The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (12/19/2022):
3:00pm- On Monday, the House’s January 6th Committee voted to recommend the Department of Justice (DOJ) charge former President Donald Trump with inciting an insurrection on January 6th, 2021—as well as several other federal crimes. As the New York Times notes, the DOJ does not have to act on the committee’s recommendations.
3:30pm- During the January 6th Committee’s final public meeting, Rep. Bennie Thompson accused Donald Trump of summoning an angry mob to the U.S. Capitol and telling them to “fight like hell” before directing them to enter the building.
3:40pm- Dr. E.J. Antoni—Research Fellow for Regional Economics in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his recent New York Post editorial, “It Pays Not to Work in Biden’s America. And Here’s the Proof.” Dr. Antoni writes, “[t]here are many reasons for the worker shortage, but one is that in many states, welfare pays more than or nearly as much as respectable middle-class jobs…New Jersey is a state where a family can earn the equivalent of $100,000 a year if both parents are collecting unemployment benefits and ObamaCare subsidies for health care.” Read the article at: https://nypost.com/2022/12/18/it-pays-not-to-work-in-bidens-america-thanks-to-welfare-benefits/
4:00pm- The House’s January 6th Committee has voted to recommend the Department of Justice pursue criminal charges against Donald Trump for inciting his followers—but what does this mean for political speech? Trump never explicitly called for destructive protests. Could other politicians potentially be criminally punished for distasteful rhetoric?
4:35pm- While interviewing Texas Governor Greg Abbott on ABC, journalist Martha Raddatz stated that she has never heard Biden say the border is open but bizarrely accused Abbott, Donald Trump, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis of repeatedly saying the border is open—ultimately suggesting the three men are encouraging illegal migration.
4:40pm- On Monday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre referred to claims that the U.S. Southern border is open as “misinformation” being spread by smugglers and human traffickers. She refused to state whether the Biden Administration supported the court ordered end of Title 42—but, as one White House reporter noted, didn’t the Administration initiate the legal challenge that led to the discontinuation of Title 42?
4:50pm- What’s the worst Christmas song? Unsurprisingly, Rich hates anything performed by Bruce Springsteen. Meanwhile, Matt expresses his disdain for “The Christmas Shoes”—who wants to be bummed out on Christmas?
5:00pm- According to a report from CNBC, “porch pirates” stole an estimated 260 million packages in 2021.
5:10pm- The Washington Examiner reported that emails discovered via a Freedom of Information Act request have revealed that in private Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested a "lab leak" could be responsible for the origins of COVID-19—though, he simultaneously dismissed the theory as a conspiracy while speaking publicly.
5:20pm- According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the Biden Administration from ending Title 42. The decision halts a lower court’s order to end the Trump-era border policy.
5:40pm- Twitter Files- Part 7: In a series of tweets on Monday, author Michael Shellenberger revealed “[h] ow the FBI & intelligence community discredited factual information about Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings both after and before The New York Post revealed the contents of his laptop.” Ben Zeisloft of The Daily Wire writes, “the FBI also paid Twitter more than $3.4 million for their ‘legal process response,’ apparently referencing the time Twitter executives spent coordinating with the agency.”
6:05pm- On Monday, the House’s January 6th Committee voted to recommend the Department of Justice (DOJ) charge former President Donald Trump with inciting an insurrection on January 6th, 2021—as well as several other federal crimes. Will Merrick Garland and the DOJ follow the committee’s recommendation?
6:35pm-Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Linemen Jason Kelce, Jordan Mailata, and Lane Johnson are releasing a Christmas album, “A Philly Special Christmas.” While several songs are currently available for purchase/download, the full album is set to be released on December 23rd. All proceeds will go to the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center in Philadelphia.
6:45pm- Despite record breaking voter turnout in Georgia’s run-off election, as well as record setting early voter turnout in a midterm election, Senator Raphael Warnock strangely continues to insist his state is plagued by voter suppression. Is he denying the results of his own reelection???
6:50pm- Washington Post writer Taylor Lorenz was temporarily suspended from Twitter for her history of doxing—but she found no sympathy on TikTok.
