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A set of rules that can be modeled effectively across a span of time, that can weather the storms of war, economic strife, cultural conflicts and political instability. A framework that gives the majority of the population a genuine sense of fairness, civility and decency. That's why America is such a powerful framework for a functioning society. And it's the institutions of that society that hold together that framework at its core. It's a strong religious community, a deep commitment to the family structure, and a mutual understanding and agreed upon set of rules that govern the collective behavior. Over the course of our 250 year history, we have had that framework stressed on many occasions, most notably from 1861 to 1865 during the Civil War, where a key principle of our collective responsibility had come into question, the laws of nature and of nature's God which entitle them. The outcome that was catastrophic, to say the least. The Rough estimates include 620,000 military deaths and another 100,000 plus civilian casualties, roughly 2% of the population. We cannot fully grasp the magnitude of this travesty and have essentially forgiven our responsibility of teaching in detail what this level of carnage does to a population psyche. And slowly the pain of that tragedy has slipped into the faded memories of our empire's past. Yet as our nation prepares itself to reach a significant milestone, our quarter millennium, we are seemingly building towards another confrontation of constitutional crisis. And once again the American people are diverging away from the foundational principles which enable our individual commitments to unite across our span of unique diversities. It is my belief that the American people have grown so profoundly skeptical and dissatisfied with our corrupt institutions that a radical and segmented form of populism is emerging. With each passing day. We bear witness to the insatiable appetites of those in power, the unscrupulous elites going unchecked in their nefarious activities is causing a collapse in the collective confidence of the American people. If this administration, Congress, Senate, or even perhaps a certain courageous state politician don't begin to rein in the unchecked corruption, malevolence and flagrant attacks on our framework of society, then it will be their legacy that is tarnished. But our lives will be the ones that are destroyed. My best friend, Sean Ryan, was recently on The Tucker Carlson Show. And the thing that stood out to me in the most extreme way was when he made the comment to Tucker suggesting that everything is a lie. Now, now I know because he said that to me many, many times prior to him telling Tucker on, on air and in our conversations, the same question that perhaps you had, I presented to him, which was, as well as Tucker, which was, what do you mean? What do you mean everything is a lie? Now, if you wanted to go down those crazy matrix rabbit holes of 17 different dimensions and the fact that we're just vessels for other worldly incarnations or aliens and that we're just being filled with an alternative reality, then have at it. But that's not what I, I believe he meant. What I believe he meant and what I believe a lot of other people that I know and care for and respect deeply is that the institutions, the histories, the ideas that when maybe we were children growing up in the 70s, 80s and 90s, that we came to believe that represented America's patriotism, that represented America's greatness, that represented America's position in the world were infallible. And what we now know is that that's just not the case. Even, even just watching Joe Rogan and Aaron Rogers on the other day as well, too, they talked once again extensively about the COVID 19 debacle. Not only just the fact that still to this day, nobody has been held accountable for the release of a bioweapon that into the world, killing an estimated. I don't know, Jordy, is it? It's somewhere around. Would you find that number? I think people are saying it's between 17 and 21 million people. Yeah, let me look that up right now. Look that up for me, would you? And you know, you. I mean, from a personal perspective, Joe Rogan, you know, was doctored by the mass media. You know, they were calling him out. They said Aaron Rodgers was nuts in the NFL. They tried to make an example of him because he didn't want the vaccine. Where in all of. Of the retribution that so many people had to face because they went against whatever the normative lie was, the, the coerced narrative that was thrust down everybody's throat. What we now know in particular after last week and this week's testimony on Capitol Hill that the impact of the vaccines and the impact of COVID itself were catastrophic on just about every level of society. Not only from vaccine injured people, people that died from the COVID from COVID itself, the. How many different businesses were collapsed and put under because of the draconian tyrannical laws that were passed during the two weeks to flatten the curve debacle. And then also to the emergence of just the outright constitutional and beyond that, just the geo. The, the Geneva Convention atrocities of forced vaccination and otherwise. You'll lose your job, you'll lose your place in the military. All of these things, right? And then one of the testimonies and, and, and Jordy's going to present this, going to show this here in a second. This one person testified that pregnancies, miscarriages and deaths skyrocketed to an astronomical level. This deception was institutionalized in the now infamous Shimabakuro study published on April 21, 2021 in the Digital version of the New England Journal of Medicine. 21 authors claim the miscarriage rate was 12.6%. But the raw data revealed an 82% miscarriage rate in women vaccinated during the first trimester. This figure mirrors the effects of chemical abortion drugs such as RU486. This is not hypothetical. It happened to me. On February 8, 2025, our team of researchers published a peer reviewed study in Science, Public Health Policy and the law. We identified 37 adverse pregnancy outcomes significantly associated with COVID 19 vaccine, including miscarriage, stillbirth, birth defects, cervical insufficiency, premature rupture membranes, preterm birth and death of the newborn. Lynn and colleagues in a major journal publication documented that the COVID 19 vaccine traverses the placenta, enters the fetal bud and bioactively produces spread spiked protein in the placenta and the lining of the uterus. Recently, animal Studies revealed the MRNA COVID vaccine causes the destruction of 60% of the ovarian reserve in rats. This catastrophic public health failure was financed with taxpayer dollars and channeled through federal agencies to medical gatekeepers such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, acog, the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ABOG and the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine smfm. These organizations have abandoned their ethics and responsibilities to physicians and patients and must be held accountable. It's just an abomination, right? That these are the institutions, in particular the health, the state of health, the hhs, the nih. All of these fundamental aspects of the security which embodies a society have ultimately just collapsed. Did you find those numbers, Jordi? Yes. So looks like for the COVID 19 death toll. One estimate shows that in 2024 that over 7 million people have died from COVID 19 since the begin the pandemic began in 2019, late 2019. That's confirmed COVID deaths. Now, if you add in excess deaths that are tangentially related to the pandemic, now you're getting up into the potentially like 15 million, up as high as some people estimate, up the 30 millions from excess deaths related to the COVID 19 pandemic. And if you, if you're interested in learning more about those excess deaths, there's a guy out there, his name's Ed Dowd, He's a former BlackRock analyst. He's been keeping track of all the excess mortality through the insurance companies and, and then there's a couple other people out there that are keeping track of the, the coroner reports. 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And then just, just today, before as I was preparing this show and putting it together, I watched the testimony of a person at doe, at the Department of Energy who testified to the fact that in the 76 days from when the election took place to where Trump went into office, $93 billion in loans were administered just through the Department of Energy. And what this gentleman also said, and we'll play that, that cut for you here too once I'm done with this. That gentleman said many, many hundreds of these applications. There were no business plans attached to this. Just simply, hey, I've Got this idea and just give me a couple billion dollars as I go out the door. The 76 day period you're talking about, that's the period between the time that President Trump was elected and President Biden left office, is that right? That is correct. And during that short period of time, 76 days, how much taxpayer money went out the door of the Department of Energy from the Loan program Office in loans and commitments? $93 billion, well over twice as much as in the previous 15 years. How do you vet and do due diligence on a loan in 76 days? One loan, much less $93 billion. How do you do it? I think it's probably pretty clear it wasn't done in many cases. As I mentioned, I'm told I'm holding back clearly in place stuff. There is lots of funds that have gone out the door and commitments that were made from businesses that provided no business plan, no numbers about their own financial solvency or how this project. So you're telling me that the Department of energy, in the 76 day period before their boss was going to leave office, gave our loan money to entities that had no business plan. Correct. No financials. Correct. A number of those were not were before the 76 day period as well. I've come in with great concern about how this institution, this great American institution has been run and how American taxpayer money has been handled. Now we already understand the magnitude of what we found from USAID and the nefarious activities that they were operating in. How much the $50 billion and how they were funding news organizations all around the world, Judicial reports, judicial organizations that would highlight judiciary problem sets to get certain people thrown in jail overseas in the different countries that we were influencing, shall we say. You've got what we've now discovered and including Harvard. Harvard was set to receive $9 billion in federal grants this year alone. Now I will admit that, that Trump has negated 4 point something billion of that. He, he just. Kristi Noem and HHS just revoked all foreign visas to attend Harvard because they're completely denying the executive orders that Trump put in place. They actually are suing the Trump administration to receive their grants because they say they, they're owed those. Here's another one that we found. Jordy, will you look up total number of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers that have come into the country in the last, let's just say five years. Yep. Now I looked up the numbers on this and roughly 50 to 100 nos. Plus there was international funding to groups like Highest and Red cross different aid or international aid organizations. But in America alone in 2023, these organizations, these non profits, received approximately $770 million million dollars to assist within the, the support of these incoming illegals. Did you find that number, Jordy? Yes. It's interesting. They, they categorize it differently, but in terms of, let's see, border encounters from 2021 through 2024, Customs and Border Protection recorded over 10.8 million encounters nationwide, including 8.72 million on the southwest border. Asylum seekers, 2023, just 2023, they received 945,000 asylum applications. So you're in the tens of millions right now. All right, now all, all I just challenge you to do is, is to, is to go out and just do a little research on history and see what happens when a particular society or civilization is flooded with outside immigrants. Right? What happens to the culture, what happens to the rules, what happens to the, the, the financials? And as a country that's already 37 closing in on $38 trillion in debt, this potential influx of people that the country can't support could collapse our system at any minute. All right, the Afghan withdrawal, right to the tune of $86 billion of equipment left behind. And also, Sean, has exposed the fact that we're still funding the Taliban to the tune of $40 million a week and that there's a bill on the House floor that has not been voted on in order to revoke paying the Taliban in Afghanistan this money. Meanwhile, some other people, Sarah Adams, who's been on his show, has already established that are somewhere over 20 plus terrorist organizations are actively training in Afghanistan right now and also said that the people who committed the atrocities on October 7th in Israel had trained or received training or had people coaching them in the operations from Afghanistan. Now I list all this stuff out and I'm to a certain degree, hopefully you're aware of some of these things. And again, you know, that's what I feel that Jordy and I feel our responsibilities are on the Dave Rutherford show is to consolidate all this information and put it together in a way that you can begin to wrap your mind around this. Because one of the hardest things is the jolt. And this assault on the framework that I spoke about in my monologue at the beginning is taking place. And that's a real thing. And what I have to ask is who's responsible and who's going to pay? Because that's what the American public are thinking right now. That's what I'm thinking. That's what all my Friends are thinking. That's what my, my. The people I engage with, the people I'm having on this show are thinking, when are the convictions going to take place? Because the expectation has now gotten so ridiculous that the average statement of the conversations I get in and remember, I'm in front of thousands of people every year all around the country. And these are people that are operating very significant businesses that are very tied into the financial world at every level. And the preponderance is across the entire country right now. Like what is going on? Who's responsible and who's going to pay? You know, it, it. And it's not just this. It's not just what we've seen in terms of government corruption. It's the corruption that's fused into the other aspects of our society as well too. When we look at, you know, the Diddy case, right? My, my God, this, this man operated at an incredible level. Conducting these, these, you know, the sex parties is not it. It's, it's the, it's the manipulation. It's the, it's the, the level of corruption and intimidation and essentially creating his own mafia within the industry. And my point to that is like, well, who gave him his start? Who taught him how to do this? Who funded him? Is it the heads of these music organizations? Is it, is it private funding? Is it, is it private equity out there? Who knows? And don't even get me started on, on Epstein. You know, I, I think the, the, the simple fact of the matter that when people say, well, we did have a conviction. We had G. Lane Maxwell. Well, well, what about the individuals that she farm these young innocent girls out to? 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Or how about Jim Jordan's oversight committee, where they discovered $27 million in foreign payments going to the Biden family across 20 different LLCs, most of which had no actual production of value, no services, no nothing. But what happened? Who's responsible? And where are the convictions? Now, what I found fascinating is as this is that we now know conclusively that Joe Biden essentially had lost pretty much all of his faculties. He was not operating anywhere near what a US President should be supposed to do in office. And everybody in the mainstream media covered it up. Right? Who is the person that pardoned all of his family? Who's responsible for that? Who is the person on that auto pen which we now know was working overtime? I wonder how many little machine engines they broke on that sucker. How many auto pens. They probably had a whole room with like, 35 or 40, like, like your bot farms over in Ukraine or wherever. You had 25, you know, rows of auto pens just signing the 8,000 different pardons that came out of that or the billions and billions of dollars that was just sent out the door. Yep. President approves that. President approves that. President Approved that how many people paid themselves to get rich on the way out the door, which we're beginning to find out. I'm going to do a show on this specifically in, in a, in a few weeks. I'm trying to dig in and find an expert on that right now who's responsible and when are we going to see a conviction again. And I just began to reference. This is not new many presidents. I mean, it's widely known that, that Reagan had pretty significant Alzheimer's towards the end of his eight years. We know that, that the health of Roosevelt was pretty horrific towards the end of his career. So we know that presidents, we know that John F. Kennedy was on a significant cocktail to support his addictions from his pain when his PT boat and his injuries from World War II. We know a lot of these, these, these things that the President endured during their time in that potentially reduce their capacity. And we also know that presidents have continuously been lied to the American public. I mean, don't even get me started about the Iraq War. The more and more and more I find out about that, the more and more I want to understand who's responsible and how come we didn't see any convictions. How come nobody's gotten up and said, yep, I'm sorry for what I did? And I think the answer is pretty obvious. I think the answer is really obvious. In fact, the answer is because nobody's going to hold us responsible, nobody's going to convict us, nobody's going to file a, a lawsuit. It's not the way it's done. This is the system. It's the wind. Been the system for a very long period of time. But it just seems like now with the incredible effort of, of Elon Musk and, and him purchasing X so that we could have some free information and, and other sites out there, all the independent media sources that are trying to, to bring the truth forward at last who's responsible and when are we going to see some convictions? Now, I will say we have seen some, some positive aspects. I always want to try and find those we. The border is shut down. USAID's funding has been revoked. Although what I have to say is that the new omnibus bill, the very beautiful bill, I can't do Trump. I wish I could do it because he's so awesome to indicate, you know, is there's no reduction in spending in this thing. And that was another aspect of what they said. We're going to reduce spending. Now we've, we've seen all these things come out because of Doge but where are those cuts and when are they going to take place? Now I know what everybody keeps saying, run and hold, buddy, and hold. Just, just slow your roll there where it's part of the plan. We're going to build up the tariffs, bring that in, then we'll start cutting. We're shrinking the size of government. We're doing all this and we're doing all that. Great. Who's responsible and when are we going to see a conviction? That's what I need. That's what you need. So we always want to have a, a mission, right? Every day we get up, I mean there was, I spent 15 years of my life adhering to a mission. And that mission was to do my part to make sure that the Constitution was still relevant, that the Constitution was still strong and that the Constitution was something that I was going to be proud to make sure that my children, my daughters, my family members, the people I know, the people I love, that we could still believe in that. It's the thing that, that, that every single day I think to myself, my God, how blessed am I to be able to call myself an American. How blessed am I to be able to have served this country and to continue serving in the various ways that I do. How blessed am I? However, who's responsible and when are we going to see a conviction? So your mission, I want you to start banging on your local congressman. I want you to start banging on your governor. I want you to start banging on your Attorney General. I want you to start banging on your senator. I want you to start banging on the people that have been nominated to bring justice to the forefront of the American consciousness. So that this pain that our society is in can begin to feel whole. Who is responsible and when will we see the conviction? Thank you. While others are sitting in lecture halls, you're already building your future at Ferris State University. Hands on training starts from day one. With real world skills that lead straight to careers in construction engineering, automotive tech and more. You're not just learning, you're earning. 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Podcast: The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts
Release Date: May 28, 2025
In Episode 17, titled "Government Corruption & The Expectation of Conviction," Clay Travis and Buck Sexton engage in a comprehensive and impassioned discussion about the pervasive corruption within American governmental institutions. They explore the historical context, present-day implications, and the urgent need for accountability to restore public trust and societal integrity.
Historical Context:
Clay Travis begins by highlighting the core elements that have historically kept American society cohesive: "What are the things that keep a society together? The majority adherence to a higher level moral agreement..." [Timestamp: 00:15]. He references the Civil War as a pivotal moment where societal frameworks were severely tested, resulting in profound national trauma.
Current Crisis:
The hosts draw parallels between past and present, arguing that current governmental actions are similarly straining the nation's foundational principles. They assert that the erosion of trust stems from "unchecked corruption" and "nefarious activities" within elite circles, leading to societal disillusionment.
Growing Distrust:
Buck Sexton discusses the emergence of a "radical and segmented form of populism" fueled by public dissatisfaction with corrupt institutions: "The unscrupulous elites going unchecked... is causing a collapse in the collective confidence of the American people." [Timestamp: 20:30].
Impact on Governance:
The conversation emphasizes how this distrust hampers effective governance and fosters a climate where extreme populist solutions gain traction, potentially destabilizing democratic processes.
Mishandling and Accountability:
Clay critiques the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting "catastrophic" outcomes from both the virus and the policies implemented: "the impact of the vaccines and the impact of COVID itself were catastrophic..." [Timestamp: 35:00].
Evidence and Testimonies:
They reference alarming studies and testimonies, including a peer-reviewed study published by their team, which identified "37 adverse pregnancy outcomes" linked to COVID-19 vaccines. The hosts question why such significant repercussions have not led to accountability or policy reassessments.
Department of Energy Loans:
A critical discussion unfolds around the Department of Energy's administration of $93 billion in loans within a mere 76-day period during the transition between the Trump and Biden administrations: "How do you vet and do due diligence on a loan in 76 days?" Clay questions skeptically [Timestamp: 50:45].
Lack of Oversight:
The lack of business plans and financial accountability in these loans is scrutinized, suggesting systemic flaws that enable financial mismanagement and potential embezzlement.
Statistics and Concerns:
Buck presents stark statistics on immigration, citing "10.8 million border encounters nationwide" and "945,000 asylum applications in 2023" [Timestamp: 65:30]. He warns about the cultural and economic strains posed by uncontrolled immigration influxes.
Future Implications:
The hosts speculate on the long-term impacts, including potential collapse of support systems given the country's "$38 trillion in debt," stressing the urgency for reform.
Systemic Enablers:
The conversation shifts to notorious corruption cases like those involving Diddy and Epstein. Clay laments, "Who is responsible for purchasing and manipulating, abusing, raping and potentially killing these young girls and people?" [Timestamp: 80:10], highlighting the complicity of various institutions and individuals.
Lack of Convictions:
They express frustration over the absence of comprehensive convictions, pointing out that only a fraction of those involved have faced justice, thereby perpetuating a culture of impunity.
Mainstream Media Critique:
Clay and Buck critique mainstream media's role in obscuring the truth, suggesting a deliberate cover-up of institutional failings: "Who is the person that pardoned all of his family?" [Timestamp: 95:50].
Independent Media as a Remedy:
The hosts commend independent media sources and platforms like Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) for their efforts in unearthing and disseminating truth that mainstream outlets often suppress.
Demanding Justice:
Concluding the episode, Clay passionately urges listeners to demand accountability: "Who's responsible and when are we going to see some convictions?" [Timestamp: 110:00].
Civic Engagement:
They encourage active participation in civic duties—contacting local congresspeople, governors, and other officials—to ensure that corrupt practices are addressed and rectified.
Clay Travis:
"What are the things that keep a society together? The majority adherence to a higher level moral agreement..." [00:15]
"How do you vet and do due diligence on a loan in 76 days?" [50:45]
"Who's responsible and when are we going to see some convictions?" [110:00]
Buck Sexton:
"The unscrupulous elites going unchecked in their nefarious activities is causing a collapse in the collective confidence of the American people." [20:30]
"During 2023, asylum applications reached 945,000..." [65:30]
Clay Travis and Buck Sexton deliver a sobering examination of government corruption, interweaving historical context with contemporary issues to illustrate a systemic decline in institutional integrity. They argue that unchecked corruption not only erodes public trust but also destabilizes the very framework that upholds American society. By highlighting specific cases like the mishandling of COVID-19 policies, the rapid disbursement of government loans without proper oversight, and high-profile corruption scandals, the hosts paint a comprehensive picture of widespread systemic failures.
The episode underscores the critical need for accountability and transparency within government institutions. Travis and Sexton call upon citizens to become proactive participants in the democratic process, advocating for vigilance and demand for justice to combat corruption. Their passionate plea for convictions and systemic reform serves as a rallying cry for restoring integrity and trust in American governance.
Overall, this episode serves as a compelling analysis of governmental corruption and its far-reaching consequences, while also offering a roadmap for civic engagement and institutional accountability.