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The Final Countdown – 4/8/24 – Mike Johnson Battles His Own Party to Push Through Divisive Ukraine Aid

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On this episode of The Final Countdown, hosts Angie Wong and Ted Rall break down current events including House Speaker Mike Johnson pushing the Ukraine aid bill. 

Andrii Telizhenko – Ukrainian whistleblower
Tyler Nixon – Counselor-at-law
Robert Hornack – Political consultant
Mitch Roschelle – Media Commentator
 
The show begins with Ukrainian whistleblower Andrii Telizhenko discussing the ongoing efforts of House Speaker Mike Johnson to secure aid for Ukraine despite internal divisions within the GOP. He also discusses the recent drone attack on the Zaporozhye nuclear plant.
 
Then, counselor-at-law Tyler Nixon sheds light on the escalating tensions between Special Counsel Jack Smith and Judge Aileen Canon in the high-profile case concerning classified documents found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
 
The second hour starts with political consultant Robert Hornack delving into the fundraising campaigns of both President Biden and former President Trump, analyzing their strategies.
 
The show closes with media commentator Mitch Roschelle discussing House Speaker Mike Johnson’s efforts to rally legislative support for the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
 
 
 
 

The Final Countdown – 12/21/23 – Jack Smith Bolsters Legal Team with Renowned Supreme Court Expert for Trump Investigation

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On this episode of The Final Countdown, host Ted Rall covered topics from around the world, including lawyer Jack Smith adding a Supreme Court specialist to his legal team. 
 
Dan Lazare – Independent Journalist
Steve Gill – Lawyer and Political Commentator
Dr. George Szamuely – Senior Research Fellow at The Global Policy Institute
Esteban Carrillo – Editor for The Cradle 
 
In the first hour, The Final Countdown hosted Dan Lazare to continue the discussion on the news from Colorado, after Trump got nixed from the 2024 presidential ballot. 
 
Later in the hour, Steve Gill joined the show to discuss lawyer Jack Smith adding a Supreme Court specialist to his legal team in the case against former president Donald Trump. 
 
To begin the final hour, The Final Countdown spoke to Dr. George Szamuely, sharing his perspective on the French Senate’s new immigration bill. 
 
The show closes with Editor for The Cradle, Esteban Carrillo, weighing in on the latest out of Gaza, and the skepticism over a new hostage exchange deal between Israel and Hamas. 
 

The Final Countdown – 12/6/23 – Israel Intensifies Gaza Attack Amid Move South

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On this episode of The Final Countdown, hosts Ted Rall and Angie Wong discussed various current events, including federal prosecutors’ latest allegations against Trump pertaining to Jan. 6. 

 
Esteban Carrillo – Journalist, Editor of The Cradle 
Dan Lazare – Independent journalist and author 
Melik Abdul – Co-host of Fault Lines 
Jeremy Kuzmarov – Managing Editor of CovertAction Magazine
 
The show begins with the Editor of The Cradle, Esteban Carrillo, who discusses the latest out of Gaza amid Israel’s ongoing military offensive in the region. 
 
Then, journalist Dan Lazare joins later to share his perspective on the upcoming Republican debate and Trump’s town hall. 
 
Melik Abdul, Co-host of Fault Lines, joins the hosts at the start of the second hour to weigh in on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s evidence against Trump that he says proves the former president’s role in Jan. 6. 
 
The show closes with Managing Editor of CovertAction Magazine, Jeremy Kuzmarov, sharing his perspective on Putin’s trip to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. 
 
 

The Final Countdown – 10/27/23 – U.S. Launches Heavy Attack on Eastern Syria

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On this episode of The Final Countdown, hosts Angie Wong and Ted Rall discuss the top news, including the U.S. striking Syria. 
 

Rory Riley Topping – Legal Analyst at Spectrum News 

Tyler Nixon – Army Infantry Veteran 
Carter Clews – President of Constitutional Rights PAC 
Esteban Carrillo – Editor at The Cradle 
 
The show kicks off with Legal Analyst Rory Riley Topping sharing her legal expertise on the Maine manhunt. 
 
Then, Army Infantry Veteran Tyler Nixon weighs in on Trump’s legal woes, including a judge fining Trump for breaking his gag order in the former President’s fraud trial. Nixon also broke down Special Counsel Jack Smith urging a federal judge to reimpose a partial gag order in the election interference case. 
 
The second hour begins with President of Constitutional Rights PAC Carter Clews sharing his insights on the investigation into Hunter Biden. 
 
The show closes with Editor at The Cradle Esteban Carrilo joining The Final Countdown to talk about the U.S. fighter jets launching airstrikes on two locations in eastern Syria, as well as Israeli troops entering Gaza. 
 
 

What, If Anything, Did the President Think?

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Ted Rall

During the Watergate scandal, a recurring question was asked: What did President [Nixon] know and when did he know it? Special Counsel Jack Smith’s January 6th-related charges against Donald Trump prompt a similar question, albeit one that is fundamentally unknowable. If he truly believed that Biden cheated him out of the 2020 election, his efforts to reverse the results were nothing of the sort, but merely his attempt to set things right.

Plausible Insanity

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Ted Rall

Can Special Prosecutor Jack Smith convince a jury, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Donald Trump didn’t believe his own lies when he suggested to his lawyers and subordinates that he’d been cheated out of the 2020 election, all with a Richard II-sized dollop of plausible deniability?

Can You Read His Mind?

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Ted Rall

Special Counsel Jack Smith has indicted Donald Trump on charges that require a jury to believe that Trump knew he lost the 2020 election and then conspired to change the results. If Trump genuinely believed that he won, he will defeat this round of January 6th-related charges.

Another Day, Another Booking

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Ted Rall

Special counsel Jack Smith informed Donald Trump that yet another indictment of the former president, about his role on January 6th, could be imminent. After his 4th set of criminal charges, getting arrested becomes routine.

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