The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (12/05/2023):

3:05pm- On Tuesday, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. In a notable exchange, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) accused the bureau of violating the Fourth Amendment by routinely accessing communications between Americans without receiving a constitutionally necessary court-order beforehand.

3:15pm- Investigative reporter for The Daily Caller James Lynch writes that “the Department of Justice (DOJ) secured court orders to prevent Google from informing congressional staffers of the DOJ’s efforts to monitor their communications, according to court documents. Legal group Empower Oversight released the five court orders Monday after filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the records related to the DOJ’s previously unknown attempts to monitor the communications of staffers conducting oversight of the department.” You can read the full article here: https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/04/doj-blocked-google-informing-congressional-staffers-spied-court-orders/

3:20pm- During Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) asked FBI Director Christopher Wray which FBI official made the decision to raid Mar-a-Lago, the home of former President Donald Trump, and retrieve classified documents. Wray said no single individual made the decision.

3:30pm- On Tuesday, the House Oversight Committee held a hearing on the effects of a Biden Administration rule proposal change to Title IX which would expand the definition of sexual discrimination to include any school policy that prevents biological males identifying as female from competing in women’s athletic competitions. Among the individuals testifying during the hearing is NCAA swimming champion, and women’s sports advocate, Riley Gaines. Gaines insisted that there should be a place for everyone in collegiate sports, but that it isn’t safe or fair for biological males to compete against biological females.

3:40pm- During Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) asked FBI Director Christopher Wray if anyone at the bureau was fired after targeting Catholics and inappropriately labeling them as radical hate group members.

4:05pm- According to a report from NBC4 New York, “[a]t least four gold bars tied to the FBI search of Sen. Robert Menendez’s home had been directly linked to a New Jersey businessman now accused of bribing the state's senior senator, Bergen County prosecutor records from a 2013 robbery case show. The businessman, Fred Daibes, reported to police he was the victim of an armed robbery in 2013, and he asked police to recover the gold bars stolen from him. In the 2013 robbery, Daibes reported $500,000 in cash and 22 gold bars were stolen, Edgewater police records show. Police later caught four suspects with the stolen goods.” You can read the full report from Jonathan Dienst, Courtney Copenhagen, and Tom Winter here: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/gold-bars-featured-in-bob-menendez-bribe-case-linked-to-2013-robbery-records-show/4919801/

4:20pm- In a new advertisement, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)—who is now running for Mayor of Houston—accidentally provides her supporters with the wrong election date! A graphic featured in the commercial encourages voters to cast their ballots on or before December 7th—however, the election is actually taking place on December 9th.

4:30pm- Brandon Drey of The Daily Wire writes: “A federal court on Monday halted the prison sentence for Douglas Mackey, who was convicted earlier this year of election interference for posting memes that mocked Hillary Clinton voters to cast their ballot via text during the 2016 presidential election. Mackey was accused of a ‘scheme to deprive individuals of their constitutional right to vote’ after a Twitter account he ran under the handle ‘Ricky Vaughn’ posted memes in the lead-up to the election. In October, Judge Ann M. Donnelly of Federal District Court in Brooklyn sentenced Mackey to 7 months in prison, a $15,000 fine, and two years probation.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/douglas-mackeys-meme-related-prison-sentence-halted-by-federal-court

4:40pm- During a speech at the 2023 United Nations Conference on Climate Change, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said that coal fired power plants should not be permitted to exist anywhere in the world. According to the audio, he may have emitted “natural gas” of his own making while on stage…

4:50pm- On Sunday evening, a disturbing Pro-Palestinian protest in Philadelphia took place— consisting of anti-Semitic chants and the intentional targeting of a restaurant owned by an American-Israeli chef. Only one national news network reported on the story.

5:05pm- On Tuesday, the House Oversight Committee held a hearing on the effects of a Biden Administration rule proposal change to Title IX which would expand the definition of sexual discrimination to include any school policy that prevents biological males identifying as female from competing in women’s athletic competitions. Among the individuals testifying during the hearing is NCAA swimming champion, and women’s sports advocate, Riley Gaines. Gaines insisted that there should be a place for everyone in collegiate sports, but that it isn’t safe or fair for biological males to compete against biological females.

5:40pm- Rich reveals that he sneaks wine into movie theaters. Matt claims it’s violative of the theater rules—no outside concessions!

6:05pm- On Tuesday, the House Oversight Committee held a hearing on the effects of a Biden Administration rule proposal change to Title IX which would expand the definition of sexual discrimination to include any school policy that prevents biological males identifying as female from competing in women’s athletic competitions. Among the individuals testifying during the hearing is NCAA swimming champion, and women’s sports advocate, Riley Gaines. Gaines insisted that there should be a place for everyone in collegiate sports, but that it isn’t safe or fair for biological males to compete against biological females.

6:10pm- During Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) asked FBI Director Christopher Wray why the bureau refused to concede that the Hunter Biden laptop story was authentic prior to the 2020 presidential election—especially after members of the federal government worked with social media companies to suppress the story and deny its validity.

6:20pm- In the 1990 Christmas-classic Home Alone, 8-year-old Kevin McCallister famously purchases a grocery cart-full of items for less than $20. One TikTok user calculated how much Kevin would have to spend in 2023 in order to buy those same groceries—an estimated $68, meaning there has been a 248% increase in prices since the movie’s theatrical release! Plus, Henry continues to insist that Eyes Wide Shut is a Christmas film.

6:40pm- Ari Blaff of National Review writes: “The Department of Justice is preventing two would-be whistleblowers from testifying in the Biden impeachment investigation, House Republicans claim in a report on the status of their investigation released Tuesday. The 78-page report, issued by the House Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight Committees, accuses the DOJ of stonewalling the congressional investigation into allegations that the Biden administration gave the president’s son special treatment while investigating his failure to pax federal income taxes in 2017 and 2018.” You can read the full report here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/doj-blocking-whistleblowers-from-testifying-in-hunter-biden-probe-house-gop-investigators-say/