The Joe Pags Show

The verdict is in—or rather, there isn't one. The Lindsay Clancy trial ends in a mistrial after an 11–1 deadlock, and Joe Pags has serious questions about how it got here. Why wasn't this jury sequestered? Why did the defense reportedly try to remove the lone holdout juror? And is it normal to try to remove a juror simply because they won't agree with everyone else? The phones light up before former Bexar County DA and current defense attorney Nico LaHood joins Pags for Part 1 of an incredible legal breakdown. What could the prosecution or defense have done differently? Who actually requests jury sequestration? What instructions does a judge give jurors, and could the judge individually question them about whether they're following the law? Most importantly, how did 11 jurors end up on one side with just one refusing to move? LaHood takes Pags inside the courtroom strategy and explains what happens next after a case that has left listeners furious.
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Pags starts with some lighter stories, including a so-called "prophet of doom" getting credit for predicting the death of a 96-year-old—and Pags has a little fun with just how impressive that prediction really was. Then things get serious as Enes Kanter Freedom files a federal lawsuit over his removal from a WNBA game. Pags breaks down the case and explains why he thinks Enes Freedom is ultimately going to lose, drawing a comparison to the bodycam videos he's been covering and the way a simple traffic stop—like getting pulled over for not using a blinker—can quickly turn into a much bigger confrontation. Then Evita Duffy joins Pags for a fun change of pace, talking about the Great American Road Trip, life on the road and her perspective as one of the country's outspoken young conservative voices.
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Pags kicks things off with a surprisingly relatable battle over iCloud storage before turning to Maria Bartiromo and the growing speculation that she could become President Trump's next press secretary. Would she actually make the jump from television to the White House podium? Then former Bexar County DA and current defense attorney Nico LaHood returns for Part 2 of the Lindsay Clancy mistrial discussion. How did this jury end up split 11–1? Why was there one holdout when the others were ready to decide the case differently? Who could have requested sequestration, and could keeping the jury together have changed the outcome? LaHood also explains how judges handle deadlocked juries, whether jurors can be questioned individually about following the law, and when—if ever—a juror can be removed simply because they refuse to agree with everyone else.
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Pags dives into the latest from Iran as President Trump floats putting his own name on the Strait of Hormuz and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. and China actually share some important goals when it comes to Iran. Then breaking news erupts during the show as Pags reports live on multiple people, including police officers, being shot in downtown Minneapolis. Back overseas, Iran is reportedly attempting to hack U.S. infrastructure, Trump addresses the Strait from the Oval Office, and Pags says he's ready to see the conflict wrapped up. But reports claim White House aides are worried about escalation ahead of the midterms—is that really what's happening, or another anonymously sourced media narrative? Plus, former congressman and judge Ted Poe joins Pags for a fascinating constitutional debate: Can a communist legally run for office in America? What happens if elected officials attempt to fundamentally dismantle the constitutional system? Poe breaks down the 10th versus 14th Amendments, the limits of government power, and why Democrats are opposing an effort to permanently set the Supreme Court at nine justices.
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Pags digs into the escalating U.S.-Canada "trade war" and asks the question a lot of Americans are probably wondering: What is actually happening here? President Trump hosts travel executives in the Oval Office and doesn't mince words about Canada, while Pags breaks down why America trades certain goods with its northern neighbor in the first place—and why he believes more of that production is now coming back home. Callers jump in with their own takes before Pags turns to the Lindsay Clancy trial, where the jury has been released after reaching a second deadlock. Pags compares it with the 2019 South Carolina case of a father convicted of murdering his five children, where jurors reportedly took just two hours to agree on the death penalty. Why such dramatically different outcomes? Pags puts the cases side by side in an incredible breakdown of guilt, mental state and how juries view two horrific crimes.
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