The List That Won’t Stop Growing + A Conversation with David Corn

Mea Culpa

Michael Cohen

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Today on Mea Culpa, I’m joined by David Corn, veteran journalist, author of American Psychosis, and Washington Bureau Chief for Mother Jones. Together we break down Trump’s escalating power grabs, from his reckless deployment of the National Guard to his propaganda-laced military speeches and attempts to impact history with his own commemorative coin. We explain how Trump uses chaos and misinformation to test the limits of democracy, while Democrats struggle to deliver a clear counter-narrative. We dig into the government shutdown, James Comey’s indictment, and how intimidation of prosecutors, journalists, and public institutions threatens to collapse accountability. From martial law “tests” in Portland to Trump’s cult of personality, Corn warns that America’s democratic future depends on whether truth can survive the noise. Thanks to our sponsors: L-Nutra: Just visit https://ProlonLife.com/MEACULPA to claim your 15% discount plus a $40 bonus gift. Ethos: Get your FREE quote at https://ethos.com/COHEN Soul: Go to https://GetSoul.com and use code: COHEN to get 30% OFF your order! Subscribe to Michael's Substack: https://therealmichaelcohen.substack.com/ Subscribe to Michael's 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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1:10.0	So let me be clear. There are
1:12.6	weeks in American politics that feel like aftershocks, rippling out from old earthquakes. And then,
1:18.9	there are weeks like this one, where it feels like the ground beneath us is splitting open in real
1:23.7	time. I mean, for God's sakes, look around. The institutions that we were told would hold,
1:29.4	the traditions we thought that were unshakable, the guardrails that we trusted, they're not
1:35.4	bending anymore, they're breaking. Take the shutdown, for example. This isn't about budgets
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