
Episode 4462: Directly Investigating The Deep State; Trump For Special Prosecutor ...
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Stephen K. Bannon
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Mike Lindell
War Room here's your host, Stephen k. Ban.
Stephen K. Bannon
Monday 5th May, Year of Lore 2025 okay, mtg. Cause over the weekend she was up about all this about the Capitol Hill guys not supporting President Trump and the bas on what they want to see done. We didn't get into the other part, which is the destruct, deconstruction, administrative state, take down the deep state, all these other aspects. And the reason is we have the great Tom Fenton who was kind enough to say, hey, I can come by today and do this in person. So, Finn, here's a question. This Article 2 or the are the unitary executive. He's chief executive officer of the United States government. He can cut money. He can fire personnel. Number two. He's commander in chief of the armed forces. He can attack, send bad guys out of the country. He can call for military action. Number three, which is sometime lost, sometimes lost. He's chief magistrate and chief law enforcement officer of the US Government, full stop. Am I correct?
Tom Fitton
You are Presidents Washington, President Adams, President Jefferson, President Madison, President Roosevelt 1 and President Roosevelt 2. President Lincoln. Famously, all initiated, stopped and directly managed federal prosecutions.
Stephen K. Bannon
Hold on, rewind on that. They did what?
Tom Fitton
Initiated or stopped and directed federal prosecutions. In fact, reviewing the material on this over the weekend, a Chief Justice Marshall yelled at the Jefferson administration for not moving quickly enough on the Aaron Burr prosecution. And he specifically was targeting Jefferson because Jefferson was running the prosecution, I mean, to the point of being involved, best I understand it, in depositions, a treason trial, by the way, depositions and such. So, you know, so practically speaker one for treason.
Stephen K. Bannon
It was not a small case and.
Tom Fitton
The president was referred to as the chief executive magistrate. So there's no doubt under the Constitution, you know, the powers of the president require the laws be faithfully executed.
Stephen K. Bannon
And how is that Constitution and custom and tradition.
Tom Fitton
Well, yes, on top of that, well, the custom and tradition flows from the obvious nature of his job as chief executive.
Stephen K. Bannon
Yes.
Tom Fitton
And so what does that mean in the modern era? Well, in theory, it means President Trump could run the trial in any prosecution. He'd be in there playing prosecutor if he so chose.
Stephen K. Bannon
Chris Hayes. I hope your producers picked up. No, Ari Melver. Give me that again, sir. Give me that again. For the Ari Melver show.
Tom Fitton
The President could conduct the prosecution, quite literally conduct the prosecution. Now, there may be some rules related to court rules about, you know, lawyers being involved and such, but the point is, he can run the prosecution, request an investigation, demand a report back. And this is what I think he should do, and we talked about this before, he should set up a special prosecutor separate in part from the FBI and the Justice Department. You know, use the Justice Department.
Stephen K. Bannon
The reason is, is we've got to. But they're so overwhelmed with what they've got.
Tom Fitton
Well, they're overwhelmed and conflicted. Institutionally. They're conflicted, yes. FBI guys aren't going to take out the FBI. There aren't enough doj, good people in DOJ to investigate investigation.
Stephen K. Bannon
We don't control those buildings right now. So because you can't, it's going to take a while.
Tom Fitton
So the President can, can set this up.
Stephen K. Bannon
He appoints a special prosecutor, and that special prosecutor does not report to the Attorney General. Reports to him.
Tom Fitton
That's right. An independent unit, an independent prosecutorial unit, investigative unit. He can have it staffed with individuals from other law enforcement agencies in the federal government or contract with private experts and, you know, private entities to do investigations and any criminal investigation or ultimately prosecution. And he can sign off. He can be as detail oriented as he wants in terms of signing off on depositions, subpoenas, you know, leads, what is pursued.
Stephen K. Bannon
He can be quite involved, and he.
Tom Fitton
Can, in the end, bless the prosecution one way or the other. Now, he may want to take the Attorney General's advice as to the validity, the strength, the weakness of a prosecution, but in the end, he makes the decision. And even short of that, he can go over, he can call Pam Bondi over here today to his Oval Office and say, tell me what's going on. What prosecutions you considering? Have you looked at this? Why aren't you looking at this? I want you to look at this and I want you to get back to me.
Stephen K. Bannon
Hang on. Ever since Watergate, that's been verboten, right? That was the whole purpose of Watergate, is to hive off the Justice Department. So it could not. It would not have Any association with the executive branch and particularly the office of the President.
Tom Fitton
Well, no one's suggesting a corrupt abuse of office here. We're suggesting the vigorous exercise of his constitutional responsibilities, duties and powers to ensure that the rule of law is vindicated. And does it mean targeting someone specifically just because you don't like them? You know, you still have the rule of law. You still have judges, you still have the constitutional protections, all the evidentiary due process, and defendants get all the rights and witnesses or targets. No one's suggesting all that be thrown out. But I'm suggesting is that the Justice Department, the FBI, are hopelessly conflicted. Really. I don't even trust they're competent enough to get it done, despite the new leadership. And it's not. It's no smear on a leadership. We just know they're crackpots.
Stephen K. Bannon
Institutionally, these things are still riven with. With. With deep staters.
Tom Fitton
That's right. And, you know, in terms of the appearance of justice, whether or not they are otherwise, you know, oh, they may have a whole bunch of perfect staff, but the American people have lost confidence in both agencies. And, you know, I was talking to Marjorie Taylor Greene on the way out. You know, she made the point. Her constituents are upset about this. And, you know, our friends in the administration want to blame me or Marjorie or others for highlighting these issues and getting people riled up. It's like, are you kidding me? People instinctively know what's going on. They don't need Tom Fitton or MTG or Steve Bannon to tell them what to think. Donald Trump doesn't need any of us to tell him what to think. So this is. This is a grassroots concern about the lack of justice and accountability. And, you know, and frankly, our friends at the DOJ and FBI are giving us the equivalent of Q drops every week. Oh, don't trust. Trust us. There's a plan. We're going to roll them all up. There's a plan. There's no plan. There may be a prosecution or two. There have been significant firings which, which are necessary but woefully insufficient. And the President should tell cash. Treat FBI like us, and in the meantime, treat USA FBI like usaid. Shatter and scatter.
Stephen K. Bannon
Shatter, you believe? Because It's May of 2025. We're burning daylight. I tell people, if the deep state is not shattered on Trump's watch and destroyed, it's going to come back. It's going to come back bigger than ever. It's got to be done. It's got to be done.
Tom Fitton
Now, I mean, I was talking about online the other day. You went to jail for contempt of Congress. Pete Navarro went to jail for contempt of Congress. Garland wasn't prosecuted by the Justice Department. Why? You know, he hid these, the video he hit. He hid the audio of the Biden interview because they covered up his mental incapacities by keeping that video, that audio quiet. He refused and went into contempt with Congress rather than turn it over. Why is it the Bondi Justice Department prosecuted him? I mean, it's right there. There's a package right there from the prior administration. They can re evaluate and review and decide whether to prosecute or not. And as I was saying at the beginning of the show, it's now time. I would suggest respectfully to the President that if he wants this done, he should just do it, order it, get it done.
Stephen K. Bannon
Because they're going to. Even if the two departments could do it, which clearly they're overwhelmed, the media is going to and the Democrats are going to make the same firestorm. So just go ahead and set it up yourself. It's within the Constitutions, within your constitutional rights. Let's get on with it now.
Tom Fitton
And there are also things efficient checks in place. The, you know, it's not like he's going, we're not going to have judges pretending to be the president. You know, we're not going to have the equivalent which we have now.
Stephen K. Bannon
We have now.
Tom Fitton
You know, that's, that's the tyranny the founders were worried about. Here the president is acting as magistrate and prosecutor. And when you look at President and people should go and look this up, look at President Washington's handling of the Whiskey Rebellion. I mean, Mike, you wouldn't want to be, you didn't want to be on the wrong end of George Washington on that.
Stephen K. Bannon
First off, people don't know that Hamilton, Hamilton Washington actually came back and they, they formed a standing army, made Hamilton a major general and is Washington was going to come back and do the going to be commander in chief again.
Tom Fitton
He talked about the vigorous prosecution Adams did and Jefferson, as I said, ran.
Stephen K. Bannon
The Aliens Emmys act that we're using came from that time in 1798.
Tom Fitton
President Jackson, Roosevelt used Teddy, conducted antitrust prosecutions or ran them. President Reagan shut down a prosecution over national security concerns. So this is, you know, and I remember talking to a senior person in the, in the prior White House, the Trump White House, someone who's not seen as a friend of the president anymore, but a very former senior official. And he said to me, Tom, after all this is done. We need to bring the Justice Department back into our government. And what an insight that was. And it's. And it's true. And it's still true. And let's stop, let's stop giving the left control of the Justice Department. And my theory, my working narrative is our working narrative should be we need to reassert political control of the administrative state, or as the left likes to.
Stephen K. Bannon
Say, over the administration.
Tom Fitton
Political control of the administration. State, or as the left likes to call it, democracy.
Stephen K. Bannon
Yes. What, what is your top. You've sued now the administration. I mean, I can't believe I'm saying this. Fenton, who's worked for years in this thing and was we called the people's Justice Department during Obama, that if it hadn't been for you, I don't know where this country would have been. You were the one group that was in Obama's freedom of Information request suing Holder, the whole thing Force and Holder Olmson to a contempt charge over the gun running situation. It was all you. How many times have you actually sued the current Trump administration?
Tom Fitton
Oh, it's got to be 10 or 12 times.
Stephen K. Bannon
How could that possibly. I mean, this is what's so mind boggling when Tom Fenton suing. What are we doing? Why?
Tom Fitton
Well, in defense of the Trump administration, you know, fish swim, judicial watch suit. So we don't get a response to our foia. We don't wait around for some politicos to say, hey, you know, but shouldn't.
Stephen K. Bannon
They be instantaneously say, hey, the people want this information released because President Trump has said, hey, I want all, you know, declassify the stuff, get all this stuff out here.
Tom Fitton
Yeah, I mean, FOIA is a great way to get information out and I think they should focus on that. And I would see the lawsuits and FOIAs as opportunities for disclosure rather than legal headaches.
Stephen K. Bannon
What is your punch list for the special prosecutor? Since they gave pardons to Fauci, they gave pardons to the.
Tom Fitton
Oh, those pardons are invalid. Special prosecutors should proceed as if those pardons aren't valid. They don't name.
Stephen K. Bannon
We're making, we're making some news. They don't give me that again. You're saying the pardons are a total.
Tom Fitton
Joke and they're null and void. Remember, remember they taught us about the empty set when we were learning the null set? Yeah. This is the pardons are the empty set. There are no crimes in them. What is it? How is it you even manage that? And now, of course, there's questions about how they were even, you know, granted. But just as another matter, auto pen. But you can't have a pardon for nothing. And, you know, under that theory, blanket preemptive pardons.
Stephen K. Bannon
And Tom Fitton for this special prosecutor, step one, they're gone. Yeah, we're going after the J6.
Tom Fitton
We're gonna get them treat as if they're not there. Now, does it mean you target someone who otherwise wouldn't have been? No, but you investigate the crimes associated with these individuals, bring them in, question them, and in theory, frankly, you can, even if they were valid, you can prosecute them and convict them and the pardon kicks in at sentencing.
Stephen K. Bannon
In other words, you go all the way through the trial, show that they're, show they're guilty, and then it's sentencing if this pardon still valid. You debated at that time.
Tom Fitton
Now, Steve, admittedly, this is going to be a tough sell to a lot of the Trump administration, but this is.
Stephen K. Bannon
The approach won't be a tough, tough sell to Trump.
Tom Fitton
Right.
Stephen K. Bannon
This is, this is pure Trump. Maybe some folks, you know, that's in and out of the room, but not to him.
Tom Fitton
But this is, this is a sort of, a kind of aggressive thinking, I think is appropriate. We're in an emergency situation. These agencies and the people that we're talking about here tried to destroy the republic, tried to kill and jail Trump.
Stephen K. Bannon
He, he's, he's called, I think, seven national emergencies. You're saying the emergency against the deep state is every bit as a danger to the national security of this republic and it's an emergency and you have to do this.
Tom Fitton
Yeah, we lost the, we almost lost our country, not because of the border invasion, but because of what they were doing to Trump. And that's what separates us from Russia and China. You know, it doesn't separate us from France because France doesn't allow that type of abuse.
Stephen K. Bannon
Hang on for one second. Tom Fitton's in the, in the house. Mike Lowell. We're going to talk about the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, the great Ed Martin next in the world.
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Tom Fitton
Yeah, we sued the federal government for $30 million wrongful death. We're representing her family, her husband Aaron, her estate, and, you know, long story short, we had this unusual court hearing on Friday in which we, the government, and just a watch on behalf of Ashley's family had to disclose that the settlement was. Has been agreed to in principle. So the next step is there'll be. Essentially, it has to be finalized and something needs to be signed. And so the details as to the amount and other details, yeah, that, that will come out. So. But we've, we've agreed to it and settle in principle. And it's a great victory for the family. Great victory against the. The fake January 6th narrative. It blows out of the water. The big lie on January 6th. Ashley was the only official homicide victim that day. And they tried their best to cover it up, and we blew it out of the water in terms of exposing the protection of Byrd. He was put up in a hotel on Andrews Air Force Base. They literally had the Defense Department helping protect this officer. He had a record that makes me think he should have been nowhere near the Capitol, let alone not even allowed to have a gun. And he popped out and shot this guy. And the people around Ashley yelled, you murdered her. You murdered her.
Stephen K. Bannon
Cold blood. You guys stepped up. Tremendous victory. You're also going after the IRS in defense of J6ers.
Tom Fitton
Yeah. I mean, we haven't released this yet, but the IRS was targeting. I don't remember. I don't remember the name of a group, a group that was providing support for the January six defendants and targets. So what does the IRS do? They do what, you know, left wing run IRS is always. Do they target the political opposition. So we've asked for records about the targeting. We got the proverbial hand to the face. So hopefully the Trump appointees and. Or the IRS bureaucrats running the agency think better of it now that we've sued and start releasing information about this, what looks to be political targeting.
Stephen K. Bannon
I've never mentioned this, but everything else, I also Got an audit during those days. Never said it before, Fenton, but you can bring it out of it because you're fighting. No, it was so corrupt. This is why Scott Besson and the new crew over there is fantastic. But these people are corrupt up to there. They tried to break these people. Everything that possibly could happen to patriots. They tried to do the worst in the world. One gentleman that's going to set that right. Tom, as you and I have talked about, Ed Martin, who's up to be the U.S. attorney and you know how bad Graves was here in the District. Mike Howell now joins us from over at Heritage. Mike, walk me through. And I don't understand why this is even a controversy. Mike, what is going on here with Ed Martin as being the new U.S. attorney for the District?
Mike Howell
So Ed Martin was appointed by President Trump at the start of the administration to be the US Attorney. He gets to be in that job for 120 days which ends on May 20th. He has done a bang up job on the central plank of Trump's mandate to clean up Washington D.C. and restore law and order. He has gone after people carrying illegal guns. He's gone after people going after the cops. He's gone after a whole bunch of folks that his previous or his predecessors predecessor, Matthew Graves used that office solely to focus on January 6, 1600 cases. So Ed's turn it in to a law enforcement operation overnight. Now here's the issue. If the Senate Judiciary Committee does not notice his hearing today for a Thursday hearing, then there is not enough time for him to get confirmed by the Senate by May 20. So the Senate has a choice. Either they can reject President Trump's law and order mandate man by letting him timeout, which then could lead to a fact pattern where Judge Boasberg gets to pick his replacement. And so we hope that does not happen. I do not think the Senate will take out President Trump's favorite U.S. attorney who's doing a bang up job. But we'll know the answer to that question tonight.
Stephen K. Bannon
So the Senate Judiciary, which has Cornyn on it, Tillis on it, some other folks like that on it, they have to agree with Grassley just to set a hearing. This is not voting in favor right now of Ed Martin just, just to notice that a hearing is going to take place or the, or that because it's not a public hearing, a I guess the paperwork to go back and forth because on 20th of May he times out from his, his interim or temporary appointment. Is that, is this the problem we got?
Mike Howell
That's absolutely right. The decision on whether to notice the hearing for Thursday is Grassley's alone, but he has to do that three days before Thursday, which is tonight. So the question is whether he'll do that over some objections that other Senate Republicans on the Judiciary Committee may have. It's important to note that none of them have said publicly they would not vote for Ed Martin. And so our hope is that Senator Grassley, the chairman, moves forward, puts us on the books for Thursday and does not allow a situation where others in the caucus can agree with Schumer, Durbin and Schiff and all of their lies, slanders and slurs to let Ed time out in the dark of night. USA Martin deserves a vote. He is Trump's favorite U.S. attorney. He is doing a bang up job. Let's keep him in it.
Stephen K. Bannon
Crime is, correct me if I'm wrong, crime is down 25% in the district since Ed Martin took over. And I can tell you because the war room is on Capitol Hill, right near the Supreme Court, you can feel it in the neighborhood that things are much quieter and you feel better just having ed Martin as U.S. attorney. Is that correct, Mike Howe?
Mike Howell
Oh, it's absolutely correct. And it's projected to, you know, get even better. What he's doing to go after, you know, the juvenile crime, the gun crime, the carjacking, not to mention the Hamas rioters that he's already locked up, the graffiti want. And we're gearing up for a very hot summer. You see what's happening with political violence picking up. If we don't have a lawman confirmed in this job in the nation's capital for this summer, we're in big trouble. And not to mention the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, it's coming up. Pretty soon, all eyes will be on Washington, D.C. trump wants his city cleaned up. He wants Ed Martin to do it, and he is doing it. So hopefully the Senate does not, for an unprecedented manner, take out Trump's U.S. attorney. They gave Matthew Graves a voice vote, no Republican objections. They gave Eric Holder, when he had the job, a voice vote. Not to mention Republican senators voted for, you know, Merrick Garland, Mayorkas and other just terrible nominees. This is unprecedented. If they are not to advance Ed Martin, that's why I don't think they'll do it.
Tom Fitton
Well, folks need to call the Senate to be clear. 202 to 25 3121. Senator Tillis needs a special attention. He did a good job promoting Cash Patel. There are concerns he's not as excited about Ed Martin. But let's go. The left isn't opposing Ed Martin because he wants less crime in D.C. in fact, they kind of want less crime in D.C. too, because they live here. But the rest of you, they don't care about. The left opposes Ed Martin because they're afraid he will pursue the lawfare that was abused to target Trump. Chuck Schumer has been personally going after Ed Martin with senators I've heard, remember Ed Martin asked Schumer tough questions about his threats to Supreme Court justices. Adam Schiff has personally got involved in targeting Ed Martin as well. That tells you everything you need to know about why they fear Ed Martin. Some of the worst of the worst in the Senate. I mean, Adam Schiff is the worst member of Congress currently serving in terms of ethics and maliciousness.
Stephen K. Bannon
Oh, terrible. Mike, how your recommendation? We got the Article 3 project under Mike Davis. We got the Bill Blaster under Grace. We've got everybody ready to talk to Senate Judiciary today. What is your recommendation, sir?
Mike Howell
Let your senators on the Judiciary Committee particularly know that Ed Martin is the right man to make D.C. safe and deliver Trump's mandate. And if we don't advance this by tonight, we effectively turn over the Senate to Schumer, Schiff and Durbin's hands. At a time where reconciliation and everything else is on the table. It is not the time to divide. It is the time to unite and advance U.S. attorney Martin and make D.C. safe and beautiful again.
Stephen K. Bannon
How where do people get you? What's your social media, where they go at?
Mike Howell
It's your gov is the oversight projects handle and that's because it is your government. And that's what we why we fight for you so hard. And I'm @m.hal tweets. We'll be giving out updates and encouraging everyone to, you know, stand up and stand behind USA Martin and to push President President Trump's mandate. Man in Washington D.C. thank you, brother.
Stephen K. Bannon
Appreciate you. Your plan is amazing. Where do people go to find out more about it? Are we. And we're, we're now officially pushing this, right?
Tom Fitton
Oh, I've been talking about it. I mean I talked about it with you a few weeks ago. I'm not, I'm not like a secret guy. It's like this is what needs to be done.
Stephen K. Bannon
Special prosecutor needs to be announced by President Trump. Reports directly to the president at the White House.
Tom Fitton
Maybe he can appoint himself special prosecutor. I say half jokingly, you would actually.
Stephen K. Bannon
He can hang on. Can you hang through the break? Holman's Doing a gaggle. We're going to figure this all out. We're going to have a shirt. Izzy, can we blind. Let's go to Tom Holman at the sticks.
Tom Homan
Or have a US Citizen child. If you have one petition for you in the future, leave yourself open to the opportunity of legal entry. Do things the right way. There's millions of people standing in line right now doing things the right way, taking the test, doing the background investigations, paying their fees. They're sitting in the back seat. While millions of people are allowed into this country under Biden administration that simply don't qualify for asylum, most of them will lose that asylum claim. So while they're clocking up the whole system, in addition to those who want to come in legally, while the fraudulent, millions of fraudulent asylum claims under the Biden administration, there are, there are people in this world who really are escaping fear and persecution from their homeland. But they're sitting in the back seat too, because millions of people cheated the system coming across the border, releasing the United States. That caused a significant backlog in immigration court. And that wasn't by accident, by design. Let's just overwhelm the system. So it takes five, seven, nine years to go through the whole process. If they take know advantage of the appeals process, they know exactly what they're doing. That's why they weren't in ICE detention, because in ICE detention, they get a hearing within 35 days. But if we release millions of the country, overwhelm the system so they don't get a hearing in five, seven, nine years, then maybe there's a Democrat administration in power now. We can have an amnesty. They know exactly what they're doing. They're playing the long game. But we're going to beat them out. We're going to ramp up interior enforcement operations and removals. We're going to force a law. We're not going to ignore the law like the prior administration did.
Unknown Speaker
The president says he doesn't know what his responsibilities are under Article 5 of the Constitution. Who would it be?
Stephen K. Bannon
Who would educate him about that?
Mike Howell
Would it be you?
Tom Homan
I think the president is one of the, if not the most knowledgeable president that we've ever had. Look, people can beat on President Trump all you want. President Trump's a game changer. I worked for six presidents, starting with Ronald Reagan. I'm a border guy. Even President Clinton. Obama took steps to secure the border because they understood you can't have national security if you don't have border security. No one didn't warn President Trump during His first administration. We handed the Biden administration the most secure border in my lifetime, and he purposely unsecured it. First president in the history of the nation to do that. Look at what President Trump achieved in eight weeks. He did in eight weeks with Joe Biden. Couldn't, wouldn't do in four years. We have the, we have the most secure border in the history of this nation right now because of President Trump. Greatest president in my lifetime. You can quote me on that.
Stephen K. Bannon
That's Homan right there. What did Homan just say? Remember, the Lankford bill was 2 million a year until anything kicked in. Trump shut it all down in 60 days. Tom Hole. Now they're talking about new incentive program to get deported.
Tom Fitton
I mean, they got to get out like 5,000 people a day just to reverse the invasion.
Stephen K. Bannon
I'm telling you, the 10 million. This is why they're trying to make it so difficult now. Thank you for coming by. This one, the busiest guys in D.C. i just want to reiterate the Fenton recommendation to the President of the United States, to our chief magistrate and chief law enforcement officer, which be the guy that occupies the Oval Office. You're recommending a appointment of a special prosecutor, special counsel. You're saying if you go back and look at the Constitution and by custom and tradition, that you believe that President Trump should keep open the possibility of appointing himself maybe with a Matt Gaetz as a deputy. Is that what I'm hearing?
Tom Fitton
Or Jeff Clark or Rudy. He could bring Rudy back in as a deputy. He's. He's as sharp as attack and has more experience.
Stephen K. Bannon
I love this so much. I just got to. I want to make sure you and I are. Because we go back a long way. We're not trolling here. This is serious now. Because when he's. Trump is special prosecutor, Gates, Clark, Rudy, they're literally going to explode. They're going to lose.
Tom Fitton
The point is, I'm highlighting, you know, there's, there's kind of like, oh, that would be the perfect response, right? What their response is. Short of that. And I'm highlighting for the fortune for your listeners and the American people, educating them on the powers of the presidency. And Attorney General Bondi can get support from the President to get this done. He can, like, short of this, just direct the Attorney General to engage in the criminal investigations and any resulting prosecutions and manage it as closely as he wants. This fake news, this fake constitutional construct that the left has stuff down our throat, post war against to justify their attacks on Nixon, It's a total Lie is, is, is not only a lie, but it's a dangerous lie because it gives that awesome power of prosecution to unelected bureaucrats or people who aren't subjected to the checks the founders intended to have in place meaning the the president running the show.
Stephen K. Bannon
Very powerful. Tom Finn, once again a big focus of that should be on the administrative and the deep state to focus this because we've got a one time shot that's got. That is one of the you believe the most significant threat to this republic.
Tom Fitton
Well we had a collusion and abuse of power to undo a presidential election. An attempt to undo a presidential election or rig it in 2024. And part of that was not only the actual rigging by putting the candidate in jail and constraining him during the campaign, but also to curtail any questions or election integrity activity by the opposition by suggesting anyone who does that will go to jail. And that's why they criminalized the first Amendment and executive power related under the Constitution. As far as the president was concerned activities questioning the 2020 election, it was about making sure those people wouldn't show up on 2024 at 2024 and raise questions. And it didn't work. It didn't work because groups like Judicial Watch we weren't cowed. Trump wasn't cowed. The American people rejected it outright. And you know they tried but they failed. And it doesn't mean they won't try again. And they will try again unless there are consequences. And certainly not doing an investigation is not what the American people expected out of this Justice Department and FBI. And I'm now they say maybe there's something going on secretly we don't know about. And that just sounds very cue like to me and I don't buy it.
Stephen K. Bannon
It's also too. I mean because those buildings haven't changed, it'll take you a while to change them. You got to get on with this. Your point is exactly. Pam and Cash are they got so much going on and those buildings aren't with them. So best that just be some marginal thing. This is where he said it's the reason for being this special prosecutor is solely to do this and to report to the President directly.
Tom Fitton
It lifts the burden from the FBI and Justice Department so Cash can spend his time decimating the FBI, shuttering it so that the only people left are him and a skeleton crew.
Stephen K. Bannon
I think you and I totally agree on this. FBI's got to be broken apart, right?
Tom Fitton
There's, there's nothing the FBI does that can't be done by another federal agency.
Stephen K. Bannon
Better and with more focus. Tom Fenton, where do you go for social media? Amazing.
Tom Fitton
Well, we're@judic watch.org and I'm all over social media.
Stephen K. Bannon
Where did they get all your social media? Is it your account or social media?
Tom Homan
It's both.
Tom Fitton
It's Judicial, Judicial Watch on X Omfitton, similarly on rumble, YouTube, Facebook. You know, we're everywhere. And, and this is what drives the left crazy. It's because we know what we're talking about. We've got some of the best lawyers in the country working on our cases, whether it be on election integrity. I mean, the work we did on the Ashley Babbitt case is unbelievable. You know, I was thinking about all these crazy law firms out there that Trump, you know, highlighted their anti American approaches. We've been doing this work for 30 years. Not once have we received pro bono legal help from any of these giant law firms. Not once.
Stephen K. Bannon
Incredible. And the left gets it all the time.
Tom Fitton
Yeah. But we do it anyway.
Stephen K. Bannon
Amazing.
Tom Fitton
Hey, thank you.
Stephen K. Bannon
And for Ashley Babbitt and that incredible victory after victory, Tom, the great Tom Fenton. Do I have Jillian up? Do I have poso? Okay, Jack's getting ready. We're going to get to Jack Bosovic in a second. The great Tom Fitton was here, joined us this morning. They announced and announced the details later on the Ashley Babbitt, the Ashley Babbitt settlement of which dishwatch worked so hard for situation in Texas. I promise you we're going to get into that this week because something's going wrong. You know, Glenn Story and the team at Patriot Mobile, the best. You don't need to make a pitch about how they support your values. They have helped turn Texas maga, particularly out of Tarrant county and up in Denton county, just does such a Fantastic, fantastic job. 972 Patriot, you can get all the information about why they're the best phone service. They lay it on top of the three big carriers. You get amazing service. You get so many different specialties you can get. And when you call 972 Patriot, just use promo code Bannon. You're talking to a US citizen about all their various alternatives and how you make the switch. Make the switch today. Patriot Mobile. 972 Patriot. People ask, hey, how are you guys doing this 24, seven and seven days a week? Of course. You know, warpath coffee. Get a big pot of coffee going pre dawn here at the Worm. Also Field of Greens. Real organic superfood. Now, it gets you all your dosage daily dosage of fruits and vegetables. And this is not kind of the one you see advertised all the time on the other cable networks which is a little bit synthetic. This is organic. Their process is tougher, it's longer. Right. But man does it have a kick. I love the energy I get from it but also you get that glow. Just feeling great every day. Real organic superfood. Field of Greens andField of Greens dot com. What a day. Today we're going to have tonight we're having an entire hour going to break down the US dollar. Hopefully, hopefully Saleh will be here. Spend a minute or two in the, in in this show to tee it up because this is the road to Rio, the Rio reset. This is the brics, the alternative. They're looking to the US Dollar. Remember we are who we are because the dollar is the prime reserve currency. Now I have always said you need a national debate, you need a national debate about whether we want to be the prime reserve currency or not. And that's something we are going to have over the next couple of years because it comes with a tremendous amount of burdens. But it also has benefits. One of the benefits is you can finance kind of what you're doing. If you go over to Citizens Free Press, the great Cain who joined us on Saturday for a blockbuster hour broke it all down. His you know he got into this business in the news business because of his obsession with spending and particularly with federal spending. The shot put across us as we said we don't, we're not going to have just free rein to do what we want if more. Why do I say that? Well the Central bank of, of Japan. The bank of. The bank of Japan put a shot across our bow over the weekend. What did they tell the Financial Times and said hey look Scott Bessant, we're negotiating a new trade deal. And yes you're right there's all types of non trade barriers. That's why you're not selling Fords and Chevys in, in Japan and we're going to work all that out and we're going to be part of your block and you know we're not going to be depend upon the Chinese Communist Party. But they said hey this over trillion dollars that we actually have in your of government securities has to be part of this negotiation. Remember the Chinese owned basically a trillion. The Japanese own a trillion. When you look at the big beautiful bill right now, the reconciliation part at least that coming out of the House it's $163 billion cut. But hey yo, you've added that back with the additional defense spending. And I believe if you add the $170 billion for the deportations of 10 million illegals, I'm not so sure we get the cuts. I'm not sure we get much cuts at all. 1.8 to 2%, 2 and a half percent growth you're going to get, you know, bottom line is we can have a two to two and a half trillion dollar deficit. Two and a half, two to two and a half, two to 2 and a half trillion dollars of deficit. So you know, how are you going to finance it? Scott Besson's got to sell, I don't know, 10 to 12 trillion dollars of government securities. So with that, this is why we're talking about the revenue side of the equation. Where is that going to come from right now if you add in the rescission, we don't need to hook anybody up.
Tom Fitton
We're good.
Stephen K. Bannon
Just going to be me. The if you look at the rescissions right now, if you look at the extension of the tax cut, particularly, particularly for folks that are the pop, our populist tax cuts and that would be no tax on Social Security, no tax on overtime, no tax on tips. That's going to make it even bigger. So really glad and honored. We're doing a tee up for 6 o'clock tonight. Salia Motion, you join us now, the author of the book I've been raving about, this book, Paper Soldiers, the Weaponization of the Dollar and How it Changed the World Order. You're going to be our guest for an entire hour tonight as we talk about this road to the Rio reset, the road to the BRICS nations in Rio. Why? How did, how did weaponization of the dollar actually change the world order? I mean, why is this such a big deal? Because this book I tell people and it has our favorite Chris Leonard at the top who wrote Lords of Easy Money, a true feat of revelatory journalism. If you only read one book to understand American economic and political power in the world today, it should be this one. Why is that?
Unknown Speaker
The US has been able to impose a lot of geopolitical and foreign policy strength around the world because of just how large the US Economy is and all of the pillars that underpin that economy. The pillars are the strength of the US Democracy. We have rule of law. We have independent agencies like the Federal Reserve. We have courts that are respected. We have free and fair elections. This is not a autocracy. This is not a dictatorship. Businesses and foreign investors and foreign central banks know that there is a predictability instability that comes with an investment in the US dollar and that has given the US enormous power because there's a faith and credibility that the US will always be there to kind of save the day or will always pay its debt on time. And this is from the genesis of the country. The very first Treasury Secretary that the US had is Alexander. Was Alexander Hamilton who was.
Stephen K. Bannon
Who is obsessed by getting national debt credit.
Unknown Speaker
Absolutely. He wrote this great report called the Report on Public Credit for Congress. And back then. Yes. Just like I look for leaks and advance information on what a Treasury Secretary is thinking, it happened back then too. A lot of people wanted to to have access to this report in advance in the 1780s. But he talked about how debt is a national blessing. Our credit, the faith in our credit is the price of our liberty boy.
Stephen K. Bannon
And he and Jefferson fought it out over that. I get you for about another two minutes. You're gonna be back with us for an hour tonight at 6:00. Go through it. But everything you talk about is correct. But in kind of that entire time, particularly modern time, it's always been about having a strong dollar all of a sudden actually wanted the dollar to be super strong. Has that changed? Is the mentality on that change about having actually a strong dollar means a strong country, a strong America versus all this talk about a weak dollar.
Unknown Speaker
Well, there's two definitions of the dollar that we shouldn't conflate. One is just the foreign exchange rate value. We've always wanted that our dollar can purchase a lot of goods overseas because we have a consumer driven economy. We can export growth and drive growth for the world because we consume a lot. So come sell to us. We can buy a lot because our dollar foreign exchange rate value is strong. The second definition is just the global dominance. The dollar is on 92% of one end of every transaction that takes place in the world. So you cannot possibly transact in the world without touching the US something like.
Stephen K. Bannon
75% of all debt issued by foreign countries or issue or dollar denominated.
Unknown Speaker
Everyone's, you know, insatiable appetite for American dollars.
Stephen K. Bannon
And so this is what we're going to talk about because the BRICS nations are going to have in Rio in July this quote unquote, the Rio reset or whatever they're talking about. This is about the dollar as the prime reserve currency. Correct?
Unknown Speaker
Right.
Stephen K. Bannon
And so. And is that in? That's kind of up in the air right now. It wouldn't. Hasn't been questioned since World War II. It's quite difficult to get off the dollars you just said. But there are voices out there that are saying, are the Americans running too many things by being the prime reserve currency? Correct.
Unknown Speaker
But when you're the superpower, there's always those voices out there wondering, is this the right thing for us?
Stephen K. Bannon
When you're the hegemon, when you're the hegemon of finance, do you have to be the hegemon in manufacturing to do that? Because when this was set up, we were a manufacturing hegemon. It was the end of the war. We were the only country, only major power that was not devastated financially or economically. Correct.
Unknown Speaker
I don't know the answer to whether you have to have the strength in manufacturing, but you have to have the world's largest economy to have this kind of strength in being the world's reserve asset.
Stephen K. Bannon
Okay, you're going to be back at 6:00. We're going to go through the entire hour, going to go through the history of it, go back to the founding of the nation, all of it, and talk about the weaponization. We're also talk about what's happening in Iran, other places where the dollar, sanctions and other things have are not just quite as, as easy as people think and definitely have blowback on the American people. Short commercial break we're going to be back in the war room in just a moment. We will fight till they're all gone.
Tom Homan
We rejoice when there's no more.
Tom Fitton
Let's take down the CCP.
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Wow, what a day. A lot of things. Second hundred days with the President Trump's administration the second term. And I talked about it on Saturday. I gave a talk over at Russ Vogt's former shop. Center for Renewing America was a closing keynote. And I talked about the converging crisis. Crises. One is this constitutional crisis we're definitely going to have. And you've had Tom Fenton here this morning that Tom Fenton says, hey, you ought to double or triple down because he's talking about an independent prosecutor. But that's an entire issue now with the courts. And we're going to hammer this one out. But you can see that coming. I think it's mid June or mid July. In addition, you've got the situation with the, with the different parts of the kinetic, the kinetic part of the Third World War. You heard mtg. A lot of the base just thinks we're off track on this. Should be focused on the southern border and what's coming here with fentanyl and the Mexican cartels. A lot of discontent with the Ukraine situation and particularly as the details come out on the economic, economic deal. So that's another big aspect. That's all conversion is. President Trump tries to balance all that. And of course, President Xi has accepted and will be in attendance from May 7th to 10th in Moscow for the 80th commemoration of what they call Victory Day, because the Russians feel that they delivered the victory in Second World War. Xi's going to be there for two or three days. I understand they've already signed some, announced 35 different agreements working together. And last but not least is the middle part, which we told the economics and the finance part and to get the big beautiful bill right. But also the spending. I'm just not seeing all the spending cuts that have to be codified. We got the tax situation and then this discussion of the trade and the trade deals and the tariffs and all that. The Japanese, the central bank put a shot across our bow that said, hey, oh, by the way, in any discussion we're going to have on trade, we got to talk about the trillion dollars of U.S. government securities we own and what is our appetite for all that. So we're going to get into all that over the next couple of days. And of course, a lot of focus right now on President Trump and getting back when this very dangerous second hundred days as we're commencing right now. Mike Lindell joins us. Mike, the Romania, in Romania, we won. We lost in Canada, in Australia, but we really didn't have a candidate. No one's ever been on the show. We've never really talked about it because it's not particularly MAGA in Romania. Populist, nationalist one. First thing he said came on the show day say, hey, I need people in the United States to highlight voter integrity to make sure I just won by 15 or 20 points over my rival. We have a runoff in two weeks, so I have to make sure this thing can't be stolen. Your thoughts on voter integrity? And then to kick off a firebrand Monday, send me a set of sheets, sir.
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Episode Summary: Bannon’s War Room - Episode 4462: Directly Investigating The Deep State; Trump For Special Prosecutor
Release Date: May 5, 2025
In Episode 4462 of Bannon’s War Room, host Stephen K. Bannon delves deep into the ongoing struggle against the so-called "Deep State" and explores the possibility of former President Donald Trump acting as a special prosecutor. The episode features insightful discussions with Tom Fitton from Judicial Watch and Mike Howell from Heritage, addressing constitutional powers, legal battles, and strategic actions to restore accountability within the U.S. government.
[00:01] Stephen K. Bannon:
Bannon opens the episode with a passionate critique of mainstream media, emphasizing the frustration with perceived misinformation and the resilience of the American people. He underscores the necessity of understanding one's purpose to save the country, setting the tone for a discussion centered on combating entrenched governmental structures.
[01:44] Tom Fitton:
Fitton elaborates on the constitutional powers of the President as outlined in Article II, highlighting the roles of the President as the CEO of the government, Commander-in-Chief, and Chief Magistrate. He points out historical precedents where presidents like Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Lincoln directly managed federal prosecutions, illustrating that presidential involvement in legal matters is constitutionally supported.
[03:21] Stephen K. Bannon:
Bannon prompts Fitton for clarification, ensuring the discussion remains accurate and rooted in constitutional authority.
[04:00] Tom Fitton:
Fitton proposes that President Trump could establish an independent prosecutorial unit, separate from the FBI and the Justice Department, to investigate and prosecute cases directly. He argues that existing institutions are too conflicted and overwhelmed to effectively address deep-seated issues within the government.
Notable Quote:
Tom Fitton [04:30]: "He can set this up, order it, get it done."
[05:29] Stephen K. Bannon:
Bannon challenges the notion that presidential involvement in prosecutions is unprecedented since Watergate, dismissing concerns about executive overreach.
[06:32] Tom Fitton:
Fitton emphasizes the institutional conflicts within the FBI and Justice Department, asserting that these agencies are "hopelessly conflicted" and lack public trust. He criticizes their effectiveness in upholding justice, arguing for a more direct form of oversight and prosecution led by the President.
[07:55] Stephen K. Bannon:
Bannon reinforces the urgency of dismantling the Deep State, warning that without decisive action, systemic corruption will persist and intensify.
[18:38] Tom Fitton:
Fitton discusses Judicial Watch's recent lawsuit against the federal government for the wrongful death of Ashley Babbitt, highlighting a significant victory that challenges the prevailing narrative of January 6th. He underscores the importance of holding the government accountable and exposing the "big lie" surrounding the event.
[20:11] Tom Fitton:
He further details Judicial Watch's efforts to investigate the IRS's alleged targeting of January 6th defendants, calling for transparency and accountability within federal agencies.
[21:36] Mike Howell:
Howell from Heritage praises Ed Martin, appointed by Trump as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, for his proactive approach to law enforcement. He highlights a significant 25% reduction in crime since Martin took office and stresses the importance of his confirmation by the Senate Judiciary Committee to continue restoring law and order in Washington, D.C.
[24:06] Stephen K. Bannon:
Bannon emphasizes the critical need for Senator Grassley and other key Republicans to facilitate Martin’s confirmation, citing Martin’s effectiveness and alignment with Trump’s mandate to clean up D.C.
Notable Quote:
Mike Howell [24:24]: "We have the most secure border in the history of this nation right now because of President Trump. Greatest president in my lifetime."
[26:43] Mike Howell:
Howell urges listeners to contact their senators, particularly Senator Grassley, to support Ed Martin’s confirmation. He warns that failure to confirm Martin could lead to an inadequate response to rising political violence and undermine the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States.
[35:08] Tom Fitton:
Fitton reiterates the necessity of appointing a special prosecutor, suggesting that it could even be President Trump himself leading the investigation. He argues that this move would bypass the compromised Justice Department and FBI, ensuring that justice is served transparently and effectively.
[33:25] Tom Fitton:
Fitton speaks about the broader implications of not addressing Deep State influences, referencing attempts to undermine Trump’s presidency and the importance of taking consequential actions to prevent future electoral manipulations.
Notable Quote:
Tom Fitton [33:25]: "We're in an emergency situation. These agencies and the people that we're talking about here tried to destroy the republic, tried to kill and jail Trump."
[36:25] Stephen K. Bannon:
Bannon acknowledges Judicial Watch's relentless efforts over the past decades, commending their persistence in fighting legal battles despite a lack of support from major law firms. He celebrates their success in the Ashley Babbitt case as a testament to their commitment to justice.
[48:16] Stephen K. Bannon:
In his closing remarks, Bannon summarizes the episode's discussions, emphasizing the constitutional crisis at hand and the strategic moves needed to combat the Deep State. He previews upcoming segments, including a special hour on the weaponization of the U.S. dollar with author Salia Motion, highlighting the global implications of America's financial policies.
Episode 4462 of Bannon’s War Room serves as a fervent call to action against entrenched governmental corruption, advocating for the utilization of presidential powers to establish independent prosecutorial oversight. Through compelling discussions with legal experts like Tom Fitton and Mike Howell, Bannon underscores the urgency of confirming dedicated law enforcement leaders and potentially positioning President Trump in a more direct role to ensure accountability and restore integrity within the U.S. government. The episode not only critiques existing institutions but also offers strategic solutions aimed at dismantling the Deep State and safeguarding American democracy.
Notable Highlights:
This episode is a must-listen for those interested in the intersection of politics, law, and the ongoing battle for judicial integrity within the United States.