The Mark Thompson Show

Pressure on Matt Gaetz proved to be too much. He is stepping away from the Attorney General nomination. During the run up to the election, Trump did his best to distance himself from Project 2025. It’s a blueprint for implementing some draconian Christian nationalist policies that appear to be wildly unconstitutional. Trump said he had no idea who was behind the plan. Now, he is embracing its creators. So far, the following men have been tapped to serve in the Trump administration and also are neck deep in Project 2025: *Russ Vought, an architect of Project 2025 who supports aggressive use of presidential powers is reportedly being considered to lead the White House Budget Office K *Tom Homan, tapped to be the “border czar” *John Ratcliffe, who may be the next CIA director *Brendan Carr, heading the FCC *Pete Hoekstra, Trump’s ambassador to Canada *Stephen Miller, led America First Legal, which advised on Project 2025, will be an assistant to the president, deputy chief of staff for policy and Homeland Security advisor. Some in Trump’s circle, like Steve Bannon, have admitted that Project 2025 was the plan all along. We welcome our favorite Britisher to the show. Journalist Anthony Davis will talk politics. Investigative journalist Greg Palast will share some new details on efforts to count every ballot. Former federal prosecutor David Katz will discuss Trump’ pending state cases out of New York and Georgia being put on hold.

Elon Musk is emerging as a large figure in the upcoming Trump years. What made him get tangled up with politics and how does he stand to profit? How could we have been so wrong about the election? Our Republican friend from Florida, Jamie Miller, joins the conversation. He is a political consultant, field operations expert, and author of “Reasonable Arguments.” Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and author David Cay Johnston will stop by to talk politics.

Ethics investigation report or not, details of Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, Matt Gaetz, are oozing out. New details make him even less of a desirable choice to lead the DOJ, but Trump isn’t backing down. Meanwhile, there are calls for President Biden to start background checks on Trump nominees before he leaves office, since Trump doesn't intend to have them done. That would leave senators without many details for upcoming confirmation hearings.
We’ll start the discussion with Richard Greene, the Civics Dean. 
Pulitzer Prize winning author and investigative journalist David Cay Johnston will join us to talk politics. 
Tech Tuesday brings Jefferson Graham to the show to talk Google, the FCC and Black Friday.
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11/19/24
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Trump’s mass deportation plan? Declare a national emergency and use the military to round people up. 
Is Elon Musk creating a coalition of liars? After losing his fortune for telling horrible lies about the massacre at Sandy Hook, Alex Jones was on the verge of seeing his Infowars podcast purchased by satire site The Onion. Just as The Onion was declared the successful bidder, Elon Musk and his lawyers for X filed a notice of appearance in Jones’ bankruptcy case. It seems Musk and company didn’t think the auction was transparent enough and they found a judge who agreed.
We’ll also talk about the latest Trump cabinet picks, including the CEO of a fracking company for Energy Secretary. Plus, new revelations that Trump’s choice for Defense Secretary paid off a woman who accused him of assault and made her sign a confidentiality agreement. 
We welcome Cenk Uygur from TYT to discuss. 
Gary Dietrich, CBS television and iHeart Radio Political Analyst will stop by to talk politics.
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11/18/24
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Science just went straight out the window with the appointment of RFK Jr. to run Health and Human Services. Despite his controversial ideas about vaccines and medical science, Trump said: “HHS will play a big role in helping ensure that everybody will be protected from harmful chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products and food additives that have contributed to the overwhelming health crisis in this country." We welcome journalist Michael Shure to talk about this appointment and the aftermath of the Trump victory. We are checking in on our favorite red state with Friday Fabulous Florida. Be prepared to rate the mugshots and pick your favorite story. Time to escape from politics with a really good movie and perhaps a glass of red wine. The Culture Blaster, Michael Snyder, can help you with the movie part. He slides into the show bringing pop, culture, movie reviews, and more.

An Attorney General under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct, a Secretary of Defense who knows more about camera angles than military strategy and a Director of National Intelligence with a soft spot for Russia? Mark discusses the perverse Trump method behind the bent madness of his cabinet picks. What happens to Trump’s pending sentencing for felonies in New York State now that he is White House bound? Do new presidential immunity powers spell trouble? We’ll ask our legal expert, former Federal Prosecutor David Katz.

Leading Trump’s “You’re Fired” department, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Trump wants the brothers grim to head a new “Department of Government Efficiency” in an effort to dismantle government bureaucracy, cut excess regulations and wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.” We welcome presidential historian and political analyst John Rothmann to talk about this and more. The conversation continues with John Flannery. You’ve seen him on major network news panels discussing the election and we are excited to welcome him to The Mark Thompson Show.

Elon Musk is emerging as a large figure in the upcoming Trump years. What made him get tangled up with politics and how does he stand to profit? 
How could we have been so wrong about the election? Our Republican friend from Florida, Jamie Miller, joins the conversation. He is a political consultant, field operations expert, and author of “Reasonable Arguments.” 
Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and author David Cay Johnston will stop by to talk politics.
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Are we now in the age of 'here come the election conspiracies' or do any new claims have merit?  We'll bring you the allegations, including a look at a statement by Joe Rogan that Elon Musk knew the results of the election 4 hours earlier than everyone else.  We'll talk about vote total numbers some are finding suspicious. Then, we'll discuss.  
Whether or not illegal election conspiracies are valid, the legal push to purge voter rolls was real.  Investigative reporter Greg Palast will join us to recap what happened before and on election day. 
CBS television and iHeart radio political analyst Gary Dietrich will talk politics and look at what comes next in the last days of the Biden Presidency and the scramble for political appointments at Mar-a-Lago.  Gary will also take a look at how some issues on the California ballot shook out. 

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Donald Trump will skate by with out facing consequences for trying to steal the 2020 election with fake electors, putting pressure on states to find him the votes and then whipping up a frenzied insurrection at the Capitol to keep votes from being certified. How did it happen? Why is it that Americans will never get justice after Trump tried to silence our voices? Why are we faced with more potential lawlessness from him? It all comes down to one guy. One Democrat who let us down. Journalist Michael Shure will join us to discuss. We will stop by Florida to see if Sheriff Grady won reelection. Prepare for Friday Fabulous Florida. There’s no better way to distract yourself from political disaster than with a good movie. The Culture Blaster, Michael Snyder, has some ideas for you.