Speaker 1: After this weekend's fatal shooting of Alex Pretty a partial
government shutdown. Well, unfortunately it's looking more and more likely.
Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer they have already
said that they will not help advance the spending package
that's up for consideration this week if if it includes
DHS funding, And unfortunately for Trump Republicans, he actually needs
Democratic support to pass this bill. And lucky for US,
Republicans have had enough after this weekend shooting as well.
I mean, just wait until you hear what GOP Congress
members are saying. Welcome back to The Michael Cohen Show
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so let's break down what could happen this week by
starting with Chuck Schumer's comments. In it, he turns around
and he writes, today, Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer released
the following statement on the appropriation bill following the shooting
in Minnesota. What's happening in Minnesota is appalling and unacceptable
in any American city. Democrats sought common sense reforms in
the Department of Homeland Security spending bill, but because of
Republican's refusal to stand up to President Trump, the DHS
bill is woefully inadequate to rein in the abuses of ICE.
I will vote no. Senate Democrats will not provide the
votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS
funding bill is included. That's breaking news right there, right
there now. I also want to show you part of
a Politico article that I think really outlines and explains
this the best. Let me show you what it says.
Shut Down risk grows as Democrats revolt after Minneapolis shooting.
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Senate Democrats will not provide
the votes to fund immigration enforcement, part of a six
bill package set for action next week. It further goes
on to say, I am voting against any funding for
DHS until and unless more controls are put in place
to hold ICE accountable. And that was said by Senator
Brian Shatz, Democrat of Hawaii, in a statement on Saturday,
and I quote, these repeated incidents of violence across the
country are unlawful, needlessly escalatory, and making all of us
less safe. Further goes on say I have the responsibility
to hold the Trump administration accountable when I see abuses
of power like we are seeing from ICE right now.
Rosen said on X that is why I'll be voting
against any government funding package that contains the bill that
funds this agency until we have guardrails in place to
curtail these abuses of power and ensure more accountability and transparency.
The DHS bill passed the House Thursday two twenty to
two seven, with only seven Democrats voting for it, but
Republican House leaders merged it with five other bills funding
the Department of Defense, Health and Human Services, and State,
among others, sending it to the Senate as one package
and finally they turns ont said, but stripping out the
DHS bill before the Friday deadline would require every Senator
to agree something. Republicans are not likely to be able
to get any changes to the package. Meanwhile, will require
sending it back to the House, which has already left
town until after the shutdown deadline. Instead, Republicans believe it's
up to Democrats to decide whether or not to vote
against the funding package and avoid a partial shutdown. GOP
leaders are not currently expected to bring the House back
early from its break. According to three people granted anonymity
to discuss internal strategy, let me be crystal clear, the
last thing right now, the last thing that this country
needs is a partial shutdown, because look, let's be at
least honest with each other. As soon as that happens,
Democrats clearly will be pointing their fingers to the Republicans saying,
how could we possibly vote on this bill that includes
this gestapo like DHS. How could you possibly ask us
with now the second murder of a white male Minnesotan
who who was a icee, you veteran nurse, how could
you possibly well, Simultaneously, the GOP will point, and they
will try to say the Democrats are shutting down government
yet again because they don't care about the American people,
that they want to make it harder for the American
This is all part of, of course, the Democratic plan
to control and to win the midterm elections. The end
of the day, the end of the day, Americans will
suffer once again. That has to be expected. Democrats agree
with Schumer and AOC Let me show you what she posted.
In it, she writes, this is the strength of rest re sponse.
We need people's calls and organizing work. Thank you to
all who mobilized. No action is ever too small. This
is why we never give up. Thank you, Senate Democrats.
And that, of course was predicated on a statement that
was put out and so Democratic Representative Greg Sazar. He
explained that Democratic senators they need to have five literally
five non negotiables going into the vote. Play the clip.
Speaker 2: What I think we've all seen is that folks watching
at homes, voices have been heard. Until just recently, it
seems like that ice funding bill was going to make
it through the Senate. But thankfully Senate Democrats are saying no,
we cannot leave ice and Trump's mass deportation machine in place.
And so now we need to ask our senators before
they send the bill back to the House, in my view,
for at least five non negotiables. First, pull Ice and
CBP out of Minneapolis, know more of this in Minneapolis
or other American cities. Two, the masks need to come off. Three,
no more arresting and supporting US citizens for a full
and thorough investigation of the killing of miss Good and
mister Pretty. And number five, we've got to end these
indiscriminate arrest quotas and warrantless arrest and surches. This is
the kind of things that all Americans should be able
to agree on and all Senators should insist on in
this bill.
Speaker 1: By the way, he's one hundred percent of right. This
is not woke, this is not partisan. This is American life.
These are the norms that we've become accustomed to living
in our democratic republic. But by the way, it's not
just Democrats. There are some members of the GOP who
feel exactly the same way. So let's get into those
juicier comments, for example, coming from members of the Republican side.
Senator Tom Tillis, Well, let me show you what he posted.
He posted this, there must be a thorough and impartial
investigation into yesterday's Minneapolis shooting, which is the basic standard
that law enforcement and the American people expect following any
officer involves shooting for this specific incident, that requires cooperation
and transparency between federal, state, and local law enforcement. Any
administration official who rushes to judgment and tries to shut
down an investigation before it begins are doing an incredible
disservice to the nation and to President Trump's legacy. I
absolutely agree. In fact, that's the basis of my substec
Stephen Miller, himself, a one man shit show, is destroying
anything anything that could possibly resemble a legacy of Trump's administration. Now,
Senator Lisa Marskowski let me show you what she posted.
In her statement, she writes, the tragedy in chaos the
country is witnessing in Minneapolis shocking the killing yesterday of
Alex Pretty, a US citizen, by ICE agents, should raise
serious questions within the administration about the adequacy of immigration
enforcement training and the instructions officers are given on carrying
out their mission. Lawfully carrying a firearm does not justify
federal agents killing an American, especially as video footage appears
to show after the victim has been disarmed. A comprehensive,
independent investigation of the shooting must be conducted in order
to rebuild trust, and congressional committees need to hold hearings
and do their oversight work. ICE agents do not have
carte blanche in carrying out their duties. Well, of course
they don't. Of course they don't, especially not if their duties,
if their duties require. Once you have somebody down on
the ground smashing him in the face with one of
those those canister sprays, those those repellents whatever they call them,
the irritant repellents, hitting him in the face with an
empty canister. And while he's getting hit in the face
with that canister, another guy is punching him in the mouth.
And while that's happening, another one is literally leaning on
his back, and all of a sudden, out of nowhere,
here comes another ICE agent to do what to pull
out his firearm and to shoot him in the back,
and then all chaos broke out. Ultimately another life lost.
Let me show you also what Senator Bill Cassidy spoke
about against the shooting in it. He turns around and writes,
the events in Minneapolis are incredibly disturbing. The credibility of
ICE in DHS are at stake. There must be a
full joint federal and state investigation. We can trust the
American people with the truth, by the way they can.
You can trust the American people with the truth. We
all know what we saw. It bothers me so much
when they turn around and they look at us, and
they must think we're stupid. Don't trust your lying eyes.
Listen to what Listen to what Christinoman is saying. Listen
to what Cash Patel is saying. Listen to what you know.
These these administration officials are saying. No, No, I think
I'm gonna trust my eyes. And the breakdown, the second
by second, minute by minute breakdown.
Speaker 2: Now.
Speaker 1: Also over the weekend, Attorney General Pambondi, she wrote a
letter to Governor Tim Walls. This blew me away. This
literally blew me away. Attorney General Pambondi writes a letter
to Governor Tim Walls saying that she will have ICE
pulled out of Minneapolis if Minnesota agrees to hand over
all of their voter files. Now, obviously, people aren't happy
about her posal right sending it to Chris Murphy. He
called her out heading into this week's vote. Let me
show you what he had to say. Play the clip.
Speaker 3: This has never been about public safety. Minneapolis is a
much less safe place today because Ice is there.
Speaker 1: This is likely.
Speaker 3: About trying to rig and steal the election. Donald Trump
is wildly unpopular, He's not committed to democracy, and he
knows the only way that his movement is to retain power.
The only way that his corporate allies retain power, as
billionaire allies retain power this November, is for Trump to
steal the election. And so he's saying to Minneapolis, if
you don't give me control of the voter rolls, then
ICE isn't leaving. And you can see that if he
gets away with it in Minnesota, he's likely going to
try it in places like Philadelphia and Phoenix, other key
cities in swing states. So understand why it's so important
for us to try. I have been arguing all weekends
that the Senate should not pass funding for the Department
of Homeland Security first and foremost, because this is a
rogue agency that's operating outside of the law and is
killing American citizens. But also because the underlying game here
maybe to steal the twenty twenty sixth election, and no senator,
but in particular, no Democratic senator, should play a part.
Speaker 1: In fact, he's right right now. I don't know whether
or not that's the reason. Whatever the reason is, I
cannot think of one that would ever justify an administration
demanding the voter rolls of the state. It just doesn't
make any sense to me at all. I cannot think
of one logical reason. And this is the danger that
we're living in right now. As I always used to say,
like the old statement, does it matter who you vote for?
All that matters is who's counting the vote. And I
hope to God for our Democratic Republic, for the future
of this country that this never happens. And as always,
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