Dems Push For Investigation Into Trump Epstein Ties, DOJ Charges Comey, David Cay Johnston 10/27/26

In a major ruling, a federal appeals court is rejecting the Justice Department's emergency bid to force California to set aside votes from 20,000 people it claims could be noncitizens. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the court didn't have authority to step in before the district court weighed in and the judges made clear they're skeptical of the DOJ's case on the merits too. One Trump-appointed judge even said he'd rule against the government if given the chance. The case heads back to district court for a Tuesday hearing. We will discuss what this means for federal power over elections and state voting rights. Guests today include the brilliant Pulitzer prize winning author and investigative journalist David Cay Johnston. Find David online at: dcreport.org and on substack: https://substack.com/@davidcayjohnston Yanis Varoufakis, a former Finance Minister of Greece, Professor of Economics at the University of Athens, and leader of Greece's MeRA25 political party speaks with Mark about everything from the economy to affordability to the massive protests across Europe. Varoufakis is the author of Technofeudalism. His latest book is called Raise Your Soul. Find him online at: https://www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/ https://x.com/yanisvaroufakis https://substack.com/@yanisvaroufakis The Mark Thompson Show 10/27/26 Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshow Maybe you’re more into PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24 And you’ll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.com The Mark Thompson Show has an official new Facebook page. Please join! Here's the link: https://m.facebook.com/TheMarkThompsonShow/ Show sponsors: coachellavalleycoffee.com - use code MarkT at check out to save 10%