The Chief and John discuss the tariffs being block by the courts and the recent presidential pardons. Wayne, Andrew and the Chief talk about pets and again about the pardon for Larry Hoover the infamous Chicago gang leader and follow the money trail for pardons. the court of international trade over turning the Trump’s tariffs.

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John Flannigan is a retired English professor from Prairie State College out of Chicago Heights, IL.  He is an expert on local politics, housing and property rates.  He is a long time friend of Tom “The Chief” Haugh and graduate  of Notre Dame University.

The Washington, DC-based author is an investigative reporter, non-profit executive, attorney and broadcast commentator.

After an early career in journalism and law he led the Wireless Communication Association as president/CEO from 1996 to 2008 in its worldwide advocacy to create a wireless broadband industry. Later, he became a university fellow, co-hosted a weekly public affairs raid show, and founded the non-partisan Justice Integrity Project (www.justice-integrity.org) to uncover unreported and underreported stories via a new citizen action Truth Patrol.

Starting in 1997, after his military service as a U.S. Navy lieutenant assigned to Anti-Submarine Warfare duties and to the National Security Agency as a COMSEC analyst, he applied his military intelligence training to investigative journalism.

He has since written for many daily, weekly, and monthly publications including The Progressive, the Village Voice, Philadelphia Inquirer, Houston Chronicle, Allentown Morning Call, Juneau Empire, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Real Clear Politics, Danbury Newstimes, Newsday and many others.

Throughout his journalistic career, he has been a television commentator on many programs, including 60 Minutes, Russia Today, Press TV, and many others.