1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: So look, Trump's allies, they're not just defending a disastrous 2 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:08,960 enforcement operation again, I'm talking about Ice. They're literally blaming 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,320 each other for it. And after the fatal Minneapolis shooting 4 00:00:12,519 --> 00:00:17,480 of Alex Pretty, senior advisors folks like Steven Miller pushed 5 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:22,440 a narrative that literally he was a would be assassin. 6 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,480 I mean, I want you to think about that for 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:30,960 a second. Alex Pretty, an ICU veteran nurse, is a 8 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:35,119 would be assassin. Now, insiders they say that there's a 9 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:38,439 blame game that's right now raging inside the White House 10 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:42,840 over the response and Christineome, well, at the moment, she 11 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:45,520 may be still holding her job, but as we all know, 12 00:00:45,799 --> 00:00:49,359 as Trump tries to distance himself from the fallout, the 13 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:53,000 chaos at the top, it's just adding fuel to a 14 00:00:53,039 --> 00:00:57,079 political firestorm. Let me begin by showing you some reporting 15 00:00:57,119 --> 00:01:03,679 from Axios which includes an ex explanation from Stephen Miller himself. 16 00:01:04,439 --> 00:01:07,599 In it. It turns around and says blame game erupts 17 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:12,280 over Trump's team's false claim Alex Pretty sought a massacre. 18 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:17,239 It further goes on to say Homeland Security Secretary Christinome 19 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:22,319 is under fire for issuing misleading and incendiary information that 20 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:27,680 claimed immigration agents killed an armed Minnesota protesters Saturday because 21 00:01:27,719 --> 00:01:31,680 he wanted to massacre them. That language has now become 22 00:01:31,719 --> 00:01:35,000 a source of controversy in the Trump administration, as it 23 00:01:35,079 --> 00:01:39,280 rightfully should. White House officials are blaming Customs and Border 24 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:44,319 Patrol for furnishing inaccurate information, while others are actually targeting 25 00:01:44,359 --> 00:01:47,760 Stephen Miller, white House Deputy chief of Staff and top 26 00:01:47,799 --> 00:01:52,359 Trump advisor that six sources with knowledge of the situation 27 00:01:52,599 --> 00:01:57,200 told Axios. Further goes on to say, Alex pretty and 28 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,519 it shows the influence of Miller, Trump's close the longest 29 00:02:00,519 --> 00:02:04,560 serving political advisor whose dominion in the White House far 30 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:09,319 exceeds his title. Miller's power extends to de facto oversight 31 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:13,280 of nome though she is a cabinet secretary who technically 32 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:17,080 outranks him. Everything I've done, I've done it that direction 33 00:02:17,199 --> 00:02:20,240 of the President, and Stephen nom told the person who 34 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:24,159 relayed her remarks to Axios. It further goes on to say, 35 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:28,120 DHS posted this statement at twelve thirty one pm on 36 00:02:28,479 --> 00:02:31,800 x Some White House officials had signed off on the statement, 37 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:36,560 but others had not, leaving them frustrated. Here's the quote 38 00:02:36,759 --> 00:02:39,439 others within the White House attempted to clean up the 39 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:42,599 DHS statement prior to it being sent, but it had 40 00:02:42,719 --> 00:02:46,879 already been disseminated, said another source familiar with the episode. 41 00:02:47,319 --> 00:02:50,800 And finally, it turns out says between the lines. Miller 42 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:55,360 said the Minnesota operation did not follow the guidelines established 43 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:57,919 by the White House in the aftermath of the January 44 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,400 seventh shooting of another Minneapolis Demonshi, that of course, being 45 00:03:01,479 --> 00:03:06,759 Renee Nicole Good specifically. Miller said Bavino's crew was supposed 46 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:10,159 to divide its force into two groups. One unit was 47 00:03:10,199 --> 00:03:14,479 supposed to handle the arrests of specifically targeting criminal aliens, 48 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,759 and the other squad was in charge of crowd control 49 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:22,159 to keep disruptors from interfering. White House provided clear guidance 50 00:03:22,159 --> 00:03:25,280 to DHS that the extra personnel that had been sent 51 00:03:25,479 --> 00:03:29,319 to Minnesota for force protection should be used for conducting 52 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,639 fugitive operations to create a physical barrier between the arrest 53 00:03:33,719 --> 00:03:38,680 team and the disruptors. Miller said, we are evaluating why 54 00:03:38,759 --> 00:03:42,800 the CBP teen may not have been following that protocol. 55 00:03:43,479 --> 00:03:47,080 Let me turn around and say this the blame game. 56 00:03:47,639 --> 00:03:49,960 I've seen it. In fact, I write about it in 57 00:03:50,039 --> 00:03:54,240 my sub stack of today, no home for Nome. You know, 58 00:03:54,319 --> 00:03:58,000 about a week ago I predicted and I literally pulled 59 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,000 it out of thin air because I'm not playing pundit 60 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:07,719 or pundit no stradamis. I'm just using logic, cold, unromantic 61 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:12,319 insider logic. You see. Let me be clear, President Trump, 62 00:04:12,639 --> 00:04:16,800 he doesn't remove people because the opposition demands it. He 63 00:04:16,879 --> 00:04:19,759 doesn't care that the Democrats are calling for the removal 64 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:25,879 of Christino. He removes individuals when the math changes, when 65 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,560 the political risk exceeds the value that they bring to 66 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:33,680 his agenda. And when that moment comes, oh boy, it 67 00:04:33,759 --> 00:04:38,680 arrives fast, and it arrives quietly. Now, Miller's acknowledgment that 68 00:04:38,759 --> 00:04:42,600 there was a possible breach of protocol before pretty shooting, Well, 69 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,079 that's really pissed off unions to literally call now for 70 00:04:46,199 --> 00:04:49,959 his resignation. Let me show you what they said in it. 71 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:54,959 They write, the American Federation of Government Employees, the largest 72 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:59,120 federal employee union, has issued a statement calling for the 73 00:04:59,199 --> 00:05:04,600 resignations of DHS Secretary Christinome and Deputy White House Chief 74 00:05:04,639 --> 00:05:10,120 of Staff Steven Miller. Remember they are the largest federation 75 00:05:10,519 --> 00:05:14,360 of government employees and Welcome back to The Michael Cohen 76 00:05:14,399 --> 00:05:18,600 Show on our continued journey to a million subscribers. So 77 00:05:18,639 --> 00:05:21,800 here's the thing. Yep, we had a set back, absolutely, 78 00:05:21,959 --> 00:05:24,720 but we're regaining the momentum. The numbers are going back 79 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,560 up thanks to you. So let's keep that momentum. It's subscribe, watch, 80 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,160 comment and share. Let's teach the haters a lesson, and 81 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:35,680 more importantly, let's stop the stupidity now. Look, I also want, 82 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:39,480 on a programming note to again advise you that while 83 00:05:39,519 --> 00:05:42,800 Maya Culpa and Political Beatdown are no longer shown on 84 00:05:42,879 --> 00:05:46,800 the Midas Touch Network, these shows they're not going anywhere. 85 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,680 In fact, I'm working on a whole new angle for 86 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:53,160 both of the shows and they will also be shown 87 00:05:53,319 --> 00:05:56,240 not just on my YouTube channel, The Michael Cohen Show, 88 00:05:56,439 --> 00:06:01,600 but additionally, for example Maya Culpa wherever you get your podcasts, 89 00:06:01,759 --> 00:06:06,360 they're still there. Back to the news, Steven Miller, Well, look, 90 00:06:06,399 --> 00:06:09,439 he's never been very popular. I remember Stephen going back 91 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:13,000 early into twenty fifteen when he came on board, truly 92 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:17,120 an unpopular guy. And you know that you're unpopular when 93 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:22,879 even Tom Tillis expresses his unhappiness. Play the clip, Stevin 94 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,279 Miller is in the same bat this guy, after doing 95 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:28,480 the stupid comments he made about Greenlund getting the president, 96 00:06:28,879 --> 00:06:30,560 had a difficult circumstances. 97 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 2: One of the people that came out publicly and said 98 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,319 that this guy was a terrorist before he had even 99 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:36,680 talked with anybody on the ground. 100 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: And that's clearly not the case now. 101 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 3: So I mean, it's just, I mean, Steven Miller never 102 00:06:41,959 --> 00:06:44,759 fails to live up to my expectations of incompetence. 103 00:06:44,959 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 1: Look, it's not just Steven Miller, you know. As an example, 104 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:53,519 I kind of compare Christinoam the Stephen Millers to a 105 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:57,480 carton of milk. No, I'm dead serious. They're like a 106 00:06:57,519 --> 00:07:02,879 carton of milk sitting in your refrigerator on its expiration date. See, 107 00:07:02,959 --> 00:07:05,319 you don't need to drink it to know that the 108 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:08,720 odds aren't in your favor. So what do you do. 109 00:07:08,759 --> 00:07:12,240 You hesitate, You assess the risk, and if you've been 110 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,319 burnt before, you know what I'm talking about. You don't gamble. 111 00:07:15,879 --> 00:07:20,120 But in politics, spoiled milk doesn't just upset your stomach, 112 00:07:20,399 --> 00:07:25,720 it poisons the entire refrigerator. Get the analogy, mind you, 113 00:07:25,839 --> 00:07:28,879 Lindsey Graham, Ever, the Brown knows, Ever the kiss ass 114 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:33,560 announced his support yesterday for Miller on Fox News. Thank 115 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,319 God for good old Lindsay. Right play the clip. 116 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,279 Speaker 3: I hope you can make a deal as to Stephen Miller. 117 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,759 To my colleagues who believe that you can convince Donald 118 00:07:42,759 --> 00:07:46,279 Trump that Steven Miller is a liability for him, good 119 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:46,839 luck with that. 120 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:49,319 Speaker 4: When this clock. 121 00:07:49,079 --> 00:07:51,639 Speaker 3: Strikes twelve on the Trump era, there'll be a few 122 00:07:51,639 --> 00:07:55,040 people walking out the door with Donald Trump. Steven Miller 123 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,920 will be in that group. So I want everybody to 124 00:07:57,959 --> 00:08:01,439 know on the Republican side, Steven Miller is not the problem. 125 00:08:01,519 --> 00:08:03,439 Sanctuary cities is the problem. 126 00:08:03,839 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 5: You know. 127 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: Maybe there's something in between, Lindsey. So I won't acknowledge 128 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:12,560 that sanctuary cities are not for many people in America, 129 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:19,160 something that is being contested. But Stephen Miller, he is 130 00:08:19,199 --> 00:08:21,439 a problem. And let me tell you something, Lindsay, as 131 00:08:21,439 --> 00:08:25,759 somebody who knows Donald Trump, I don't know infinitely more 132 00:08:25,839 --> 00:08:29,680 than you do. Like I said earlier, when the equation 133 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:34,360 doesn't balance out in his favor, Stephen Miller, like anyone, 134 00:08:34,919 --> 00:08:38,440 is subject to removal. Now more and more people are 135 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:42,279 actually calling for the impeachment of christineom and last night 136 00:08:42,759 --> 00:08:47,480 literally last night, when sharing that sentiment, Representative ilhan Omar 137 00:08:47,759 --> 00:08:51,799 standing at a podium was sprayed with some unknown substance 138 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,799 as a man charged her play the clip. 139 00:08:55,039 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 6: Secretary Christineolme must resign or face impeachment. 140 00:09:09,519 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 5: I don't know. Oh my god, he's. 141 00:09:21,279 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 4: No. 142 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:27,039 Speaker 1: We will no, no, no. 143 00:09:24,799 --> 00:09:26,679 Speaker 5: No, we will continue his sucking assholes. 144 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:31,919 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna get away. 145 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:35,799 Speaker 1: I want to be crystal clear about something. First of all, 146 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:39,840 his actions are terrible, the repugnant. I also want to 147 00:09:39,879 --> 00:09:44,120 turn around and say that bil han Omar, well, I 148 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,519 understand her, you know her group and what they're trying 149 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:52,480 to portray here. There's there are better ways for all 150 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:57,480 of our representatives to be communicating this concept of just 151 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:00,159 because you don't like somebody. Look, they're trying to and 152 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:04,720 have ilhan Omar removed from office too. On the other side, 153 00:10:05,279 --> 00:10:10,440 each side unhappy with the other, impeachment, let's throw this 154 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:14,080 one out of office. And so they are as she 155 00:10:14,279 --> 00:10:17,679 is elected by the people, and the way the system 156 00:10:17,799 --> 00:10:21,840 works is you're supposed to allow them to do their job. 157 00:10:22,039 --> 00:10:26,159 It's just plain and simple. We have become so uncivil 158 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:30,600 to one another that it's understandable why nothing in DC 159 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:36,080 is actually getting accomplished. Now, look, it's obvious that Omar 160 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,960 was not scared. She wasn't scared of this guy. She 161 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:42,000 wasn't scared of what she was with the liquid that 162 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:45,039 was thrown on her. Take a look at that video. 163 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,320 She literally lunged back at the man as he charged 164 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:52,279 the podium. Now CNN, they asked if she was okay, 165 00:10:52,879 --> 00:10:57,120 and her response, I was impressed by it. I've survived war. 166 00:10:58,159 --> 00:10:58,879 Play the clip. 167 00:10:59,279 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 2: Representative, are you okay? 168 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 5: You know I'm gonna go figure if I am, But 169 00:11:05,759 --> 00:11:11,840 I feel okay. I feel that it is important for people, 170 00:11:12,919 --> 00:11:16,279 whether they are an elected officer or to allow these 171 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:18,759 people to intimidate us, to make us not fight for 172 00:11:18,799 --> 00:11:20,679 our constituents and for the country we love. 173 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 6: And as I said, you know, I've survived war, and 174 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:29,159 I'm definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people 175 00:11:29,159 --> 00:11:32,240 think they can throw at me because I'm built that way. 176 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 5: Thank you. 177 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:37,759 Speaker 1: Not one hundred percent sure I fully understand the final statement. 178 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:41,080 Let me be clear, she's not supposed to even have 179 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:45,519 a question like that post to her. No politician, I 180 00:11:45,519 --> 00:11:48,039 don't care. From the top down, from the president down 181 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:52,000 to city council members, nobody should be throwing anything at 182 00:11:52,039 --> 00:11:57,440 anyone simply because I don't know you don't agree with them. 183 00:11:57,759 --> 00:12:02,000 That's just ridiculous. Now, look, the man has since been charged, 184 00:12:02,279 --> 00:12:06,240 but the same cannot be said for the agents who 185 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:10,120 are involved, for example, in Alex Pretty's death and the 186 00:12:10,159 --> 00:12:14,159 woman who recorded Pretty's shooting. She was on television last 187 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:18,759 night on Seeing and told Anderson Cooper that she hasn't 188 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:22,759 even been contacted by the federal government as part of 189 00:12:22,799 --> 00:12:28,360 their investigation into Pretty's shooting. How is that possible play 190 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:28,799 the clip. 191 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:33,919 Speaker 4: Have you been contacted by anyone from the federal government FBI? 192 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 2: Nope, No, I have not. I do have a legal 193 00:12:38,279 --> 00:12:43,000 team now who are fielding much of that, and I 194 00:12:43,039 --> 00:12:45,360 am no longer accessible in those ways. 195 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:47,840 Speaker 4: I talked to your attorney this morning. She said she 196 00:12:47,879 --> 00:12:50,759 had not received any outreach from the FBI or anybody 197 00:12:50,799 --> 00:12:51,720 from the federal government. 198 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:56,200 Speaker 2: I do not think they have my name yet. Obviously 199 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:56,600 they will. 200 00:12:57,519 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 4: You've given testimony to state investigation. Yes. Do you have 201 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:07,960 confidence in a federal investigation? 202 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:09,679 Speaker 2: No? 203 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:10,279 Speaker 4: No, I do not. 204 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:16,279 Speaker 2: I have faith in various representatives throughout our country who 205 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:18,039 are trying to do the right thing and make sure 206 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:21,039 that justice is served. I have faith in our local 207 00:13:21,159 --> 00:13:24,360 government in Minnesota. I think they are wanting to make 208 00:13:24,399 --> 00:13:27,879 sure to protect us and investigate it thoroughly, but they 209 00:13:27,879 --> 00:13:30,960 are trying to block that from happening. They wouldn't even 210 00:13:31,039 --> 00:13:34,799 let the investigative team come to the crime scene. I mean, 211 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:38,559 their goal is to protect themselves and to spin stories. 212 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:43,279 Speaker 4: It's incredible to me, though, that four days after this shooting, 213 00:13:44,159 --> 00:13:47,360 you have not been contacted by anybody from the FBI 214 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:50,240 or the federal government. What does that tell you. 215 00:13:54,799 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 2: That they're protecting themselves and they don't care about the 216 00:13:57,159 --> 00:13:59,120 truth of what happened. 217 00:14:00,279 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: That's not accurate, all right. Maybe they're getting to it. 218 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:10,440 Maybe there are other people who also have videos. I 219 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:12,840 don't know the answer. And here's the crazy thing. Neither 220 00:14:12,919 --> 00:14:17,480 does she. Let's allow the investigation to unfold organically the 221 00:14:17,519 --> 00:14:20,960 way it's supposed to. Will they probably contact her? I 222 00:14:21,039 --> 00:14:25,080 suppose I do. I suppose they will. And I don't 223 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:28,360 think it's also fair to turn around and now to 224 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:33,440 put all of the ICE agents into this one giant group. 225 00:14:33,679 --> 00:14:35,639 I don't believe that it's the right thing to do. 226 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:39,879 I believe that that individual, or that second individual, or 227 00:14:39,919 --> 00:14:43,919 even a third individual that was responsible need to be 228 00:14:44,039 --> 00:14:47,600 held accountable. You know the old expression one bad apple 229 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,919 spoils the bunch, What about a handful, a half a 230 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:54,399 dozen rotten to the core. These are the ones who 231 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:57,480 actually need to be prosecuted. And I think we have 232 00:14:57,559 --> 00:15:01,360 to stop blaming the entire the entire group for the 233 00:15:01,399 --> 00:15:04,720 actions of some. Now, if in fact, I turn out 234 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:06,679 to be that it's all of them, then all of 235 00:15:06,759 --> 00:15:09,480 them need to be prosecuted. But at the very moment, 236 00:15:10,039 --> 00:15:13,440 the individuals that are responsible, every single one of them 237 00:15:13,559 --> 00:15:16,200 that took Alex Predi's life, every single one of them 238 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:19,440 that was there and that's responsible for Renae Nicole Good, 239 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:23,240 they need to be held accountable, and I suspect that 240 00:15:23,279 --> 00:15:27,879 they will be. And as always, thanks for listening. Hey everyone, 241 00:15:28,039 --> 00:15:30,360 First of all, thanks for watching. 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