Speaker 1: Welcome back to The Michael Cohen Show on our continued
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Speaker 1: let's talk about some big news. Matt Gates just dropped
Speaker 1: out of his nomination for the Attorney general. Now, I
Speaker 1: want to be clear about something. This week has been
Speaker 1: solely focused on this nomination, with Trump calling people on
Speaker 1: his behalf and Matt Gates going and speaking with the Senators.
Speaker 1: Here's the clip of Gates from yesterday saying that he
Speaker 1: was actually looking forward to the hearing. Play that clip.
Speaker 1: How have your eatings been today's.
Speaker 2: Sir, can be asking on great centator is going to
Speaker 2: give me a lot of good I'm looking forward to
Speaker 2: a hearing. Folks have been very supportive. They've been saying
Speaker 2: we're going to get a fair process. So it's a
Speaker 2: great day of momentum for the Trump dvance administration.
Speaker 1: Now I want to be clear about something. Obviously that's
Speaker 1: not what happened, all right, It's just not And I
Speaker 1: want to show you his post from earlier today, Matt
Speaker 1: Gates put out, I had excellent meetings with senators yesterday.
Speaker 1: I appreciate their thoughtful feedback and the incredible support of
Speaker 1: so many. While the momentum was strong, it is clear
Speaker 1: that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the
Speaker 1: critical work of the Trump advance transition. There is no
Speaker 1: time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle. Thus,
Speaker 1: I'll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as
Speaker 1: Attorney General. Trump's DOJ must be in place and ready
Speaker 1: on day one. I remain fully committed to see that
Speaker 1: Donald J. Trump is the most successful president in history.
Speaker 1: I will forever be honored that President Trump nominated me
Speaker 1: to lead the Department of Justice, and I'm certain he
Speaker 1: will save America. There's so many things in there that
Speaker 1: sort of need to be dissected. Number One, there was
Speaker 1: the ethics report. And while yes, there were many Senators
Speaker 1: that were supporting Matt Gates, clearly many were not all right.
Speaker 1: And we all should want the Department of Justice to
Speaker 1: be ready to go on day number one one, that
Speaker 1: of course is not going to be about retribution, but
Speaker 1: rather about America. And I do actually think and I
Speaker 1: commend Matt Gates for stepping down. Remember he also stepped
Speaker 1: down as a member of Congress. So much the guy
Speaker 1: has already lost as a direct result of this, But nevertheless,
Speaker 1: he did do what I consider to be the right
Speaker 1: thing for both the Trump transition and for America. He
Speaker 1: was not prepared, He was not the right guy to
Speaker 1: lead the Department of Justice. Not Michael Cohen saying it,
Speaker 1: only everyone saying it, except of course for the insiders. Now,
Speaker 1: I want to also show you this clip from yesterday
Speaker 1: of Senator John Corny and saying that eventually everything will
Speaker 1: come out. It's the reason why, it's the reason why
Speaker 1: Matt Gates ultimately did this and stepped aside. There was
Speaker 1: no chance, there was no chance that he was going
Speaker 1: to be confirmed. The only way he was going to
Speaker 1: get in is through recess appointments. And I think the
Speaker 1: finding that the recess appointment may not be as as
Speaker 1: they thought that it was going to be, that they
Speaker 1: were going to then push through all of these nominations one, two,
Speaker 1: three without Senate confirmation. And I remember that he said
Speaker 1: this a day before Matt Gates ultimately dropped out and
Speaker 1: put out that post play the clip.
Speaker 3: A one senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee, which will
Speaker 3: vet Gates is revealing what he told him during their
Speaker 3: meeting with Senator John Corn and telling CNN that he
Speaker 3: warn't quote, everything's eventually going to come out.
Speaker 1: Okay, that's the whole point. It's also the problem that
Speaker 1: we're seeing with this entire transition team. While the transition
Speaker 1: team seems to be pushing people and nominating people, some
Speaker 1: of whom I think are relatively good. They're good choices,
Speaker 1: no problems with them at all. Some, as you have heard,
Speaker 1: not just me saying it, but many in the press, journalists,
Speaker 1: former heads, whether it's the Department of Education or whether
Speaker 1: it's the DOJ, many of these appointments are not well
Speaker 1: thought out. And I believe that the transition team really
Speaker 1: needs to stop and they need to start vetting the
Speaker 1: individuals not so much based upon their fealty, their loyalty,
Speaker 1: their dedication to Donald Trump, but rather the job that
Speaker 1: they can actually do, based upon their experience and their
Speaker 1: knowledge you see to put, for example, Linda McMahon as
Speaker 1: Secretary of Education to head the Department of Education. The
Speaker 1: question I have to ask, the question you should all
Speaker 1: be asking, what are credentials? Why is it that credentials
Speaker 1: don't matter? Matter? They do matter? The transition team are
Speaker 1: just basically looking to fill each and every spot with
Speaker 1: a loyalist, you know. On my upcoming podcast of Maya Kulpa,
Speaker 1: I have Tristan Snell, a former US attorney, having a
Speaker 1: conversation with me about why he thinks that they are
Speaker 1: choosing the people that they are and the reason that
Speaker 1: he believes. And remember Tristan Snell was the attorney that
Speaker 1: ended up prosecuting Trump University and ultimately obtaining that twenty
Speaker 1: plus million dollar verdict. The reason that he believes that
Speaker 1: they're doing what they're doing is so that when Trump
Speaker 1: basically says to these individuals, this is what I want
Speaker 1: you to do, you are required to figure it out
Speaker 1: very much like the way he would ask me to
Speaker 1: figure out a way to get what he wants. These
Speaker 1: people are so fundamentally flawed, people like Pete Hegseith, even
Speaker 1: Linda McMahon, who is you know, is charged or I
Speaker 1: shouldn't say charge. There are allegations of underage sexual improprieties
Speaker 1: that went on at her WWE you know, the wrestling
Speaker 1: and so on. These are all, of course allegations, but
Speaker 1: there are people who have come forward that these folks
Speaker 1: are all so fundamentally flawed that he could basically say
Speaker 1: to them, Look, I made you. This is not a
Speaker 1: question for you to decide. This is for you to
Speaker 1: act upon what I want you to do. I gave
Speaker 1: you this position. I made you. You never would have
Speaker 1: been able to accomplish this. You would never be able
Speaker 1: to obtain this position. And as a result, I own you.
Speaker 1: You owe me to do what I want you to do.
Speaker 1: While I understand that every president has the right to
Speaker 1: pick their cabinet and you want the people who you
Speaker 1: pick to be on point with your policies and what
Speaker 1: your intended policies are, fealty and total dedication is an
Speaker 1: absolute different scenario. It's why I keep saying, make sure
Speaker 1: that you subscribe, make sure that you watch these videos
Speaker 1: and share them with your friends. I know I've been
Speaker 1: in that world before. I know what they're thinking, and
Speaker 1: I know why they're trying to do the things that
Speaker 1: they're doing, and that's why I keep saying that Matt
Speaker 1: Gates had no choice but to step away. It was
Speaker 1: the right thing to do, it was the only right
Speaker 1: thing that made sense, and that's what he did. So
Speaker 1: stay tuned because there's more of this chaos that's going
Speaker 1: to be coming out of this transition, and as always,
Speaker 1: thanks for listening. Hey everyone, First of all, thanks for watching.
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