Trump Mafia

There is a two-word combo deal that I didn't have on my Mar-a-Lago Bingo bonanza bucket list, and that is President Trump & Rikers Island! Rikers Island, gladiator academy for many a New York City gangster, and the sheer fact that the former President could even serve a day on the Island as they call it, defies humanity in so many ways, that it has taken me many stops and starts to even comment on this. And if I am being honest, I am surprised that 12 jury members decided that Donny did it, and again for those of you that are not aware of a jury it means that every single jury agreed that he was guilty on all the counts. But guess what, in the month of May as Don Don did the bodega tour, partied with young Hip-Hop upstarts Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow in the Bronx, and drove around the streets of Manhattan like Cam'ron when he had his Pink Range Rover,  this verdict, trial and ensuing post coital Fox News love fest only has proven one thing, $141 Million in campaign funds raised, is making Donola look like Kim Jung Un at a military parade, and oh yeah a resounding appearance at UFC fight night to a standing ovation, the haze of the last four years is really coming into focus…. So Alvin Bragg congrats buddy, mozzle mozzle and good things, it looks like this display of New Yawk justice, seemingly could turn into the pivotal moment wherein Don T, ascended to American Folk hero, and while if Trump was found guilty at the federal level of 34 counts there would be no question he would be headed to Otisville, we now have to play a guessing game on whether judge Juanito Marchand decides to actually sentence the president to jail time….

Donnie Boy, how is that courtroom, you say it's a lil' chilly, I heard you the other day talk about , "IT'S AN ICE BOX," yeaaaah well, it ain't Palm Beach buddy, it ain't those crystal blue waters your used to or the glitzy confines of Mar-a-Lago where you can blast good ole Frankie Sinatra in the DJ booth and kibitz with all those plastic fuck-offs that eat rubber chicken, and continue to play a symphony of "IT'S ALL BIDEN's FAULT." The Pirates in the Straight of fucking Hormuz, that's smoking Joe's fault, the gas prices, the oil drilling, the wars, the inflation, the taxes, the fucking hemorrhoids up your ass, ALL BIDEN's FAULT! I really get it I really do buddy, but it seems like you are using this whole Al Capone bit to your advantage. I gotta be honest, when I started this Trump Mafia exercise almost four years ago, my instincts were telling me that you were most likely gonna end up with an orange fucking jumpsuit to match that tan, and that wonderful wispy comb over that makes the ladies go yeahhhhh, but I also thought it would just a tad more like a John Le Carré novel, then lets say James Patterson not that there is anything wrong with a Patterson novel, it's just Le Carré — he really nailed global intrigue, and characters that would inhabit the nexus of global crimes, and let's be clear, The Trump Russia stuff was way cooler, way more Michael Mann than Dick Wolff, but yet here we are...

If you really want to get in the spirit of American politics, I encourage you very strongly to visit your parents, with the assumption they are in their late 60s or 70s and the enjoy watching Fox News during six o'clock dinner, it's an exhilarating experience. It happened to me today, and I was able to get in 20 minutes of a Fox News show called THE FIVE. The Five is a roundtable talk show that includes Greg Gutfield, Jeanie who you just heard, Dana Perino and Jesse Walters, and a sprinkling of guests, wherein they do Fox News fever dream hot takes on the current news, which today included a conversation about Defunding NPR for some reason, Death to America Chants in Michigan which got everyone really fired up and obviously my friend from Westchester, who seemingly looks like she runs the front room of a Trattoria in Richmond Hill Staten Island, but she is weighing in on politics and all things culture wars. I am not here to bash anyone in the media, maybe I am but again, the platform of Fox today gave me a chuckle, it showed me for the first time that at the end of the day, we might as well just fucking laugh.

Interesting times, I say interesting times, Trump mafia listeners. Are you still out there? I know I've been gone, but guess what, I'm back and I can't make any promises, but I think it's time to really keep us updated with what "The Don" is doing. For this episode, I was talking with my producer, Arizona Rick, and here he is sending me text messages, demanding I have to go on air. Demanding. Imagine that. So here we are. Now usually I would venture to go online for at least two weeks of research and really try and absorb whatTthe Donald has been doing so I can give you my well examined, studied and thoughtful take on what the fuck is going on inside Trump mafia land. But I can't do it. I won't do it. I will only ingest this demonic soul through news osmosis, which will lead me down a road of giving you my overall philosophical ramblings on how I'm thinking about the presidential race unfolding or the day-to-day Trump rodeo fuck circus. But the exercise I wanna do with you today is pose a few questions.

We reflect on the recent sprawling indictment, including RICO charges, that Georgia Prosecutor Fani Willis just leveled on ole' Donny Boy and his 18 Co-Conspirator buddies.

As Trump continues to be the target of both Federal and Civil Prosecutors, indictments are now descending upon him like Category 4 Hurricanes. In this episode we discuss the power of his Federal Foes. The Jack Smith's of the world are not to be trifled with and maybe, just maybe, this could turn into Trump's last stand. As indictments pile up, so does the money he is raking in from his supporters in a perverse relationship. That said, we freely admit, it is Trump and he is the Houdini of escaping trouble.

Oh Donny Boy, you're in the Criminal Big Boy Club. Jack Smith is coming for you with both barrels loaded. All your Co-Conspirators are going to flip on you. Rico charges from Fani Willis, her speciality. Could this finally be the end of his criminal dynasty or will he outrun the clock and possibly become President again. Holy shit we're in crazyville again!

Donald Trump is no stranger to fake news and propaganda – after all, he has been using it since his campaign days. But with the ever-evolving world of Artificial Intelligence (AI), it's possible that the next presidential election could be even more heavily swayed by “fake facts” than ever before.  That's all we need right now…….Trump has already shown us that he can use AI in clever ways. He recently made a video utilizing deepfakes technology to create an image of himself standing in front of Mount Rushmore alongside other presidents. It was an impressive feat, but one that could easily be manipulated for nefarious purposes as well.Trump also has access to a wide variety of data and algorithms that could help him gain insights into potential voting patterns. He could use this data to craft messages that are tailored to certain demographics and regions, giving him a much greater edge in the election process, and his continued quest to become President again, and again, and again…… 

So here is what I have been thinking, maybe people are happy that Donny T. got indicted like a ham sammy, and maybe you can't wait to see that mug shot, to see a perp walk outside a Manhattan courthouse, because let's be honest, it's all be leading here right? At first, you want to clap, maybe cry, maybe laugh, maybe yell, but surprisingly my personal thoughts are much more layered, as I feel a sense of doom again, I can't put my finger on it, but this sense of doom is that for weeks I have been struggling to find inspiration to record again, to write something because if we are honest, prior to the news of the pending indictment it seemed like our buddy was being pushed to the fringes, he was pontificating on Truth Social, talking to crowds in Waco, Texas, I mean Waco, Texas…. NOW, the news cycle, the cable news vultures are back, and boy-oh-boy are they feasting…. Is this possible? is this real? A former President of the United States is indicted for crimes, and his polling numbers are going up!!! I read in Politico that he has a major lead over DeSantis, and I haven't heard one Republican come out and clap their hands, give an atta-boy, or simply decide that maybe just maybe this is a good time to pounce, hit Donola when he's down.

Davey…….you a gangster now, let's be clear and concise, it is almost likely like our guy Donald J Trump, will most likely face criminal charges on the island of Manhattan, very soon, and indeed the chickens might be coming home to roost, but again let's not get ahead of ourselves here, cause we are still living in these United States of America, of disorganization, confusion and just plain stupidity…. Imagine this story, there is a guy named Michael Cohen, and Cohen at some point in his life maybe he is a good guy, well intentioned, and on his way up, then he hitches his wagon to Donnie T. for some reason, and he starts to dabble in the dark arts, he figures what the hell, I'm making some scratch, I'm living a good life, maybe at the time he was taking Donnie's money, he knew what he was doing maybe Mikey Boy was even smarter than Trump, I mean he did go to law school right, he studied, and everyone in NYC knew Don was a dirtball, but again maybe Mikey had a good retainer, and unlike most of his lawyers Trump paid him. And then the dark arts, well they got fucking darker, and now Mikey found himself in the middle of this dirtball running for President, and guess what he wins, and oh my god, Mikey must be scratching his head cause he knows the gig is up, and the only thing to follow is most likely indictments and jail time, and GUESS WHAT this isn't a fucking Hollywood political series on Netflix, this is the country we live in, in real time…..

Trump Mafia listeners today we have a special episode, for those of you listening, this is a cross over episode that tells the larger-than-life story of a last-minute pardon by Donald Trump, that never happened. This episode follows the intriguing story of Hip-Hop luminary and executive James “ Jimmy Henchman “ Rosemond, who with the help of Mike Tyson, Jim Brown, Michael K Williams, and a team of lawyers was given a pardon by Trump, only for the Justice Department to shut it down.

JOIN US AS TRUMP MAFIA CREATOR AND NARRATOR, DON SIKORSKI OF CRIMINAL MINDED MEDIA USHERS IN THE WHAT IS BOUND TO BECOME, THE NEW BROADCAST MODEL FOR PODCASTING AND AUDIO DOCUMENTARIES. OUR SUPER FEED WILL DEBUT WITH NOT 1, NOT 2, NOT 3, BUT SIX BRAND NEW SHOWS, EACH AIRING ON A DESIGNATED DAY OF THE WEEK. MONDAYS >> HIP HOP CRIME TUESDAYS >> POLICING & THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM WEDNESDAYS >> POP CULTURE THURSDAYS >> SPORTS FRIDAYS >> TRUE CRIME SATURDAYS >> DON SIKORSKI HOSTS THE WAY IN

I am looking for inspiration, and please Trump Mafia listeners send me some mail, tell me what you want me to talk about, tell me what you are interested in because when I look around, Biden, Chinese Spy Balloons, Trump posting high school, pictures of DeSantis, like Tony Soprano it seems morbid as fuck, but hey like they say we gotta press on, we gotta keep fighting, we gotta find some inspiration. See, I used to like Biden a little bit, but when I look at his son, the laptop, the crack, the business in other parts of the globe, I just get a sense that all these fucks are just corrupt, I looked around at some of them at the State of the Union address, and they all look like gargoyles, just feeing their mouths at the trough of greed, destruction, ego, and they are all playing a fucking game, with the lives of ordinary citizens, with people who are impoverished, disenfranchised, etc.… I was talking to a colleague this week, and the topic of the IRS came up, I can't express with any more frustration what he told me he just heard...

Let's face it, you probably want to know, where is this Special Counsel guy, Jack Smith, is he back from the Hague in the Netherlands, where is he working out of, what could he possibly be doing, and finally, will this Special Counsel do what no one seems to be able to do in any jurisdiction — Indict Donald J. Trump! In the case of Donnie, don't we all wish it could happen as quickly as an episode of Law and Order? Wouldn't that be nice, clean, efficient, end years of bullshit, madness, and sadness that this guy was President? Tracking various news outlets, it seems as if the media titans are really wondering, what is going on, who is working with Jackie Boy, and are there any clues as to what exactly he is interested in? Here is what I am finding, after reviewing articles in Slate, the New York Times, and the Washington Post: His task is two-fold according to reporting in SLATE------ The ongoing investigation involving classified documents and other presidential records found on Trump's Mar-a-Lago property— 26 boxes' worth—and the investigation into whether any person or entity unlawfully interfered with the transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election. He also issued about 40 subpoenas in a week's time for his investigation into the 2020 election certification. Those subpoenas include testimony from Georgia's Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger — the guy Trump pleaded with to just find 11,780 votes—along with election officials across the country. Trump's former White House counsel Pat Cipollone and his chief deputy, Patrick Philbin, have already testified before Smith's grand jury. If you ask me, as far as I am concerned, this whole classified doc situation, let's just call it even at this point, I mean Biden has docs at his library, at his home in Delaware, I mean shit as a kid I used to vacation in Rehoboth Beach, where I know Biden has a Summer home, have they found docs there as of yet?

I told you at the top of the year I wanted to branch out in terms of stories and intel, I am confident I can keep you informed on interesting tidbits that are starting to form across the world, and one area that always keeps my fascination is the work of global intelligence agencies, across our planet. This week I caught a story written and investigated by William K. Rashbaum, and I am going to butcher this name, Megha Rajagopalan, both NY Times journalist. The headline is very curious: WITH FBI SEARCH US ESCALATES GLOBAL FIGHT OVER CHINESE POLICE OUTPOSTS. What I find odd, is first how on earth are Chinese Police functioning on United States soil, what are these outposts that they speak of. Would it be odd, if we had NYPD in China, I think so, but maybe I am just uniformed.

I swear that I am not an angry guy, I really swear, this morning I even listened to the Dalai Lama on a podcast with Dan Harris, they were talking about the idea we are all one, and trust me, I want to feel like that I really do, I am trying, but.... I can say there is a member of the Republican Party that is not Donnie, that when I see him or I hear him, physically makes me have a visceral reaction of anger, a hatred that is very rare and as of late, I just choose to ignore it, as they say I have been trying to become more Eastern philosophy, more buddhist, but browsing the New York Times, I saw a headline and a picture that I had to read a few times, because I thought it was an ad for a George Orwell novel, and next to it, there he was a picture of Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio. Was My mind playing Tricks on Me, my brain not registering what I was reading? Divided House Approves G.O.P. Inquiry into Weaponization of Government? That was the headline of the New York Times, and it was in this moment, I started to become apoplectic. I threw the controller at the TV, and realized finally, the Republicans have decided to look into the weaponization of Government, and Jim Jordan is leading the charge? But hold up WHAT THE FUCK is the weaponization of government, and why is this flaming asshole excuse of a politician talking about the weaponization of the government when he was one of the dickheads, who sided with this idea that the election was fixed and Stop the Steal. Now before we move forward, I don't know what it is about Jordan, but I know he was a wrestler or a wrestling coach, and every fucking time I see that guy he reminds me of that fucking creepy movie that Steve Carrell was in, when he played that weirdo wrestling coach based on E.I. Dupont, and that whole fucking creepy house, and wrestling tights, and if I am being honest, Jim Jordan just looks like the fucking guy who was the house, wrestling, and I can remember some scandal with Jordan when he was a coach at Ohio State University, and a doctor and genitals, and the whole fucking bit. Not sure if I made that up because I hate the guy, but I think all that actually happened and people in Ohio thought yeah sure WHY NOT VOTE for the guy who looked the other way when a doctor molested some kids, sounds about right.

It seems like here at Trump mafia headquarters we get a bit of fan mail, and I have to say, I like to give these people a shout out, and admit when I am wrong, or missed something. This week, I got a message from Markus, and it reads: I have enjoyed your Trump Mafia podcast very much - until the most current episode - Sunset Boulevard. Now, I understand that not everybody is into classic movies, but labeling Sunset Boulevard “a dumb movie from the 1950's” is not only ignorant, but it also makes me question the author's ability to objectively talk about the bigger themes surrounding Trump. First, Sunset Boulevard is an outstanding and for its time revolutionary movie that's rightfully and consistently listed among the best American movies of all time by film critics, filmmakers, and historians. The fact that Trump adores it doesn't mean he values cinematic art, he obviously has no clue what the movie really is about. And THAT is the fascinating part of his obsession with this film. Yes, the parallels between Norma Desmond and Trump are eerily creepy, but she's a sad and tragic figure who ends up killing the young screenwriter/admirer she keeps in her house. The movie ends with Norma Desmond being driven to a fake film set so she thinks she's finally making another movie, while the police are waiting for her on the other end. Why would Trump admire a psychotic, deranged diva who's no longer wanted by anyone and who ends up in prison? She's - based on Trump's logic - a “big time loser”! I mean, what Trump sees or not sees in this film is telling us more about his deranged narcissistic psyche than all his Tweets, rambling speeches, and embarrassing interviews. - I'd say, neither the New York Magazine article nor the Washington Post piece have been able to truly unravel this mystery. FASCINATING, and SAD. Cheers, Markus Well Markus, Well said, brilliant analogy and terrific examination of how the mainstream media missed the talking points on the film, I am not old Hollywood film buff, but man o man you nailed it brother, I missed that nuance, so with that I humbly thank you. I guess Markus brings up a good point and something I like to examine here on the podcast, and that is the many insane at times think pieces of mainstream journalism that covers politics. Who has the time to parse thru so much information, and who should we all be listening to. At times I listen to the Joe Rogan podcast, and Rogan said something last week that I appreciate, to watch or read the news these days, a lot of these platforms lack the ability to just have a normal common sense conversation, or a conversation you would have sitting around someone's living room, let's be honest if Rachel Maddow showed up at your party and she talked like she did on air, you would think she was mental, RIGHT? I am in constant motion and searching for ideas and articles that are driving our conversations, or hidden gems that I can talk about here or give my own humble analysis, and with that is a full ingestion of what is becoming a fractured news and media business. Most of the younger generation are more apt to gravitate towards social media , get their news from Instagram or Tik Tok, or Twitter, I would hope the Trump mafia is a more sophisticated bunch, who actually seek out good info, or original info, or information that challenges the status quo. With this latest batch of mail, from listeners, I also know that I must keep sharp, and the Trump story, well let's be honest for the last few months, it has been moments of immense starting news leaks, balanced out with this idea that the Trump Train maybe is losing steam or gas. But I keep staying in somewhere in the middle, because what we have ALL done collectively over the course of the last few years, is underestimate the power of a CARNIVAL BARKER to capture the attention of the majority of America, we ALL should be shaking our heads that WE STILL Can have these conversations about Trump, and the narrative continues. I get a sense, yet again right now is the calm before the storm, a QUIET period before sheer LUNACY grips our political spectrum, but with that in mind, let me run down some of the media and political trends I am seeing, feeling or hearing as we start the year, as I feel like this week was the FIRST REAL Week where PEOPLE are really starting to get comfortable in 2023, let the madness begin.

Alright, fine, I know I have been away. I'm sorry, I'm sorry what do you want from me huh, it's not easy tracking this piece of shit for years now, it has been a drain on my soul, it has been a drain on my fucking brain. But, first order of business is some fan mail from Jeff Cane, an Englishman in LA. I agree with you, Cousin Andy and Mr. Schmatta, those guys they are lost man, they sit in their own enclaves and bubble of Trump martyrdom, and they continue to have diarrhea of the mouth and isn't that the point. I wanted to run that without commentary, without interruption because sadly enough Jeffrey there is a large percentage of American's out there that are lost, just simply adrift in a political boat up river, a Heart of Darkness Journey for lack of a better term, so again Jeff, I promise, if Cousin Andy ever appears again on Trump Mafia, he will be grilled for his faulty beliefs, for his views that remind me of the people that drank the Kool aid in Jonestown, or the fellas who took the potion who were wearing velour jumpsuits and Nike Cortez waiting for some alien space ship that never arrived. I can't say we do top notch journalism here at the Mafia, but I agree that maybe I should have held Cousin Andy's feet to the fire, but isn't it much better to just let the craziness roll? I think in my vacation, it has been a little quiet, a little depressed and from what I have been reading, there seems to be a lot of journalistic think pieces on Donnie that basically remind me of the kind of journalism that is written when an athlete who is supposed to retire, plays that extra season, steps into that ring one more time, or makes that comeback run wearing number 45 like Jordan when he played for the Washington Wizards, you remember that don't you? But let's hold up a bit here and really talk about this, if Donnie is on the ropes, if Donnie is in this depressing vortex, or if New Year's Eve at Mar a Lago was piss in my chowder boring, then maybe this is the end, maybe just maybe this is it?? I mean I literally saw a headline about New Year's Eve at Mar-A-Lago being depressing, come on journalists we can do better than that, I am sure the fucking conservative, plastic surgery Dinosaur set at the resort were fine with their expensive champagne and Beef Wellington, let's not get crazy here.

I want to apologize to the listeners, when I look around , I am not inspired, I can't find the motivation or the wherewithal to dive into the nuances of our American political system because as far as I see it, as a country currently, the bottom line no matter how you swing it, is stupidity reigns, greed reigns, idiots reign, and HATE reigns. What is the deal with all this hate, antisemitism, racism, classicism, every hate imaginable it fills our airwaves, and our screens. Why do I have to read about the hate speech of Kanye, or Nick Fuentes, or that fucking excuse of a human being hanging out with Kanye Milo Yiannopoulos, or whatever the fuck his name is, I thought that dick head went back to the rock he crawled out of. SO fuck Kanye, Fuck Trump, Fuck McConnell, fuck Herschel Walker, fuck the right wing Oath Keepers, and fuck EVERYONE who utters words of hate, or racism, or antisemitism, go fucking get a job, have a Budweiser and like they say in Chicago GET FUCKED, ….as you can see for some reason my Apple News feed, my TV, I keep seeing the lowest common denominator shine through, and you know what I guess we deserve it, we earned it.

Welcome to the first ever Trump Mafia Live Interview. As only we at Trump Mafia HQ could do, we just walked into a bar in Connecticut, found a couple of Pro-Trumpers, and let them have the mic. To protect their identities, we will call them by their suggested noms de plumes — Cousin Andy and Mr. Schmatta. The ideas and opinions of this episode do no reflect the opinions of Trump Mafia.

Red Wave, Blue Wave, it seems these days when you look at this political menagerie what is there really to get excited about, but here are my personal musings and takeaways, do with it what you will, and don't hold my feet to the fire right now, as I know some results are still trickling in, so I reserve the right as they say in legal circles to change my opinion and my observations. Well, first thing is that it appears as if Donnie "T" is very upset, I think the word is LIVID from what I can tell and what early reporting is indicating. But I am not sure WHY, the narrative I feel that exists right now is that there was NO RED WAVE, but at the end of the day, it looks like Republicans will control the House, and probably the Senate, so how the fuck is that good news? Under the circumstances I just feel that adds to a more divided country and more fuckery from the Republican power base, again this is still up in the air, but I don't know how the Democrats are happy. I want whatever the fuck they're smoking.

Midterm Mayhem, is what you can call it, and I guess as we all go about our days and nights we probably have more important things to worry about, maybe you got hemorrhoids, or you have to host Aunt Karen for Thanksgiving, or even worse you have to get on an airplane on the day before Thanksgiving and try and survive the 1,000 deadly cuts that is American air travel, BUT I'm here for you because we should talk a little bit about the mid-terms, and for you young TikTok twerps I am not talking about your college exams, pay attention. Why do I care, why should you care, I don't fucking know, but I have a feeling call it a gut instinct that if the mid-terms go a certain way, as a country we might embark on a new frontier of overwhelming ass backward political shenanigans that make the Trump presidency look like a time of tranquility. So, if you haven't been paying attention let me give you a quick explainer, and keep in mind, I am not sure that I even like politics but at a certain point I can't sit on my hands. Early intel and polls are showing a few things, let me give you the rundown: The midterms are November 8th for those of you who have been living in a fucking hole, A CNN poll shows that voters are now more inclined to vote Republican than Democrat, despite earlier predictions that showed the opposite, let's take the polling stuff with a grain of salt, remember no polls predicated good old Donnie Boy.

I have spent a lot of time in my life investigating criminals, drug kingpins, arms dealers, killers, shooters, mafia hit men, you name it I've sat face to face with em, so I know crime, I know gangsters, and I know the underworld. As of late as I look at the geo-political landscape, and the globalization of crime and business, I can only shake my head. Recently I did a film about a crew of kids in New York City named the Supreme Team, they were major narcotics traffickers who fed New York City with crack cocaine, and now the two leaders find themselves in jail for life, which I find on the surface to not be quite fair. My calculation is based on the level of criminality that now takes place in politics and actually has an effect on our lives, which is staggering. That is why recently when I read an article in Vanity Fair, I got angry, I couldn't believe what I was reading, Jared Kushner, was given $2 Billion Dollars from Saudi Arabia's sovereign Wealth Fund.

Now now Donnie, you insulted me a little bit, just a little bit. But the headlines, the major headlines they keep coming. And look at this, you just got another subpoena! I wonder how that works, who takes your subpoenas, is it your head of security I think his name is or was something like Matty Calamari, seems about right cause at this point you might have more indictments than Joe Colombo, but let's get serious, this January 6th Committee buddy it just doesn't want to go away. What does this mean? Does this mean that you actually get to testify, that you will sit in front of the committee and answer questions, real questions. I guess a part of you would really, really love that, you would be back front and center, that red tie, nice blue suit, a perfect orange hue for the cameras, a haircut, that accentuates the comb over…… Is this what we are looking at Donnie, talk to me?

If you are wondering why we started what usually is a political podcast with a football clip, then you haven't really been paying attention to the news cycle of what is going on in Georgia and the Senate race between Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock, which could be the deciding race on who controls the Senate, which in understanding that I start to get anxiety, I don't blame you for not watching the news, as of late it reminds of that scene in A Clockwork Orange where the main characters eyeballs are kept open by a mechanical device so he can watch disturbing videos, it best describes my experience. I wasn't really paying attention to the news out of Georgia, but I kept seeing these weird headlines about Herschel, and it seems like on the surface being a best buddy with Donnie T, the crazy factor is most likely dialed up, but even for the Republican crazy machine some of the things he is saying in the media seem a bit off, so where do I begin. Walker's ex-wife has accused him of nearly killing her, holding a gun to her, the nice Christian boy has had three kids by three different women, which I guess is find unless you are campaigning on family values and the idea of the absentee father, which I saw one of his sons go on TikTok and say some more disturbing things about Walker. Again, with these claims the Republican Party power base is still fully behind Walker, I guess Fake news is the word of the day in Georgia, and he is pro-life, so there is that.

The components of the Trump narrative are vast, complex, dumb, and bizarre to say the least, but the long-term effects that his presidency has had on this country, and the ripple effects within the news and culture we all ingest is profound. I can joke at times about the absurdity of Trump but bubbling beneath the surface is a lot of hate, malice, vitriol, and violence by some of his followers, Trump's philosophy, say anything, do anything, lie, steal, cheat to WIN, that ethos has had ramifications, and might have already shattered our fragile democracy. This week, when the verdict against Alex Jones came down, and the headline was that the damages he would have to pay was close to a BILLION DOLLARS, I hope it was a sign that sheer lunacy, lies, conspiracy theories, and just plain hate is unacceptable, and to the families of those children in Sandy Hook Connecticut, who fought for 10 YEARS to see this through, I commend them, and their lawyers that they buried this cocksucker in what will hopefully be a future of being chased for his money with no relent.

Okay, so two things have happened that maybe I was wrong about Tucker Carlson, or maybe yet again I am on the verge of madness, Edgar Allen Poe Madness, fucking William Burroughs Lower East Side, sniffing fucking amyl nitrate, Brittany Spears Bald, baseball bat fucking MAD!!!!!! Kanye West sits down for an interview with Tucker on Fox News??? This is great. This is a sign of something, a sign of a new day, a new phase of political and cultural insanity, Tucker Carlson, Kanye at War with Puffy. Holy shit, I have an idea, let's all get fucking distracted from the real news that is going on in communities across America such as gun violence, the criminal justice system, the environment, possibly a nuke from Vladdy...I mean the list goes on, but hey let's talk about a T-Shirt that Kanye wore at Paris Fashion Week for fuck's sake. Lets get back to business here and some more serious stuff…..

So here is the deal, these last few episodes I think I got a little too irreverent, maybe pushed the envelope a little bit, I got a little bit crazy. Please forgive me, I'm only human. But it does beg the question if you have a soul, a pulse or any moral fiber you have to wonder at times where are we headed, where are the political chess masters taking us as a society, and how can the average man or woman take in political information on the left and the right and not want to completely check out across the board? I shake my head at Mitch McConnell, as much as I scratch my head looking at Alexandria Ocasio Cortez in haute couture in the pages of GQ. As our friend Tony Soprano once pontificated , “whatever happened to the strong silent types.”

I'm getting a bit frustrated here, that I have to receive phone calls from Trump Mafia headquarters saying I need to discuss the current happenings, the next wave of Trumpian WHITE NOISE that we all seem to be fascinated with, don't we ALL have something better to study, to discuss in politics, or public policy, social justice, education, Trump's pal Vladimir basically instituting a draft inside Russia, I mean there are other things going on here guys, and if I am being honest, what the FUCK IS THE BIG DEAL ??? What happened, FRAUD?? Something with Insurance scams, or Taxes, or I even heard a story about the square footage of Trump Tower, is that REALLY what we need to be talking about…I GUESS?????

DONNIE, what's going on now, I am seeing pictures of you, on the golf course with no clubs, two things come to mind, one I know a few mobsters who love golf, they go out there to talk, as you can't put a listening device on a golf course. Also, who ya talking to??? You have gone through more lawyers now then Howard Hughes, and any federal lawyer with a 10' pole ain't touching you or ya cases, and I say that with an 'S' on the end, this scene on the golf course — it also reminds me of that scene in Casino, you know the one….

And even as I wander, I'm keeping you in sight You're a candle in the window on a cold, dark winter's night And I'm getting closer than I ever thought I might [Chorus] And I can't fight this feeling anymore I've forgotten what I started fighting for It's time to bring this ship into the shore And throw away the oars, forever Cause I can't fight this feeling anymore I've forgotten what I started fighting for And if I have to crawl upon the floor Come crashing through your door Baby, I can't fight this feeling anymore Donnie Boy, I'm trying, I am really trying here to give you the benefit of the doubt, and sitting around the old social club this week, I wracked my brain on what I could cover, I couldn't continue to talk about documents, documents, were talking about documents. BUT, lo and behold Donnie as they say, we had a small crack in the case with an exclusive from the Washington Post, that you took some documents that contained nuclear secrets of other nations, documents that were so sensitive the FBI agents who came and GOT the documents weren't allowed to read said documents. WHY DO YOU NEED THE NUCLEAR DOCUMENTS DONNIE, WHY YOU GOTTA GO AND TAKE THE NUCLEAR DOCUMENTS? So this is why I couldn't fight the feeling here that NO matter what you say at this point Donnie, you fucked up this time, you really fucked up. But, again with the upside down world we live in I am waiting to hear and see how Fox News spins this one, what does Tucker have to say about this, -what can they possibly come up with and WHAT FUCKNUT at the Republican Party will create a talking point that again exonerates this type of behavior.

What is the big deal, it's just some documents in a box? We have all done it right, we are in the middle of a move, from one place to another and we just start shoving shit into a box. Donnie was making a hasty exit, and he probably didn't notice the 700 pages of material he was shoving into a box with his cute photo of Melania. Let's be real here, for me it's simple. Donnie made a mistake, and when the Justice Department called him after he left the White House, they said “Donnie, Donnie, you might have taken some documents that we really should have burned, you think you can have one of your Mar-a-Lago Valets just Fedex us back the documents?" Now, if this was a normal President, he would have apologized, got on Trump Air, and bring the fucking documents back himself — but he's not...

Hello, hello, hello, FBI Raids, clandestine documents, secrets and lies — yet again the News cycle has swung back to our guy. Our champion in Chief is bouncing from one legal deposition to another, keeping it classy and riling up the same people that needed to break some shit at the Nation's capital. But let's get serious, more than 20 boxes of documents were retrieved by the FBI from his pad in Mar-a-Lago, which on the surface seems odd, but WHO really cares, then we find out that these documents now MIGHT contain information on nuclear secrets and the President of France, maybe “Le Don” was fond of the Champs-Élysées — little more interesting… Now I am sure some Republicans would like to think that Donnie might be the Daniel Ellsberg we all need today. Or maybe The Don — the consummate Washington outsider, read some nefarious and corrupt shit and was simply trying to emulate Seymour Hersh, the Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist — save the documents to ultimately work with a reputable news organization to leak these secrets — think a bloated Julian Assange — yet this is TRUMPYLEAKS — but I highly doubt that, might be a great talking point for Mitch McConnell, that's how I would spin it.. Where does the news cycle take this next? Are these documents that Trump was going to sell on the open market to pay off his legal bills, (oh yeah, he the public paying for that with his freedom fund.) Were they his post-presidency security blanket in case he needed a few bucks, or dare I say — is this a direct order from his pal Vladdy Putin?! The speculation is so intriguing and endless that I can't turn off CNN. Sorry, sorry I am not a socialist it's just easier to watch Wolf Blitzer than Tucker Carlson. Carlson reminds me of the guys I played lacrosse against in Darien, Connecticut.

Welcome back dear listeners. We were on a brief hiatus trying to recover from the insurrection. I MEAN WHAT IN THE FUCK, RIGHT!!!???? You might hear me use that expression profusely throughout this episode. So much has transpired since the Cheetoh-in-Chief lost the election. Yet — to this day — A FULL YEAR-AND-A-HALF LATER, Delusional Donny is still pushing the BIG LIE! As the Jan 6th Clown Committee with its ABC producer at the helm of their masterful bit of TV programming, (which by-the-way are the runaway TV-ratings hit of the summer,) continues to turn all of Donnie's cronies into Judas', the polls still show Tyrannical Trump as the potential front-runner for the 2024 elections! It's almost an apocalyptic comedy. Listen folks, we never thought we'd say this on the show, but there might even be a small dark, infinitesimal part of us on a cellular level, that wouldn't mind seeing him run again. I mean let's face it, Biden's a blow out, and there are no obvious Democratic political leaders. So unless we want Mark Cuban or The Rock officially leading our country (let's face it, they already sorta do, so what the hell) it seems that Trump is still a real contender. Let's check Trump's current stats…

Welcome to another episode of Trump Mafia. I am your returning host, Aaron May. The target... I mean subject of this episode of Trump Mafia is Jared “The Kush” Kushner. The most spectacularly unqualified member of Trump's cabal. On past episodes, we have covered equally notable names but at least they had a story to their story. This guy is a Late-Night Talk Show punchline. We def will cover his past and give you background, but at the end of the day, he's just a trust fund douchebag whose ultra-rich real estate felon of a father, Charlie “OG Kush” Kushner, greased 2 state senators & the school to get Jared into Harvard, at some point hooks up with Trump's daughter and bingo bongo, he's in charge of bringing peace to the middle east. You know, a kush job. I have racked my brain thinking that there HAD to be SOME genius nefarious move for having this Sentient Kohl's Mannequin (to quote John Oliver), as an advisor. Had to be something more than nepotism, something that made sense like Kushner had a secret pipeline to a Russian sex ring that The Don could grab some more pussy from. I even pondered the possibility of a dark secret that the Kush could extort The Don over, but that would be too smart for the Kush. So WHY THE FUCK is this “Harvard's Shiniest Mistake” in the White House? Even ex-Harvard schoolmate Natalie Portman thinks he's a tool who cheated his way through school.

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Alright, Alright Alright….. So, the probe into Donnie seems to be moving forward, this is why I am here to hopefully one day be able to analyze and pick apart a criminal trial that revolves around our former fuck-wad of a President. When I started Trump Mafia, I wanted to make some sense of what just happened, make some sense of what happened to the media and the president, and what exactly happened to our country, in doing so maybe I would feel better about what the fuck just happened. But I have to say, He is still here, like a hemorrhoid that just won't go away, it's there and sometimes you ignore it, but its still there and you still feel it. Here is the thing, I'm completely fine with Donnie giving wedding speeches, for all I care he should become a fucking wedding DJ, but I want to be clear here and I have said this from the top, if the Manhattan DA, or the Southern District or the Eastern District doesn't indict DONALD J TRUMP, I do believe that he will become part of our daily routine again, and I think you remember that daily routine, the rodeo circus that he conducted across the globe. He has to go to jail, and there has to be consequences or karma, and that process is starting, and we keep getting hints of the process. The first step is there is a grand jury that has been convened in New York but what exactly does this mean in layman's terms, what is actually going on here?

Rudy, Rudy Rudy….I’ve yet to quote the bible in this series, but to quote the King James version 2 Samuel Chapter 1 - “Oh how the mighty have fallen.” Rudolph William Louis Giuliani, once America’s hero, America’s Mayor, has become a laughingstock of the news, a punchline for late night hosts and pundits and possibly the most pathetic of all the Trump Mafia crew members. On paper, this guy was as good as it gets, I mean a real fucking stud of the judicial system. He served as US Associate Attorney General from 81-93 and US Attorney for the Southern District of NY from 83’ to 89’ and in 94’ he became the 107th Mayor of NYC. Seriously. A Fucking Rockstar. In the 80s, as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York he led the federal prosecution of New York City mafia bosses. He turned Times Square from a drug and porn epicenter in NYC into a veritable Disneyland filled with corporate restaurants, and businesses and made it into one of the biggest tourist attractions in the country. Rudy Gazooty was also widely credited with the steeply falling crime rates in NY, well ahead of the national average. In 2001, he was named Time Magazine’s Man of the Year, and if that’s not enough, in 2002, he was given an honorary knighthood by the Queen of Goddam England. I mean COME ON! So how did this “G” fuck it all up? Well, that’s the story I want to tell. You see, although he received those accolades, behind-the-scenes our headline-grabbing crime fighter, was not all pure of heart and most of his greatest hits, had a dark lining, which I will dig into, and when you understand the “REAL RUDY”—the Rudy who was married to his OWN FUCKING COUSIN FOR 14 YEARS—gimme a minute, I will explain this one—you will see that there has been no real fall from grace, he’s always been a douche bag.

Before we delve into this episode, quick programming note. Since leaving office, our favorite reality show star/ex-prez, has apparently lost 14lbs due to a fulltime steady diet of golf, and has returned to a human skin tone abandoning his trademark Cheetoh orange. Now on to the show— but before we dive in, I have to say that out of all the characters in the Trump Mafia, this guy might be the most perplexing member of his Cabal. There is so much talk and speculation about this guy’s moves during the Trump Regime that his name will live on not just in infamy, but most likely in classrooms, boardrooms and news departments for eons to come as a case study into our very own system of justice. (Please insert your pov on why his conduct is so precedent setting.) Ladies and Gents, may I present to you- Ex Attorney General William Pelham Barr. As always, a little background on our target, I mean subject. Willie Barr is an attorney who served as the 77th and 85th United States Attorney General in the administrations of Presidents George H. W. Bush and you-know-who. Barr also did a 4yr stint in the 70s at the CIA. Before becoming the AG in ‘91, he held numerous other posts within the Department of Justice, so he got to know his way around the system. From ‘94 to 2008, he did corporate legal work which made him a multimillionaire. Interestingly enough and most likely reason for his appointment under the Trump administration, was his that Barr was a longtime proponent of the unitary executive theory, which believes the Prez should have TOTAL AND UNFETTERED AUTHORITY over the executive branch of the U.S. government making him the perfect foil for ole Donny boy’s dirty work.

When I came up with the title Trump Mafia, my impetus was driven by the fact that Trump literally operates like a Mafia boss. I am not the first to draw this comparison, but it resonated so strongly with me, that I felt an exploration intothebelief that he operates like a “DON” (pun intended) and in fact operates A REAL CRIME FAMILY needed some attention. To understand this comparison, you have to first understand the way a true mob boss operates. First and foremost, they surround themselves with minions who are willing to “go to the mat” for them. This is very important. We all know that DON MUSSOLINI insists on blind loyalty and allegiance, and we also know that “TRANSACTIONAL TRUMP” only gives when he gets. That said, the most powerful sword he wields is even more seductive than money, it’s the “PARDON CARROT”. This singular power of the President isdangledto his criminal band of neer-do-wells. Just remember that as we will circle back on that later in this episode. The other element that rarely is appreciated due to the constant barrage of Trump’s assaults in the news cycle, is the immense totality of his criminal web. When you’re making the comparison of a person to a Crime Boss, you are comparing them to someone with a vast network of operatives all conspiring on your behalf. Additional, I feel it is equally important to give some airtime to some of his more nefarious “COMPLICIT CRONIES”. We already explored Michael Cohen, Trump’s flipping fixer, as he had some serious unreported ties to Russia, but now we’re going to move on to another player on the board with more ties to Russia than vodka. His name is Paul Manafort.

Last episode I explored Donny Boy’s Russian piggy bank and Russian Laundromat (no starch required) via an interview with Carter Page. I also stressed my total disbelief at how the Mueller investigation just happened to omit any financial investigation into Trump’s Moscow money madness. As I have said in the past, I will continue digginginto this dystopian Glasnost, but first I wanted to do a little Trump Update on Donny’s current state of affairs. It’s so outta control,that it feels like a segment of SNL Weekend Update. Might as well have Colin Jost narrate this episode. So as Chris Cuomo says, and don’t get me started on his bro, that’s a totally different series I could do—“Let’s Get After It”! So only Donald J. Trump, a twice impeached one-term President of these here United States, and the biggest carny barker since PT Barnum, could be in a situation post Presidency wherein he will either land in the pokey from a variety of looming criminal and civil charges, orpotentiallybecome President again in 2024. I mean try and wrap your mind around that for a minute. I MEAN WHAT IN THE FUCK!?!?! Even after the Capital Insurrection and a second impeachment, this fucking guy is really living up to Gotti’s moniker, the Teflon Don. One would think that all his zombie political allies would have used this moment to run for the hills and distance themselves from this nuclear mess, but his most powerful GOP ass-kissers are STILL sucking from the Trump Teet.

Well, well, well the reign of Donny Boy has come to an end, with a crashing jolt as he and his missus took the tin missile into Palm Beach and the Mar-a-Largo crowd. What an exit, what a time, what a fucking time. With that said, are story doesn’t end here cause what we set out to do was two fold and it simply had to do with uncovering what the fuckhappened with the Russian Mob fellas, you know those guys who actually wield more power then Nancy Pelosi and those other jerk offs on Capitol Hill, the really nitty gritty shit. So back to the task at hand, and the diaries of Donald’s Crimes and Misdemeanors, I was surprised to find out this week a few things that I want to continue to hunt down. First, and you can really chalk this up to bizarre is I was doing some research into Andrew Weissman, he was basically Robert Mueller’s right hand man in the Mueller investigation, and this guy wrote a book, it’s called "Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation," and I'm reading through the first 100 pages and one striking thing jumped out at me, would you believe that with all that man power, with all that talent Mueller had they NEVER investigated, looked into or touched anything having to do with Donald Trump’s financial dealings with Russia. Now if you knew this then good for you cause your smarter than, but if THEY were NOT following the money as you will , what the fuck were they actually doing???? Well here is maybe where I can come in handy, I am gonna keep pushing forward on the money and on these Russian Mafia Fellers cause I have a hunch the answers to all our questions about Donnie Trump, possibly is there, cause it ain’t in Washington where Republics all of a sudden have amnesia as it relates to the storming of the Capitol and I have a feeling this impeachment thing, yeahhhh yet again an exercise in fucking futility as that is what both the Democrats and Republicans are.

When I decided to name a podcast The Trump Mafia, my focus and vision was to delve into the criminal investigations that were swirling around Trump, his family and associates. I also wanted to really understand what happened as it relates to the information that exists that connects our President to the actual Russian Mafia and Russian Intelligence, which I plan on doing more in depth as we move forward. But, like I said to my fellow producer this week, we can’t ignore history right in front of our faces, and as of January of 2021 the Trump Mafia for me has taken on even more significance, Trump Mafia is a synonym for his base of supporters who are white supremacists, Qanon dreamers, Confederate Flag obsessives, and to be honest far right extremist groups who harbor violent tendencies. IfI am being honest with myself I harbor the same anger as it relates to the United States Government, that anger is an equal opportunity mechanism where I believe both the Democrats and the Republicans as a collective whole have failed our country, their selfish career advancement andbullshit Kabuki theatre might have run its course. But, one thing that boggles the mind, is how has this groundswell of people put their anger and faith in the man that is Donald Trump, what is it about him that emboldens close to 70 million people to vote for him, and become sacrificial lambs in what is political chicanery?

As crazed Trumpians stormed the Capitol, Rudy Guliani one of the remaining Trumphenchmen was calling Senator Tommy Tubberville to ask him to delay the proceedings to certify the election of Joe Biden. We can guarantee these orders came directly from Donnie T. What is utterly incredible about this recorded voicemail is that Rudy so unhinged and so fucking stupid is that he was NOT Calling the phone of Sentaor Tubberville, but another random Senator who took the voice mail and sent it to the media. Trump’s Mafia can’t even strong arm properly. The more disgusting part of this call, is that it was made as FIVE PEOPLE were killed as lunatics breached security at the Capitol, and America looked on in part disgust, and sheer terror.

Christopher Steele is a former intelligence officer. He's 50 something. He's a Brit. He's a former IO intelligence Officer for the Secret Intelligence Service, better known as MI6. He wasn't an agent. He was an officer. So he ran, he would have run agents he would have operated as an intelligence gatherer for Britain's overseas intelligence arm. He works or has worked for something called Orbitz, which is a business intelligence firm in Britain, and he is the author of a dossier, 35 page dossier, which was compiled last year, and which he thought contained or said, contained such scurrilous details about President Elect Trump, that he handed it to the FBI in August. Now he is he is it was allegedly hard by Trump's opponents to compile stuff in this and the adolescents in America or in America, the Russian American Well, the allegations that that in this and this has been published, by the way, not by the intelligence agencies in the states who deny that they've leaked this. But it's it's leaked out 35 pages to this with and I think you kind of alluded to it in the queue some pretty salacious details about goings on in a Moscow hotel room.

The next step in this journey is our look into an individual that was in Trump’s orbit — Felix Sater. An interesting guy, to say the least, but his past and present is very murky and another Trump liar.

In this episode, we examine the potential reality and consequences of Donald Trump pardoning himself.

We take a deeper dive into the clandestine and lesser known relationships that Michael Cohen has with Russia.

The question is simple, will the 45th President of the United States end up in jail when he leaves office. The story to understand is how did we get here? Donald Trump's administration has been filled with indictments, rumors, and speculation that his ties to Russia have influenced his policy decisions and compromised his ability to lead. The deeper question is inside the fracturing media environment: what is true and what is simply rumor?