The Glenn Beck Program: Best of the Program

Guests: John Solomon & Ryan Mauro
Date: September 26, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode dives deep into a week of seismic news and fiery analysis on American politics, government transparency, threats to the justice system, and spiritual preparedness. Glenn Beck guides conversations with investigative journalist John Solomon (Just The News) and counterterror analyst Ryan Mauro. Major topics include James Comey’s DOJ indictment, the DOJ’s investigations into George Soros, global trends in Christian persecution, and Glenn’s reflections on spiritual warfare in tumultuous times.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. James Comey’s Indictment: The Legal System in Action

Guest: John Solomon (Just The News)
Segment: 01:24–15:24

• Breaking News: Former FBI Director James Comey indicted on two of three possible charges related to false testimony before Congress.
• Grand Jury Process: Glenn and John explain how the grand jury functions as a safeguard, only indicting when evidence truly warrants action.
  • John Solomon at 02:33: “You saw the system work the way it’s designed to…The grand jurors thought only two [charges] were warranted...”
• Core Evidence: Comey’s own inner circle, including Andy McCabe, James Baker, and James Rebicki are likely to testify against him.
  • Solomon at 03:03: “The evidence against him is going to come from his inner circle…That makes this a very powerful case.”
• The Alleged Lies:
  • Count 1: False testimony to Senator Ted Cruz about authorizing leaks (referenced testimony played repeatedly in media).
    • Glenn at 04:47: “[Cruz] was saying, did you ever ask somebody to leak this information…? And he said, no. Then people in his own circle said, well, that’s not true.”
  • Count 2: False testimony to Senator Lindsey Graham.
• New Revelations:
  • James Baker claims Comey specifically authorized the leak of classified intelligence, through channels involving Chief of Staff James Rebicki (06:00).
• Possible Sentence:
  • Historic parallel to John Mitchell (Nixon’s AG), sentenced to 18 months–3 years.
  • Charges today carry up to 5 years, sentence to be decided pending outcome and type of trial chosen by Comey (07:16).
  • Ongoing investigations may result in further/superseding indictments.
• Political Retaliation Concerns:
  • Addressed assertions that Trump is abusing justice, with Solomon distinguishing Trump's push for a “decision” (not a particular outcome) before statute of limitations runs out (09:12).
  • Solomon at 09:12: “He was not telling the Justice Department, indict him in spite of the evidence. Just make a decision before the statute of limitations come up.”
• Next Cases in the DOJ Pipeline:
  • John Bolton likely next, based on classified material found (11:24).
  • Discussion on lack of staff at DOJ causing delays (12:00).
  • Hypocrisy noted in reactions to prosecutions (e.g., Bolton vs. Clinton/Biden cases).

2. The “Full Armor of God” and Spiritual Warfare

Host Monologue: Glenn Beck
Segment: 15:25–27:30

• Living Through Turbulence:
  • Glenn reflects on current national and personal battles, mourning lost friends and referencing “actual battle” that could come but clarifying his own approach will be spiritual, not violent.
• Biblical Preparation for Battle:
  • Thorough exposition of Ephesians 6 – Paul’s “Armor of God” passage, relating each piece to both the physical and spiritual fight.
    • Belt of truth: “Strengthen your core. Know what truth is… You’ve got to strengthen that core or you will be deceived.” (~19:00)
    • Breastplate of righteousness: “Where do you feel bad when you’ve done things? You feel it in your chest…Always do the next right thing.” (~20:00)
    • Shoes of peace: “Be ready to go anywhere the Lord asks you to go…deep into the gospel of peace.” (~21:00)
    • Shield of faith: “Doubt, temptation. Put a shield up against that… it will bounce off of that shield.” (~22:00)
    • Helmet of salvation: “Put on the helmet of salvation, accept… the free gift of forgiveness.” (~23:00)
    • Sword of the Spirit (Word of God): “That’s what you’re required to fight with…the word of God.” (~24:00)
  • Prayer as Spiritual Recalibration:
    • “Everything we do should be prayer… When you’re praying all the time, it’s like GPS…constantly realigning you.” (27:03)
  • Identity in Spiritual Battle:
    • “When they say ‘Christian nationalism’, they’re building an army. Yeah, an army like this…and that’s the only kind of army that will defeat evil.” (27:30)

3. Global Trends: Persecution in South Korea & Lessons for America

Segment: 27:30–45:58

• Religious Persecution in South Korea:
  • Glenn recounts the arrest of Pastor Sohn, a prominent Korean Christian leader, and draws parallels between authoritarian moves in South Korea and trends in the West.
  • “Please hear that. Your religion has never been tough to live…you have not known religious persecution for 200 years in America. We have not had it.” (~33:00)
  • New laws are targeting Christian churches and conservative voices as “anti-government.”
• Trade Union and Espionage Ties:
  • Discussion of global labor networks, some with US connections (SEIU, AFL-CIO), showing ideological and practical links to communist infiltration.
  • “Workers of the world unite—espionage. South Korean labor officials have been actually caught meeting with North Korean agents in China…” (~35:00)
• Loss of Geopolitical Ground:
  • Weakening of US influence in Asia if South Korea is “lost” to authoritarianism.
  • Outlines China’s broader ambitions and eroding freedoms throughout the West.

4. DOJ Investigating Soros & NGO Funding Links to Extremism

Guest: Ryan Mauro (Capital Research Center)
Segment: 45:58–55:35

• Groundbreaking Soros Report:
  • Mauro assembled a comprehensive accounting of over $80 million in Soros–Open Society Foundation grants to US and international groups with alleged ties to terrorism.
    • “The grand total…was over $80 million since 2016, going to domestic terrorists and criminal groups…and pro-terrorism groups in the US and around the world.” –Ryan Mauro, 46:13
  • The DOJ reportedly responded to Mauro’s findings by ordering new investigations in six states.
• Pathways for Action:
  • Ryan details IRS code prohibiting tax-exempt groups from engaging in/contributing to criminal activity.
    • Removing tax-exempt status could cripple these organizations; radical groups themselves admit this would be a “quick death.”
  • Potential for using Treasury/IRS power as a more immediate tool, beyond longer legal prosecutions.
• Soros Network Examples:
  • Sunrise Movement: Ostensibly about climate, but supportive of Chinese Communist Party and linked to more militant groups (Antifa, Stop Cop City).
  • Movement for Black Lives: “Endorsed the October 7th attacks… instructions and incitement for criminal activity and stuff that will qualify as domestic terrorism.” (51:19)
• John Brown Gun Club:
  • Described as essentially an “Antifa” militia, pro-gun, supportive of Marxist groups, and connected to terrorist actors such as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
  • “It’s almost like a single entity…all these other guys who want to basically burn everything down and spread poison everywhere. They’re on the other side.” (55:35)
• Potential for a Political Firestorm:
  • Mauro predicts the Soros-linked groups will attempt to turn the investigation into a political fight as stakes rise.
  • “You just start hearing about dozens of groups…having their statuses removed. Politically, it would be a hellstorm…but it'd be one well worth it and one that I believe we would win.” (~53:15)

Notable Quotes and Moments

• John Solomon on the Gravity of the Comey Indictment (03:03):
  “When this case is made, you’re not going to be hearing from some far flung Trump witness. You’re going to be hearing from three people in the inner circle of James Comey…”

• Glenn Beck, on Trump and DOJ Pressure (09:12):
  “What President Trump said is, I want a decision to be made quickly one way or the other. If he didn’t do it, don’t charge him. If he did do it, charge him.”

• John Solomon on Bolton’s Classified Info (12:59):
  “Bolton is in a very different category. He had no declassification authority…There is a long history of prosecuting them.”

• Glenn, on Spiritual Battle (19:00):
  “Strengthen your core. Know what truth is. Make sure you understand truly what truth is, because there’s deception all around you.”

• Ryan Mauro, on Soros' Grant Exposure (46:13):
  “The grand total…was over $80 million since 2016, going to domestic terrorists and criminal groups…Including many that very obviously tied to foreign terrorist groups, both communist and Islamists.”

• Mauro, on Nonprofit Vulnerability (48:00):
  “A tax exempt nonprofit cannot engage in criminal activity…that seems to me the logical starting point. And the most radical groups…said that this would result in…a quick death for most groups.”

• Glenn on “Christian Nationalism” as True Resistance (27:30):
  “When they say Christian nationalism, they’re building an army. Yeah, an army like this. And that’s the only kind of army that will defeat evil.”

• Mauro, on the “Merged” Radical Networks (54:45):
  “They basically merged now…It’s like one machine where you hit a button and they all work together…It’s all of us on one side and then it’s all these other guys…”

Timestamps for Major Segments

• 01:24 — Comey indictment news discussed with John Solomon
• 02:33 — Grand jury process and legal system integrity
• 03:03 — Evidence against Comey rooted in inner circle testimony
• 04:47 — Explaining Cruz/Comey Senate exchange
• 07:16 — Potential outcomes and sentencing
• 09:12 — Addressing claims of political targeting by Trump
• 11:24 — Forthcoming indictments (Bolton, others), DOJ understaffed
• 12:59 — Why lawsuits differ for Trump, Biden, and Bolton
• 15:25 — Glenn’s deep-dive: “The Full Armor of God”
• 27:30 — South Korea, religious persecution, global trends of authoritarianism
• 45:58 — Soros/NGOs/terror funding probe with Ryan Mauro
• 46:13 — Mauro’s $80M Soros grant revelation
• 48:00 — IRS/tax-exempt vulnerability for radical groups
• 50:17 — Open Society’s dismissive public statement
• 53:15 — Political impact of mass status revocations
• 54:28 — Communist/Islamist axis and “John Brown Gun Club”
• 55:35 — Mauro: “It’s almost like a single entity…”

Conclusion

This episode is a potent blend of legal analysis, investigative reporting, spiritual reflection, and urgent warning—framing America’s current moment as both a constitutional crisis and a deeper moral conflict. Glenn frames the stakes as involving not just policy or politics, but fundamental questions about good, evil, and the future of civilization—urging listeners to gird themselves for the battles ahead, in both the civic and spiritual sense.