The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (05/29/2024):

3:05pm- Jurors have begun deliberation in the Donald Trump “hush money” trial. Could we get a verdict before the end of the day? 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.

3:30pm- 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.”

3:40pm- Dr. Ben Carson—Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development & a Retired Neurosurgeon and Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University—joins The Rich Zeoli and reacts to Joe Biden’s appearance at Girard College in Philadelphia on Wednesday, where the president attempted to appeal to black voters. Dr. Carson argues that it’ll take more than one trip to Philadelphia to stifle the enormous progress Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has made with black voters. Dr. Carson’s new book— “The Perilous Fight: Overcoming Our Culture’s War on the American Family”—which he co-authored with his wife Candy Carson, is available here: https://a.co/d/5RggqEs

3:55pm- While speaking from Girard College in Philadelphia on Wednesday, President Joe Biden asked, “what do you think Trump would have done on January 6 if black Americans had stormed the Capitol?...This is the same guy who wanted to tear gas you as you peacefully protested George Floyd’s murder.” He went on to compare former President Donald Trump to a “landlord who denies housing applications because of the color of your skin.”

4:05pm- Jurors began deliberation in the Donald Trump “hush money” trial on Wednesday—they were dismissed for the day after several hours and will resume at 9:30am on Thursday. 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.

4:20pm- Before entering court on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump told members of the press that “Mother Theresa could not beat those charges,” questioning Judge Juan Merchan’s impartiality.

4:30pm- Billy Binion of Reason.com writes, “the Sixth Amendment was originally seen as vital to preserving liberty. Yet it has been consistently watered down” and that “Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch rebuked one such way today: the use of six-member juries, as opposed to the historical practice of 12-person panels” in his opinion for Cunningham v. Florida. You can read Binion’s full article here: https://reason.com/2024/05/28/an-embarrassing-mistake-neil-gorsuch-rails-into-floridas-use-of-6-person-juries/

4:40pm- According to a new report, Florida has had more unprovoked shark attacks since 1837 than any other state—with 928! Plus, would you rather be bit by a shark or become a movie star? How is this even a question?!?!

5:05pm- In a new Wall Street Journal editorial, Libertarian Walter E. Block argues that Libertarian voters in swing states should cast their ballots for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump—not Libertarian presidential candidate Chase Oliver. You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/libertarians-should-vote-for-trump-4ef84994?mod=opinion_lead_pos8

5:15pm- Jurors began deliberation in the Donald Trump “hush money” trial on Wednesday—they were dismissed for the day after several hours and will resume at 9:30am on Thursday. 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.

5:30pm- Donald Trump spoke to the press after leaving court on Wednesday—and explained that the trial would have been over by now if he had a “fair judge.”

5:40pm- 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.”

6:05pm- The New York Times has targeted Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for flying an American flag upside down in response to a confrontation with a neighbor displaying a political message with an expletive. It was flown by Alito’s wife—a sign of distress following the conflict. Additionally, Alito has been criticized by the left for having flown an “Appeal to Heaven” flag from his shore house in New Jersey—with the left arguing it’s an insurrectionist symbol. However, the flag is associated with George Washington and John Locke and remains the official maritime flag of Massachusetts.

6:30pm- While appearing on The View, First Lady DOCTOR Jill Biden said that if Donald Trump were to appoint one more Justice to the Supreme Court, Americans would “lose all our rights!”

6:45pm- Christopher Cadelago, Sally Goldenberg, and Elena Schneider write that Democrats are in a full-blown freakout over the 2024 election cycle—specifically Joe Biden’s potential performance at the top of the ticket. “A pervasive sense of fear has settled in at the highest levels of the Democratic Party over President Joe Biden’s reelection prospects, even among officeholders and strategists who had previously expressed confidence about the coming battle with Donald Trump.” You can read the full article here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/28/democrats-freakout-over-biden-00160047