meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Muckrake Political Podcast

Trump Learns $600 Can't Even Get You A Military Coup

The Muckrake Political Podcast

CLNS Media Network

News, Politics

4.6530 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

As we read reports of Donald Trump pitching a military coup over the weekend, Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss whether this situation is as serious as it sounds, plus the growing grip of QAnon and what might have laid the ground work for its popularity.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Really, what are the rules to the Speaker of the House?

0:04.0

And do any of them include things that cost, oh, I don't know, a whole lot less than that

0:09.0

freezer full of ice cream?

0:10.0

And I don't mean to be so petty about it.

0:12.0

But imagine if you could liquidate that in dollars and add that to the weekly stimulus check.

0:18.0

Wow.

0:19.0

Well, look, it's my responsibility as the president's lawyer,

0:23.3

along with Jenna, and some of the others. We're going to be extremely aggressive. We're going to

0:28.2

fight for our client as hard as we can, but we're also going to do it within the bounds of

0:32.7

rationality, common sense, and the law. And it can be done. Hey Hey everybody. It's J.O.D.A. Saxton here with Nick

0:41.9

Alstman, as always. Welcome to the Muckrake podcast. Nick, I don't even know. I don't even know

0:48.4

what to say anymore. It's been reported that the president of the United States of America, Donald

0:56.6

John Trump, in a meeting at the White House with, let me check the guest list here.

1:01.9

Sidney Powell was there. I assume wearing cheetah print. Rudy Giuliani, who I guess he's

1:08.7

feeling better. I guess all that money will get you saved from

1:12.6

COVID. And who's this? Retired General Michael Flynn. Where have I heard this name before?

1:18.7

And it sounds like at this meeting that apparently it was floated. Let me see here.

1:25.9

Ms. Powell's client retired Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn, the former national security advisor, whom the president recently pardoned, was also there. Two of the people briefed. During an appearance on the conservative Newsmax channel this week, Mr. Flynn pushed for Mr. Trump to impose martial law and deploy the military to rerun the election. When's the last time that happened?

1:45.4

Jared, this happens all the time.

1:48.3

It's happened like 60 times, according to him in the history of our country.

1:53.3

To rerun the election?

1:54.9

Well, to declare martial law, and I think that must be what he was referring to.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

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

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

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.