The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (05/28/2024):

3:05pm- The defense and prosecution are making their closing arguments in the Donald Trump “hush money” trial. Trump was charged with having concealed payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleges that the payment concealment amounted to falsified business records which influenced the 2016 election.

3:15pm- 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

3:20pm- On Tuesday, Robert DeNiro held a press conference in New York City—announcing he has officially joined the Biden-Harris campaign. DeNiro claimed that if Donald Trump were to win the 2024 presidential election, he would become “dictator for life.”

3:30pm- While appearing on a CNN panel, defense attorney Randy Zelin concluded that the prosecution did not do enough to prove their case in Donald Trump’s “hush money” case.

3:40pm- Lee Zeldin—former U.S. Congressman & former Candidate for Governor of New York—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the “hush money” case brought against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Plus, what on earth was Robert DeNiro doing outside of the courthouse?

4:05pm- In a new op-ed, The Wall Street Journal’s William McGurn writes: “Scarcely four weeks from the first presidential debate of 2024, Democrats dream of President Biden’s stepping aside for a more appealing candidate. But there is a hitch. For starters, a convention switcheroo is all but impossible unless the president agrees—and he and the rest of the Biden family show no sign they’re ready to go. And even if someone did manage to persuade Mr. Biden stepping aside was the right thing to do, there’s a bigger problem. Her name is Kamala Harris, and identity politics gives her an effective veto over any plans to swap out candidates.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-unsinkable-kamala-harris-dnc-identity-politics-replace-biden-2024-election-26e81803?mod=opinion_lead_pos9

4:15pm- Over the weekend, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke at the Libertarian Party convention in Washington D.C. During his speech, Trump explained: “We must fight for the same fundamental freedoms—freedom of expression, freedom of religion, freedom of the right to own a firearm, and freedom from over-taxation!”

4:40pm- Phil Kerpen—President of American Commitment & The Committee to Unleash Prosperity—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss U.S. Congressman John James’s (R-MI) proposed legislation which will block the Biden Administration’s aggressive electric vehicle mandates. Plus, Kerpen reacts to the federal government managing to produce only 7 or 8 EV charging stations despite a $7.5 billion investment.

5:00pm- Mark O’Conner, Jack Costello, and Earl Kelly join The Rich Zeoli Show to talk about The Families Behind the Badge Children's Foundation's 37th Annual Ben to The Shore Bike Tour—taking place Sunday, July 21st. To learn more about the event, visit: https://www.fbbcf.org/the-ben-to-the-shore-bike-tour

5:30pm- The trailer for a new film starring Dennis Quaid as the 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan has just been released—and it looks great! “Reagan” will make its theatrical debut on August 30th. The film will be told from the perspective of a fictional ex-KGB agent played by Jon Voight.

5:40pm- Reporting from inside the courthouse, New York Times journalist writes of Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial: “An extremely interesting move by Joshua Steinglass just now—he moved very quickly over some of the testimony most damning to Trump, because it came from Michael Cohen.” You can read more updates, as they unfold, here: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/28/nyregion/trump-trial-closing-arguments?smid=url-share#ef545da3-cf0c-5fa6-85eb-1e962d18ae17

5:50pm- The Hill reports that several reliably blue states may become swing states in the 2024 election: Virginia, Maine, and Minnesota.

6:05pm- On Tuesday, Robert DeNiro held a press conference in New York City—announcing he has officially joined the Biden-Harris campaign. DeNiro claimed that if Donald Trump were to win the 2024 presidential election, he would become “dictator for life.”

6:15pm- While appearing on a podcast, Democrat political strategist James Carville said that the Democrat Party should steal Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s medical records to prove that he has syphilis…what!?!?!

6:30pm- In an editorial for The Wall Street Journal, Allysia Finley writes: “The Covid pandemic wasn’t government’s finest hour, not least because of a persistent lack of transparency. Emails released last week by the U.S. House reveal how Anthony Fauci’s former top adviser worked to keep the public in the dark and thwart investigations into Covid’s origins.” You can read Finley’s full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-was-anthony-faucis-top-aide-hiding-investigation-0d890911?mod=opinion_lead_pos6

6:50pm- The prosecution in Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial continues to make closing arguments—and now enters hour five.