Jersey Justice releases 3 hour 36 minute interview with Robert Brennan

Jersey Justice: Law, Policy, Life has released a rare 3 hour, 36 minute interview with Robert E. Brennan, founder of First Jersey Securities, in Belmar, New Jersey. The episode is Brennan’s first media interview since leaving prison in 2001 and covers his rise in finance, prison time, philanthropy and high-profile political and business ties.

Why it matters: - The episode gives listeners a first-hand account from Robert E. Brennan, one of New Jersey’s most controversial financial figures. - The interview is the first media appearance Brennan has made since leaving Fort Dix prison in 2001. - The conversation is the most extensive interview of Brennan’s career, according to Jersey Justice. - The release adds a long-form, primary-source perspective on Brennan’s role in finance, business, politics and philanthropy.

What happened: - Jersey Justice: Law, Policy, Life released a 3 hour and 36 minute interview with Robert E. Brennan, founder of First Jersey Securities and author of The Record Stands. - Hosts Gerald H. Clark and Mark W. Morris conducted the interview. - The episode was announced June 9, 2026, from Belmar, New Jersey. - The full episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major podcast platforms.

The details: - Brennan discussed growing up as one of nine children in Newark and delivering newspapers as a child. - Brennan described building a Wall Street empire and later owning race tracks and hundreds of racehorses. - Brennan talked about owning dozens of businesses, including restaurants, racetracks, Action Park and First Jersey Securities. - Brennan said he built hospitals and hosted presidents. - Brennan said he encountered Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Pope John Paul II, Donald Trump, Mike Krzyzewski and Bill Parcells during his life and career. - Mike Krzyzewski wrote the forward to Brennan’s book. - Brennan discussed his firsthand experience with gun violence and said that led his father to become a Catholic priest. - Brennan reflected on prison and said, “While everybody could use a periodic retooling of patience and humility, I’m not suggesting you need the ten-year program.” - Brennan said, “Money is not what I need to be happy. I was happy before I had any money. I was happy when I had more money than I could spend in ten lifetimes. And I’m happy today.”

Between the lines: - The interview appears designed to frame Brennan as a complex public figure whose story spans wealth, politics, punishment and reinvention. - Gerald H. Clark said Brennan’s stories are unusually wide-ranging and noted Brennan was once expected to run for governor, bought bulletproof vests for State Troopers, took on the NRA with a gun death clock in Times Square and gave away half his money. - The podcast is positioning the episode as a rare archive-style conversation for listeners interested in New Jersey business and political history.

What’s next: - Jersey Justice is directing audiences to the full interview on its podcast and video platforms. - The show says it will continue featuring leaders, innovators, public officials, business executives, educators and journalists in conversations about law, policy and life in New Jersey and beyond. - Media inquiries and interview requests are being handled by Jersey Justice Podcast LLC through Oscar Carrillo.

The bottom line: - Brennan’s interview is a lengthy, first-person retelling of a career that touched Wall Street, politics, racehorses, prisons and public controversy, now packaged as one of Jersey Justice’s biggest releases.