The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

• The Drive at 5: On Friday, Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke with members of the press. He vehemently denied allegations made by two IRS whistleblowers that evidence in the Hunter Biden investigation had been ignored.
• In her recent editorial for The Wall Street Journal, columnist Kimberly Strassel writes of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower Gary Shapley’s testimony: “Mr. Shapley provided further evidence of influence peddling. He gave the committee a 2017 WhatsApp message in which Hunter tells a Chinese businessman ‘I am sitting here with my father’ and pushes the businessman to fulfill a ‘commitment.’ He warns the businessman to personally resolve the issue that night, or ‘I will make certain that between the man sitting next to me and every person he knows and my ability to forever hold a grudge that you will regret not following my direction.’” You can read Strassel’s full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hunter-biden-whistle-blows-arrest-doj-irs-firearm-felony-jail-9d114e5f?mod=opinion_featst_pos1
• According to Matt Friedman of Politico, “New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration has sued three school districts for adopting policies to tell parents if their children show signs of changing their gender identity. The lawsuits, filed Wednesday by Attorney General Matt Platkin against the Manalapan-Englishtown, Marlboro and Middletown school districts and boards, allege the policies violate New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination and put transgender students at risk.” You can read the full article here: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/22/murphy-new-jersey-school-districts-transgender-policy-00103127
• The Afternoon Mystery Movie Clip…is it the easiest clip ever? Rich and Matt debate.
• James Varney—Staff Writer at Real Clear Investigations—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his most recent story, “Woke Sports? Consider the Big Leagues’ Longstanding Great Awakening.” You can read the full article here: https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2023/06/20/woke_sports_consider_the_big_leagues_longstanding_great_awakening_941432.html
• On Thursday, the United States Coast Guard held a press conference in Massachusetts to confirm that they have located the remains of OceanGate’s Titan submersible. Titan’s debris was located 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic. According to the Coast Guard all five passengers “have sadly been lost.”