The Rob Maness Show

Another major victory: a federal appeals court rejected Joe Biden’s last-ditch effort to bury the audio recordings of his 2016-2017 interviews with ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer, the tapes will likely show Biden’s memory as “hazy,” “fuzzy,” and “poor” in the interviews. Fearing his unfitness for the presidency being exposed, Biden fought to keep them sealed. The Oversight Project fought harder, they won, and America will finally hear the truth. But the revelations keep coming. In New Jersey, the company that runs the voting system just confirmed there was no software glitch proving the Democrat governor to be a liar, after she was forced to admit state officials knowingly put thousands of non-citizens onto the voter rolls. And President Trump declassified documents covering up a seditious operation against him and revealing former FBI senior leader Nikki Floris admitted that she was “basically running a shadow government” while suppressing China election-interference intel on fake IDs for mail-in ballots, then testified under oath that no foreign power was hacking our systems. And Senator Jim Banks just dropped the Citizenship Act of 2026, declaring the children of invaders are not entitled to birthright citizenship, putting into law what the Supreme Court blocked from President Trump’s executive order. That’s why I’m bringing in the man helping drive these fights: Jeff Clark, Vice President of Litigation at the Oversight Project







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What you just saw was local news reporting from back on July 6th when 18-year-old Nolan Wells first went missing after a Fourth of July boat trip to Horn Island with friends. Tragically, two days later Nolan’s body was recovered on the island, known for its dangerous rip currents. The initial assessment is drowning with no obvious signs of trauma. Since then this story has drawn national attention, with Ben Crump and Al Sharpton now heavily involved and talk of a grand jury investigation. We’ll look how the questions are unfolding given we now know about the boat’s GPS data. An exclusive interview of Nolan’s friend by Brandon Tatum, who came to Mississippi himself shows the evidence doesn’t match the racial narrative being pushed and that the young men who were with Nolan that day deserve to have their full stories heard without the spin. At the end of the day, though, the bottom line is simple: a family and an entire community are grieving the loss of this young man, and our prayers are with them. To cut through the noise and get the real facts from someone who was part of the search for Mr. Wells on Horn Island, we’re joined right now by Brian Trascher of the United Cajun Navy.







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For generations, the Daughters of the American Revolution have stood as a proud symbol of American patriotism. Their motto, God, Home, and Country, and their mission of historic preservation, education, and patriotism have guided them for over a century. But today, the DAR is facing serious accusations of going woke. Members who simply want to preserve the organization’s traditional standards are being intimidated, blackballed, and suppressed by national and state officers. Chapters that push back are reportedly cut off from new member referrals and genealogical support. The group is in a full-blown governance crisis. Chapter-proposed bylaw amendments have been rejected by the board for three years straight. Now the National Board of Management is trying to make it almost impossible to challenge them, proposing to raise the number of chapters needed to call a special meeting and the number needed to propose bylaws by 1200 percent! At the recent 135th Continental Congress, attempts to address these problems were blocked: livestream access was denied, procedural maneuvers limited debate, and a key resolution failed amid reports of voting irregularities. Fighting back is a growing group called Daughters Advocating for Restoration. They now have over 100 chapters signed on for a special meeting this October, and they have support in Congress through Representative Ben Cline’s DAR Integrity Act, which would amend the congressional charter to clearly define the word “woman.”







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These are disturbing reports but not surprising: China is now likely providing Iran with targeting intelligence used to attack our forces in the region. The CCP is actively helping the Iranian regime go after Americans, that is a serious escalation we cannot ignore. But the United States is hitting back with precision and purpose. In recent days our military has conducted strikes targeting bridges, roads, and key infrastructure around Iran’s critical port of Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz. The goal is clear: isolate the IRGC, cut off their supply lines, and break their grip on one of the world’s most important chokepoints. At the same time, we are making it crystal clear that commercial ships in international waters will not be attacked, peaceful agreement or not. Freedom of navigation must be protected. As Secretary Rubio said, Iran is a rich country. Yet this regime takes every dollar it gets, from oil or anywhere else, and pours it into Hezbollah, Hamas, and other terrorist proxies instead of building a future for its own people. That is why Iran is in shambles. Folks, enough is enough. It is time to finish the job and eliminate the IRGC threat once and for all. To break all of this down with unmatched authority is my guest today: Senior Geopolitical Strategist, Drone Expert, Author of Veritas Vincent: A Soldier’s Perspective on Truth, Faith, Family, And Freedom, and Retired Army Lt Col and Helicopter Pilot Darin Gaub. Colonel Gaub has spent years in Middle East combat zones and brings the real-world expertise we need right now.







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Welcome to Truth Thursday, everyone. You just watched that clip. A company built over years... families’ lives turned upside down... branded guilty before a single fact was heard. That’s the story of today’s guest. At just 27 years old, Stephen L. Keller founded Kelco and changed an entire industry. He pioneered viatical settlements, giving terminally ill patients a way to access their life insurance money when they needed it most. He co-founded the industry’s first association, then in 1998 launched the life settlement industry itself. He brought the first securitized bundles of life insurance policies to the New York Stock Exchange, captured 65% of the global market, now a 30-billion-a-year business, and raised 13 billion on Wall Street. He even helped write the regulations that still govern the industry today. Then came the high-profile FBI investigation... the federal trial... the international manhunt. Arrested by Interpol in the jungles of Panama, extradited to the United States, and he served nine years in federal prison. More than a decade later, Stephen Keller is back in South Florida, building businesses, consulting, serving his church and community, and running a scholarship foundation for young entrepreneurs from his hometown in eastern Kentucky. And now, with his powerful new memoir Pay to Play, he’s telling the full story. Today we’re asking the question the majority leader once asked him: ‘Have you learned your lesson yet?’ Was this justice... or was it the weaponization of the DOJ and federal power against a disruptor who challenged powerful interests? We’re about to find out — straight from the man himself.

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If that clip from Ann Vandersteel hit you the way it hit me, you’re already seeing the pattern: the little guy is being robbed by DOJ and SEC weaponization. Michael Castillero, Brian Martinsen, and Francine Lanaia launched Straight Path Venture Partners under the Trump administration’s pro-growth policies. Their goal was simple, give thousands of mom-and-pop investors real access to high-upside pre-IPO shares in companies like Palantir, Airbnb, and others. Not just billionaires. Regular Americans. They were positioned for generational wealth right as opportunities like the SpaceX IPO were exploding. Then, in 2022, the Biden administration froze their fund. Asset seizures followed, backed by a disputed narrative that shut the entire operation down. The result? Michael Castillero sentenced to 8 to 11 years in prison. This is textbook regulatory lawfare against Trump-aligned voices in finance, and the real victims are the everyday investors who lost everything.

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Life is unpredictable, folks. In a flash, South Carolina has lost its senior United States Senator. Lindsey Graham passed away suddenly, and the entire state, and really the whole country, is reeling from the news. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, his staff, and every South Carolinian who counted on him for more than two decades. Graham was a veteran who brought that same sense of duty to the Senate. He fought hard on national security and foreign policy, and whether you agreed with him on every issue or not, you knew where he stood. As the President just said, this is a big loss. We’re going to spend today unpacking exactly what this means. Our guest will walk us through what some are already calling the “new 40-day Senator” and how the seat will be filled. Then we’ll hear directly from South Carolina’s Congresswoman Nancy Mace on Graham’s passing and his legacy. And finally, we’ll discuss something Will Cain highlighted yesterday, that Graham was one of the few politicians who didn’t get rich off his office. He left public service the same way he came in. To help us break all of this down from a strong conservative perspective, I’m joined live right now by South Carolina native and Republican political expert Chad Caton, National Field Director for The Conservative Caucus.







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Folks, you just heard Charlie Kirk say it straight: “When people stop talking, that’s when violence happens... that’s when civil war happens.” He was right. Bad things happen when we stop talking to each other. Right now our country is drowning in a screaming culture — constant shouting, canceling, and radical ideologies like Marxism, socialism, and communism being pushed on our young people every single day. Real conversation has become rare, and the division is getting worse by the minute. But there is hope — and it’s coming from the next generation. Today I’m excited to welcome a young man who is stepping up with a powerful message and a brand-new book that cuts right to the heart of the problem: “Make America Talk Again: How to Save Humanity from a Screaming Culture.” Please welcome Brilyn Hollyhand — bestselling author, political commentator, and at just 20 years old, one of the brightest voices rising in America today. His book is dedicated to his mentor, the late Charlie Kirk, and it’s a bold call for Gen Z to reject the screaming, think for themselves, and bring real dialogue back to this country — especially as we head toward America 250.

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Today we’re exposing the weaponization of the DOJ and VA against one of America’s true heroes. As you just saw, even the VA itself put Jeremy Harrell on their show because of the powerful work he was doing helping veterans heal. Jeremy Harrell is an Iraq combat veteran who came home with severe PTSD and traumatic brain injuries. The VA rated him permanently disabled at 70% plus individual unemployability. His own VA mental health providers encouraged him to volunteer as part of his therapy. In 2019 he founded Veterans Club Incorporated, a faith-based nonprofit helping thousands of veterans and first responders overcome PTSD, TBI, substance abuse, and homelessness. He served as the unpaid volunteer CEO. No salary. No paycheck. Just a disabled veteran giving everything he had to help his brothers and sisters. For that service he was named Kentucky Veteran of the Year, inducted into the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame, honored in the Congressional Record by Senator Rand Paul, and personally congratulated by President Trump. But the Biden DOJ came after him. They indicted this disabled veteran for “theft of government funds”, simply for receiving his VA disability benefits while volunteering full-time. He was convicted, sentenced to six months in federal prison, six months of home confinement, and ordered to pay 207,000 in restitution he cannot afford. This is what weaponization looks like: targeting a combat veteran for volunteering too much. Jeremy is also a Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplain and a strong conservative voice.

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Today I’m honored to welcome Emmy Award-winning actress, producer, and author Martha Byrne. Martha has enjoyed a legendary career on daytime television, As the World Turns, General Hospital, but for the last several years her most important role has been fighting for her husband. For more than 30 years Martha has been married to retired NYPD Sergeant and highly decorated Detective Michael McMahon, a man who spent his career protecting the people of New York with honor and distinction. Then the Biden Department of Justice came after him. They weaponized the full power of the federal government against this decorated cop. Michael committed no crime. He was given no fair due process. And he was sentenced to 18 months in a federal penitentiary. Martha refused to stay silent. She launched a relentless battle to save her husband and expose the truth. That fight is documented now in her powerful book, In the Interest of Justice. This story is bigger than one family. It involves Chinese police connections, a Wuhan fugitive, and Clinton Foundation ties. It is yet another clear example, beyond January 6th, of the previous administration’s lawfare, corruption, incompetence, and contempt for the rule of law. Martha, thank you for your courage in this fight.







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