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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to The Michael Cohen Show on our continued

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<v Speaker 1>journey to two hundred and fifty thousand subscribers. Now it's

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<v Speaker 1>not the time, as you've heard me say before, to unsubscribe.

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<v Speaker 1>Now is the time to subscribe and to share with

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<v Speaker 1>your friends, because knowledge is power, and there is so

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<v Speaker 1>much going on today, tomorrow, in a year from now.

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<v Speaker 1>This so much and this is the place that you

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<v Speaker 1>want to get the info from somebody who knows. So

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<v Speaker 1>let's talk about some big news. Matt Gates just dropped

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<v Speaker 1>out of his nomination for the Attorney general. Now, I

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<v Speaker 1>want to be clear about something. This week has been

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<v Speaker 1>solely focused on this nomination, with Trump calling people on

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<v Speaker 1>his behalf and Matt Gates going and speaking with the Senators.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's the clip of Gates from yesterday saying that he

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<v Speaker 1>was actually looking forward to the hearing. Play that clip.

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<v Speaker 1>How have your eatings been today's.

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<v Speaker 2>Sir, can be asking on great centator is going to

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<v Speaker 2>give me a lot of good I'm looking forward to

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<v Speaker 2>a hearing. Folks have been very supportive. They've been saying

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to get a fair process. So it's a

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<v Speaker 2>great day of momentum for the Trump dvance administration.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I want to be clear about something. Obviously that's

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<v Speaker 1>not what happened, all right, It's just not And I

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<v Speaker 1>want to show you his post from earlier today, Matt

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<v Speaker 1>Gates put out, I had excellent meetings with senators yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate their thoughtful feedback and the incredible support of

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<v Speaker 1>so many. While the momentum was strong, it is clear

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<v Speaker 1>that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the

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<v Speaker 1>critical work of the Trump advance transition. There is no

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<v Speaker 1>time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle. Thus,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as

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<v Speaker 1>Attorney General. Trump's DOJ must be in place and ready

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<v Speaker 1>on day one. I remain fully committed to see that

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<v Speaker 1>Donald J. Trump is the most successful president in history.

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<v Speaker 1>I will forever be honored that President Trump nominated me

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<v Speaker 1>to lead the Department of Justice, and I'm certain he

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<v Speaker 1>will save America. There's so many things in there that

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<v Speaker 1>sort of need to be dissected. Number One, there was

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<v Speaker 1>the ethics report. And while yes, there were many Senators

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<v Speaker 1>that were supporting Matt Gates, clearly many were not all right.

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<v Speaker 1>And we all should want the Department of Justice to

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<v Speaker 1>be ready to go on day number one one, that

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<v Speaker 1>of course is not going to be about retribution, but

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<v Speaker 1>rather about America. And I do actually think and I

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<v Speaker 1>commend Matt Gates for stepping down. Remember he also stepped

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<v Speaker 1>down as a member of Congress. So much the guy

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<v Speaker 1>has already lost as a direct result of this, But nevertheless,

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<v Speaker 1>he did do what I consider to be the right

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<v Speaker 1>thing for both the Trump transition and for America. He

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<v Speaker 1>was not prepared, He was not the right guy to

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<v Speaker 1>lead the Department of Justice. Not Michael Cohen saying it,

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<v Speaker 1>only everyone saying it, except of course for the insiders. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to also show you this clip from yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>of Senator John Corny and saying that eventually everything will

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<v Speaker 1>come out. It's the reason why, it's the reason why

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<v Speaker 1>Matt Gates ultimately did this and stepped aside. There was

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<v Speaker 1>no chance, there was no chance that he was going

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<v Speaker 1>to be confirmed. The only way he was going to

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<v Speaker 1>get in is through recess appointments. And I think the

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<v Speaker 1>finding that the recess appointment may not be as as

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<v Speaker 1>they thought that it was going to be, that they

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<v Speaker 1>were going to then push through all of these nominations one, two,

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<v Speaker 1>three without Senate confirmation. And I remember that he said

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<v Speaker 1>this a day before Matt Gates ultimately dropped out and

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<v Speaker 1>put out that post play the clip.

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<v Speaker 3>A one senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee, which will

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<v Speaker 3>vet Gates is revealing what he told him during their

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<v Speaker 3>meeting with Senator John Corn and telling CNN that he

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<v Speaker 3>warn't quote, everything's eventually going to come out.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, that's the whole point. It's also the problem that

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<v Speaker 1>we're seeing with this entire transition team. While the transition

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<v Speaker 1>team seems to be pushing people and nominating people, some

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<v Speaker 1>of whom I think are relatively good. They're good choices,

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<v Speaker 1>no problems with them at all. Some, as you have heard,

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<v Speaker 1>not just me saying it, but many in the press, journalists,

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<v Speaker 1>former heads, whether it's the Department of Education or whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's the DOJ, many of these appointments are not well

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<v Speaker 1>thought out. And I believe that the transition team really

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<v Speaker 1>needs to stop and they need to start vetting the

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<v Speaker 1>individuals not so much based upon their fealty, their loyalty,

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<v Speaker 1>their dedication to Donald Trump, but rather the job that

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<v Speaker 1>they can actually do, based upon their experience and their

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<v Speaker 1>knowledge you see to put, for example, Linda McMahon as

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<v Speaker 1>Secretary of Education to head the Department of Education. The

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<v Speaker 1>question I have to ask, the question you should all

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<v Speaker 1>be asking, what are credentials? Why is it that credentials

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<v Speaker 1>don't matter? Matter? They do matter? The transition team are

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<v Speaker 1>just basically looking to fill each and every spot with

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<v Speaker 1>a loyalist, you know. On my upcoming podcast of Maya Kulpa,

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<v Speaker 1>I have Tristan Snell, a former US attorney, having a

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<v Speaker 1>conversation with me about why he thinks that they are

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<v Speaker 1>choosing the people that they are and the reason that

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<v Speaker 1>he believes. And remember Tristan Snell was the attorney that

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<v Speaker 1>ended up prosecuting Trump University and ultimately obtaining that twenty

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<v Speaker 1>plus million dollar verdict. The reason that he believes that

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<v Speaker 1>they're doing what they're doing is so that when Trump

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<v Speaker 1>basically says to these individuals, this is what I want

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<v Speaker 1>you to do, you are required to figure it out

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<v Speaker 1>very much like the way he would ask me to

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<v Speaker 1>figure out a way to get what he wants. These

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<v Speaker 1>people are so fundamentally flawed, people like Pete Hegseith, even

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<v Speaker 1>Linda McMahon, who is you know, is charged or I

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<v Speaker 1>shouldn't say charge. There are allegations of underage sexual improprieties

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<v Speaker 1>that went on at her WWE you know, the wrestling

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<v Speaker 1>and so on. These are all, of course allegations, but

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<v Speaker 1>there are people who have come forward that these folks

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<v Speaker 1>are all so fundamentally flawed that he could basically say

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<v Speaker 1>to them, Look, I made you. This is not a

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<v Speaker 1>question for you to decide. This is for you to

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<v Speaker 1>act upon what I want you to do. I gave

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<v Speaker 1>you this position. I made you. You never would have

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<v Speaker 1>been able to accomplish this. You would never be able

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<v Speaker 1>to obtain this position. And as a result, I own you.

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<v Speaker 1>You owe me to do what I want you to do.

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<v Speaker 1>While I understand that every president has the right to

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<v Speaker 1>pick their cabinet and you want the people who you

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<v Speaker 1>pick to be on point with your policies and what

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<v Speaker 1>your intended policies are, fealty and total dedication is an

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<v Speaker 1>absolute different scenario. It's why I keep saying, make sure

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<v Speaker 1>that you subscribe, make sure that you watch these videos

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<v Speaker 1>and share them with your friends. I know I've been

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<v Speaker 1>in that world before. I know what they're thinking, and

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<v Speaker 1>I know why they're trying to do the things that

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<v Speaker 1>they're doing, and that's why I keep saying that Matt

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<v Speaker 1>Gates had no choice but to step away. It was

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<v Speaker 1>the right thing to do, it was the only right

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<v Speaker 1>thing that made sense, and that's what he did. So

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<v Speaker 1>stay tuned because there's more of this chaos that's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be coming out of this transition, and as always,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for listening. Hey everyone, First of all, thanks for watching.

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