Trump Has Turned Presidential Pardons Into A Hustle
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Good morning, everybody. Welcome to Hot Topics. What a weekend. What a Monday and what a weekend. I hope you had a great weekend. Thanks for joining us. You know the first order of business always is hit the like and the thumbs up. It is really, really, really important to us because it does affect the engagement. People know that we're having a great conversation here and a great show. They are going. The algorithm is going to push it out. And more people are going to become part of the channel. They'll be clued in to what we're doing. So thank you. First order of business. Do that. And we appreciate it. Also, let us know where you're streaming from. Man, I'm parched. And it's not even, it's not even 11 o'clock yet.
It's not even noon and I need a nap. We had a great weekend. We're gonna talk to you today about the corruption of this administration. And also talk about the thing that everyone is discussing, at least that I know. This black juror in the Lindsay Clancy case, the one who was pretty much outed this past week. The one that Gail sort of gasped, Gail King gasped about. Everyone wants to know, like, how did this guy, you know, well, we'll tell you what our question is because I don't want to give it away now. All right. We're going to talk about that. And then later on today, we'll get to Jasmine Crockett and Chris Brown. OK, so lots to discuss. Let's go, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Waco, Texas, Delaware's in the house.
If you're in far reaches of the world. To us, let us know where you're streaming from. So good morning, everybody. Let's get right to it this morning. Donald Trump is supposed to be running our country. Oh, you know what? Let me stop that right. Let me stop. Sorry, Andy. You know, Andy, I'm screwing up. What did I say we're going to start with, Andy?
The recap of the DLDL shows.
keeping us in check. This is when I say we had a great weekend and I'm all over the place. We had such a great weekend. If you were at DL&DL, if you missed DL&DL, you missed a great time. We were in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando this weekend, our first stop. And if you made it, it was amazing. I'm going to show you some video and then I'm going to give some shout outs. So here is the video recap of the weekend. Watch this.
We need to have these types of events to keep us focused and keep us aware of what's going on, but yet laugh at the same time. Oh my gosh. Can you imagine how phenomenal it was that we had a straight black man, a gay black man come together and express everything there is about letting these shit happen. It was phenomenal. And then you add Anna Navarro into it. We are right on top of it. It was even better than I expected. This is mother and daughter. It was fantastic. I've been watching D.L. for years. It was an amazing show, and it's something we need to encourage us. Amazing. Oh, my god. I loved Unlimited. D.L. Hughley was out of this world. Please keep doing this tour. I loved it. I loved it. It was wonderful.
I was at the very first show in New York at the City Winery and came all the way from Louisiana. The night was awesome. Like, I can't even put it into words. I want to see this again and again. It was absolutely fantastic. I got to thank my wifey. There's a gift. She knows we're in Lemonheads. Love you guys. Anybody who hasn't gotten their tickets, get your tickets. It's everything, OK? Everything. They're just mwah. Just kidding.
And there it was. And so get your tickets, as they say, if you want to get them. We'll show you the website later. Just go to DonLemon.com. It's easy. And you don't have to show it, but just go to DonLemon.com, and it's right there. So there are still some tickets left for some of the shows. Someone said, come to Memphis.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the overall focus of the episode and why does the host open with a weekend recap?
0:00β21:28
2
How does the episode introduce the concept of a βpardon economyβ and the role of βpardon brokersβ?
21:28β25:06
3
What numbers does the host cite to illustrate the Trump familyβs wealth and its connection to the pardon scheme?
25:06β39:05
4
How much money are βpardon brokersβ reportedly charging for access to presidential pardons?
39:05β43:31
5
What happened with rapper Boosieβs $600,000 payment for a pardon and his request for a refund?
43:31β48:44
6
What details did the reporters uncover about the Russian oligarchβs financing of Donald Trump Jr.βs wedding?
48:44β1:00:53
7
Why is the lone Black juror in the Lindsayβ―Clancy case receiving intense public scrutiny?
1:00:53β1:05:07
Speakers
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