The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (06/21/2023):

3:05pm- Anthony Bellotti of the White Coat Waste Project, writes: “Newly-leaked U.S. intelligence identified [Ben] Hu as the first person to get sick at the Wuhan Lab. In 2021, the WCW Project first obtained these receipts via a FOIA challenge lawsuit proving the U.S. govt funded Hu’s gain-of-function animal experiments.” You can read the full posting here: https://blog.whitecoatwaste.org/2023/06/15/covid-origin-wcw-investigation-proves-u-s-govt-funded-patient-zero/

3:25pm- The attorney for rapper Kodak Black criticized the Department of Justice’s plea agreement with Hunter Biden. Black was charged with the same federal weapons crimes as Biden—however, he was sentenced to three years in prison. Biden will receive no jail time.

3:30pm- On Wednesday afternoon, Justice Department special counsel John Durham testified before a House committee on his investigation into “Crossfire Hurricane”—and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) examination into baseless claims that the 2016 Donald Trump campaign coordinated with Russian officials. During the hearing, Durham testified that his report identifies institutional problems that require “accountability” but warned that they were so deep-rooted within the FBI that they could not possibly be fixed “overnight.”

3:45pm- During Wednesday’s House committee hearing, Justice Department special counsel John Durham said it was disappointing that FBI officials—like James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, and Lisa Page—refused to speak with him during his investigation despite those officials regularly appearing on television programs.

4:05pm- During Wednesday’s House committee hearing, Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) unironically asked Justice Department special counsel John Durham if he has ever shared “sensitive” documents with foreign spies. In 2020, Rep. Swalwell was accused of having a relationship with a Chinese spy.

4:15pm- During a press conference on Wednesday, Associated Press reporter Karl Ritter asked Attorney General Merrick Garland if the Hunter Biden plea deal and Donald Trump criminal case illustrate a “different standard of justice” based upon politics. Garland responded by referring Karl to U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware David Weiss.

4:20pm- While speaking with Katy Turr on MSNBC, Hunter Biden’s attorney Chris Clark said that prosecutors never asked about Hunter’s abandoned laptop or the information it contained.

4:30pm- In a newly released, hidden camera report from O’Keefe Media Group, BlackRock recruiter Serge Varlay is heard saying that the war in Ukraine is “good for business.”

4:45pm- While appearing on Fox News with Jesse Waters, Senator Rand Paul credited Republican candidate for President Donald Trump’s sky-high polling numbers to the widespread perception that the former president is being persecuted by elements of the federal government.

4:50pm- Are conservatives hotter than progressives?

5:05pm- The Drive at 5: Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University & Author of “Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his most opinion piece for Newsweek, “Why Americans Are Getting More Conservative on the Trans Issue.” You can read the article here: https://www.newsweek.com/why-americans-are-getting-more-conservative-trans-issue-opinion-1807238. And you can pre-order Dr. Reilly’s next book here: https://www.amazon.com/Lies-My-Liberal-Teacher-Told-ebook/dp/B0BDZMZJ4C?ref_=ast_author_dp

5:20pm- On Wednesday, former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines testified before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing where she defended women’s sports—documenting the negative consequences of allowing biological males to compete against females in college and high school athletics.

5:30pm- The Afternoon Mystery Movie Clip!

5:40pm- Ann Atkinson— Executive Director of the T.W. Lewis Center for Personal Development at Arizona State—joins The Rich Zeoli to discuss her Wall Street Journal opinion editorial, “I Paid for Free Speech at Arizona State: The University is Firing Me for Organizing An Event Featuring Charlie Kirk and Dennis Prager.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-paid-for-free-speech-at-arizona-state-honors-college-kirk-prager-faculty-27c10a72?mod=opinion_lead_pos5

6:05pm- Violence on New York City Subway: a victim of armed assault is forced to confront her attacker after bystanders refuse to offer help. Have the progressive policies of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg—who notoriously charges bystanders that help fellow citizens during violent attacks—caused even more unmitigated violence?

6:10pm- Did Vice President Kamala Harris just say that the government should stay out of people’s business?

6:15pm- On Tuesday night, part-two of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s sit-down interview with Fox News’ Brett Baier aired on television. During the conversation, Trump hilariously referred to Chris Christie as a “slob” and explained why he refers to Ron DeSantis as “DeSanctimonious.”

6:35pm- Caleb Trotter—Attorney for the Pacific Legal Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his opinion piece at NJ.com, “Here’s Why We Sued New Jersey’s Power-Drunk Booze Regulators.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.nj.com/opinion/2023/06/heres-why-we-sued-new-jerseys-power-drunk-booze-regulators-opinion.html

6:50pm- On Wednesday afternoon, Justice Department special counsel John Durham testified before a House committee on his investigation into “Crossfire Hurricane”—and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) examination into baseless claims that the 2016 Donald Trump campaign coordinated with Russian officials. During the hearing, Durham testified that his report identifies institutional problems that require “accountability” but warned that they were so deep-rooted within the FBI that they could not possibly be fixed “overnight.”