Loading summary
Transcript5 lines
- [00:00]
A
So despite best efforts to block Todd Blanche's nomination to become the Attorney General of the United States, Senator Bill Cassidy of the State of Louisiana has decided that he doesn't have any scruples and he wants to cry crocodile tears as he votes yes for that nomination. Now, Cassidy was going to be the linchpin as to Blanche getting across the finish line here for that permanent gig. We were all looking at Cassidy and he had all of this buildup, did he not? All of this drama surrounding his huge announcement that he was making from the Senate floo. And his statement and parts of his statement spoke to, I don't know, being untethered from reality. Because a lot of the stuff that he talked about in terms of weaponization of the DOJ and the President being able to do things unchecked, I'm sorry, but that's not reality. That's not democracy. And so once again we see Balless wonders in Congress this idea that they had Article 1 powers, but they're like, yeah, you know what? Just like John Cornyn said, we can't reign in the President. Now you have Bill Cassidy saying, eh, we can't really do anything about this. And that's the reason why Tom Blanche is gonna become the next Attorney General. I am beyond disappointed when I say I wanted to throw my glasses. I wanted to throw my glasses at the screen when I was watching this happen. Because I need to remind people Bill Cassidy is a doctor. And if a doctor cannot have empathy and understanding as to the impact of the trauma at the hands of a monster like Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and others, when they have been abused, when they have been raped as children, when they have been trafficked to other perpetrators, when they have been manipulated and they have been treated and discarded like trash, how does a doctor not understand that trauma? How does a doctor not have empathy and sympathy for, for those victims and survivors? Because the way that Todd Blanche has not only managed the technical rollout and the redaction and withholding process of the Epstein files, the illegality surrounding his conduct vis a vis those Epstein files, and then his performative, disgusting disrespect shown for the Epstein survivors when Senator Thom Tillis told him, you must go and you must meet with those Epstein survivors and like, yes, Daddy, I'm on it. Tallbanch runs, meets with them and he's an asshole to these survivors and these advocates, and he tells them, hurry up and get to the point to Danny Bensky. And he tells sky and Amanda Roberts, the brother and sister in law of the late Virginia Giuffre. I haven't even read the files. How is that in and of itself not a disqualifying moment for Todd Blanch to become the Attorney General? And yet Bill Cassidy, physician, didn't even mention it, right? Doesn't even talk about it. It doesn't even register for him. Instead, he spends his moment, this moment, in history, where he's on the Senate floor and he can use that pulpit to call out the illegality of the weaponization of the doj, the illegality of Tom Blanch not preserving the independence of the Department of Justice, the illegality of the way that Tom Blanche has violated the Epstein Files Transparency act, the illegality of a $1.776 billion slush fund to benefit insurrectionists and CR& lackeys and friends of Donald Trump. The illegality of a tax immunity provision that now gives civil and criminal immunity to Donald Trump, his family members and his business entities. How does Bill Cassidy not use that moment in time to cement his legacy in a way that maybe would let us forgive all of the other foibles and really shitty judgment decisions he's made, including RFK Jr. But Cassidy spurned that opportunity, and we watched it happen in real time. And what Cassidy did also, in my humble opinion, was to tell Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, his colleagues in the United States Senate, who actually spoke up. And look, I know what you're going to say about Susan Collins, and that's fine. But at the very minimum, we give credit where credit is due. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski called out the obvious Lisa Murkowski especially. Let me just take a moment and talk about her statement that had just been released that really teed up the drama again around Bill Cassidy's decision. Murkowski, who's not up until 2028, said the politicization of the department did not start with this administration, but has accelerated during it. I take issue with the handling of the release of the Epstein files, the sweeping immunity protections granted to the president, his family and their businesses, the statements that have been made to anti abortion groups, and the repeated targeting of individuals ranging from former administration staff to sitting U.S. senators. I am also keenly aware that the department's nearly $2 billion slush fund, which likely would have rewarded January 6 protesters, is only off the table because his nomination is pending and the Senate has leverage. Once we vote, that will end and there's no telling what the future holds. The country needs an attorney general who will check the worst impulses of this administration that is part of the statement from Senator Lisa Murkowski. And she started with the most important line in the sand the Epstein files Neither Cornyn nor Tillis ultimately made their standards at Senate Judiciary over even getting Todd Blanche out of Senate Judiciary to be able to face a full Senate vote. Neither Cornyn nor Tillis made the Epstein files a part of their analysis. They instead did this kabuki dance surrounding the slush fund and the tax immunity provision. Again, both of which whatever show of theater that Tob lynch did by posting that bullshit on Twitter, that's not enforceable. It's unenforceable for various and sundry reasons, but most importantly, it's not enforceable under the law. And so the fact that it took a female senator to have to center the Epstein files, I'm not surprised because the misogyny is a trademark of this regime. Everybody's talking about weight loss injections because the results are just so dramatic. They work by lowering blood sugar and reducing appetite. So what if you're looking to lose weight but you're not interested in those painful weekly injections, especially when you hear about some of those intense side effects? That's why doctors created a weight loss supplement called Lean, and the results are, frankly, remarkable. The studied ingredients in Lean have been shown to lower your blood sugar, burn fat by converting it into energy, and curb your appetite and cravings so you're just not as hungry. But listen, Lean is not for the casual dieter with only a few pounds to lose. The doctors at Brickhouse Nutrition created Lean for frustrated dieters with 10 or more pounds to lose. Let's get you started with 20% off and free rush shipping so you can add Lean to your healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit takelean.com and enter Fang P H A N G for that discount. That's promo code fang@takelean.com all of these US attorneys in Louisiana are Trump appointees. You think they're going to speak out crossly or in any critical way? What Cassidy has done today is he has sealed his fate number one. And I don't care if it looked like he got emotional or maybe he was crying his little crocodile tears at the end of that speech on the Senate floor. Yeah, you know what Cassidy had to say at the very end of his little soapbox diatribe here?
- [07:51]
B
I will vote for Mr. Blanche. I'll be criticized for this vote. What's new? But. The people of Louisiana can be assured that I worked hard to understand the issue and to make the right decision. With that, I yield.
- [08:22]
A
That's Your legacy, Cassidy, Your legacy is being the deciding vote for Todd Blanche becoming the Attorney General. And all of the harm, the destruction, the illegality, the lack of ethics, the lack of professionalism, all of the
- [08:44]
B
current
- [08:45]
A
of fear and intimidation, coercion, pressure, all of that is at your feet, Bill Cassidy. All of it. Because every single day in this administration, in this regime of convicted felon Donald Trump is a test. It's a test for all of us. It's a test of our humanity. It's our test of our willingness to always embrace being on the right side of history. And these tests are small. Some are big. But all I know is, when push comes to shove, I don't ever want to look my child in the eye and say that I was not fighting for the right things. Bill Cassidy deserves to be haunted by this incredibly shitty decision for the rest of his life. Because it's one thing to vote for and give us Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. As the head of Health and Human Services, that is bad. But to give us Todd Blanche as the Attorney General for convicted felon Donald Trump and not for the people of the United States of America, that is unforgivable. There is a big chasm between bad and unforgivable. So, Bill Cassidy, enjoy. Enjoy all of it. Enjoy all of the ridicule. Enjoy all of the hatred. Enjoy all of the criticism, because you've earned it. Disgusting. Katie Fang here. We launched the Katie Fang News Channel in partnership with the Midas Touch Network, so we could bring you the latest in legal and political news. Straight, no chaser. So if you're a fellow truth teller, hit that subscribe button and share the word about this channel so we can build a high information America together.