It's the day of reckoning for Jack Smith, as Congress turns the heat up and Zeoli lays out why the fight over his role matters right now. We walk through the Mar-a-Lago raid, the broader effort to hit Trump from every legal angle, and why we think the real political goal was to cement him as the GOP nominee when the party looked ready to move on.

From there, The Zeoli Podcast gets into the hearing moments that tell you everything about how the two sides see this. We play Jim Jordan’s framing, then react to Jamie Raskin’s comments, and we talk about how the whole “weaponization” push didn’t stop at Trump—it widened to anyone tagged as “MAGA,” including surveillance-style tactics and the way dissent got treated as a threat.

The clip of the day is the lesser Cuomo going full internet tough-guy, the argument over what to call people who cross the border illegally. Gavin Newsom is in Davos defending benefits for people in the country illegally, PLUS Trump is rolling out a “Board of Peace,” the Greenland talk and why the Arctic matters in defense strategy.

We wrap with Michele Tafoya jumping into a Senate run, Tim Walz cheering protests while standing behind a fence, a USPS driver flipping off federal agents, a quick rant on hotel check-in/check-out scams, why alcohol companies are sitting on a mountain of inventory, and a fresh airplane freakout that turns into a bigger argument about booze in the sky.

00:00 - The “day of reckoning” for Jack Smith
02:03 - Legal hits were meant to lock in Trump as the nominee
04:51 - How the prosecutions fired up the base and changed the primary
10:31 - Inflation, the economy, and why the strategy backfired
22:40 - Chris Cuomo’s viral tough-guy moment
33:18 - Minneapolis ICE tailing footage
35:26 - Gavin Newsom in Davos says the quiet part out loud
42:41 - Canadian reporter grills U.S. athletes
46:25 - Why Michele Tafoya is a good candidate
48:51 - Tim Walz amps up protesters
51:10 - USPS driver flips off ICE
54:55 - Why America’s drinking less and what’s replacing it


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It's the day of reckoning for Jack Smith, as Congress turns the heat up and Zeoli lays out why the fight over his role matters right now. We walk through the Mar-a-Lago raid, the broader effort to hit Trump from every legal angle, and why we think the real political goal was to cement him as the GOP nominee when the party looked ready to move on.
From there, The Zeoli Podcast gets into the hearing moments that tell you everything about how the two sides see this. We play Jim Jordan&rsquo;s framing, then react to Jamie Raskin&rsquo;s comments, and we talk about how the whole &ldquo;weaponization&rdquo; push didn&rsquo;t stop at Trump&mdash;it widened to anyone tagged as &ldquo;MAGA,&rdquo; including surveillance-style tactics and the way dissent got treated as a threat.
The clip of the day is the lesser Cuomo going full internet tough-guy, the argument over what to call people who cross the border illegally. Gavin Newsom is in Davos defending benefits for people in the country illegally, PLUS Trump is rolling out a &ldquo;Board of Peace,&rdquo; the Greenland talk and why the Arctic matters in defense strategy.
We wrap with Michele Tafoya jumping into a Senate run, Tim Walz cheering protests while standing behind a fence, a USPS driver flipping off federal agents, a quick rant on hotel check-in/check-out scams, why alcohol companies are sitting on a mountain of inventory, and a fresh airplane freakout that turns into a bigger argument about booze in the sky.
00:00 - The &ldquo;day of reckoning&rdquo; for Jack Smith 02:03 - Legal hits were meant to lock in Trump as the nominee 04:51 - How the prosecutions fired up the base and changed the primary 10:31 - Inflation, the economy, and why the strategy backfired 22:40 - Chris Cuomo&rsquo;s viral tough-guy moment 33:18 - Minneapolis ICE tailing footage 35:26 - Gavin Newsom in Davos says the quiet part out loud 42:41 - Canadian reporter grills U.S. athletes 46:25 - Why Michele Tafoya is a good candidate 48:51 - Tim Walz amps up protesters 51:10 - USPS driver flips off ICE 54:55 - Why America&rsquo;s drinking less and what&rsquo;s replacing it
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The Rich Zeoli Podcast brings you a daily dose of sanity. Streaming on YouTube at 2pm ET daily, this is your home for politics, culture and chaos. Rich is a long-time political advisor, talk show host on WPHT in Philadelphia, and frequent panelist on Fox News - let his constitutional understanding and hilarious take on the news become your solution to boring political analysis.

The Rich Zeoli Podcast brings you a daily dose of sanity. Streaming on YouTube at 2pm ET daily, this is your home for politics, culture and chaos. Rich is a long-time political advisor, talk show host on WPHT in Philadelphia, and frequent panelist on Fox News - let his constitutional understanding and hilarious take on the news become your solution to boring political analysis.

The Rich Zeoli Podcast

The Rich Zeoli Podcast brings you a daily dose of sanity. Streaming on YouTube at 2pm ET daily, this is your home for politcis, culture and chaos. Rich is a long-time political advisor, talk show host on WPHT in Philadelphia, and frequent panelist on Fox News - let his constitutional understanding and hilarious take on the news become your solution to boring political analysis. 

The Rich Zeoli Podcast brings you a daily dose of sanity. Streaming on YouTube at 2pm ET daily, this is your home for politcis, culture and chaos. Rich is a long-time political advisor, talk show host on WPHT in Philadelphia, and frequent panelist on Fox News - let his constitutional understanding and hilarious take on the news become your solution to boring political analysis.&nbsp;