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LIVE: Meiselas and Cohen GO LIVE on BREAKING NEWS - 10/9/2025

2025-10-09 News & Politics
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Evaluating Trump's Alleged Retaliation: Predictions of Political Indictments and Weaponized Government Actions

Gain insight into Michael Cohen's analysis of an escalating political environment, including specific predictions about indictments against perceived enemies and the disturbing use of federal power to terrorize citizens.

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  • Michael Cohen reiterated his prediction that Donald Trump plans to use the Department of Justice to indict political opponents, specifically naming Leticia James and Adam Schiff following James Comey’s apparent indictment.
  • Speakers detail severe executive overreach, citing masked ICE raids in blue cities, the use of riot control weapons against journalists and protestors, and a government shutdown designed by Trump.
  • The hosts advocate for Democrats to abandon traditional decorum and adopt an aggressively combative political strategy ("go lower") to counter what they perceive as authoritarian tactics.

This episode dissects breaking news regarding the indictment of New York Attorney General Leticia James, which Ben Meiselas and Michael Cohen frame as Trump fulfilling his promise to target political enemies. They analyze accompanying events, such as the deployment of militarized ICE agents for intimidation and the ongoing government shutdown related to defunding ACA subsidies. Cohen stresses that Trump’s actions stem from desperation, not strength, and urges the opposition to fight back using equally harsh tactics.

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Michael Cohen and Ben Meiselas discuss Donald Trump’s awful week as he gets more bad news about the United States being severely harmed by Trump’s policies. All that and more on a new episode of Political Beatdown. Prize Picks: head to https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/COHEN and use code COHEN and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Subscribe to Michael Cohen's NEW Channel for daily episodes! https://www.youtube.com/@TheMichaelCohenShow/featured Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PoliticalBeatdown Add the NEW Mea Culpa podcast feed: https://linktr.ee/meaculpapod Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered

Top Comments (10)

@kunstkammer 2025-10-09

This desperate criminal government is not above or beyond planting evidence and I expect if they can't find anything they will create something to find.

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@c.r.8666 2025-10-09

Trump is evil 😈! He needs to go to prison!

180 6 replies
@DavidCondon-x5c 2025-10-09

It's all vindictive. Trump needs to be impeached or charged with the 25th amendment 💙💪🏻⚖️⚖️

120 3 replies
@fmariegonz2754 2025-10-09

Trump trying to get the judges, AGs, lawyers or anyone who worked on Trump's cases where he was found guilty. He's playing the vindictive game and making up changes on them.

114 10 replies
@beachgirl0352 2025-10-09

Thank you both ….. for the TRUTH always 💙💙💙💙

107 1 replies
@JosephEskins-jj8xs 2025-10-09

We cannot expect the Dept. of Justice to act in an honorable manner any longer. With Trump spewing out orders to Bondi on pubic media, specifically instructing her to go after his enemies and Bondi complying with those orders, all faith in the Department of Justice is gone. We, the people will not accept a weaponized DOJ. It is illegal in itself. There can be no faith in the judgement of this corrupted department. They must all be removed and held responsible for these blatant abuses. They will ultimately pay for these attacks on the rule of law!!! The should be in jail!!

85 4 replies
@priscillalundgren2127 2025-10-09

Why do we let this felon run us down the drain. Impeach-Aicpehm

80 1 replies
@lisathompson6162 2025-10-09

That is a disgrace. James should sue.

68 3 replies
@WilliamStegelman 2025-10-09

My 99 year old uncle say this is Germany all over again but worse it going on in the United States

54 6 replies
@gansrevolution4323 2025-10-09

When they call the opposition party - Democrats and fellow Americans, as enemies but Russia a foreign nation as friend very patriotic indeed.

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