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Mea Culpa

Donald’s Defiance Destroys Democracy + A Conversation with Nick Akerman

Mea Culpa

MeidasTouch Network

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Today on Mea Culpa, I welcome back Nick Akerman, former federal prosecutor, Assistant Special Watergate Prosecutor, and Assistant United States Attorney in the SDNY. Nick is a sharp critic of Trump’s abuses of power, and together we unravel his shady international money deals, his dodgy crypto scheme, and the billion-dollar real estate hustle with foreign investors. We also unpack how Trump’s executive orders and the new “Big Beautiful Bill” threaten to permanently shred checks and balances, turning the executive branch into a personal tool of authoritarian power. Thanks to our sponsors: Graza: Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/COHEN and use promo code COHEN  today for 10% off of TRIO! Shopify: Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at: https://shopify.com/COHEN Subscribe to Michael's NEW YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMichaelCohenShow Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PoliticalBeatdown Add the Mea Culpa podcast feed: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen Add the Political Beatdown podcast feed: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is Michael Cohen

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And you're listening to the one and only Mayer Culper podcast

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episodes of our show behind the Blue Banner icon, and I'm truly thankful that you're here,

1:01.0

but now for the news. Look, you think after the first four years of madness that the American

1:06.8

people would have learned their lesson? But no, we're back in the muck. Only this time,

1:12.9

the gloves are off. The mask is gone. And Trump, he's not even pretending to play by the rules.

1:20.9

He's not just rewriting the Constitution. He's wiping his ass with it. I mean, let's start with his so-called big beautiful bill.

1:30.3

I mean, for God's sakes, it sounds like a late-night infomercial for discount plastic surgery.

1:36.3

But what it really is, it's a legislative Trojan horse.

1:41.3

You see, buried in this monstrosity is language that gives Trump unilateral control

1:48.0

over trillions of dollars in federal spending, all under the guise of national renewal. Translation,

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