Speaker 1: So yesterday James Comy's indictment was dismissed on the grounds
that Lindsey Halligan was actually unlawfully appointed. Now, we had
a good feeling that Lindsey would be a goner. But
what happens now? What happens now as we wait to
see what Judge Knackman off the trial judge will do next.
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an end now. Look, we've been talking for weeks now
about the indictment of Komy and the legal frenzy that
has ensued after the news. Yesterday, James Komy posted this statement.
Let me show you what he said.
Speaker 2: My family and I have known for years that there
are calls us to standing up to Donald Trump, but
we couldn't imagine ourselves living any other way. We will
not live on our knees, and you shouldn't either. Somebody
that I love dearly recently said that fear is the
tool of a tyrant. And she's right. But I'm not afraid,
and I hope you're not either. I hope instead you
are engaged, you are paying attention, and you will vote
like your beloved country depends upon it, which it does.
My heart is broken for the Department of Justice, but
I have great confidence in the federal judicial system and
I'm innocent. So let's have a trial and keep the faith.
Speaker 1: So let me be crystal clear. No, he's not all right.
The dismissal had nothing to do with the facts of
the case. It was merely procedural in the fact that
Lindsay Halligan was not lawfully appointed, plain and simple. Let
me be clear. Also, James Comy is no boy scout.
James Comy did some terrible shit, including to people like
me early on with the Russia hoax. So rest asshured
he could sit there and he could play the victim. Oh,
you know, Donald Trump dis and so James Comy is
a bad actor. Now let me tell you this that
ag Pambondi, she was asked what she will do regarding
the dismissal. Play that clip.
Speaker 3: If I could just get your reaction to the James
James cases being dropped today, back in Washington, James Cobey
put out a video. He said, this matters mostly because
a message has to be sent. The President of the
United States can not use the Department of Justice to
target his political enemies. Your reaction to the cases being
dropped into that is the best sure.
Speaker 4: We'll be taking all available legal action, including an immediate
appeal to hold Letitia James and James Comy accountable for
their unlawful conduct.
Speaker 3: Well, the reaction to his statement, I'm.
Speaker 4: Going to keep going on this. You know, I'm not
worried about someone who has been charged with a very
serious crime. His alleged actions were a betrayal of public trust.
Speaker 1: Yeah. Let me also be crystal clear they should actually
do some homework themselves before you want to stand up
at a podium to answer questions. I mean, that was
possibly one of the worst responses that anybody can give.
Talk about shitty responses. Here comes Caroline machine Gun lips
Leavit Right to the Rescue, who goes on Fox and
claims that Halligan was lawfully appointed. Well, okay, clearly, if
Caroline Levitt is telling you that she's lawfully appointed, well,
why would anybody ever question her? Play the clip?
Speaker 5: What's White House response to that? And what can we
expect will happen next?
Speaker 6: Caroline, Well, what I will say is that everybody knows
that Jamie Comy lied to Congress.
Speaker 5: It's as clear as day.
Speaker 6: And this judge took an unprecedented action to throw these
cases out to shield James Comy and Letitia James from
accountability based on a technical ruling, and the administration disagrees
with that technical ruling. We believe the attorney in this case,
Lindsay Halligan, is not only extremely qualified for this position,
but she was in fact legally appointed. And I know
the Department of Justice will be appealing this in very
short order. So maybe James Comy should pump the brakes
on his victory lap.
Speaker 1: Yeah. Let me be crystal clear, Caroline Levitt doesn't know
shit about the law. She doesn't know shit about process.
In fact, everybody, everyone across the board, from the greatest
minds in law to the dumbest, turned around and said
there's a process. There's a process that needs to be
had in order for Lindsay Halligan after of course Siebert
who was then left. I mean, it's as clear as day, Caroline,
and finally then a reporter, Caroline, if Trump is now
more determined to go after Comy and tiss James play
that clip.
Speaker 7: She is the president more determined now since the judge
is ruling today to go after James Toby and kiss James.
Speaker 5: And if so, why I wouldn't say he's going after them.
Speaker 8: I think the president is more determined than ever to
see accountability in this country, Yes, and to correct the
wrongs of the weaponization of our justice system that we
saw under the previous administration in Joe Biden.
Speaker 1: Are we entering the news, Yeah, how about the weaponization
of the Department of Justice like the book over my
shoulder there during his first administration as well. By the way,
James coy as I said when I started out this episode, Yeah,
James Comy is not a boy scout, He's not a
good guy. They just of course have to do their homework.
They have to know how they're going to end up charging,
and it has to be a lawful charge otherwise you
don't even get to the facts. Now, Caroline then goes
on and claims that Trump, well, he doesn't want to
go after people. Now we're not seeing that, but rather
he wants to correct the wrongs. Okay, great Jesse, the
jerkoff Waters, Well, he may not have gotten that message
because he's on TV claiming that the decision for the
Trump administration to go after, for example, Mark Kelly is
good because it makes an example out of him.
Speaker 7: Play the clip, see them fumbling and stumbling, and I'm
glad that the US military is now investigating this guy Kelly,
because this is what we expect from Donald Trump two
point zero. You can't have the deep state interfering with
a duly elected presidency and get away with it. You
got to draw the line in the sand, and you
have to make examples out of people.
Speaker 1: Yeah, you know what else you have to do, you idiot.
You have to uphold the Constitution. It's called the First Amendment.
You don't even have to read past the first page.
They actually have a right to say whatever they want,
no different than you do, or Caroline Levitt does, or
ninety nine percent of the administration that gets out there
and lies every single day, or they say things that
maybe the other side doesn't like Meanwhile, I do want
to show you the post from Pete Hegseth. This is
classic heg Seth. Here's what he says in it, he writes.
Official statement from the Department of War. The Department of
War has received serious allegations of misconduct against Captain Mark Kelly,
US and retired in accordance to the Uniform Code of
Military Justice that's ten USC six's eighty eight, and other
applicable regulations, A thorough review of these allegations has been
initiated to determine further actions, which may include recall to
active duty for court martial proceedings or administrative measures. This
matter will be handled in compliance with military law, ensuring
due process and impartiality. Further official comments will be limited
to preserve the integrity of the proceedings. The Department of
War reminds all individuals that military retirees remain subject to
the UCMJ for applicable offenses, and federal laws such as
eighteen US twenty three eighty seven prohibit actions intended to
interfere with the loyalty, morale, or good order and discipline
of the armed forces. Any violations will be addressed through
appropriate legal channels. All service members are reminded that they
have a legal obligation under the UCMJ to obey lawful orders,
and that orders are presumed to be lawful. A service
member's personal philosophy does not justify or excuse the disobedience
of an otherwise lawful order. Well, there you have it.
I do want people to understand that Mark Kelly's not
just a decorated member of the Armed forces. He's also
a decorated astronaut. And here and I think this is
a massive mistake for heg Seth, for Caroline Levity and
even people like Jesse Waters to try and make a
light of Mark Kelly. Let me be very clear, he
is revered by MAGA, by MAGA veterans as well. Stupid
move now, Mark Kelly. Of course, he responded to the
threats by going on Rachel Maddow play that clip.
Speaker 4: Of the six Democratic lawmakers who made these statements which
have so upset the president.
Speaker 5: He's coming after you, at least he's coming after you first.
Speaker 4: Do you have any opinion as to why he may
have singled you out in this way?
Speaker 9: I don't know. We would we would have to ask
him that question. Could be him, could be Pete hag Seth.
I don't know, you know, And I would have been
really shocked if any other president, you know, did this.
But when I saw that tweet today, it kind of
sort of made sense. I mean, these two guys they
inform me of this in a tweet, because this is
not about the law. This is about the media cycle,
and it's about intimidation. And it's almost the whole thing's
almost comical, Like, how does reciting the UCMJ? How is
that which is the Uniform Code of Military Justice? We
basically repeated the Uniform Code of Military Justice and they're
saying that's in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Speaker 1: It's absurd, Yeah, which it is. And by the way,
if they end up recalling him and then they tried
to bring him up for a court martial or for
administrative proceedings, rest assured the JAG officers, the judge, they're
not going to buy it. It's very hard to go
after somebody with Mark Kelly's reputation and his distinction. Now,
Caroline Levitch, she goes out and she heals reporters that
no order check this out, no order from the President
of the United States to our military has ever been
or will be illegal. Well, I don't know. Maybe you'd
like to provide some more info on these drug boat attacks.
Play that clip.
Speaker 6: They were leaning into that experience to try and give
a wink and a nod to the one point three
million active duty service members who serve in our United
States Armed Forces and essentially encourage them to defy the
orders of their commander in chief, which is illegal. By
the way, let me be very clear, not a single
order this president or administration has given to our military
has ever been illegal, nor will it ever be. This
administration respects and abides by the law, and these officials
know it. They are trying to sow chaos and distrust
which is a very dangerous thing to do within the
military's ranked. The sanctity of our military respect and relies
on law and order in the chain of command.
Speaker 5: And that's what this administration is trying to say.
Speaker 6: And that's why the Department of War opened up this
investigation against former or against Senator Mark Kelly today.
Speaker 1: Yeah, don't think so. But Caroline also goes on and
says that you can't have soldiers questioning orders. Really, I'm
not sure about that one play.
Speaker 6: The clip got They can't answer the question, Martha, because
there is no answer. They can't identify illegal orders because
there are no illegal orders.
Speaker 5: But they were suggesting.
Speaker 6: Again to the one point three million active duty service
members in the military today that if you think in
orders illegal, you don't have to follow it. Actually, that's
against the Uniform Code of Military Justice. It explicitly states,
and I want to read this language precisely, that service
members have a legal obligation under the us UCMJ to
obey lawful orders, and that orders are presumed to be lawful.
Have a soldier out on the battlefield or conducting a
classified order questioning whether that order is lawful or whether
they should follow through. There must be a chain of
command in our military.
Speaker 1: Well, actually that's not true. Clearly she never swad the
two thousand movie with Samuel Jackson called rules of Engagement. Actually,
there are things that even if you get the order,
you cannot do. Oh yeah, like waterboarding. Meanwhile, finally, Jessica Tarlov,
she had to bring the Fox host back to reality,
saying that none of the Democratic leaders told members of
the military to defy lawful orders. Let me say that again,
lawful orders.
Speaker 10: Play the clip, Jessica, didn't you wish you can roll
the tape and delete this. This is not the finest moment.
And in fact, if you are saying the commander in
chief is giving illegal orders and he's not, that itself
is illegal because you're telling people to not comply with
laws that heg said today said are presumed to be lawful.
Speaker 11: There's nothing in the video that says I want you
to defy lawful orders. It's reminding people that in the
Uniform Code of Military Justice, you have a sworn duty
to not comply with unlawful order.
Speaker 5: And what we do said at Or.
Speaker 11: Slacken gave an interview to TMZ where she did talk
about what could potentially fall into those categories. As Kennedy said,
bombing boats in the Caribbean when you don't know who's
actually in those boats and we don't know why General Holsey,
who is part of the head of the Southern Command
actually resigned from that post, will eventually find out what
that is. They go back to twenty twenty when Donald
Trump said shoot protesters in the legs and Mark aspersaid
were absolutely not doing things like that. Concern that people
who are serving right now have come to tell these
veteran representatives that they feel like, yeah, do you.
Speaker 1: Not remember that? Do you not remember Trump turning around
literally there in DC by the church, asking why can't
we guess these folks? Why can't we shoot them in
the legs? Or how about the migrants that we're trying
to come through the water and by the border wall?
And he said, well you can't shoot them, so well,
how about in the legs? No, that would be an illegal,
illegal order. This is why I keep saying, please, let's
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