Episode 716: News Dump Mostly Trump

This week on Ring of Fire!


Former Vice President Mike Pence announced over the weekend that
he was ending his presidential campaign (actually, "suspending"
it) after it became crystal clear that he has no path to the
nomination. This frees up a small percentage of Republican votes
that will now go to other candidates, and it could be enough of a
bounce to give another candidate some much-needed momentum as the
Iowa caucuses rapidly approach.


Judge Tanya Chutkan set another trap for Donald Trump this week,
leaving the decision up to him as to whether or not his trial is
televised. Trump now has to issue a statement to the judge
telling her why or why not the trial should be viewed by the
public - and there's no good answer for the former President.


Donald Trump went ballistic on Judge Arthur Engoron following his
Friday ruling that Ivanka Trump had to testify in the ongoing New
York fraud trial. Trump attacked the judge on social media,
claiming that he is a "nut job" for forcing his daughter to
testify, and that's not the kind of thing you should say about
the man that holds yours and your company's fate in his hands
alone. And that's not the only meltdown that Trump suffered this
week.


All of that, and much more, on this week's Ring of Fire!