The Mark Thompson Show

Former VP Mike Pence spent 7 hours in sworn testimony in front of a grand jury. Does this signal the end of the investigation and possible prosecution? Also, the scramble at the border to handle a rush of immigrants prompted by the end of Title 42 restrictions... Former Senior ABC News Correspondent, JIm Avila and TYT's Michael Shure provide analysis. FRIDAY FABULOUS FLORIDA!! Plus, The Culture Blaster, Michael Snyder, comes through with reviews of movies and television offerings.

Jeopardy Tournament of Champions winner, Buzzy Cohen, has a new podcast and Mark LOVES it. The podcast takes you inside Jeopardy, from the origins and beyond. Including conversations, archival and current, with creators of Jeopardy and the first winner of the first game.Plus, Bean Baxter is our friend from Mark's earliest days in broadcasting. He's had an award winning career and now does a podcast called Cup of Tea and a Chat.Bean's something of a student of the British Royals and he joins us with the Royal coronation in the offing.Legal Ninja, David Katz, talks about the Ed Sheeran copyright enfringement cast brought by the estate of Marvin Gaye.David also will speak to the E Jean Carroll case against Donald Trump.IT'S THE PLANET STUPID features Belinda Waymouth and discussions of sea surface temperatures and a revolutionary way to harness electricity that is being implemented everywhere from America to China.

Trump and DeSantis:Former President Donald Trump is being urged to run for president in 2024 with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as his running mate. Some Republicans believe that Trump and DeSantis would be a formidable team. They argue that Trump's charisma and DeSantis's popularity would be a winning combination. They also believe that the two men are ideologically aligned and would be able to work together effectively.As to SCOTUS:A nearly $2 million sale of property co-owned by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch to a prominent law firm executive in 2017 is raising new questions about the lax ethics reporting requirements for Supreme Court justices.Property records from Grand County, Colorado, show that the Walden Group LLC – a limited-liability company in which Gorsuch was a partner – sold a 40-acre property on the Colorado River to Brian Duffy, chief executive officer of the prominent law firm Greenberg Traurig.One of the most serious ongoing accusations is that Justice Gorsuch has used his position on the court to benefit his wife as well, who is a lobbyist. According to reports, Justice Gorsuch has allowed his wife to use his office to meet with government officials and to lobby for her clients. This is a clear conflict of interest, and it raises serious questions about Justice Gorsuch's ability to remain impartial on the court.Other justices have also been accused of taking material benefits. Justice Clarence Thomas has been accused of accepting lavish gifts from a wealthy donor. Justice Samuel Alito has been accused of using his position on the court to benefit his son, who is a lawyer.

More details about what led to his ouster.Also, his next moves...Pulitzer winning investigative journalist and best-selling author, David Cay Johnston weighs in.

Tucker Carlson is getting tossed from Fox News. DON LEMON from CNN, AND CEO OF NBC/ UNIVERSAL Also GoneIn LAW AND DISORDER today:While in the Marines, Roberto Salazar recruited two other Marines to help him smuggle drugs across the border from Mexico on an ongoing basis. The drugs were hidden in cars and SUVs that Salazar would drive across the border. It all came crashing down.Warriors win...Dame Edna/Barry Humphries dies...

As we await critical SCOTUS decision we feature the crew that won't let go of the data lie. Mike Lindell is called out on his dare and has to pay a big sum. Robert Kennedy Jr enters the Presidential race...As does Larry Elder. Avila/Shure will join with analysis Friday Fabulous Florida Plus, The Culture Blaster, Michael Snyder, on movies and TV

Support our crowd funded show: https://themarkthompsonshow.com/ A last minute settlement in the case against Fox by Dominion voting machines seems to be a win for Dominion but Mark makes the point that it was never as it seemed and Fox is something of a winner as well. But Mark also points out, their troubles aren't over. John Rothmann joins with analysis as does Pulitzer winning LA Times columnist, Michael Hiltzik

The latest COVID-19 variant may be a potent visitor according to top infectious disease experts like Dr. Peter Chin-Hong. Also, David Cay Johnston on the Dominion suit and Nancy Pelosi's future.

A last minute delay in the Dominion lawsuit against Fox seems to send the message backed up by insiders who say Fox News Channel lawyers are angling for a last minute deal in their defamation case. Having taken on reputational water and with the network exposed for openly lying to their viewers, both recorded evidence and witholding of that evidence made it a bad week for FOX. They are, apparently, looking to make a deal. The Bob Lee case in SF is today's Mark's Murder Mystery Monday.. Courtney joins us.