The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (05.30.2024):

3:05pm- On Thursday, jurors began their second day of deliberation in the Donald Trump “hush money” trial. Trump has been charged with having concealed payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleges that the payment concealment amounts to falsified business records which ultimately influenced the 2016 election. Will we get a verdict today? What happens if former President Trump is found guilty—and could it impact his election prospects?

3:30pm- Marist National Polling’s 2024 Presidential Election poll for the month of May shows that Donald Trump leads Joe Biden 54% to 42% among independent voters. Though the poll shows Biden ahead of Trump nationally (50% to 49%) “among those who say they will definitely vote.” Interestingly, Biden had a 5-point lead with that group in last month’s poll.

3:40pm- The Trump campaign released a brand-new advertisement where they insist the only verdict that matters is the verdict at the ballot box in November.

3:50pm- While appearing on Fox News, Andrew C. McCarthy explained the bizarre instructions Judge Juan Merchan gave to the jury prior to deliberation—in order to convict former President Donald Trump, the jury is not required to agree on which crime was committed. And in a piece he wrote for National Review, McCarthy explained, Judge Merchan “effectively concealed what should have been fatal holes in [the prosecution’s] case.”

4:05pm- Janiyah Thomas—Black Media Director for Donald Trump’s 2024 Presidential Campaign—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to react to President Joe Biden’s appearance at Girard College in Philadelphia on Wednesday, where the president attempted to appeal to Black voters. Plus, why did Biden bring out Elmo during yesterday’s event?!?!

4:15pm- FLASHBACK: Remember when then-Senator Kamala Harris routinely suggested Joe Biden supported segregationists and racist policies?

4:40pm- BREAKING NEWS: The jury has reached a verdict in the Donald Trump “hush money” trial.

5:05pm- Jason Willick, a columnist at The Washington Post, writes: “Speaking of calling electoral legitimacy into question because of missing information, let’s say the jury convicts Trump and that voters go to the polls this November thinking he is a felon and deny him a second term — and that the conviction is tossed later on appeal. Steinglass said democracy is subverted when voters lack “accurate information about the candidates.” But in that (plausible) hypothetical, their information would be inaccurate in a major way: Trump would have been wrongfully convicted. Would that mean the 2024 election was illegitimate?” You can read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/29/trump-prosecutors-election-denial/

5:10pm- BREAKING NEWS: Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 charges.

5:15pm- David Gelman—Criminal Defense Attorney & Surrogate for Donald Trump’s Legal Team—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to react to the breaking news that former President Trump has been found guilty on all 34 charges brought against him by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Sentencing has been scheduled for July 11th—though, Gelman tells the show that Trump’s legal team will immediately appeal the decision.

5:20pm- Speaking to the press following the jury’s guilty verdict, former President Donald Trump said that he will fight the decision—and that the final verdict will be on November 5th when Americans select their next president. He emphasized: “We will fight for our Constitution. This is long from over.”

5:35pm- In response to Donald Trump’s guilty verdict, Joe Biden posted on social media: “There’s only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: At the ballot box. Donate to our campaign today.”

5:50pm- Listeners react to the verdict in the Donald Trump “hush money” trial. One caller argues this is one of the darkest days in American history—not because Trump was found guilty, but because the legal system has been politicized and weaponized.

6:05pm- Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 charges. So, what happens next? Rich continues to hear from listeners as they react to the breaking news.

6:15pm- David Gelman—Criminal Defense Attorney & Surrogate for Donald Trump’s Legal Team—rejoins The Rich Zeoli Show to offer more reaction to the guilty verdict in the “hush money” case. Gelman argues that the appeals process needs to be resolved immediately. Could the case be heading to the Supreme Court?

6:40pm- Jonah Bromwich of The New York Times writes: “Alvin Bragg is asked whether he will request a prison sentence, and whether Trump's violations of his gag order should figure in. Bragg says they will wait to comment on that until sentencing, in July.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/30/nyregion/trump-trial-verdict