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Eric
Peace. He peaced out. He pieced me out. You see that? He peaced out. Gruber. All right, 4:00pm let's take a look at what markets are doing. Dow. Wow. Dow a monster day today, guys. Dow up 660. In the Dow. The S P up 61. Nasdaq added Tech Donna Almost a half. A little more than a half percent. Gold does not stop friends. Look at the gold market. 41. Almost 41. 30, 35 doll bounce up. Meanwhile, oil. Good news. Oil came off a touch. And crypto is a little bit all over the board. Bitcoin down a little. We remember 80, 89, 000 ballpark yesterday at this point. Ethereum down a little. XRP and Cardano, some of the others a little bit. Quiet day in the crypto market. Maybe trying to find a bottom. All right, folks, let's do this. Let's talk about this. We thought New York was doomed. California could make one of the worst decisions ever. And that's the current governor of that state. So Dollar Store Gavin Newsom. Eric Swalwell wants to be the next governor of California. One is a slimy liar who worships China and the other is a slimy liar who worships Chinese spies. Kind of makes sense, right? So something I like to do when someone is corrupt and dishonest. As Eric Fang Fang. Remember, Fang Fang was a Chinese spy that he was caught sleeping with when the Chinese spy was working in Diane Feinstein's California senator's office. Swalwell was married, couldn't keep it. You know where he's supposed to keep it. And he slept with Fang Fang. Anyway, Eric Fang Fang Swalwell tries to scam voters into giving him more power is to remind those voters of just how disgusting they are. And as always, a bowling promise. We come with receipts. Ever notice that the ones who fight the hardest destroy President Trump are the ones who are Guilty of some of the worst crimes. Think about Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, the entire January 6th sham committee. Those who themselves have committed crimes tend to go after the President the hardest. Maybe to divert attention, maybe say, hey, look what he is doing. You'll figure out what I have been doing. And one of those is Chinese spy Fang Fang. Congress boy Eric Swalwell. He never ever faced any charges for treason for his Fang Fang episodes. Clearly protected by Nancy Pelosi and the Deep state charlatans. But I do recall when Nick Sorter sent the little China doll into a panic. Remember this golden moment right here. So, Congressman, you referred to Elon Musk.
Eric Swalwell
As a fascist at some point and.
Eric
Alluded to him being a national security threat. Do you see that?
Sheriff Carmine Marcino
More of a national security threat, you.
Eric
Sleeping with a, a Chinese spy than transparency in the federal government. What are your thoughts on that? What are your thoughts on that? What's Fang Fang think of that? What are you doing?
Sheriff Carmine Marcino
This is ridiculous.
Eric
What's.
What's, what's fascistic about exposing government corruption? Well, that was pretty uncomfortable for Swalwell, to say the least. You could see almost see the panic not too far behind the surface when he was asked about calling Elon Musk a fascist when he's one of the persons people who slept with the Chinese spy Fang Fang. Amazing stuff right there. Although now he's being investigated for alleged mortgage and tax fraud related to his $1.2 million home in D.C. again, these Congress people never had any other jobs. They come to D.C. and they're buying million dollar homes like it's water. Clearly this sent Swallow into a tizzy.
Eric Swalwell
My question does will you, Director, recuse yourself, yes or no, from investigating or making decisions about the 60 individuals, including myself, that you identified as government gangsters? Yes or no?
Eric
Time of the gentleman has expired. The witness may respond if he would like.
Eric Swalwell
And the answer was no, as I heard.
Producer/Tech Crew
Correct.
Eric
Well, nice try, Congressman Fang Fang. Beg some more. You see, this is why these weasels coming after President Trump and MAGA so hard. Well, they need to distract America from their own lies, indiscretions, illegal activities. So they deflect. Listen to Swalwell, who is not only still in Congress, but he also sits on some of the most important congressional committees and now wants to run the state of California. I guess espionage matters. Unless you're Eric Swalwell and yet listen to him tell outright lies about President Trump in 2019. You're a member of Judiciary.
Sheriff Carmine Marcino
Do you believe the president right now.
Eric
Has been an Agent of the Russians.
Eric Swalwell
Yes. I think there's more evidence than he is.
Eric
Yes.
Eric Swalwell
And I think all the arrows point in that direction. And I haven't seen a single piece of evidence that he's not an agent.
Eric
Like in the 1940s where you had people who are Reds to use an alternative like that. In other words, working for a foreign power.
Eric Swalwell
He's working on behalf of the Russians.
Eric
Yeah. Okay. Kind of interesting, right? See, lies to distract America from his very own dark truths. And now this guy wants to be California governor. And not just that. He clearly wants to follow in his potential predecessor's footsteps of stealing elections. Look like. Looks like Swalwell has found a new way to cheat. And all you really need to do is have a SIM card and use it the right way.
Eric Swalwell
I want us to be able to vote by phone. I think every California.
Eric
Vote by phone.
Eric Swalwell
Vote by phone. Yeah. If we can do our taxes, do our, you know, our. Make our healthcare appointments, you know, make essentially your. Do your banking online, you should be able to vote by phone. Make it safe, make it secure. But it's actually already happening all over the United States. I want us to be a blue state that doesn't do just a little bit better than, like, Georgia or Alabama when it comes to, like, voting access. I want us to max out democracy.
Eric
Max out out democracy? Are you kidding with this Swalwell? How much you dislike this guy, by the way? And who can forget this buffoonery of swallow repeating the party line of dramatizing the events of January 6 while insulting the thousands of victims of some of the most heinous acts ever committed against Americans.
Eric Swalwell
What are the three most important dates in American history? December 7, 1941, September 11, and January 6. The last two. I didn't even have to give you the years because they are seared into our memories and because we saw them with our own eyes. And there's three days in American history that are the most important. December 6th, 1941, when Pearl harbor was born. September 11th and January 6th. I don't have to tell you the years of the last two because they're seared in our memory, but we also saw them with our own eyes.
Eric
Thousands of Americans died. Thousands of Americans died in Pearl Harbor. Thousands of American died at Pearl Harbor. 9, 11. January 6th. Only one. And then she was killed. And she was one of the protesters. And I'm saying that word the right way, you jerk. I mean, the guy. This guy has called Nancy Pelosi his greatest mentor.
Eric Swalwell
I will say the best mentor I had was Nancy Pelosi. Not necessarily on messaging, but just on like wielding power. She knew how to flex. That woman knew how to flex. She's one of the greatest leaders I think we'll have had in our country in 100 years.
Eric
Well, here's Swalwell taking time out of his very, very busy schedule of cringy TikTok videos and Chinese spies to make this important statement.
Eric Swalwell
So what can you do at home? It's no Kings day this Saturday, 2000 rallies across America. Americans need to show up because if we don't show up, democracy dies.
Eric
And yet somehow this guy knows something about democracy. All he does is toe the party line of inciting violence against the President and MAGA and anyone who identifies as a Republican.
Eric Swalwell
Donald Trump is America's Hitler.
Alan Dershowitz
Yeah.
Eric
Remember when they said no Democrat has ever called the president Hitler? They said that. No Democrat. Right, Right. Not a single one. Right. Democrats. You know, there's this kind of poetic irony of Swalwell taking the place of fellow Democrats slime ball Gavin Newsom, who's clearly gearing up for a presidential run in 2028. Can you imagine two more corrupt or less self aware corrupt leftist China lovers vying for higher office as if they're not some of the worst perpetrators of their own party. I already sent several warnings to the city of New York, warned them about the dangers of electing someone who aligns himself with jihadists and who adores the elements of socialism that have killed economies and whole populations throughout history. But there's no lower than a treasonous liar with no soul, with no love for his country, running one of our most important states and economies from incessant homelessness and drug ravaged streets, driving up his state's recession, hypocrisy on Covid measures and lockdowns, total lack of preparedness for disastrous wildfires, and then lying about it through his veneers. By the way, there's not enough time to go over just how disastrous Gavin Newsom has already been for the state of California. But I can assure you California's of this, this is true. A Governor Eric Swalwell will only further drive your state into the ground, into the dirt, and you'll get exactly what you voted for. More misery, more pain like New York is about to experience. More warnings to come, my friends. More warnings to come. Keep watching this show, all right? If credit card debt is taking over your life, there's hope. Iconic debt relief is helping everyday Americans lower their monthly payments and finally get ahead again. Their team is honest, caring and committed to helping you understand what your options are. You don't have to feel ashamed and you don't have to fight this alone. If you've got tens of thousands of dollars or more in credit card debt, call Iconic Debt Relief today and take the first step towards financial freedom. Let's get it over. Get that. Get that monkey off your back. Give him a call. Oh, by the way, the edge. The edge. Average is comfortable. Average is comfortable. We don't do comfortable at the edge. Take a look at the bottom of that thermometer right there. Average YouTube channels, average new YouTube channel. Sit around 200 subscribers. After 65 days, we're into the 65 days. We at the edge, you and me, at the edge. 5710. Average is 200 worth. 5710. That's what happens when you cut the noise and focus on grit, perseverance, success and real talk. We're moving fast, but we're not slowing down our mission. Let's do it together, folks. Let's do it. You and me and us. 7,000 subscribers by the time the ball drops on New Year's Eve. Can you help me get there? If you've been watching but haven't subbed yet, now's the time. Share this with a friend. Who needs that extra edge. Let's turn up the heat. Look at that screen right there. Take your phone, aim it. Aim the camera right at it. A yellow line comes, press it. It subscribes. You never sales pitch, never charge. I just want you part of this thing that's growing so fast. It's a platform, it's a movement. We're all about it. And we're getting after. And I thank you for your support here on Rev. I thank you for your support on the Edge. Please subscribe. Let's blow the doors off. 7,000 by the end of the year. We'll be back two and a half minutes. All right, next. Yes. Harvard law professor emeritus and the author of the Preventative State. Preventive State. Sorry. The challenge of preventing serious harms while preserving essential liberties. Always happy to have Alan Dershowitz with us. Well, well, Master Dershowitz, the Epstein files are supposed to be coming out. President said to release the files. All the files will be released. And. Well, do you think they should all be released? And Alan, I was on, I guess it was Piers Morgan podcast with you, I believe, and you said you have a copy of all the files and you're not going to release them because you're. You've been told not to by your lawyers. But if the President says release them, can't. Can't you release them?
Alan Dershowitz
No, you need judicial approval. I only have the files in my case where, you may remember, I was falsely accused. And then the woman immediately said, oh, she was young and she may have confused me with someone else. And she would withdrew her lawsuit and withdrew all of her charges. So I have all the files in that case. But what I know about the files is they contain a lot of material that show that some of the witnesses, some of the accusers, some of the, quote, survivors are liars and bigots. Let me give you an example. There's a woman named Maria Farmer. She's been all over the place, cnn, she's been on msnbc. Nobody ever questions her. Here's what she said in something that hasn't been released, something that's been suppressed. She said, I have a hard time with the Jewish people. All the Jewish people I met are pedophiles who run the economy. They're under the control of the Rothschilds. This is a woman who's a blatant anti Semite and she is accused only Jews. Don't you think the public has the right to know that? Don't you think when she appears on cnn, the CNN commentators should say, oh, yeah, I know you've accused Wexner and you've accused this person and that person, all of whom are Jewish. Didn't you also say that all Jews essentially are pedophiles? How do you explain that? Why should we believe you if you say things like that? And there are numerous other witnesses who have real problems with their credibility. So the problem is you can't release half the files. You can' the accusations, unless you also release the information that would show that some of the accusations are false. Now we have a new thing being introduced. McCarthyism. We have some congressmen saying they're going to hold up a list the way Joseph McCarthy did. I have a list of 20 people. I'm going to give you the names, but I'm not going to tell you anything about them. And I'm not going to. I'm going to only give you the names of the people who are accused. I'm not going to give you the names of the accusers because those are confidential. That's McCarthyism. So we have to have everything out there. I've said from day one, put everything out. No redactions, no exceptions. Everything has to come out.
Eric
So do you think that will happen? And the reason why I asked this is because in the last, I guess, week or week and a half or so, I believe Trump has instructed Bondi to open up investigations into some of the Democrats names that were allegedly on the list. And so if they do that, does that mean those files will be redacted or held back? They will be.
Alan Dershowitz
For example, just 30 seconds ago, you showed a picture of Jeffrey Epstein with a very prominent scientist who was the inventor of artificial intelligence, Marvin Minsky. He's on the list, he's accused, he's dead, and there's no opportunity for him to respond. But if the woman or the women who accused him have all kinds of problems of credibility, if they've lied about other people, don't you think the public has the right to know that? And yet we're being given half of the material. We're not being given all the material. I want everything out there. I've wanted everything out there from day one. The day I was accused, I said I waive all of my rights to privacy, lawyer confidentiality, because I knew I had done nothing wrong. So I have nothing to lose by having everything come out. You know, if you're guilty, obviously you want to suppress material, but if you're a false accuser, and there are many false accusers, there are women and lawyers who have gotten rich on this thing. There are women who've collected $50,000 who never met Jeffrey Epstein, whose lawyers put them up to it and they put the money in the bank and they walk away. And even some of the women who were at the press conference who wouldn't answer questions have questionable backgrounds and questionable credibility. So I want everything out there, nothing suppressed, period.
Eric
So why do you think the Democrat. I'm sorry, the. I mean, with Jamie Rass, they're, They're all requesting the Epstein files to be released. And like you said, we've had Goufre who killed herself before she killed herself, she said, no, I never saw Trump there. And women victim after victim saying that I never saw him involved, or if he was there, he wasn't really involved in that. Why are they so anxious to get their hands on this list? Aren't there going to be a lot of Democrats on this list, too?
Alan Dershowitz
Yeah, but for example, Maria Farmer said she saw Donald Trump in Jeffrey Epstein's office, but she is a certified liar. I mean, she has said things that are demonstrably untrue. We're going to see Democrats, we're going to see Republicans, we're going to see a lot of innocent people having their names smeared. Of course my name is on the list. I was his Lawyer. I was on his plane a dozen times flying down to legal issues. There are other people who are his accountants, who are friends, who were friends of his before he was ever charged with anything. So we have to avoid this new McCarthyism, this new Epstein McCarthyism. And yes, a lot of Democrats will be swept in as well, which is probably why there has been such reluctance. That list of 20. I've seen descriptions of the list, and I know several of them are Democrats, and I've seen myself names of Democrats, the majority leader, former majority leader of the Senate, the former ambassador to the United Nations. Democrats, they're on the list, but that doesn't mean they're guilty. And so we have to get back to the American presumption of innocence and prove innocence until proved guilty. And do not believe everything that said, particularly when you have somebody who gets on the floor of the Senate and says, I'm going to read a list and I'm going to read it so that nobody can come after you or me because I have a privilege and if I release a name, that's the end of it. We can't allow that to happen. That's what Joe McCarthy did back in the 1940s.
Eric
Now, Professor, I just. Less than a minute. Larry Summers has resigned from a board. AI board. He seems to be pulling back. Why would he be doing that? I mean, do you think he's going to be implicated in some nefarious activities because he's acting awful guilty right now?
Alan Dershowitz
No, I think he's probably. I'm speculating he may have had problems with his wife because among the emails was an email that talks about him not wanting to have a relationship with a woman when he has friends without benefits. That suggests maybe that he wanted to have an affair. I don't know. It's unclear. But I can see him stepping back because of concerns about his wife and his family and his personal life. Look, if I were Larry Summers, I would have handled this very differently. I would have said there's nothing in there that shows criminality. My relationship with my wife and others is my business. I'm not going to comment any further.
Eric Swalwell
Yeah.
Eric
And folks, let's remind the folks he's a former Harvard.
Alan Dershowitz
Yeah.
Eric
President of Harvard and former Bill Clinton Treasury Secretary as well. All right, Alan, we gotta go. Professor Dershowitz, always good to have you on, my friend. Thank you.
Alan Dershowitz
Pleasure. Thank you.
Eric
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Miles Grimard
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Eric
Off a little bit. What's a. What's the most popular. We call them supplements. What's the most popular product you're selling and why? And the reason why I'm saying this is there's a huge push for protein right now. But tell us what's. What's popular and why people are buying it.
Miles Grimard
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Eric
Got it. So you've got a new product, and you call it creatone. And now I take creatine every day. But this one's specifically aimed, directed towards women, right?
Miles Grimard
Yeah. Like, as you have noticed, I take creatine every day, too. But the men have been the ones getting the benefit for. For many years, there's almost been a stigma to it with women taking it. But a bunch of new studies show that women can actually get more benefit from the creatine because they're also more deficient. So the creatine was developed by the Brick House nutrition doctors specifically for who want to, you know, feel stronger and get more toned. It's a pure creatine combined with other patent ingredients to help the women, which will increase strength and energy, reduce fat, as well as help tone and shape the muscle without crazy extra time in the gym. But just like we, you and I, get the benefits.
Eric
Yeah, I just, I've been reading recently, I'm not sure how in depth these studies are, but creatine actually may help cognitive abilities, help you retain your cognitive abilities as you age and as you go through life.
Miles Grimard
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Eric
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Eric
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Miles Grimard
Miles, thank you so much for having me. I really appreciate being here.
Eric
Have a great holiday. We'll see you again soon. All right, folks, we'll be back to an folks minutes. All right, our next guest is making Lee County, Florida, safer. Not just a little bit, a ton safer for the residents there. There's been a sharp decline in homicides, a 28% drop in crime in Cape Coral, and there's been a reduction in arrests, gun violence and violent crime, property crime and theft as of 2025. My next guest is the sheriff himself of Lee county, and I'm happy to have Sheriff Carmine Marcino on the show. Sheriff, what a great, great opportunity to bring you back. I've known you a very long time, sir. You were just crushing it, doing such a great job in Lee County. Tell us about some of the highlights of what you're doing.
Sheriff Carmine Marcino
Well, Eric, it's great to be back. Great to see you, man. It's been a long time. You know, we're very lucky here. We're blessed. First, starting at the top. I mean, President Trump's vision. He's a champion for law enforcement, unwavering support. Even during the hurricanes, the man came here, he did everything he could to make things happen for us. He's second to none, securing our borders, making sure that these violent criminals and drug dealers and pedophiles are not gaining access to this country and more specifically, the state of Florida. I mean, Governor Desantis has done a phenomenal job being a champion for law enforcement. And here in Lee county, it makes our job easier. We've done a great job. Homicides down to the lowest they've ever been, plus 100% solved.
Eric
That's amazing. Let's stay on that. And the reason. Look, folks, yesterday I was in Cape Coral, which is part of Sheriff Carmine's county. He's in Lee County. And Tito Ortiz says, you got to talk to Carmine Messina. I'm like, I know Carmine forever. I've. No, he's great. He's like. He's killing it here. He's doing everything right. We have cameras on corners. We're bringing crime down. You got cameras in schools, and you have an officer or someone, an official in all the schools. Tell us about that.
Sheriff Carmine Marcino
First and foremost, I mean, school safety is number one, top priority. 120,000 kids go to school in Lee County. It's 120,000 parents that really need us to make certain when they leave their house, they come home. And we do that. We train seven times the mandated amount by statute, and we're ready for anything that comes our way. We have the latest and greatest technology. So when you put cameras everywhere, license plate recognition, we're solving crimes that we never could have. You can't get in and out of this county without getting caught. So if you commit a crime here, you're finished. And we're solving things all around. I mean, listen, the men and women of law enforcement, we have great relationships. The chief in Cape Coral, Tony Sizemore, Jason Fields in Fort Myers. We all work together in sync with an amazing state attorney, Amirah Fox. So at every level, we're firing on all cylinders, and we're doing great things, and it's not just by words, but statistical data proves it works.
Eric
You know, Sheriff, interestingly, I left and I had to get back to the east coast of Florida. Cape Coral's on the west coast and I had to drive east right across the middle of the state. And I noticed out of your county, in Palm beach county is a place called Bell Glade. Not only to taking shots at your, your the people fellow, but you go from your county, which is completely locked down, safe crimes coming down to one of the more high, highest rated. I think it's number two in the state of Florida adjacent to you. Can't they take some of the success you've had and implement it even somewhere it's only maybe a handful of miles away from you?
Sheriff Carmine Marcino
Well, I think the challenges are the sheer size, the numbers of people, population. And over here, you know, southwest Florida is very strong. We have a conservative mindset in the way that we want law and order at every level. Safety and security is number one. Law and order. We have that. The residents here can sleep well. As a matter of fact, they're just great residents and they're like minded, which makes it so much easier for to do our job. And the numbers keep going down. And that's why everybody's leaving my hometown in New York and other places, because they want to come where it's safe, where they can raise their family and put their children in the greatest schools that are safe and secure and they never have to worry about if they're going to come home. We're ready for everything that comes our way here. And we're taking drug dealers down by the hundreds. Eric, I always told you, for all the years I've known you, that's my number one mission, is taking drug dealers out and down. And we do that at every level here.
Eric
Tell us a little bit about, you know, the immigration issue. First of all, let me just point one thing out. The governor, Governor Ron DeSantis, has been very close to his sheriffs. It's, it's, it's. I really believe that's why Florida is becoming the safest big, big state in the country, is because the governor really supports you. So DeSantis has been great supporting you. Sheriff Machino. Yes.
Sheriff Carmine Marcino
Yes, sir. I mean, I was his first endorsement, my first endorsement out of the gate. Governor DeSantis has been a champion for law enforcement. He always does what's right for law enforcement. He supports us, gives us all the tools that we can do our job. He's there for us when we need him. And by the way, carrying out President Trump's, you know, stance on 287 and getting rid of the people. Look, people can argue all day long, but why do we want someone who is a pedophile a drug dealer, accessing the country, accessing the state of Florida. And we're very strong on working with our Federal partners at 287 with ICE. I mean, you know, you're not supposed to be here. You're not going to be here and you're not going to commit violent crimes here. Zero tolerance.
Eric
Sheriff Carmine, do you, do you have an illegal immigration issue problem in Lee County?
Sheriff Carmine Marcino
We don't, we don't. And what we do is we work great with our federal partners. ICE has done a phenomenal job here locally. And I talk to them all at every level. And we are going around, I'll tell you, even the, the lowest level of deputy sheriff on the street, when I talk to them, they'll say, you know, in areas that we used to have issues, we don't see those issues anymore because that 1% of the population, the people that commit violent crime, people that are not supposed to be here, by the way, that can fly under the radar and commit violent crime, are gone. And they know we don't play in Florida. President Trump's mission, we are carrying it out every single day. And you can see it in the stats. Statistical data doesn't lie. And I don't care what party affiliate, I don't care what your mindset is. Who can argue with keeping people safe and staying away from violent crime. It's the way we should live our lives in a law and order society.
Eric
You know, I spent, I spent a couple of days on an ICE raid and it was, it was amazing. The, the cooperation between fhp, Florida Highway Patrol, the local police department at ice. I assume they're, you're working with them to make sure that, that your county is free, as free as possible of, of illegal immigrants.
Sheriff Carmine Marcino
Well, I will tell you, our Florida Highway Patrol does a great job, fhp.
Eric
Great job.
Sheriff Carmine Marcino
We work with them. Yeah, we work with them all the time. They are not just on the highways. They supplement law enforcement throughout the entire state. Anytime we need something, they're calling us before we call them. And the job that they do, all law enforcement is dangerous today. But being on those highways and the things that they do, they are amazing in what they do. Throughout our state, we're very blessed again, relationships, having the ability to pick up a phone and we all work together as one cohesive team. That's why Florida leads the way.
Eric
It does. It does, sir. And before we go, just tell us, like, what could, what does Sheriff Carmine Messina need to make it even safer? I know you're a great job. You're crushing it. And other. Honestly, other counties should be taking a cue from what you're doing there. What is, Sheriff? What's. What do you tell the feds? What do you. What, help or the state or the feds? What do you need to make your job a little easier, a little more effective?
Sheriff Carmine Marcino
I speak on a local level as sheriff of Lee County. I will tell you, Eric, without hesitation, the local, state and federal partners work amazing with us. The more we get. Community engagement, which we have, by the way, at the highest level. Transparency, trust. Okay? Consistency. And the message is consistent. Not in Lee county, not in Florida. We get better every single day, but we have the assistance we need. Local, state, and federal. We work in sync. One cohesive team. Again, the governor really sets the pace here in Florida. Ron DeSantis has done amazing, an amazing job. And I will also tell you again, President Trump has truly made our lives so much better. And coming from the top and being able to carry out his mission, which is, by the way, law and order and safety and security, zero tolerance in Lee county and the state of Florida, we're leading the way.
Eric
You're doing a great job, Sheriff Carmine. I've known you a long time, my friend. So proud of you. Really, really good to see you again, my friend. Just keep crushing. Great to see you. Keep doing.
Sheriff Carmine Marcino
Thanks for all you do, my brother. Appreciate you.
Eric
Love you. Love you. We'll see you again soon. Car. Thank you so much.
Alan Dershowitz
Thank you.
Eric
All right, folks, we'll be back. Two and a half minutes. I don't know. I can't believe this woman is still in the country, let alone in Congress. Okay, get ready for this, folks. Elon Omar, who has always made it very clear that she loves her home country of Somalia and serves her home country of Somalia above all else, including this country. She hates this country. Omar came out railing against President Trump ending Somali protected status. By the way, its fact that the part of Minnesota that Omar represents in Minneapolis is a known and documented breeding ground for terrorism and they desire Sharia law. But here she is making things up to defend the only people she actually cares about. Not the citizens of Minnesota, but her home, home state.
Somalis are not terrorizing this nation. We are helping it thrive. Somalis have always seen as a fabric, has seen themselves as a fabric of this nation. So not only are we not going anywhere, not only are we not going anywhere, we are not going to allow anybody to make us feel less Minnesotan or less American.
Somalis are the fabric of this country. Interesting. But wait, there's More Omar's defense of.
Terrorism in this country. We do not blame the lawlessness of an individual on a whole community. What we also know is that there is not a single evidence that the president or his coolies have put forth that there are any single resource from taxpayers in Minnesota that has gone to aid and abate terrorism. That language is dangerous. That language puts the lives of Somalis not only in Minnesota but across the country in danger.
Well, if the hat fits, so to speak. I don't know. I don't know. I'm not sure why they continue to elect this woman. Besides, she married her brother to get him citizenship and her husband made $40 million over the last couple of years protecting her with some security details. Whatever the $40 million, that's either donors or taxpayer. Either way, they should really investigate her. Sedition Gate continues this week with Democrats coming to the defense of the congressional Democrat losers who woke up last week and chose treason. Seditionist Mark Kelly was on Rachel Maddow last night. Of course, he was trying to defend the video and whining about being investigated.
Let me first just get your response to this threat from the Defense Department saying that they are investigating you. They may potentially recall you to active duty to face a court martial.
Well, Rachel, I said something that was pretty simple and non controversial and that was that members of the military should follow the law. And in response to that, Donald Trump said, I should be executed, I should be hanged, I should be prosecuted. He even went on and said something about go get them, I guess sending a mob to round me and the other folks up.
Miles Grimard
So this is, I think it says.
Eric
A lot more about him than it says about me. He doesn't want accountability. But Rachel, I'm not going to be silenced. I'm not going to be intimidated. No, Senator Mark Kelly, you didn't. You told people to disobey orders, legal orders, absolute legal orders, your commanding officer orders. That is sedition. That is treason. I'm not sure Trump said they should round you up. But what do they do to treasonous people? They hang them. Cry about it, Mark. Except there's this thing. Mark then inadvertently admitted that the President has in fact not issued any illegal orders.
When you and your colleagues made that video, were there specific potentially illegal orders that you were thinking about that were the sort of precipitating cause for you guys to get together and do that?
Miles Grimard
Here's the thing, Rachel, you don't want to wait for your kid to get.
Eric
Hit by a car before you tell him to look both ways in Other words, no, we didn't respond to Trump doing anything. We just didn't like him. So we told the military to disobey. Disobey your commanding officer. Wow, that's dangerous. You guys are so screwed. And by the way, right before the show, I heard that the FBI and the CIA are investigating those eight seditionists. So of course, Joe Scarborough comes out knowing these seditionists had no reason to make that video and says that they should have come out with clear examples of these so called illegal Trump orders. New slash Joe, they don't list them because they don't exist. And if I have a criticism of what the Democrats have been saying, well, they fumbled the ball this weekend. But he has wide latitude on strikes. Ask Barack Obama. And drone strikes. Ask George W. Bush. And drone strikes. But where we know the President has said, I am going to give illegal orders to people in the military is when he was on Air Force One coming back. I forget where he was coming back from, but he said, I can send the Marines, I can send the Army, I can send the Air Force, I can send the Coast Guard into any city. I want to control crime. And the courts can't do anything about it. That's illegal. Yeah, because activist judges tried to stop Trump from doing it. Not because they were ex constitutional, because they just didn't like Trump or the ideas. And the Supreme Court said no, Shut up. Activist judges, sit down. They should have been disbarred, by the way, but sit down, shut up. This is all constitutional. So there's nothing right about what Joe Scarborough just said. Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego is one of the Democrats who apparently thinks it's a good idea to try to stir up civil war and is out here making threats against anyone who opposes hating America. Donald Trump's going to be gone a couple of years. And if you're part of the military that is going after sitting senators, sitting members of Congress and part of, you know, the weaponization of government, there will be consequences without a doubt. So, you know, I think there's going.
Sheriff Carmine Marcino
To be a lot of officers that are, be part of this, you know.
Eric
Potential tribunal they want to call that. They're going to be looking over their shoulders because they know that Donald Trump will be gone and they will not have that protection. They're going to have to do the safest thing possible, which is follow the Constitution, United States. What do you mean by that? Senator RUBEN that's amazing. These Democrats, they're, they just hate this country. They hate this country. They're trying to divide us at any chance they can. Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath, who's running for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat, also just loves a call for insurrection, doesn't she?
Yesterday, Senator Alyssa Slotkin, who's also, of course, in that video, she said she was not, in her words, not aware of any illegal orders that had been issued by the President. Do you believe the video itself? As a former Marine, the video itself was appropriate.
Alan Dershowitz
It's.
Eric
It's a yes. Because, look, members of Congress, the military is not just responsible to the commander in chief, but also to Congress.
Just follow the rules. This is the way you keep order in the military. This is why we have the strongest military on the planet. Because there's order, there's rules and there's order. When you want to break the rules, you create chaos. You don't want chaos in the military. It's the first. It's probably one of the more unsettling things to any democracy is you create chaos in your military. Also grooming of your children in the universities and schools, that's another way to create chaos. On that note, I can't believe we're still talking about this in America or anywhere for that matter. The grooming continues and the perversion of this country's children is not just happening. It's being celebrated on a morning nationally televised televised show, mind you. Hello. Hello, Desmond. How are you? How you doing?
Thanks for being here.
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Producer/Tech Crew
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Anabe Sofas Advertiser
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Eric
My mom doesn't like me drinking caffeine.
Anabe Sofas Advertiser
Does it make it hydrated? Yeah, me too. They don't like when I drink caffeine either. But Desmond, you're one of the youngest and first drag queen slash kids.
Producer/Tech Crew
And I.
Eric
Michael Strahan, really? And then the crowd cheers that perversion. What's wrong with us? Well, here we go again. More of the Obama playbook of race baiting. Chicago mayor, let's go. Brandon Johnson is really out there claiming that putting people in jail for committing crimes. Well, of course he's going to say this. Well, doing that is obviously racist. We cannot incarcerate our way out of violence. We've already tried that and we've ended up with the largest prison population in the world. Without solving the problems of crime and violence, the addiction on jails and incarceration in this country, we have moved move past that. It is racist, it is immoral, it is unholy, and it is not the way to drive violence back. Putting people in jail is racist, immoral, unholy. When they Commit crimes. This is why you have a crime problem in Chicago, dumbass. I'm sorry, did I say that? Should I not have said that? I said it because we at the Edge, we believe average is comfortable. We don't do comfortable on the Edge. Take a look at the bottom of that thermometer. The average YouTube channel sits at around 200 to 300 subscribers after 65 days. Where we are right now, the Edge 5710. That's what happens when you cut the noise and focus on grit, perseverance, success and real talk. We're moving fast and we're not slowing down. I got a call to action right now for you folks. I love you. Been amazing. You helped us get to 5710 when the average show is at 200 to 365 days in. Let's get to 7000. That number at the top of that is 7000 the mission. 7000 subscribers by the time the ball drops on New Year's Eve. Can you help me get there? If you've been watching but haven't subscribed yet, now's the time. Share that with a friend. Who needs that extra Edge. Take your camera, point it right at that QR code. A little yellow line comes across it, press it, you've subscribed. It's not for marketing. It's not to sell you anything. Never charge you a penny for this. The Edge is just great content. Brett Favre, Jordan Belfort, Patrick Bet, David, Tito Ortiz. Coming up next week, you gotta join. It's great content. And we're doing it because we're done being quiet. It's a platform that's growing. YouTube.com aircalling the Edge YouTube.com the Edge please subscribe. Help us out. Let YouTube know we're growing and we're here for the duration. We'll be right back. Two and a half minutes. Well, look at it. There's Ben, there's Mad Dog. There's Cole. Trish, I think is in the back row. And Matt, if I'm not mistaken, not sure if Rashad is here or not. Sean, I don't know. What a great crew. What a great crew. I'm glad you get to see the. The control room. You got that back shot. That other back shot, if you can take it. It was really a cool shot. You see the whole boards and everything. I don't know if you can get it. You got this.
Look.
These folks, these. These guys work super hard. Anyway, whatever.
Alan Dershowitz
Let's.
Eric
Let's do some while you're Doing that. Benny, let's listen to an email or two. We got a bunch. This viewer has three questions for you.
Producer/Tech Crew
Hello, everybody. This is David on Lookout Mountain. I got three questions. Why they arrested antifa people? Why aren't they resting? Those people who told the military to follow or not follow orders, why aren't they arresting for treason? Why is they arresting George Source for all the stuff in the country that he's paying for all the turmoil? And one question, is the gold in Fort Knox or not? I mean, they was talking about it before, but I want to know if the gold's in Fort Knox. Thank you.
Eric
I love this one. I love this one. They should be arresting those jerks for treason. The senators and Congress people, former military who, who basically told the military to disobey orders. They should. Again, I've said this before, if they're going to arrest them, they certainly at least should take their pensions away. Those guys, that's, those are good pensions. Yeah, they earned it, but then they just blew it. You have to have consequences for saying stupid stuff. Soros. Yeah, I, I, I just, I'm very, very trying to figure out, I don't know how he's gotten so entrenched by putting prosecutors in some of our major cities. It's hard to get rid of them. But yeah, I think Trump would. I mean, he goes after a lot of people. They'd be a really good one to go after. George Soros. I'm sure if you dig hard enough, you'll find something to bounce this guy out of the United States. And the gold. This is something really important. I know. Senator Mike Lee, maybe two, maybe Monday or Tuesday, posted something about, there's that control room shot. I love Senator Mike Lee said, let's find out what if the gold is actually in Fort Knox or not. Remember, Elon Musk wanted to do it. I petitioned the White House, said, bring me with you. I want to go with. I've traded gold since, for the last 25 years. I was a gold trader on the floor. I would love to be there, one of their witnesses, to see if Fort Knox really has all that United States gold. Trillions of dollars worth, I think half a trillion dollar worth of dollars worth of gold. Supposed to be at Fort Knox. Some say it's empty. We'll find out. Hopefully we find out. Great question. Sorry, Benny. This viewer says that FEMA is a disgrace.
Producer/Tech Crew
Hey, Eric. Michael Smith, Burnsville, North Carolina. Fema, What a disgrace. We've been dealing with them for over a year. They keep turning us down. Even Though we appeal over and over, they ask for the same documents over and over. I was hospitalized $96,000 in damages to my body, and almost that on our house. They do nothing. FEMA should be put out of business. I know Trump has a problem with them. Well, guess what? Everybody in North Carolina does, too. All right, thanks. You're the only real American voice channel we listen to because you guys tell the truth. Thank you very much.
Eric
Appreciate it.
Producer/Tech Crew
Bye bye.
Eric
Yeah, FEMA's FEMA is a massive, massive waste. It was completely mismatched. It's been mismanaged. Remember when North Carolina got hit with that hurricane under the Biden administration? FEMA was telling people not to help those folks. They were starving, they were dying. They were thrown out of their homes. The hurricane wiped them out. People were living under trees. People were trying to bring them water and food. And FEMA says, said don't. And these people are still suffering. We really, really need to revamp FEMA or maybe make it go away and figure out another way of helping folks in need. Certainly natural disaster in need. Benny, another one. Yes, sir. This viewer says that Trump needs to have a roundtable on food and manufacturing.
Producer/Tech Crew
Erica, it's Teresa. Hey. Trump needs to have like either an Oval Office or a roundtable meeting with manufacturers with food. And he needs to talk about what prices were before Biden's 9% inflation to where they are today and ask these manufacturers what they can do to bring down the costs and what all is going into the cost for the American people to see on transportation, with oil costs to wages going up during the inflation and everything like that to explain the affordability. But he should have that transfer transparent in the public for people to see some of these food companies come out and explain where they're at so people can see that it doesn't really all fall on Trump, but maybe Trump can pressure them to start to bring prices down if things have made it cheaper for them to manufacture their products. Okay, Eric, thank you. I miss you.
Eric
Bye.
You know, I've been saying this for a while. In fact, I spoke with Bannon about it yesterday, and I almost got in trouble by saying something nasty about Howard Lutnick. The, the Commerce Secretary right now, I think is failing, is incompetent. They should be the, the Commerce Department should have just people, a whole bank of people calling from on behalf of the President, United States, Talking to the CEOs of these retail companies, these food companies, to bring their prices down. Even not even food, all companies, retail people, bring your prices down. Trump knows that your input costs have come down. It's time for you to, to shrink it down to the normal profit margin. Instead of when their cost comes down, they keep the prices high. They're making way too much profit. Bring that down now. You're free to do whatever you want in America, but you get a little push, a little nudge from the president, it might work. And Bannon had the idea, took my idea and added to it saying bring them into the White House, into the East Room and have a big meeting and talk and call people out who aren't doing the right thing by the right people. I know. I hear the sound. You guys act like this is an award show and I want to stay up here all night. Love you guys. War Room is coming up next. We'll see you tomorrow with a brand new show.
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This episode delivers a strongly opinionated analysis of recent American political developments, focusing heavily on California Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell, his ambitions for state leadership, and his history of controversies. The program features combative commentary on left-leaning figures, a discussion about the impending release of Jeffrey Epstein files with Alan Dershowitz, interviews about crime reduction in Florida with Sheriff Carmine Marcino, and critical coverage of Democratic responses to national security and law enforcement issues.
Timestamps: 06:17–14:12
Swalwell’s Candidacy for California Governor
Critique of Political Hypocrisy & Media Handling
Swalwell on National Security & Voting
Swalwell’s Public Statements
Downplaying January 6th and Over-dramatization
Extremist Rhetoric
Timestamps: 18:43–25:22
Status of the Epstein Files
Call for Full Transparency
Potential for New “Epstein McCarthyism”
Political Stakes & High-Profile Names
On Larry Summers Stepping Down
Timestamps: 29:51–37:45
Reduction in Crime
School Safety Initiatives
Contrast with Neighboring Counties
Immigration Enforcement & Partnerships
Needs & Resources
Timestamps: 39:04–45:43
Critique of Ilhan Omar
Treason & Sedition Rhetoric
Disputes Over “Illegal Orders”
Democrat Threats and Division
Timestamps: 46:46–53:50
Critique of Drag Youth, Urban Crime, and Progressive Policies
Chicago and Crime Policy
Timestamps: 50:28–54:56
Why aren’t Antifa, disloyal officials, or George Soros being arrested?
Is the gold really still in Fort Knox?
FEMA’s failure in disaster relief
Food prices, inflation, and manufacturers
On Democratic hypocrisy:
On January 6 comparisons:
Dershowitz on full disclosure:
Marcino on law and order:
On “grooming” and culture wars:
Direct call to action:
Highly combative, sarcastic, unapologetically critical of progressive/Democratic figures, and rooted in a “real talk” approach. Heavy reliance on mockery, derision, and sharp pointed rhetorical questions, punctuated by frequent appeals for community engagement and platform growth.
This episode is a sweeping indictment of Democratic leadership—interlaced with detailed interviews and opinionated commentary—which challenges mainstream narratives and asserts the podcast’s self-styled role as a bastion of “real America’s voice.”
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