How Zuckerberg Went From Trump's Enemy to Best Friend

After months of delays, New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan finally sentenced president-elect Donald Trump in his criminal hush money case Friday.

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Merchan ruled Trump’s conviction must be upheld, but he did not order the president-elect to serve any jail time. In D.C., the U.S. Supreme Court seemed inclined to side with the federal government over a law to ban TikTok or force its sale, something Trump once supported but now opposes. Jay Willis, editor-in-chief of the legal website Balls and Strikes, breaks down the latest legal goings on.

And in headlines: California lawmakers sought to ease fears that Trump could block federal aid to help the state recover from the deadly L.A. fires, Special Counsel Jack Smith resigned from his post, and Vice President-elect JD Vance says he’s pro-pardon for some Jan. 6 rioters.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:57 TikTok Ban and Legal Battle
03:02 Interview with Jay Willis On Trump's Legal Issues
12:29 Ads
14:13 Headlines
14:13 California Wildfires and Trump's Response
15:56 Special Counsel Jack Smith Resigns
16:55 Senate Hearings for Trump's Cabinet Picks
18:30 January 6th Pardons
19:20 Mark Zuckerberg's Sucking Up Tactics
22:47 Support for Disaster Relief Efforts

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[mariamcdonald]

Thank you, Jane, love starting my day with you. I hope you and the rest of the Crooked team stays safe. Can we talk about incarcerated firefighters tomorrow? (sorry if you did and I missed it, I was multitasking.)

[seluhir]

People: Mobile apps gather way too much info so we should regulate mobile apps and the data they can gather.
Government: Nah, we like your data.
People: China might get it too.
Government: CHINA? BAN THAT APP FOREVER!
People: We could just regulate the data apps gather....
Government: But we like that data ourselves.

[jlsc]

HIs richest bootlicker is still Muskmellon, but Yuckerberg is a close second..

[lillianvazquez]

❤❤❤I love 💘 you Jane and this podcast 💖 coffee talk I'm ready

[tea]

Love it! Thanks for not giving me your opinion 😂

[Twosheets]

So we can’t do anything about the wind? Strange.

[michelletorres]

CAN WE ALL DELTE OUR FB ACCOUNTS.
AT LEAST FOR A MONTH, 2 MONTHS . 3 MONTHS.. LIKE REALLY.. WHO NEEDS IT. NOT ME

[judgement_free_dragon]

Good morning Jane! Darn, missed being comment one. Had a hard weekend, health crisis. Stay safe, try not to breathe the smoke.. ❤

[mariagiovannadisomma]

Being italian, I really appreciate what a day!😘

[JeditheScribe]

Zuckerberg talking about “masculine energy” is one of the funniest things ever! 😂

[doublekrpg]

I mean, are we *sure* Zuckerberg and the other billionaires arent aliens who like bad AQI? That jog seems like a "this is my natural atmosphere" flex.

[shadebug]

Did anybody else hear “There is nothing in the record that says…” and automatically finish it with “a dog can’t play basketball”?

[Falla__]

If TikTok is a threat to national security, so is Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, Snapchat, etc.

[lee-froo]

Vance is corrupt as hell he needs to fired

[lee-froo]

Why do the government use C-17 to put the fires out some way these planes have large cargo space

[coryrogers]

I'm almost to the point of dropping this show. Jane, to me, has been a horrible pick for host. Would be nice to just hear the news and not her extremely biased opinion.

[saraa]

I've yet to see anything that makes me think that the security risk to tiktok isn't Americans talking to each other more freely than they could on other platforms.

[Chuck_Hooks]

LA fires and Maui fires.

When democrats are in total charge...

[LindaSummers-nfjp]

PLEASE use the word "like" properly! You are giving me a headache!