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Michael Popok of Legal AF reports on the likely indictment of Trump in the next few weeks by the federal special prosecutor for fraudulent criminal conspiracy to interfere with the election and cling to power, including using the fake electors and pressuring Mike Pence to recognize trump as the winner, outlining the likely criminal counts and defendants to be joined with trump in the indictment. Go to https://neurohacker.com/LEGAL for up to 50% off Qualia Senolytic and as a listener of The LEGALAF use code LEGAL at checkout for an extra 15% off your first purchase! Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 American Psyop: https://pod.link/1652143101 Burn the Boats: https://pod.link/1485464343 Majority 54: https://pod.link/1309354521 Political Beatdown: https://pod.link/1669634407 Lights On with Jessica Denson: https://pod.link/1676844320 MAGA Uncovered: https://pod.link/1690214260 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ethics scandals are piling up on the Supreme Court bench. ProPublica has new revelations on the financial ties between Justice Clarence Thomas and his Republican megadonor friend. We’ll discuss how judicial business is done in the U.S. and whether it’s time to change it up. Also, an addendum to our deep dive on child labor, and we check in on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus, 50 years after Secretariat’s glory days, a story about the horse’s daughter makes us smile.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• • “Jury convicts Proud Boys members of seditious conspiracy in US Capitol attack” from Reuters

• • “Clarence Thomas Raised Him. Harlan Crow Paid His Tuition.” from ProPublica

• • “The Supreme Court’s corruption crisis goes beyond Clarence Thomas” from Vox

• • “Covid deaths dropped in 2022, CDC data shows” from The Washington Post

• • “McDonald’s franchisee fined for illegally using workers as young as 10” from AP News

• • “A world away from Kentucky Derby glory, Secretariat’s forgotten daughter found a bright future” from The Athletic

• • “May stargazing guide: Aquarids and a lunar eclipse” from Popular Science

• • “Jedi: Survivor finally takes us inside a Star Wars bathroom” from Polygon

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Members of the Proud Boys are on trial related to their alleged actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The actions of former president Donald Trump loom large over of the trial.

This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales, and national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson.

This episode was produced by Elena Moore and Casey Morell. It was edited by Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Research and fact-checking by Devin Speak.

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