Ep. 180 - Trump Convicted: Historic Felony Verdict Against Former President Donald Trump

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00:00 - Trump Found Guilty In "Hush Money" Trial

On Thursday, a New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of all 34 felony charges of falsifying business records. These charges are tied to a hush money payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels by his then-personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, before the 2016 election. Trump is the first U.S. president to be convicted of any crime. He still faces three other pending criminal cases.

18:50 -  Trump Made the Libertarians Great Again!

Former President Donald Trump took the stage at the Libertarian Party National Convention to win over the third-party crowd, which averages 3% or less in national polls each year. The LNC hosts their party convention every two years and voted to choose former Georgia Senate candidate Chase Oliver at their convention.

27:30 - Nikki Haley Joins The Trump Train Again

“I will be voting for Trump,” Haley, Trump’s former U.N. ambassador, said during an event at the Hudson Institute in Washington. “Having said that, I stand by what I said in my suspension speech,” Haley added. “Trump would be smart to reach out to the millions of people who voted for me and continue to support me and not assume that they’re just going to be with him. And I genuinely hope he does that.”

41:20 - Iran President Mysteriously Dies as they become Nuclear Power? 

On Monday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian tragically died after their helicopter crashed in dense fog.

59:50 -  It’s Not Just Game Time…It’s Pay Time [Tyler]

The NCAA and the nation’s five biggest conferences announced Thursday night that they will pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a range of antitrust claims, marking a monumental shift towards a new revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars to athletes as soon as the fall of 2025.

1:08:45 - Politician of the Week—Andrew Jackson Tyler

Andrew Jackson, a fiery and controversial figure, looms large in American history. Born in 1767, this scrappy orphan rose to fame as a War of 1812 hero, leading the charge at the Battle of New Orleans. Dubbed "Old Hickory" for his tough-as-nails demeanor, he became the 7th U.S. president. 

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