper, romantic relationship with the lead prosecutor of the case, Nathan Wade—paying him an estimated $650,000 in taxpayer money. Willis is also alleged to have directly derived financial benefit from the relationship with Wade in the form of several extravagant vacations. During the hearing, Robin Yeartie—a longtime friend of Willis—testified that Willis and Wade had a romantic relationship dating back to 2019. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has taken the stand to testify in a hearing to determine whether she should be disqualified from the Georgia election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. Reacting to Nathan Wade’s earlier testimony, Federal and White Collar Defense Att

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (02/14/2024): 3:05pm- On Tuesday, a special election was held in New York’s 3rd District to fill former U.S. Representative George Santos’ vacant Congressional seat. Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated Republican candidate Mazi Pilip 54% to 46%. Nate Cohn of The New York Times writes: “Millions were spent on campaign advertisements, with Democrats outspending Republicans by a wide margin. And unlike with most special elections, Democrats nominated a fairly well-known candidate. Mr. Suozzi, who retired ahead of the 2022 election, had a strong electoral track record, having beaten Mr. Santos here by more than 12 points in 2020… There was even a big snowstorm on Tuesday that may have dampened Republican Election Day turnout (Democrats voted more by mail).” Could this special election be indicative of what will happen during the 2024 presidential election? Cohn continues: “Last week, a Siena College poll…found Mr. Biden running a full nine percentage points behind Mr. Suozzi and trailin

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3: According to a new report from Michael Shellenberger, Matt Taibbi, and Alex Gutentag, “the United States Intelligence Community (IC), including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), illegally mobilized foreign intelligence agencies to target [then-Republican presidential candidate Donald] Trump advisors long before the summer of 2016.” You can read more here: https://public.substack.com/p/cia-had-foreign-allies-spy-on-trump On Tuesday, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, David Sacks, and Senators Mike Lee (R-UT), J.D. Vance (R-OH), and Ron Johnson (R-WI) participated in a Twitter Spaces conversation on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the Senate-passed foreign aid bill that would provide Ukraine with an additional $60.1 billion in financial assistance. During the conversation, Musk argued: "This spending does not help Ukraine. Prolonging the war and sacrificing the…youth, having these boys die for nothing is wrong and needs to stop." Senator Johnson echoed a similar sentiment noting,

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: During a White House press briefing on Wednesday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan answered questions about Congressional renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). When asked if a warrant should be necessary for all collected data, Sullivan explained, “we do not believe that that serves the national security interests of the U.S.” Mairead Elordi of The Daily Wire writes: “A trans-identifying firefighter is suing the city of Philadelphia for allegedly refusing insurance coverage for his facial feminization surgery. The firefighter, a 55-year-old man who has been with the Philadelphia fire department for 28 years, claims that the city, as well as his union, Firefighters & Paramedics Local 22, and Independence Blue Cross insurance all discriminated against him on the basis of his gender identity.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-identifying-firefighter-suing-philadelphia-over-facial-feminization-surgery-coverage

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1: On Tuesday, a special election was held in New York’s 3rd District to fill former U.S. Representative George Santos’ vacant Congressional seat. Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated Republican candidate Mazi Pilip 54% to 46%. Nate Cohn of The New York Times writes: “Millions were spent on campaign advertisements, with Democrats outspending Republicans by a wide margin. And unlike with most special elections, Democrats nominated a fairly well-known candidate. Mr. Suozzi, who retired ahead of the 2022 election, had a strong electoral track record, having beaten Mr. Santos here by more than 12 points in 2020… There was even a big snowstorm on Tuesday that may have dampened Republican Election Day turnout (Democrats voted more by mail).” Could this special election be indicative of what will happen during the 2024 presidential election? Cohn continues: “Last week, a Siena College poll…found Mr. Biden running a full nine percentage points behind Mr. Suozzi and trailing Donald J. Trump in the d

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (02/13/2024): 3:05pm- On Tuesday, former Hunter Biden business associate Tony Bobulinski testified in a closed-door hearing before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees. In his opening statement, which has been made public, Bobulinski explains: “from my direct personal experience and what I have subsequently come to learn, it is clear to me that Joe Biden was "the Brand" being sold by the Biden family. His family's foreign influence peddling operation—from China to Ukraine and elsewhere—sold out to foreign actors who were seeking to gain influence and access to Joe Biden and the United States government. Joe Biden was more than a participant in and beneficiary of his family's business; he was an enabler, despite being buffered by a complex scheme to maintain plausible deniability. The only reason any of these international business transactions took place—with tens of millions of dollars flowing directly to the Biden family—was because Joe Biden was in high office.” 3:

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4: Karoun Demirjian of The New York Times writes: “The Senate passed a long-awaited foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel early Tuesday morning, delivering a bipartisan endorsement of the legislation after months of negotiations, dire battlefield warnings and political mudslinging. But the measure faced a buzz saw of opposition in the House, where Republican resistance threatened to kill it. The 70-to-29 vote reflected a critical mass of support in Congress for the $95 billion emergency aid legislation and for continuing to arm Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. The measure would provide an additional $60.1 billion for Kyiv—which would bring the total U.S. investment in the war effort to more than $170 billion—as well as $14.1 billion for Israel’s war against Hamas and almost $10 billion for humanitarian aid for civilians in conflict zones, including Palestinians in Gaza.” But will Speaker of the House Mike Johnson hold a vote on the bill in the Republican-control

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3: On Tuesday, former Hunter Biden business associate Tony Bobulinski testified in a closed-door hearing before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees. In his opening statement, which has been made public, Bobulinski explains: “from my direct personal experience and what I have subsequently come to learn, it is clear to me that Joe Biden was "the Brand" being sold by the Biden family. His family's foreign influence peddling operation—from China to Ukraine and elsewhere—sold out to foreign actors who were seeking to gain influence and access to Joe Biden and the United States government. Joe Biden was more than a participant in and beneficiary of his family's business; he was an enabler, despite being buffered by a complex scheme to maintain plausible deniability. The only reason any of these international business transactions took place—with tens of millions of dollars flowing directly to the Biden family—was because Joe Biden was in high office.” While speaking with the pres

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: On Tuesday, former Hunter Biden business associate Tony Bobulinski testified in a closed-door hearing before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees. In his opening statement, which has been made public, Bobulinski explains: “from my direct personal experience and what I have subsequently come to learn, it is clear to me that Joe Biden was "the Brand" being sold by the Biden family. His family's foreign influence peddling operation—from China to Ukraine and elsewhere—sold out to foreign actors who were seeking to gain influence and access to Joe Biden and the United States government. Joe Biden was more than a participant in and beneficiary of his family's business; he was an enabler, despite being buffered by a complex scheme to maintain plausible deniability. The only reason any of these international business transactions took place—with tens of millions of dollars flowing directly to the Biden family—was because Joe Biden was in high office.” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) r

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1: On Tuesday, former Hunter Biden business associate Tony Bobulinski testified in a closed-door hearing before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees. In his opening statement, which has been made public, Bobulinski explains: “from my direct personal experience and what I have subsequently come to learn, it is clear to me that Joe Biden was "the Brand" being sold by the Biden family. His family's foreign influence peddling operation—from China to Ukraine and elsewhere—sold out to foreign actors who were seeking to gain influence and access to Joe Biden and the United States government. Joe Biden was more than a participant in and beneficiary of his family's business; he was an enabler, despite being buffered by a complex scheme to maintain plausible deniability. The only reason any of these international business transactions took place—with tens of millions of dollars flowing directly to the Biden family—was because Joe Biden was in high office.” Karoun Demirjian of The New

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (02/12/2024): 3:05pm- Hank Berrien of The Daily Wire writes: “A woman carrying an AR-15 that had ‘Free Palestine’ written on it started shooting at the megachurch of celebrity pastor Joel Osteen in Houston on Sunday, injuring one man before she was shot and killed by two off-duty officers working as security, police said… A federal law enforcement source said that the shooter used an AR-15 that had ‘Free Palestine’ written on it, CNN reports. Questions have emerged regarding the gender-identity of the shooter, who according to arrest records had also identified as a man named ‘Jeffrey’ in recent years.” You can read more about the story here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/woman-carrying-ar-15-emblazoned-with-free-palestine-shoots-up-joel-osteens-megachurch 3:10pm- Philip Klein from National Review writes: “President Biden couldn’t even remember when he was vice president or when his son Beau had died, leading special counsel Robert Hur to conclude that he could not bring cha

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4: Philip Klein from National Review writes: “President Biden couldn’t even remember when he was vice president or when his son Beau had died, leading special counsel Robert Hur to conclude that he could not bring charges for mishandling of classified documents, because a jury would see the president ‘as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.’ In a report, Robert Hur concluded that Biden ‘willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency when he was a private citizen.’ But he declined to issue any charges, in part because Biden’s poor recollection would make him hard to convict.” At one point in the report, Hur explains: “In his interview with our office, Mr. Biden’s memory was worse. He did not remember when he was vice president, forgetting on the first day of the interview when his term ended (‘if it was 2013 – when did I stop being Vice President?’), and forgetting on the second day of the interview when his term began (‘in 200

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3: On Monday, President Joe Biden met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House. During a joint press conference, President Biden announced “the United States is working on a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas which would bring an immediate and sustained period of calm into Gaza for at least 6 weeks.” During a campaign rally in Conway, South Carolina, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called on all NATO members to pay 2% of their annual gross domestic product in joint defense. Currently, 20 of the 31 alliance members meet the threshold they’ve pledged to contribute. Trump said: “one of the presidents of a big country stood up and said, ‘well sir, if we don’t pay and we are attacked by Russia will you protect us?’ I said, ‘you didn’t pay? You’re delinquent?...no, I would not protect you.’” In response, Democrats have claimed that Trump is a threat to European allies, claiming if elected he will have the United States leave NATO. However, as Annie Linskey, Aaro

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: Over the weekend, the Senate cleared a series of procedural votes on a $95 billion foreign aid bill which would send money to Ukraine, Israel, and humanitarian assistance to Palestinians. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is expected to try to pass the bill as early as Wednesday, but will Republicans be permitted to vote on amendments? Without key changes to the bill there is some question as to whether the Republican-controlled House will even consider voting on it. While appearing on Fox Business with Larry Kudlow, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said he is against any foreign aid packages without first securing the U.S. Southern border. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) echoed similar sentiments during a conversation with Jake Tapper on CNN. During an interview with Kristen Welker on Meet the Press, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said he believes there are 60 U.S. Senators that will support a $100 billion foreign aid bill. While this year’s Super Bowl was filled with exciting moments

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1: Hank Berrien of The Daily Wire writes: “A woman carrying an AR-15 that had ‘Free Palestine’ written on it started shooting at the megachurch of celebrity pastor Joel Osteen in Houston on Sunday, injuring one man before she was shot and killed by two off-duty officers working as security, police said… A federal law enforcement source said that the shooter used an AR-15 that had ‘Free Palestine’ written on it, CNN reports. Questions have emerged regarding the gender-identity of the shooter, who according to arrest records had also identified as a man named ‘Jeffrey’ in recent years.” You can read more about the story here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/woman-carrying-ar-15-emblazoned-with-free-palestine-shoots-up-joel-osteens-megachurch Philip Klein from National Review writes: “President Biden couldn’t even remember when he was vice president or when his son Beau had died, leading special counsel Robert Hur to conclude that he could not bring charges for mishandling of classified