Hawk Podcasts

Hawk
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He's raw, unfiltered, unedited, authentic, vulnerable and sometimes annoying. His laugh is infectious, and he often engages in long periods of awkward silence. He will tell it like it is, and whether you’re on the left or the right he’s bound to make you uncomfortable at some point. But he will definitely make you think. A licensed, practicing trial attorney for the last 25 years, he brings his legal experience and knowledge to the news of the day and current events here at home to offer different perspectives and additional things to consider.

  1. Trump and Georgia Elections: When A Loser Gets Desperate

    2D AGO

    Trump and Georgia Elections: When A Loser Gets Desperate

    Hawk breaks down the FBI search warrant executed in Fulton County, Georgia, targeting ballots from the 2020 presidential election, a warrant that legal experts say should never have existed. The affidavit, authored by FBI Special Agent Hugh Raymond Evans, reads less like a credible criminal complaint and more like a greatest hits album of debunked 2020 election denier conspiracy theories. Clark Cunningham, a law and ethics professor at Georgia State University, and election integrity expert David Becker have both stated the affidavit fails the basic constitutional standard of establishing probable cause, the very threshold required before any judge, or in this case US Magistrate Judge Katherine Selenus, can legally authorize a search . The criminal investigation itself was triggered by Kurt Olsen, a Trump-appointed election denier who was on the phone with Trump on January 6th and now holds a key federal election security role. Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was present during the raid, which resulted in over 700 boxes of Fulton County election materials being seized, materials whose current location nobody can confirm. Meanwhile, Stephen Miller is directing a coordinated campaign using DHS and ICE to intimidate naturalized US citizens and suppress minority voter turnout, with Steve Bannon openly calling for ICE agents at every polling location. The Georgia State Election Board met and ultimately voted not to take over Fulton County elections, while Trump held a rally in Marjorie Taylor Greene's former district the same day. Fulton County has filed motions to have the warrant vacated and the ballots returned, citing Fourth Amendment violations, expired statutes of limitations, and witnesses with severe credibility and bias issues, including one who was reportedly referred to the FBI for threatening Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk  - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole  - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social  - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com  - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts  - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk  - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk   ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here:  https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

    24 min
  2. Jean-Luc Brunel Was Going to Testify Against Jeffrey Epstein

    2D AGO

    Jean-Luc Brunel Was Going to Testify Against Jeffrey Epstein

    Hawk breaks down the newly released Justice Department files revealing that Jean-Luc Brunel, the French modeling scout and one of Jeffrey Epstein's closest associates, was secretly negotiating with federal prosecutors in 2016 and was prepared to hand over incriminating photographs and testify about Epstein's sex trafficking operation. Brunel's lawyer told prosecutors his client had recruited girls for Epstein and was willing to walk into the US Attorney's Office in New York in exchange for immunity. Then Epstein found out. Emails now part of the document dump show Epstein immediately contacted Katherine Rummler, then a prominent attorney and later Goldman Sachs general counsel, who has since resigned. Epstein's outreach effectively shut down Brunel's cooperation, and prosecutors never pursued him further. More than 50 additional girls were trafficked in the three years that followed. The files also expose how Epstein used Brunel's modeling agency MC2, which Epstein helped bankroll with up to $1 million, as a vehicle to recruit foreign women, secure their work visas, and keep them financially dependent. A recruiter named Daniel Sead supplied girls from Sweden, Slovakia, France, and Russia. Virginia Giuffre had alleged Brunel trafficked girls as young as 12. Brunel was arrested in France in 2020 on rape charges and was found hanged in his cell in 2022. Epstein's nonprosecution deal in 2008, negotiated by then-US Attorney Alex Acosta, allowed the trafficking to continue for years. Julie K. Brown's Miami Herald investigation and her book Perversion of Justice ultimately forced federal action in 2019. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk  - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole  - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social  - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com  - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts  - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk  - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk   ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here:  https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

    25 min
  3. Prince Andrew Arrested on His Birthday

    2D AGO

    Prince Andrew Arrested on His Birthday

    The Epstein files have now ensnared figures across multiple countries. In the UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure to resign after his top aides, including ambassador Peter Mandelson and chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, stepped down amid revelations about their ties to Epstein. In Norway, former Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland has been arrested and criminally charged. Diplomat Mona Juul faces a corruption investigation. France's former culture minister Jack Lang resigned under criminal inquiry. In academia, Larry Summers of Harvard, Joi Ito of MIT, and others have lost positions at major institutions. In business, Leon Black paid Epstein $170 million, Thomas Pritzker stepped down from Hyatt, and Casey Wasserman faces defections ahead of the 2028 LA Olympics. In law, Brad Karp of Paul Weiss and Goldman Sachs counsel Katherine Romler both had deep ties to Epstein revealed through emails. Alex Acosta, the federal prosecutor who cut Epstein's sweetheart plea deal in 2008, allowing a man facing 240 years in prison to serve 13 months with work release, later became Trump's Secretary of Labor. And Pam Bondi, who served as Florida Attorney General for eight years while Epstein was active in her jurisdiction, did nothing, and continues to cover for those involved. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk  - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole  - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social  - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com  - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts  - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk  - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk   ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here:  https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

    21 min
  4. This Is What It Looks Like When Nothing Matters Anymore

    3D AGO

    This Is What It Looks Like When Nothing Matters Anymore

    The Atlantic's Charlie Warzel published a piece titled "This Is What It Looks Like When Nothing Matters," and Hawk reads through it, unpacking how internet nihilism has moved from the fringes of 4chan straight into mainstream politics and culture. The article traces how trolling, once confined to anonymous message boards, became the dominant language of the internet and a tool of political power. Steve Bannon saw the trolls as a political constituency and helped pipeline their energy into the MAGA movement, and that same anarchic, rules-don't-apply attitude now shows up in everything from Department of Homeland Security social media posts to Trump sharing content depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. Hawk walks through the rise of figures like Clavvicular, a live streamer who hits his face with a hammer for attention and openly associates with white supremacist Nick Fuentes and alleged sex trafficker Andrew Tate. The concept of "nihilism by default" -- where the only purpose is self-promotion and feeding the social media machine -- connects these influencers to the chaos coming out of Washington. The Epstein files get the same treatment: three million pages released with no context, quickly turned into memes, AI slop, and fabricated screenshots. The files revealed just enough institutional rot to breed more cynicism without delivering justice to any of Epstein's victims or accountability for those connected to him. The kirkification phenomenon, the GameStop short squeeze, and ironic 9/11 memes all point to the same cultural collapse: events no longer have meaning, only content value. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk  - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole  - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social  - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com  - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts  - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk  - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk   ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here:  https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

    14 min
  5. Steve Bannon in Trouble Again

    3D AGO

    Steve Bannon in Trouble Again

    Steve Bannon is having a very bad month. A Missouri investor named Andrew Bar has filed a lawsuit against Bannon and fellow MAGA operative Boris Epstein over the now-defunct FJB coin cryptocurrency, alleging nearly $59,000 in losses on a $60,000 investment. Hawk walks through the details of the FJB coin operation, including the suspicious 8% transaction fee structure that promised charitable donations to causes like veterans care but allegedly redirected funds to high-risk investments in obscure coins. With $2.7 million in transaction fees reportedly unaccounted for and investor wallets frozen since early 2025, the lawsuit is seeking class action status. This is not Bannon's first financial scandal. He was pardoned by Trump after a federal indictment tied to the fraudulent We Build the Wall fundraiser, which raised tens of millions in small-dollar donations from Trump supporters before Bannon and associates allegedly pocketed the money. He later pleaded guilty to felony fraud charges at the state level brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, and served four months in federal prison for contempt of Congress. Meanwhile, newly released Jeffrey Epstein files reveal that on the very day Epstein was arrested for sex trafficking in July 2019, Bannon was texting him about filming a documentary on Epstein Island. Months earlier, Bannon had advised Epstein to "crush the pedophilia trafficking narrative." The texts have triggered a wave of condemnation from figures across the conservative media landscape, including Elon Musk, Roger Stone, and radio host Erick Erickson. MAGA is turning on one of its own. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk  - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole  - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social  - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com  - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts  - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk  - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk   ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here:  https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

    17 min
  6. Podcast Bros RAGE on Trump Over Epstein Files

    4D AGO

    Podcast Bros RAGE on Trump Over Epstein Files

    Hawk breaks down the growing revolt inside MAGA world over the Epstein files. Former Navy SEAL and pro-Trump podcaster Shawn Ryan publicly torched Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Trump administration for failing to prosecute anyone connected to Jeffrey Epstein, calling out the broken promise to drain the swamp and demanding Congress get to work. Hawk notes that Bondi served as Florida attorney general for the entirety of Epstein's sweetheart deal period and did nothing. Dan Bongino is under fire after returning to podcasting and attempting to position himself as an Epstein files crusader, despite having signed off on the July 6th letter that closed the DOJ and FBI investigation, declared there was no client list, and stated there was no evidence of blackmail. Critics including former FBI agent Kyle Seraphin called out the contradiction directly. Marjorie Taylor Greene told fitness podcaster Jillian Michaels that Donald Trump called her personally and screamed at her over the discharge petition, warning her that releasing the Epstein files would hurt his friends. Greene was one of only four Republicans, along with Thomas Massie, Lauren Boebert, and Nancy Mace, who signed the discharge petition that forced the vote. Hawk also covers the 5,300 documents in the Epstein files that mention Donald Trump, including allegations of sexual misconduct, with Trump's name reportedly appearing over one million times across three million pages. Trump responded to reporters on Air Force One claiming total exoneration while deflecting toward Bill and Hillary Clinton, who have their own documented connections to Epstein. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk  - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole  - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social  - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com  - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts  - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk  - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk   ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here:  https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

    27 min
  7. CBS Is Now State Sanctioned Media

    4D AGO

    CBS Is Now State Sanctioned Media

    CBS lawyers ordered Stephen Colbert to cancel a live interview with Texas State House member and Democratic Senate candidate James Tallarico, citing pressure from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and a newly threatened expansion of the equal time rule to late night entertainment programming. Colbert filmed the interview anyway in front of his live studio audience, then was told he could not air it, could not mention it, and could not even show a photo of James Tallarico during the broadcast. He did all three. The decision is widely seen as CBS pre-emptively complying with the Trump administration to protect the pending merger between Paramount and David Ellison's Skydance Media. Sherry Redstone already declined to renew Colbert's contract, with the show ending in May, a move many view as direct appeasement of Donald Trump. This follows ABC and Disney paying Trump $16 million to settle a defamation suit involving George Stephanopoulos, and previously pulling Jimmy Kimmel off the air under the same FCC pressure from Brendan Carr. Tallarico posted the banned interview himself, framing it as the interview Trump didn't want you to see. Polling shows both Tallarico and Jasmine Crockett performing strongly against John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, and Anderson Cooper simultaneously announced he is leaving 60 Minutes after nearly 20 years over editorial interference tied to the Trump-aligned direction of CBS under its new Ellison ownership. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk  - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole  - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social  - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com  - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts  - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk  - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk   ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here:  https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

    21 min
  8. Donald Trump Has Destroyed Christianity

    5D AGO

    Donald Trump Has Destroyed Christianity

    Trump's February 5th National Prayer Breakfast speech exposed the complete moral collapse of evangelical Christianity in America. At an event founded in 1953 to bring leaders together in reconciliation, Trump delivered 75 minutes of grievances, insults, and praise for dictators. He called critics lunatics, labeled Representative Thomas Massie a jerk, praised El Salvador's authoritarian president Nayib Bukele and his cruel prison system, and claimed Democrats cheat while saying no person of faith could vote for them. The 3,500 attendees, mostly evangelical Christians, responded with standing ovations. Pete Wehner's Atlantic article examines how evangelicals abandoned Jesus's teachings for Trump's viciousness. Leaders like Robert Jeffress openly declared they wanted the meanest, toughest fighter rather than someone who follows biblical principles. Jerry Falwell Jr. called for street fighters instead of nice guys. Tony Perkins admitted evangelicals gave Trump a mulligan on affairs and hush money because they wanted someone willing to punch back. These Christians now see Trump's cruelty as virtue when directed at perceived enemies. The Prayer Breakfast highlighted Trump's authoritarian tendencies. He praised dictators, attacked political opponents, and claimed persecution of Christians before his presidency. Meanwhile, many evangelical pastors remain silent, afraid to speak prophetically against injustice. Some Christians are resisting, including Catholic leaders, mainline denominations, and individual pastors standing against cruelty and oppression. The question remains whether evangelical Christianity can recover its moral foundation or has permanently embraced authoritarianism over Christian ethics. Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter from Birmingham Jail reminds us the church must be the conscience of the state, not its servant. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk  - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole  - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social  - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com  - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts  - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk  - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk   ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here:  https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

    39 min
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About

He's raw, unfiltered, unedited, authentic, vulnerable and sometimes annoying. His laugh is infectious, and he often engages in long periods of awkward silence. He will tell it like it is, and whether you’re on the left or the right he’s bound to make you uncomfortable at some point. But he will definitely make you think. A licensed, practicing trial attorney for the last 25 years, he brings his legal experience and knowledge to the news of the day and current events here at home to offer different perspectives and additional things to consider.

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  • Creator
    Hawk
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    82
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Hawk Podcasts
  • Show Website
    Hawk Podcasts

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