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Donald Trump's legal schemes are. backfiring in his face. His personal. lawsuits, he continues to lose and flail. and run away scared like the pathetic. little thing that he is. And he has also. destroyed the Department of Justice. He. put his criminal defense lawyer as the. head of the DOJ, Todd Blanche, and the. DOJ now behaves as a criminal. racketeering enterprise, not an. enterprise that tries to stop the.

crimes, but that affirmatively engages. in the crimes. It is a protection racket. for the Trump oligarchical mafia. And if. you look at the definition of a. racketeering enterprise, think about how. the DOJ behaves and its various. tentacles right now actively covering up. the child sex trafficking ring that is. the Epstein files and covering up for. the Epstein class. And that's why we.

need accountability now. It's why we. need oversight now. And it's why you see. a lot of Trump regime officials at. various levels of the Trump regime. government, they are looking for their. own lawyers and they are terrified about. what could happen in the midterms if and. when the Democrats take control of both. the House and the Senate and start. conducting aggressive, aggressive. investigations. So, when the Trump DOJ. shows up to federal court right now,

they no longer have the presumption that. they are even a credible entity, right? What we would often refer to as a. presumption of regularity that the DOJ. follows rules and the law. Federal. judges say, "We don't trust what you do. anymore, DOJ. You are a failed entity at. this point. And so, we just don't trust. anything you're putting in front of us. So, that's why we need to make sure that.

everything is in writing, that we call. the witnesses to the stand, cuz we don't. believe the declarations you're. submitting are true and accurate, and. that you're just going to constantly. deceive the courts, delay, delay, delay, engage in bad faith, attack federal. judges. By the way, just as Donald Trump. has done in his personal life, as a. vexatious litigant. If you look at the. definition of a vexatious litigant, somebody who truly abuses the legal.

process. Donald Trump, in my opinion, is. the most vexatious litigant that there. is, period, full stop, in the United. States. He has filed thousands, nay, tens of thousands, I think, of lawsuits. throughout his life, suing everybody for. this, that, and the other. But. ultimately, when Donald Trump is asked. to sit for a deposition, when Donald. Trump is subpoenaed to show up for a.

trial, when a case goes before a jury, you see Donald Trump fold. You see what. a pathetic coward he is. Take, for. example, what's happening right now in. his case against the BBC. Donald Trump. sued the BBC for $10 billion, saying that the way they edited a. documentary that pretty much just aired. in the UK, made it seem that Donald. Trump was involved in the January. insurrection, January 6th insurrection, and that hurt Donald Trump's reputation.

to the tune of $10 billion. Really? So, the BBC's been fighting back. They are a. public interest mandated organization in. the UK. They're not going to settle. So, they said, "Show us the documents, Donald, that you've been injured $10. billion.". "Oh, I can't show you that. That's the. Donald J. Trump, the Donald J. Trump. Trust. That's a third party. I'm not. going to produce those records. Motion. to compel. Turn over the documents. Trump, delay, delay, delay, delay. Okay.

Well, we want Ivanka, Jared Kushner, Don. Jr. to testify about what they observed. on the January 6th insurrection. Oh, the. Secret Service is not going to allow the. BBC to serve those individuals, Trump's. kids and son-in-law. Okay, well, the BBC. goes into court. Judge order them to. appear. The judge says, "Okay, Donald, you must sit for a deposition right now. cuz you sued in your personal capacity. Donald Trump versus BBC. Show up to your.

deposition." They I think they noticed. it for October 16th, and Trump goes, "I. can't show up. I'm so busy. I have. national security matters to attend to.". Okay, well, what did Donald Trump do the. night where he was supposed to be. deposed by the BBC? He did a rally or. whatever you want to call these weird. events in Dalton in Dalton, Georgia. Municipal Airport, then an event for the. MAGA pack to raise money from oligarchs.

when he was supposed to be deposed. And. Donald Trump says, "But don't worry, I'll do a deposition late January after. discovery deadlines are over." And BBC's. like, "No, you're going to You sued us. for $10 billion. Show up. You weren't doing national. security things." Then Trump responds, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. I was dealing with. the Iran. I'm trying to save the United. States from nuclear annihilation." Trump. basically put that in a filing. So, I. can't do a deposition. And Trump says, "I can't be deposed by video camera.

Uh it's national security. I can sue you. in my individual capacity, and anybody. who brings litigation would be subject. to depositions. where they're videotaped. That's the way. it works. I'm a former litigator. I. depose people all of the time when I was. a litigant. I did trials all the time. when I was a litigant, okay? There's a. process that takes place. Trump, you. sued in your individual capacity. Show. up, shut up, and sit for a deposition on. video. You can't videotape me. You can't.

videotape me. Why not? National. security. National security. Then BBC. goes to the judge like they just did and. they said, "Judge, judge, videotape him. Order it. He sued." Or. then don't sue. Dismiss the case. Don't. sue us for $10 billion. And Trump's like, "No, no, no. I want to. sue you, but here's how I want the. litigation to go. I want it to go like. this." You know, Donald Trump's approach. to litigation and what a loser he is is. very akin to Donald Trump's approach to. war. Big headline, right? Operation.

Midnight Hammer. Operation Epic Fury. Okay? But then when a country fights. back, Iran fights back, Donald Trump's. like, "We're close to a deal. Or Can I drop. bombs on Pickaxe Mountain? Can I drop. some bombs on the mountain and then you. just let it happen and then I could. declare a victory?" Iran's like, "No. No, it's war. You started a war against us. We're. going to fight back in the war." And. then Donald Trump starts to panic. He.

freezes. And what do you have now? You. have two aircraft carriers in the. Arabian Sea that's basically functioning. as glorified smugglers as Donald Trump. posts weird AI stuff. Weird AI filth. that he's like, "Look, I'm a pirate. The. US Navy is a pirate. Look what we're. doing. We're smuggling oil through the. Oman route. Look, look." Then CENTCOM, proud CENTCOM. Our proud, strong United. States Navy is bragging. Look, and.

they're they lie They're lying about the. amount of barrels of oil going out. through the Strait of Hormuz. But even. if they weren't lying, it's like, "Dude, you're the Navy. What are you bragging. about helping bring out oil from the. Strait of Hormuz, which was getting out. before this catastrophic war? And if. you're bringing out this amount of oil, why is the price of diesel and gas. continuing to go up and up and up? Cuz. even if you're bringing out the same. amount of oil, which is not happening, I. might add, it's false. But even if you.

were, the risk premium, the costs for. each VLCC, very large crude carrier, is. 1.5 to 2 million dollars a day in order. to smuggle out the oil on one of these. big ships. So, it adds 35 to 40 million. dollars for a voyage, which will add a. massive amount per barrel. It'll add 30. bucks per barrel of oil just based on. the risk premium itself. It's like, "Dude, think about making orange juice,

okay? If before it was as simple as you. take the orange, pick the orange off the orange tree, you. put the orange in a blender, and you. make the orange." Well, if all of a. sudden you say, "Well, look, I'm getting. the same amount of oranges." Well, yeah, but if it took you, uh, you know, 50 dollars to get the. orange, 50 dollars to deliver the. orange, 50 dollars to press the orange, 50 dollars to bring the orange to the. market, well, then the orange juice is. still going to cost 200 dollars. Yeah,

the United States military will be able. to do all that, but it's still going to. cost a lot more money. I mean, what are. we talking about here? But look, they're. lying about the numbers of uh the oil. getting out in the Strait of Hormuz. But. I point this out because then where does. Donald Trump go? Where does he go? Just. like in his legal cases where he blames. the judge, "The judge is unfair. This. one's unfair. The jury is unfair. Everything's unfair." Now he blames. Zelenskyy. "It's Zelenskyy's fault. This. person's fault. That person's fault.". That's why it's it's the Democrats'. fault. It's never Trump's fault.

And this is the behavior over and over. again. So, I've been reading from WTF America, and. I want to share for you right now. a chapter that's deeply personal to me. It's about this topic. And uh you take a. look over here. It's called Making the. Case. What the F happened to justice? It's on page 141. Let me know if you got. this book as the hard cover or the. e-book or the audio book, but I want to. share this chapter with you. Making the.

case, what the F happened to justice? And right now. pre-order the book, I would say, but you. don't have to pre-order. Order the book. right now. Order the hard cover, order. the e-book, or get the audio. Here it is. right here. I've seen so many people. give it great reviews, and I've seen so. many people post photos on social media. and tag us. So do that. If you got the. book, go on social media, tag us right. now, and order it right now, and it'll arrive. or and I want to get your take on it.

But let's look at chapter seven, making. the case. What the F happened to. justice? Page 141. There is bending the knee, and then. there is taking a knee. They may sound. similar. They may look similar, but they. could hardly be any more different from. each other in intent, in meaning, or in. result. As different as Donald Trump and. Colin Kaepernick. Ever since he first. became president, and far more. egregiously in his second term, Trump. has reveled in his ability to make.

weaklings submit to his pressure, his. threats, and his erratic demands. Sadly, many have succumbed, too frightened or. rattled to fight back. Law firms, tech. companies, television networks, even some of. America's top cultural institutions and. universities. They fall into the immense. power of the federal government and. Trump's craven willingness to wield it. for his own financial and political. gain, and anything else his. authoritarian impulses happen to desire.

that day. His belligerent son, Don Jr., is constantly posting memes, videos, and. gleeful comments on social media mocking. assorted rivals who have fallen in line. They cave, they bow down, they broke, they bent the knee. If anything, Jr.'s. boastful father is even more committed. to the authoritarian victory laps. They. always bend the knee, he bragged in a. private conversation leaked to The Hill. and The New York Times. Disgusting bully. boy talk, all of it. And so different.

from the character and bravery of a. fearless American hero like my long-time. client and my best friend in the world, Colin Kaepernick. The man who gave so. much moral authority to the act of. taking a knee. Thoughtful moral acts are. not something Donald Trump will ever. understand. It was Kaepernick then in. his sixth season with the San Francisco. 49ers, whose decision to drop his right. knee before a preseason game against the. San Diego Chargers created one of the. most iconic images of the 21st century.

This was September 1st, 2016, after a. spring and summer of disturbing. incidents involving police killing. non-white civilians. You know the photo, the shot etched in everyone's brain. It's time for the national anthem. The. 6-ft-4 quarterback has his arms resting. in front of him. The setting sun. silhouettes his thick dark hair. On. Kaepernick's face is a look of earnest. determination, placing him firmly on the. side of thousand. Make that millions of.

people who'd been raising urgent. questions about police brutality, racial. injustice, and the right of all. Americans to live without fear. Kaepernick knew he'd get some blowback, some right-wing know-nothings would. accuse him of hating America, which was. ridiculous. But the But the pro. quarterback had put serious thought into. how he would react when the anthem began. and what message he wanted to send. He. didn't want to stand, he didn't want to. sit. He'd done both of those in the past. and neither of them felt right anymore.

Instead, he bent one knee. He knelt on. one knee. It's a respectful gesture, he explained. during a postgame press conference. It's. something that we wanted to do to make. sure the military knew we have respect. for them, but that we are still fighting. for what's right in this country. And. nothing would ever be the same for him. again. That single almost prayerful. gesture provoked a media firestorm. Winning Kaepernick tremendous support. across the country and around the world. A lot of people shared his strong. feelings about the need for racial.

reckoning in America. They were. relieved, even inspired, that a. prominent professional athlete would. give such eloquent voice for those. concerns. At the same time, there was. one prominent politician who seized on. the opportunity to score cheap political. points. Not surprisingly, Donald Trump. flew into full pandemonium. Labeling. Kaepernick's quiet gesture a terrible. thing. Unleashing a full load of. personal wrath, Trump went so far as to. question the quarterback's patriotism as.

if he knew anything about that. Wouldn't. you love to see one of these NFL owners. when somebody disrespects our flag to. say, "Get that son of a off the. field right now." Trump told a rally in. Huntsville, Alabama. Still pounding the. issue a year later. Out, he's fired. He's fired. All this made Colin. Kaepernick the first American citizen to. be so viciously attacked by Trump as he. wielded the enormous power of the. presidency. The first of many. A. hyper-personal kind of abuse that would.

become one of the nasty hallmarks of. Trump's time in office. But Colin was. the first. This was character assassination of the. most brutal sort. Explicitly attempting. to undermine the man's future and his. livelihood. And the MAGA crowd ate it. up. At first, the NFL was relatively. supportive of Colin's decision. But once. Trump took aim and the attacks were. echoed by other Republican politicians. and right-wing pundits, things changed. At the end of the season, Kaepernick was.

gone from the 49ers, and no other team. would pick him up. As Colin's attorney, I brought a collusion arbitration case. in October 2017 under the NFL's. collective bargaining agreement, while. also advising Colin as he mapped out a. brave new future for his himself. Ben. approached the case the way he. approached all his cases: define the. goals, be clear on the strategy, lay out. the evidence, and communicate with. passion. With Ben at his side, Colin. signed a landmark endorsement deal with.

Nike, becoming the face of a global shoe. company's 30th 30th anniversary "Just Do. It" campaign. As the tagline said, "Believe in something, even if it means. sacrificing everything." That certainly. applied here, and Colin's message was. heard around the world. Together, Ben. and Colin set up an exclusive first-look. production deal with Disney, and. established Kaepernick Publishing, an. independent imprint to elevate black and. brown writers and give them control over. their own narratives. Colin and I.

worked together with Know Your Rights. Camp to teach young people how to. peacefully exercise their constitutional. rights and how to best interact with the. police. In 2022, the organization added. its autopsy initiative, funding free. independent second autopsies for. families of people who died in. police-related incidents. The initiative. drew national attention after Delta. State University student Trey Reed was. found hanging from a tree on campus, and. a Mississippi medical examiner ruled the.

death a suicide. In the summer of 2026, the initiative took on the case of Nolan. Wells, an 18-year-old who died under. mysterious circumstances after a 4th of. July boat trip to Mississippi's Horn. Island. This is important work that. helps families from all different. backgrounds across the country, helping. them achieve a measure of justice at a. deeply painful time. Ben and Colin. remain close friends, almost family, and. Ben learned a lot of work with Colin. Among other things, he got an up-close. view of tactics that Donald Trump and.

his most ardent supporters were prepared. to use whenever they saw a fresh. opportunity to stir up the MAGA mob. That was a real eye-opener, and it. certainly helped to inspire the growth. of Midas Touch. And Colin achieved. something else, too, with his deep. personal commitment. He proved to the. country and world just how much a. difference can be achieved by one person. courageously. And then so we talk about. over here different cases that I've been. involved in, and so we talk about uh the.

following cases. I love being a litigator, representing. clients, standing up in court, taking on. major causes and groundbreaking cases. But with the round-the-clock demands of. the Midas Touch network, there was no. way I could practice law full-time. Thankfully, I remained a part-time. professor at the USC Law School, keeping. my hand in the field, and there was a. bonus, too. All my years as a lawyer and. law professor gave me a deep reservoir. and insight into the many ways that. power can be wielded corruptly, and the.

many ways that people, regular people, can learn to stand up and fight back. It's all about making the case, I would. say. You have to make the case. And so I. didn't keep that knowledge to myself, I. shared it with my brothers and soon. enough the entire Midas community. Before you knew it, my legal learning. curve helped to shape the network's. entire. journalistic approach. You really can't. understand one without the other. Then. we talk about my cases in Bakersfield,

we talk about my case against Fyre. Festival, we talk about the MedCat Ponzi. scheme that I helped litigate against, um and we talk about how all of these. cases inform the philosophy at the Midas. Touch Network. So, I hope you'll continue to read the book. I wanted to read from some of that. chapter to you. Let me know what you. think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 7. million subscribers. Appreciate all of. you. Thanks everybody for listening. It's finally here. WTF America, the book.

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