meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
THE OFFICIAL MEA CULPA WITH MICHAEL COHEN ARCHIVE

Get A F@cking Lawyer: Trump's Legal Reckoning Has Begun + A Conversation with the Meiselas Brothers

THE OFFICIAL MEA CULPA WITH MICHAEL COHEN ARCHIVE

Audio Up Media

News, Politics

4.78.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 90 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Mea Culpa welcomes back the Meiselas Brothers, Ben, Brett, and Jordan the creators of MeidasTouch.the pro-democracy, next-generation super PAC. Michael and the brothers discuss everything from choice, January 6th, to the upcoming midterms.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

This is Michael Cop

0:05.8

This is Michael Cohen.

0:09.8

Oh, baby, don't lie for me.

0:12.6

If I tell you my story, don't cry for me.

0:16.0

I did my time that's fun by me.

0:18.3

This is my mea co-bo. This is Michael Cohen, and you're listening to the Mayor Culper podcast.

0:27.5

Now, Mr. Stebian has been in the campaign field for a long time, and he worked for lots of different candidates and campaigns.

0:37.6

He testified to this committee about his concerns,

0:42.3

given the claims that Mr. Giuliani and Ms. Powell and their team were making publicly.

0:49.7

Let's play Clip 15.

0:52.7

Okay, and was it important for you, Mr. Steppian, to sort of pull back just for your own professional reputation.

0:59.0

You didn't want to be associated with some of what you were hearing from the Giuliani team and others that sort of stepped in in the wake of your departure?

1:07.0

I didn't mind being categorized. There were two groups of family. We called them kind of my team and Rudy's team. I didn't mind being characterized as being part of team normal. There were teams, team normal, and then the rest of them. Seriously. If the January 6 hearings prove anything, it's that Trump will always make the stupidest choices, side with the most insane characters spouting the worst and most dangerous plans if he thinks it will somehow benefit him, or help him overthrow the government to win an election, or at the very least make him a shit ton of money if he loses.

1:46.2

And the January 6th committee revealed earlier this week that Trump got at least some of

1:51.1

the things on his evil wish list when he was able to raise millions of dollars defending

1:56.9

the big lie. Millions that can't be accounted for because it went directly into his pocket.

2:03.3

Are you surprised? Between election day in January 6th, the Trump campaign sent millions of

2:08.6

fundraising emails to Trump supporters, sometimes as many as 25 a day. The emails claimed the

2:14.6

quote, left-wing mob was undermining the election, implored supporters

2:19.4

to, quote, step up to protect the integrity of the election and encourage them to, quote,

2:24.6

fight back.

2:25.6

But as the Select Committee has demonstrated, the Trump campaign knew these claims of voter fraud

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Audio Up Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Audio Up Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.