Virginia Dems' Political Empire Face FBI and DOJ Firestorm | Episode 284

Summary

Podcast Summary: VINCE – Virginia Dems' Political Empire Face FBI and DOJ Firestorm

Episode 284 | May 7, 2026
Host: Vince Coglianese | Cumulus Podcast Network
Co-host: (not fully named)
Notable Guests/Clips: Cheryl Minter, multiple news clips, quotes from Obama, Tulsi Gabbard, Katie Porter, Spencer Pratt, Tom Steyer, and others

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Episode Overview

This episode dives into major breaking news about expansive FBI and DOJ investigations into leading Virginia Democrats, particularly State Senator L. Louise Lucas, and the broader implications for the Democratic establishment. Vince also covers the political firestorm in California, featuring debates around illegal immigration, noncitizen voting, and high-profile races, along with his signature analysis on left-wing "fake scandals." The tone is sharp, combative, sarcastic, and full of punchy, cutting commentary.

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1. Obama’s "Gaslighting Interview" and DOJ Weaponization

[02:46–10:08]

• Obama’s Colbert Interview: Vince criticizes Barack Obama's claims about Justice Department independence, arguing Obama is "gaslighting" by pretending not to have politicized the DOJ and intelligence agencies during his presidency.

  Obama: "The norm is that [the DOJ] is independent ... The AG is the people's lawyer, not the president's consigliere." [03:17–04:12] Vince: "The gaslighting in this interview is completely off the charts." [04:51]

• Eric Holder Example: Vince points out Holder’s infamous "president’s wingman" loyalty to Obama, which he sees as evidence of DOJ politicization.

  Eric Holder: "I'm still the president's wingman." [05:57]

• Alleged Intelligence Community Misconduct: Vince references current National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard’s criminal referral of Obama for "manufacturing" intelligence about Trump.

  Tulsi Gabbard: "The evidence ... directly point to President Obama leading the manufacturing of this intelligence assessment." [07:15]

• Motivation: Vince claims Obama is "conditioning the public" ahead of possible indictments against Democrats, knowing "everyone around him is being subpoenaed." [08:06]

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2. FBI Raid on L. Louise Lucas and Corruption Allegations

[10:08–20:29]

• Breaking News: FBI raids the office and cannabis dispensary of L. Louise Lucas, President Pro Tempore of the Virginia State Senate.

  "The top Democrat in the state of Virginia is also a drug dealer." [11:09]

• Corruption Focus: Investigation centers on bribery connected to her dispensary, with the probe reportedly initiated under the Biden administration but allegedly "suffocated" by political appointees to protect her.

  "It involved allegations of bribery related to the cannabis dispensary." [13:49]

• Allegations of Illegal Sales: Reference to a Virginia Mercury investigation finding her dispensary sold mislabeled and illegal THC products.

  "Both [products] came back containing Delta 9 THC, which is illegal to sell in Virginia." [15:41]

• Lucas’s Defense: Lucas blames Trump, calling the DOJ action an intimidation tactic. Vince mocks this as self-incriminating.

  Lucas: "They're about power ... what we saw fits a clear pattern from this administration. When challenged, they try to intimidate and silence the voices who stand up to them." [17:02] Vince: "You deserve to be picked on because you rigged the elections." [17:44]

Notable Quote:

Vince (mocking): "Joe Biden was supporting Trump and targeting you because you would eventually rig Virginia's elections? Is that what was happening? Man, the plot goes pretty deep, doesn't it?" [17:59]

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3. DOJ Goes After Soros-Funded Virginia Prosecutor Steve Descano

[22:11–37:53]

• Soros-Linked Prosecutors: Vince lambastes George Soros’s spending to elect local prosecutors who he says refuse to enforce the law, using Steve Descano (Commonwealth’s Attorney, Fairfax County) as a prime example.

  "If you own the prosecutors, you can stop them from prosecuting." [32:54]

• Descano’s Immigration Policy: Explained as giving "preferential treatment" to illegal immigrants over citizens.

  Descano (from website): "Steve's office will take immigration consequences into account when making charging and plea decisions." [23:32] Vince: "I'm going to treat illegal aliens better than American citizens." [25:15]

• Case of Stephanie Minter: Emotional interview with her mother, Cheryl, whose daughter was killed by a repeat illegal alien offender whom Descano had repeatedly released.

  Cheryl Minter: "Had he even begun to pay attention ... Stephanie would be alive." [27:48] Vince: "Cheryl, if you see this clip, I want to do anything I can to help you with that recall. Anything I can." [28:27]

• Federal Pattern-or-Practice Investigation: DOJ’s civil rights division (led by Harmeet Dhillon) launches investigation into Descano’s alleged discrimination against citizens.

  Vince: "The United States Department of Justice is investigating Fairfax county for giving preferential plea deals to illegal aliens while discriminating against American citizens." [35:41]

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4. California Debates: Great Replacement Theory, Noncitizen Voting, and Spencer Pratt’s Rise

[37:53–45:50]

• Katie Porter’s Gubernatorial Comments: Porter suggests California's population growth is enabled by immigrants, whom she calls "Californians."

  Porter: "They're one of the only ways that our state has been growing in recent years." [38:56] Vince: "So we're replacing [citizens] with illegals and then calling them Californians." [39:09]

• Noncitizen Voting: NBC debate asks LA mayoral candidates if noncitizens should vote. Only Spencer Pratt says no.

  Moderator: "Should noncitizens vote in our elections?"
  Pratt: "No."
  Bass/Raman: deflect, say "it depends." [41:38]

• Spencer Pratt’s Breakout:
  • Vince hails reality TV star Pratt as a populist hero due to his direct, relatable responses and willingness to challenge Democratic orthodoxy.

  Vince: "Why does it feel like Spencer Pratt is just one of us standing on stage screaming at these jackasses ... The guy is us." [44:53]

  • On drugs and homelessness, Pratt calls out policy failures, stating "these people do not want a bed, they want fentanyl or super meth." [44:13]
  • Media challenge his lack of experience; Pratt retorts:

    Pratt: "All I need to do is surround myself with people who don't call in bomb threats to City Hall ... my job as mayor is to just make sure our tax money is not being stolen and laundered to increase problems which is happening right now." [46:04]

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5. California Gubernatorial Debate: ICE as "Criminal Organization," More Radical Policy

[47:42–50:15]

• Tom Steyer’s Radical Platform: Calls for abolishing ICE, prosecuting agents (and Stephen Miller) for violence/profiling, "protecting immigrants," and doubling down on sanctuary legislation.

  Steyer: "ICE is a criminal organization ... I'm in favor of abolishing ICE ... we should be prosecuting [its] agents ... Stephen Miller." [48:31]

• Vince’s Reaction:

  Vince: "Psycho. Just utter psycho. The guy's a complete psychopath." [49:30]

  • Again stresses the normalization of positions that "would have been shocking" 10–20 years ago. [50:02]

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6. Debate Fireworks: Women’s Sports, Katie Porter, and "Posting Your Ls"

[53:34–55:44]

• Destruction of Women’s Sports: Debate moderator asks if candidates would change CA law so athletes compete based on biological sex rather than gender ID. All Democrats demur or explicitly defend men competing in women’s sports.

  Vince: "Wake up, America. Just wake up to what these Democrats stand for ... They were all saying they want men to cheat in women's sports on stage." [54:44]

• Katie Porter "Owned" by Chad Bianco: Porter says she doesn’t need parenting lectures; Bianco replies “You might.” Vince ridicules her history and calls it "posting your Ls."

  Chad Bianco: "Sir, I don't need lectures from you about being a mother."
  Bianco: "Of course you might." [52:15]

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7. Left Fake Scandal of the Week: Cash Patel’s Personalized Bourbon Bottles

[56:27–61:45]

• The "Scandal": Atlantic publishes a piece criticizing FBI Director Cash Patel for giving away engraved bourbon bottles as gifts.

  Vince: "Are they really upset Cash is enjoying himself? ... What I care about is, is he going after the bad guys? ... They're saving children by the thousands ... the guy's doing a great job. Huge, huge scandal. You people are morons." [60:00–61:25]

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Key Timestamps of Notable Segments

• Barack Obama’s DOJ Interview Critique & Holder Reference: [03:17–06:01]
• Tulsi Gabbard on Obama’s Criminal Referral: [07:03]
• FBI Raid on Louise Lucas (Fox News Clip): [11:23]
• Lucas’ Alleged Illegal Products (VA Mercury Investigation): [15:18]
• Lucas’s Public Statement, Vince’s Mockery: [16:44–17:44]
• Steve Descano's Policy on Illegal Aliens: [23:32–25:20]
• Interview with Cheryl Minter (mother of victim Stephanie Minter): [26:06–28:11]
• DOJ Investigation of Descano Announced: [35:41–36:19]
• Katie Porter’s Debate Comments: [38:26–38:56]
• LA Mayoral Debate – Should Noncitizens Vote?: [41:38]
• Pratt Destroys Dems on Drug/Homeless Policy: [44:13]
• Spencer Pratt’s “Experience” Response: [46:04]
• Tom Steyer on Abolishing ICE: [48:31]
• Democrats on Women’s Sports / Vince Reaction: [53:34–54:44]
• Katie Porter Debate “Owned” by Chad Bianco: [52:00–52:41]
• Fake Scandal of the Week: Cash Patel’s Bottles: [56:27–61:45]

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Memorable Quotes

• Vince:

  • "The gaslighting in this interview is completely off the charts." [04:51]
  • "You deserve to be picked on because you rigged the elections." [17:44]
  • "If you own the prosecutors, you can stop them from prosecuting ... it's evil genius in a way." [32:54]
  • "Why does it feel like Spencer Pratt is just one of us standing on stage screaming at these jackasses?" [44:53]
  • "Wake up, America. ... They want men to cheat in women’s sports on stage." [54:44]
  • "Are they really upset Cash is enjoying himself?" [60:00]

• Spencer Pratt:

  • "Look at the city right now. Look at what their experience has done ... all I need to do is surround myself with people who don't call in bomb threats to City Hall." [46:04]

• Cheryl Minter:

  • "Had he even begun to pay attention to the police and the emails or letters that were sent, I mean, Stephanie would be alive." [27:48]

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Takeaways for Listeners

• Sweeping federal action is actively targeting top Virginia Democrats for corruption, with investigations encompassing both state politicians and Soros-backed prosecutors accused of shielding noncitizens.
• The left-wing establishment, claims Vince, is seeking to "condition the public" against coming indictments, while conservatives celebrate a rare turnabout in enforcement.
• California’s debates reveal how deeply positions like noncitizen voting, abolishing ICE, “replacement” immigration, and the destruction of women’s sports have moved into the political mainstream among Democrats—providing campaign ammunition for populists like Spencer Pratt.
• "Fake scandals" leveled at prominent conservatives (like Cash Patel) are ridiculed and dismissed as desperation moves.
• The episode’s fiery, rapid-fire delivery, sarcastic digs, and emotionally-charged interviews make it both an information-packed and highly opinionated resource for Vince’s audience.

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Transcript

[Vince]

Everybody, welcome to Vince on a Thursday.

[Co-host]

Great to have you with us. As always. We've got an epic show ahead for you. We've got to dive deep into how some of these Virginia Democrats are now facing, well, Justice. It's unbelievable what has transpired here as the Justice Department is now going after all of these Virginia Democrats.

[Vince]

We will get into the breaking details

[Co-host]

on all of that in just a moment.

[Vince]

Also, we're going to take a closer look at some of these debates that

[Co-host]

took place in California this week.

[Vince]

We got a big gubernatorial debate and a mayoral debate. This guy, Spencer Pratt, the reality star dude, suddenly he is just the talk of not just that town, but the country.

[Co-host]

The guy's, like, really on fire right now. I've got the details on what he's up to and, and so much more. We really have so much to talk about today, so we'll dive right into it. But first, and, oh, and I do have a left. I do have the left fake scandal of the week. Very excited for the left fake scandal of the week. We. We will dive in. As always. Great to have you with us. The best audience anywhere. Want to thank the, the people who make this show possible today. That is Better Wild, our sponsor, Better Wild.

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[Cheryl Minter]

Oh, baby.

[Co-host]

Hello, everybody. I see the chat. The chat looking beautiful this morning. Everybody looks so nice. Would you shower up or something?

[Vince]

You're looking great. All right, let's, let's talk about. Let's, let's start with the guy who's

[Co-host]

pulling the strings on the left, and that is Barack Hussein Obama. Barack Hussein Obama. Barack Obama has this week, I guess he's like unveiled, unveiling. We've all seen it though. The brutalist architecture of his awful presidential museum. And he sat down with Stephen Colbert to do it. And I'm not gonna dwell on much of the interview because it was just like a gigantic puff piece. But here is Obama gaslighting the country

[Vince]

about the abuses that he met it

[Co-host]

out using the United States Department of Justice and pretending like Democrats who are now being subjected to accountability all over the place.

[Vince]

Have you noticed this?

[Co-host]

There's Democrats being investigated and prosecuted everywh for crimes that they've committed. Obama says, oh, that's just political targeting. Watch cut one.

[Barack Obama]

Well, there are a couple that I followed even though they weren't law. And I want us. We're going to have to do some work to return to this basic norm. And we probably now have to codify it. The White House shouldn't be able to direct the Attorney General to go around prosecuting whoever the president wants prosecute.

[Vince]

Right.

[Co-host]

Because technically it's under the executive branch. The norm is that it's independent.

[Barack Obama]

The idea is that the Attorney General is the people's lawyer. It's not the president's consigliere.

[Vince]

Right.

[Barack Obama]

Even when it's Bobby Kennedy, it's Bobby Kennedy. And so two of the core principles of a democracy. We can survive a lot bad policy, funky elections. There's a bunch of stuff that, you know, we can overcome. We can't overcome the politicization of the criminal justice system, the awesome power of the state.

[Co-host]

Oh, my God.

[Barack Obama]

Have a situation in which whoever's in charge of the government starts using that to go after their political enemies.

[Vince]

Okay. Or the gaslighting is just off the charts. The gaslighting in this interview is completely off the charts. The guy is pretending, obviously, like it wasn't him who was behind all of

[Co-host]

these gross abuses of our government, the tyrannical abuse of our government. The targeting of political opponents.

[Vince]

Right now, this idea like, oh, you can't come back from that. We're trying to. We're trying to right now. President Trump and his Justice Department and his administration is desperately trying right now to, to come back from the mess that you've created, the subversion of justice that you created. And I love how he's like, oh,

[Co-host]

you can't have the AG Be consigliere.

[Vince]

What? That was your. That's precisely the relationship that you had with Eric Holder. Do you remember this? Eric Holder? I'm the president's wingman. I'm the president's wingman.

[Co-host]

He said at the time.

[Vince]

This was 2013 Politico Attorney General Eric Holder brushed off a question Thursday about

[Co-host]

when he might leave the administration.

[Vince]

Instead, he professed his allegiance to President Obama. I'm still enjoying what I'm doing.

[Co-host]

There's still work to be done.

[Vince]

I'm still the president's wingman.

[Co-host]

So I'm there with my boy. So we'll see.

[Vince]

He's the consigliere for the president of the United States, and he wasn't pursuing justice. That Justice Department, that Obama administration was

[Co-host]

pursuing injustice in the United States of

[Vince]

America and then targeting Donald Trump for winning an election. That's how Obama conducted his affairs.

[Co-host]

By now, it's obviously very well known, but it's worth reiterating all the time

[Vince]

that Obama directed the intelligence community to manufacture an attack on the incoming president

[Co-host]

of the United States.

[Vince]

That was Obama. In fact, it was so troubling what Obama did that it has become the subject of a criminal referral to the

[Co-host]

United States Department of Justice by Tulsi Gabbard, the current Director of National Intelligence.

[Vince]

Take a look. Here's Tulsi Gabbard last year, 2025, referring Barack Obama for criminal charges for what he did.

[Co-host]

Watch this.

[Tulsi Gabbard]

Any of this new information implicates former President Obama in criminal behavior. We have referred and will continue to refer all of these documents to the Department of Justice and the FBI to investigate the criminal implications of this for even former Obama. The evidence, correct, the evidence that we have found and that we have released directly point to President Obama leading the manufacturing of this intelligence assessment. There are multiple pieces of evidence and intelligence that confirm that fact.

[Vince]

So Barack Obama has been referred for

[Co-host]

criminal prosecution to the United States Department of Justice alongside other all of these other goons. So why is Obama out this week saying all of this? Why is Obama doing this stupid interview with Stephen Colbert telling everybody that justice needs to be blind, that it needs to Uphold the rule of law, uphold the Constitution. It can't be used for political ends. It can't be used in abusive, tyrannical ways. Why is he saying all of this right now?

[Vince]

And the answer is, he's trying to

[Co-host]

frame the conversation ahead of the grand conspiracy prosecutions. It's obvious. It's obvious what he's up to. Obama knows that everyone around him is currently being subpoenaed and forced to answer questions about their behavior during his time in office.

[Vince]

The grand conspiracy investigation stretches back to

[Co-host]

the very beginning of all of this, that intelligence community assessment that Obama ordered in order to jam up the incoming President of the United States.

[Vince]

Obama knows this is underway.

[Co-host]

He knows well all of his buddies are currently being subjected to it. So the reason he's on national television right now telling everybody that, that he

[Vince]

handled things the right way is because he's trying to condition the public to

[Co-host]

think that something unjust is happening when these prosecutions come down. He's also observing around the country as the Trump Justice Department is not holding back on going after Democrats who have credibly been accused of breaking the law.

[Vince]

James Comey has now been subjected to

[Co-host]

his second prosecution by the United States Department of Justice. And a third one may be imminent, and a fourth one may be imminent at any time. The third being his mishandling of classified documents, the fourth being his involvement in the grand conspiracy. A lot more awaits James Comey, apparently.

[Vince]

And as far as everybody else is

[Co-host]

concerned, whether it's Letitia James or Cattle Booga Zagalaga or Lamonica McIver or Sheila Cerfalous McCormick or any of these other Democrats who've been prosecuted, Obama's observing all of this, and he's trying to summon some sort of meager defense. He thinks through the strength of his own lies that he can power through this.

[Vince]

We'll see. We'll see.

[Co-host]

But the reason he's blathering on about this right now on national television is because he knows what's coming. He knows it, and he's trying to prejudice the public's view about that subject.

[Vince]

Now, we have been seeing this week,

[Co-host]

interestingly yesterday, that the United States Department of Justice is now slowing down, led by Todd Blanch.

[Vince]

The FBI led by Cash Patel. They're not slowing down at all. In fact, yesterday, in some pretty epic breaking news, the FBI rated the 1 of the top and probably the most

[Co-host]

powerful Democrat in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Her name's L. Louise Lucas. L, which stands for loser. Loser. Louise Lucas was rated yesterday. She's the President pro temp of the Virginia State Senate. She's also one of the masterminds, kind of the chief driving force, in fact,

[Vince]

behind rigging the Virginia elections.

[Co-host]

You remember the election rigging operation that we just saw take place, which by the way may lose in the Virginia Supreme Court if, if everything comes to pass the way we expect.

[Vince]

She's the one who orchestrated the 10 to 1 map theft by the Democrats. So suddenly yesterday, an FBI raid on

[Co-host]

not only her office in Portsmouth, Virginia,

[Vince]

but also her weed dispensary which is right across the street. Yes, that's right. The top Democrat in the state of Virginia is also a drug dealer.

[Co-host]

Here's the Fox News reporting yesterday as it was all breaking. Watch this.

[Fox News Reporter]

The FBI here telling us today that these are court authorized criminal search warrants that they are issuing and they're going into the building behind me. This is the office here in Portsmouth of State Senator Louise Lucas. You can likely see some of the FBI agents behind me. All of the staffers inside this building were told to come outside. I could hear them saying that they were not allowed back of the building. Throughout the, the last hour, we've been seeing the FBI come and go, carrying boxes out of the building. Now, just across the parking lot next to where I am, there is a cannabis dispensary. We know that the state senator is associated with several cannabis locations in dispensaries. And what we're seeing there, a completely different team carrying out SWAT teams arrived with their weapons drawn, telling anyone in the building to come out of the building with their hands up. We also saw at least three people being taken away, taken into custody. First they were put in handcuffs, put on the ground, and then they were taken away. So it's a slightly less large presence than we did see earlier, but there still is a good amount of FBI agents still here on the ground also. What happened within the last hour? The senator Louise Lucas arrived here herself. I was able to speak with her. I asked her what her reaction was to all of this. She told me she had no idea what they were doing here. I asked her about the different locations that they might be. She in response asked me what locations the FBI were at today. We know, according to officials, at least 10 locations are being looked at today.

[Co-host]

Okay, so that's a big deal. That's, that's a very powerful Democrat all of a sudden being subjected to wide FBI raids across all of the facilities that she works or owns, including her drugstore. So what do we know about this? Here's the Washington Post. Yesterday here's their update on some of this. Take a look here. They say FBI raids business of state senator Eloise Lucas, a key Virginia Democrat. And there's her mug. The FBI Wednesday raiding the Portsmouth offices and a cannabis retail business co owned by Lucas, the president pro temp of the Virginia Senate and one of the most powerful Democrats in the state as a part of an ongoing corruption investigation, according to two federal law enforcement officials

[Vince]

familiar with the matter.

[Co-host]

They're going after for corruption, by the way, that detail is something that I have separately confirmed. A source telling me, a source familiar

[Vince]

telling me that it is a corruption

[Co-host]

investigation and that the raids yesterday were legitimate FBI action. The specifics on the probe remain unclear, though the officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the details of the investigation said it involved allegations of bribery related to the cannabis dispensary. One of those officials said the investigation began, this is key during the Biden administration. This began during Biden. A spokesperson for the FBI's Norfolk Field Office declined to comment except to say that agents were conducting court authorized law enforcement activity and that there was no threat to public safety.

[Vince]

Okay, so they're going after her for. For bribery. Now what are the, what's the sequence of events here?

[Co-host]

What is the public record on all of this? Well, there's a great X account yesterday. I wasn't aware of it until yesterday, but they ran down some of this, which I loved. It was really tight summary of all of it. It's called before the hype.

[Vince]

And they wrote, you know, the most

[Co-host]

powerful Democrat in Virginia just had her office in cannabis dispensary raided by the FBI. She co wrote the state's marijuana legalization law. She was behind it.

[Vince]

And then she immediately opened a weed

[Co-host]

store right after she legalized weed in the state.

[Vince]

Then she allegedly sold illegal products out of it. Illegal products out of it. In fact, more on that specific thing.

[Co-host]

The dispensary is called the Cannabis Outlet. It's a store that Lucas co owns, is managed by her grandson. It's a family business, of course, operating out of what locals call the Lucas Professional Center. She publicly promoted it on X to grow her following. Yeah.

[Vince]

And then in 2022, the Virginia Mercury sent two products that were sold by

[Co-host]

her store to a forensic lab.

[Vince]

Both of them came back containing Delta

[Co-host]

9 THC, which is illegal to sell in Virginia. She's selling illegal products. A Vape pen had 139 milligrams of illegal Delta 9.

[Vince]

A cereal bar was labeled 600 milligrams

[Co-host]

of THC but it only contained 30 milligrams. In other words, it was false advertising.

[Vince]

65 of the 66 products were mislabeled. So she's got.

[Co-host]

She's basically based on the Virginia Mercury investigation. She's just selling a bunch of fraudulent and illegal products inside of her drugstore. And that. Now, is that the center of the FBI investigation?

[Vince]

We don't know. But the allegations against her have dogged

[Co-host]

her for years, and now they're all finally catching up with her. And again, it involves bribery and corruption, according to the available public reporting on the subject. Now, what is she saying about all this?

[Vince]

Yesterday, she was.

[Co-host]

I think she was stunned. I know that. I saw her do some media interviews yesterday where she's like, I don't know.

[Vince]

Where are they?

[Co-host]

You're just telling me for the first time.

[Vince]

Yeah, well, she released a statement yesterday

[Co-host]

about all of this, and guess who she blamed?

[Vince]

Yeah. Trump. She blamed Trump, of course.

[Co-host]

Here's her idiotic statement yesterday.

[Vince]

Louise. Louise Lucas. Today's actions by federal agents are about

[Co-host]

far more than one state senator. Oh, here we go.

[Vince]

They're about power and who's allowed to

[Co-host]

use it on behalf of the people.

[Vince]

What we saw fits a clear pattern from this administration. When challenged, they try to intimidate and

[Co-host]

silence the voices who stand up to them.

[Vince]

Just two weeks ago, Virginia sent a powerful message when they voted to stop

[Co-host]

Trump's scheme to manipulate the 2026 midterm elections.

[Vince]

This is.

[Co-host]

Okay, so she says, fundamentally, I won't read the rest of it. It's all stupid.

[Vince]

But she says that she's being targeted merely because she rigged the state's elections. You got that? Trump's only picking on me because I rigged the elections.

[Co-host]

That's pretty funny. That's hilarious.

[Vince]

Now, you deserve to be picked on

[Co-host]

because you rigged the elections.

[Vince]

That's out of control.

[Co-host]

But that is not why the FBI is going after you.

[Vince]

You already heard me say if. If the Biden administration had launched this investigation, what was Joe Biden in on the Trump scheme?

[Co-host]

Joe Biden was supporting Trump and targeting you because you would eventually rig Virginia's elections. Is that what was happening? Man, the plot goes pretty deep, doesn't it? Very deep, actually. What's really going on with the Biden component to all of this is here

[Vince]

we have yet another investigation that the

[Co-host]

Biden administration started, meaning career employees detected

[Vince]

criminality, and then political officials in the

[Co-host]

Biden Justice Department suffocated the investigation in order to protect an ally. You know that that's what's happened Here,

[Vince]

you know, Louise Lucas was protected by the Biden FBI. It's as obvious as anything. What do we have evidence that this has happened before? Hell, yes, we do. The IRS whistleblowers revealed that they were investigating Joe Biden and the finances going to his family, and that investigation was shut down. Those IRS whistleblowers said they've never seen anything like this before in their entire career, their storied careers of looking into abuses of our tax laws. They've never encountered the kind of COVID

[Co-host]

up that was orchestrated around the Biden family.

[Vince]

That happened. The same thing happened with the Southern Poverty Law Center. We just got a prosecution of the SPLC for being a fraudulent operation that was taking money from credulous left wingers and then turning around and giving it to the KKK and neo Nazis. There was an actual investigation into all

[Co-host]

of this launched under Biden and it was buried.

[Vince]

We know that thanks to this Justice Department revealing that detail. So time and time again, going back

[Co-host]

to what Obama just said, the United

[Vince]

States Department of Justice was wielded as a weapon of political power by the Democrats, whether it was to bring unjust prosecutions against Republicans or to suffocate just investigations into Democrats. You see what's going on. You see it now. It's so crystal clear where all of

[Co-host]

the power abuses are occurring.

[Vince]

And they're among Democrats.

[Co-host]

They're among Democrats.

[Vince]

And Louise Lucas today is stunned that she's being held accountable for the crimes

[Co-host]

she is credibly accused of committing. Amazing. I can't wait to see where this goes next. It's also very exciting. And she's not the only Democrat in Virginia who's being subjected to Justice Department action right now. In fact, in a moment, I've got more details on you about it for, for you rather about a George Soros

[Vince]

funded attorney bought and paid for by

[Co-host]

George Soros who now has the United States Department of Justice breathing directly down his neck. It is so well earned. More ahead on this edition of Vince. Holy cow. What a, what a fun show to do this with you.

[Vince]

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All right, now, the United States Department

[Co-host]

of Justice remains on the move. They remain on the move, which I love.

[Vince]

I love.

[Co-host]

I thought I was only going to get one treat yesterday.

[Vince]

Yes, Virginia. There is a Santa Claus yesterday. We get all these stories out of Virginia as the United States Department of

[Co-host]

Justice is going after these corrupt and in some cases, demonic Democrats.

[Vince]

And demonic, I think, is a good

[Co-host]

way to describe the behavior of the next person we're gonna talk about. This guy is known as Steve Descano.

[Vince]

He's the Commonwealth's Attorney for Fairfax County,

[Co-host]

Virginia, just outside the nation's capital.

[Vince]

And he has now, on a routine basis, taken illegal aliens into custody and then released them directly back out onto the street over and over and over again. Now, why does Steve Descano do this?

[Co-host]

Well, I'm glad you asked, because on

[Vince]

Steve Descano's website, he has not been

[Co-host]

in any way quiet about the fact that illegal aliens get preferential treatment in his office.

[Vince]

Illegal aliens, they get better treatment than American citizens as a matter of policy. The great Nick Minoc, local reporter in

[Co-host]

the D.C. area, posted this some time ago. But here's the way Steve Descano describes it on his website.

[Vince]

In addition to providing a safe place,

[Co-host]

Steve's office will take immigration consequences into

[Vince]

account when making charging and plea decisions. Wait, what? Shouldn't it Just be about the crime you've committed, not some other crime you've committed. What? Although prosecutors typically refer to immigration consequences

[Co-host]

as collateral consequences, avoiding the unnecessary destruction

[Vince]

of families and communities will be a

[Co-host]

top priority for Steve as Commonwealth's Attorney.

[Vince]

Wherever possible, Steve will make charging and

[Co-host]

plea decisions that limit or avoid immigration consequences.

[Vince]

Following such a policy will keep our communities united. United and strong.

[Co-host]

This is Orwellian crap that you're hearing. It doesn't make our community strong. It weakens them. It destroys them. It divides them.

[Vince]

And it will demonstrate our community's commitment

[Co-host]

to equal justice for all. Yeah, except for Americans,

[Vince]

if two people commit the same crime, but only one's punishment includes deportation, that's a perversion of

[Co-host]

justice, says Descano, and not a reflection of the values of Fairfax County.

[Vince]

What a load of bullshit. Listen to this guy. So he straight up says, I'm gonna treat Americans worse. If you're an illegal alien, you get extra protections.

[Co-host]

We're just not. We're gonna cover up your crimes. We're gonna release you back into the community. We're not gonna impose consequences on you. Cuz we'd hate to see you get deported. That, ladies and gentlemen, look at the chat is going crazy about this, guys. That guy straight up declared it on his campaign website.

[Vince]

I am going to treat illegal aliens

[Co-host]

better than American citizens.

[Vince]

And now he has been in office and he's been doing that very same thing. Promises made, promises kept. In fact, that promise being kept has led to the routine assault and murder of American citizens at the hands of

[Co-host]

illegal aliens that Steve Discano keeps releasing.

[Vince]

And that includes Stephanie Minter, who you probably know her story. She was stabbed to death in a

[Co-host]

bus stop recently by an illegal alien

[Vince]

who Steve Discano kept releasing back out into the public. In fact, here's Stephanie Minter's mother, Cheryl, in a recent interview with that very

[Co-host]

same reporter, Nick Minock, explaining that she wants this lunatic out of office and she's working very hard to get rid of him. Watch this.

[Cheryl Minter]

She had so many looks.

[Co-host]

I loved them all.

[Cheryl Minter]

She loved to cook.

Cheryl Minter wants justice for her only daughter, Stephanie. A single mother from Fredericksburg was murdered last month.

My two youngest, side by side, nine years between them.

The suspect, a violent repeat offender who Cheryl says should have been in prison.

This is one of the last photos ever.

The man charged with stabbing Stephanie to death at a bus stop is an illegal immigrant who has been arrested dozens of times for everything from stabbings and robbery to rape.

We've been sent so many cards.

The case has Gotten national attention to

the friends and family of Stephanie Minter. I saw an article about Stephanie's murder. Although it may be of little comfort, may justice be served in this heinous crime.

Cheryl tells 7News that for her, justice looks like making sure Fairfax County Commonwealth's attorney Steve Descano can't fail any more families. So she's been in contact with public safety groups, talking about organizing a recall,

getting it together for signatures, probably to get him out of office. He's as dangerous as the criminals themselves.

Seven news was the first to report that before Stephanie's death, Fairfax county police warned Descano's office in writing three separate times that Abdul Jala was so dangerous that he could kill someone. But despite those warnings, Descano's office kept dropping charges and releasing him until investigators say he killed Stephanie Minter.

Had he even begun to pay attention to the police and the emails or letters that were sent, I mean, Stephanie would be alive.

Cheryl hopes the recall effort against descana will be successful so that other families don't have to feel her pain.

I'm never gonna speak to her again.

[Vince]

Hear her voice, see her face, just see her smile.

[Cheryl Minter]

Reporting in Spotsylvania County, Nick Minoc, 7News.

[Co-host]

Man, that breaks your heart.

[Vince]

Cheryl, if you see this clip, I

[Co-host]

want to do anything I can to help you with that recall. Anything I can. Got to get rid of this guy now. There are consequences coming for him. That's the good news. In a moment, I want to share that with you. I want to take a look at what's happening to Steve Discano because we had some indicators earlier this year, in fact, I think you and I talked

[Vince]

about them, that there is a legal

[Co-host]

path to address this, to go after guys like this. And it's not just Descano. Do you have a Soros funded prosecutor in your community? Is there a Soros funded prosecutor in

[Vince]

a city near you? This could be a model to go

[Co-host]

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All right, so we've got these source

[Co-host]

funded prosecutors that, that we need to impose consequences on because we got to get the rule of law back in this country. And George Soros has figured out, he figured out a long time ago. How about instead of spending all this money on presidential elections, he's still meddling in those other elections?

[Vince]

How about I spend most of my

[Co-host]

money on buying some of these lower

[Vince]

level prosecutors so that the law doesn't get enforced at all? If you own the prosecutors, you can stop them from prosecuting.

[Co-host]

So that's what Soros did.

[Vince]

It's kind of, it's evil genius in a way. And he's been doing it for years.

[Co-host]

And Steve Discano is one of these guys.

[Vince]

So what do we do about it? Well, back in March of this year,

[Co-host]

there was a gentleman called Jason Johnson, the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund, who

[Vince]

wrote, I thought a very eye opening

[Co-host]

piece for the Wall Street Journal about how to do this.

[Vince]

He said the Justice Department should investigate

[Co-host]

Stephanie Minter's killing, investigate her killing.

[Vince]

And here's how he said. After Breonna Taylor died at the hands

[Co-host]

of the Louisville, Kentucky police, the Justice Department launched an investigation into the police department.

[Vince]

When George Floyd was killed, the Department of Justice started an inquiry into the Minneapolis Police Department. Stephanie Minter's killing in Fairfax county should prompt the same federal scrutiny. This time, however, the target shouldn't be the police, but the prosecutor's office. The question is whether Commonwealth Attorney Steve

[Co-host]

Descano, a self described progressive prosecutor, has

[Vince]

engaged in unlawful and dangerous discrimination against American citizens by giving preferential treatment to defendants unlawfully present in the United States.

[Co-host]

This is brilliant.

[Vince]

He goes on to say that the way this would be done is with

[Co-host]

a so called pattern or practice investigation. Pattern or practice investigation.

[Vince]

In fact, that law has been the

[Co-host]

Basis of more than 80 Justice Department investigations into law enforcement agencies for civil rights violations. And they can also reach into prosecutors offices.

[Vince]

In fact, the Justice Department has used it to go after district attorneys that may have violated civil rights. Mr. Descano's record suggests such a pattern.

[Co-host]

So this gets back to yesterday's decision announcement. It's a civil rights problem, isn't it, ladies and gentlemen?

[Vince]

Who chat? Who handles civil rights in the United

[Co-host]

States Department of Justice?

[Vince]

Anybody know the answer to that question?

[Co-host]

I'm gonna take a sip of my tea while you answer that.

[Vince]

Who handles the civil rights in the

[Co-host]

United States Department of Justice? Whose job is that?

[Vince]

Let's say. Overall.

[Co-host]

Nailed it right away.

[Vince]

Har meat could get into. Yes, exactly. Har meat. Harm meat. I love it.

[Co-host]

Harmeet Dillon is the goat. I love Harmony Dillon. She's just the best. She's the best. Well, ladies and gentlemen, we got great news. Harmony Dylan is all over this idiot. Harmony Dillon has officially announced that the United States Department of Justice is investigating Fairfax county for giving preferential plea deals to illegal aliens while discriminating against American citizens.

[Vince]

If true, this. It's true, by the way.

[Cheryl Minter]

It's true.

[Co-host]

Just to be clear. It's totally true. Investigation over, I've concluded it. If true, this violates several federal laws, and the DOJ will not allow state prosecutors to play favors based on immigration status. They're on it.

[Vince]

The United States Department of Justice has

[Co-host]

officially launched its investigation into Steve Descano. His plea bargaining arrangements, his charging decisions, his sentencing policy.

[Vince]

He's under the hot lights of the

[Co-host]

United States Department of Justice now. And it couldn't happen to a better person. The guy is perfect for it now.

[Vince]

He's not alone. This case can be duplicated all over the place again. We've got Soros funded prosecutors everywhere. Descano is not the only prosecutor with such a record.

[Co-host]

He's not in the Wall Street Journal piece.

[Vince]

Philadelphia's Larry Krasner, Manhattan's Alvin Bragg. Austin, Texas, is Jose Garza.

[Co-host]

And those are just the beginnings.

[Vince]

They've all embraced policies that soften immigration consequences for illegal alien defendants, often at the expense of American citizens like Stephanie Minter. So, you know, the good news is

[Co-host]

Hermy Dillon has launched this investigation. But I'm going to go ahead and venture a guess here. She ain't done yet. This is just the beginning. And once again, it's precisely what I voted for.

[Vince]

So while you have Cheryl Minter pursuing

[Co-host]

a recall election, simultaneously, the United States Department of Justice is going after Steve Descano. And I can't Love it more. I'm very grateful for it. So thank you to our meet and it's great. And look, P. Schrait says it in the chat.

[Vince]

Hooray.

[Co-host]

This is what I'm praying for every single morning. Thank you, Jesus. Yeah. Amen. I love this. And I just, I have been very encouraged, I've been very encouraged lately by the headlines we're getting.

[Vince]

But by the way, Jason Johnson, the

[Co-host]

president of the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund, I believe we do have him booked for the big national radio show today. So I'll continue this conversation with him later today on the program. I'm very eager to do that. Very excited to talk to him about what's been accomplished so far.

[Vince]

All right. Now, these illegal aliens, the left loves them. The left loves them because they accrue power from them. And this week, one of these deranged

[Co-host]

lefties, who is stupid enough to say it out loud just literally explained why they love them so much.

[Vince]

It's because they need them again for political power. And they need them because they're literally

[Co-host]

replacing American citizens with them. Wait, are you serious, Vince?

[Vince]

They're replacing American? Isn't that a conspiracy theory?

[Co-host]

I don't know. Here's crazy Katie Porter explaining her plan. Watch.

[Tulsi Gabbard]

Go ahead.

[Katie Porter]

It's the job of the California governor to protect every single Californian. The sanctuary state policy is designed time to make sure that our state resources, the taxpayer dollars, the public servants that we have, are focusing on doing their jobs, which is not cooperating with the federal immigration authorities. These are Californians. They contribute to our economy. They pay taxes, and they're one of the only ways that our state has been growing in recent years.

[Vince]

What she see, she says it out loud. She says illegal aliens are Californians. And they're one of the only ways

[Co-host]

that our state has been growing in recent years because actual Californians have been leaving.

[Vince]

So we're replacing them with illegals and

[Co-host]

then calling them Californians.

[Vince]

I'm sorry, I thought the great replacement

[Co-host]

theory was a conspiracy theory.

[Vince]

A false fake conspiracy. It turns out it's an actual conspiracy, that she's just brazenly bragging about it in California as she runs for governor.

[Co-host]

Psycho. Complete psycho. That crazy Katie Porter. In fact, in California, man, they, they love their illegals. Big fan of illegals. There was a mayoral debate yesterday and this guy, Spencer Pratt, man, he's on another level. I, I can't even believe. Actually, it's funny. I'm talking about Spencer Pratt.

[Vince]

I, to the extent that I was

[Co-host]

aware of Spencer Pratt, I had Seen him, incidentally.

[Vince]

My wife Allison had watched the show

[Co-host]

that he was on many years ago. It was called the Hills. Anybody in the chat familiar with this show?

[Vince]

If you remember this show, it's a reality show.

[Co-host]

Long, long time ago. Now, I can't even believe how long

[Vince]

ago it was, but the guy was

[Co-host]

the villain of the show.

[Vince]

I mean, every scene that he was

[Co-host]

in, he was like the bad guy. He was just.

[Vince]

He was. He was just the source of all

[Co-host]

of the chaos on this show.

[Vince]

And again, I didn't really watch it

[Co-host]

that much, but it's hard to miss it when your wife's watching it all the time on television and you're like, that guy.

[Vince]

Guy's a jerk. He's a total jerk. And now all of a sudden, he's like the freaking hero. The guy's. The guy's like. Like he's coming out. And the reason he's a hero is because he's had to live with the consequences of the left's actions. You got everybody's house burns down. Nothing gets rebuilt. It's. Everything's being destroyed. In California, you got drug addicts everywhere. You got the fentanyl lean going on.

[Co-host]

They're, like, all slumped over like zombies.

[Vince]

People are getting stabbed. And Spencer Pratt's like, I'm done with this shit. I'm running for office against these idiots who are destroying my state.

[Co-host]

So his.

[Vince]

His campaign has been downright heroic at this point. It's just been amazing to watch. What a breath of fresh air. So on this issue of illegal immigration, last night at the LA mayoral debate,

[Co-host]

it was aired on the local NBC affiliate.

[Vince]

They. They asked each of the candidates on stage. There's three of them. There's Spencer Pratt and two Democrats, Karen

[Co-host]

Bass and this local Democrat lawmaker called Nithya Raman.

[Vince]

They asked them, do you think that non citizens should vote in our elections? Now, normal people say, hell no, but two of the three people on stage were abnormal. Watch this.

[Moderator]

This is a yes or no question and answer. So there's an L. A council member. He wants voters to decide. He is saying that noncitizens, should they be allowed to vote in local elections. Is this a yes or no, Mr. Pratt? No, Mayor Bass.

[Karen Bass]

It depends. It's not a yes or no.

[Moderator]

Depends on what?

[Karen Bass]

Well, first of all, when you say non citizens, it doesn't mean they're here illegal. It doesn't mean they're undocumented. They could have green cards. They could be here. Perfectly legal. And there's a lot of states and cities that do that on very, very local elections. We have to see what the councilman is proposing.

[Moderator]

Councilmember Bremen.

[Vince]

Yeah, I would say again, it does depend.

[Fox News Reporter]

In other places, school boards have non citizens. Non citizens.

[Moderator]

Mr. Fred, I have a question for you.

[Vince]

You told NBC News. Okay, so the question is yes or no? Should noncitizens vote in our elections? Spencer Pratt answers crisply, no,

[Co-host]

he's got my vote. I'm not in la, but he's got my vote.

[Vince]

I mean, if. If non citizens can vote, if illegal aliens can vote, why can't I vote? I'm not.

[Co-host]

I'm not in la, but I should vote for Spencer Pratt. At least I'm an American. Listen to what they're saying, though. Isn't that amazing? It's amazing. It's just so brazen.

[Vince]

They're saying the same thing Katie Porter said.

[Co-host]

Yeah, we should replace American citizens.

[Vince]

Yeah, we should replace their votes. Let's water down the value of what

[Co-host]

it means to be an American citizen.

[Vince]

Oh, you thought being American citizen meant something unique for you, that you get to dictate the terms of who your leaders are?

[Co-host]

No, no, no. We'll allow non citizens to steal that from you too. And then, of course, the two Democrats on stage, rather than having the huevos to say out loud that they do support noncitizens voting, they begin to dissemble and offer all of these rationales for

[Vince]

why we have to distinguish between the undocumented and all these things. They're saying, yes. The answer, in so many words, they've wasted a lot of calories, is yes,

[Co-host]

I support noncitizens voting in American elections. You people should not be in American politics.

[Vince]

And if California could be made great

[Co-host]

again, it would be to reject people like that. To reject.

[Vince]

But this is what you know, that's what happens when you replace the whole

[Co-host]

population with non citizens.

[Vince]

Then, of course, of course, non citizens want to be the voters. And that's the people to whom you're appealing because you've gotten rid of all the Americans who were there.

[Co-host]

It really is an amazing. An amazing and really unfortunate sequence of events. Spencer Pratt was great yesterday, though, in that mayoral debate.

[Vince]

Here he is destroying the Democrats on

[Co-host]

stage for continuing to perpetuate drug addiction and homelessness. Watch this moment.

[Spencer Pratt]

How many beds you give these people? They are on super meth, they are on fentanyl. The DEA statistics says 93% of this is a drug addiction problem. Nitya Councilman Robins plan for treatment first. I will go below the Harbor Freeway tomorrow with her and we can Find some of these people she's going to offer treatment for. She's going to get stabbed in the neck. These people do not want a bed. They want fentanyl or super meth. These ideas cost us over $400 million to house for 70. What did you say? 3,000 people for 400 million is an absolute failure for both of them. They're a team.

[Vince]

Yes. Why does it feel like Spencer Pratt

[Co-host]

is just one of us standing on stage screaming at these jackasses like you're

[Vince]

just aiding and abetting the utter destruction of our community? You keep talking about opening up new beds. It's not about the beds. It's about the freaking drugs. And our city looks like a third world country. I'm gonna take you under that bridge. You're gonna get stabbed in the neck, dude. The guy. The guy is us. He's standing on stage. He's pulling. He's pulling a Donald Trump before the world right now. Amazing.

[Co-host]

Of course, his political opponents, they were

[Vince]

accusing of being a MAGA Republican.

[Co-host]

He was, like, rolling his eyes at how stupid they are. Man, I hope people are impressed by that. I really do. You got to break free, you know? You got to break free of this nonsense. You got to break free of this destruction before it's far too late. And maybe it is too late. Maybe it's too late in California, but Spencer Pratt's holding that hope, and he's fighting, God bless him for it.

[Vince]

Now, after the debate, media caught up

[Co-host]

with him and asked him about whether or not he has the requisite experience.

[Vince]

Like, what makes you think you could be the mayor of this city? You don't even have the experience.

[Co-host]

Listen to Spencer Pratt's answer yesterday.

[Spencer Pratt]

Look at the city right now. Look at what their experience has done. They don't want to talk about their experience, but because that would bring up what your experience living under their leadership is, all I need to do is surround myself with people who don't call in bomb threats to City Hall. The mayor's deputy mayor, when she was in Ghana, when my house was burning down, he was under house arrest because he called in a bomb threat. I just got off the phone with my potential deputy mayor, Chief Bobby Garcia from the US Forest Service, right before this debate, because I didn't know if the question would come up about public safety. And I said, when you retire, sir, you. You ready to be my deputy mayor? He said, let's talk, as in, I'm bringing in experts. I'm. My job as mayor is to just make sure our tax money is not being stolen and laundered to increase problems which is happening right now. Four more years, these people, another billion dollars more drug addicts all over the street.

[Vince]

Yeah, you want to talk about experience? Look at the people have destroyed the

[Co-host]

city with all their experience.

[Vince]

And I love that he's trying to

[Co-host]

bring in a deputy mayor from the U.S. forest Service.

[Vince]

You notice that chat? You notice that move? What a great move. Why is that a great move? I don't know. Because California's communities keep burning down. If he brings in a guy from the US Forest Service who understands forestry and understands the threat that's posed by allowing all this stuff to grow up and just become fuel for those vicious fires, maybe, just maybe we could prevent

[Co-host]

our communities from being burned down.

[Vince]

Maybe that would work. At least the guy's thinking it through.

[Co-host]

Experience. Is he serious right now?

[Vince]

Just.

[Co-host]

Just epic. Just totally epic.

[Vince]

Now, last night was a busy night for debates.

[Co-host]

Cuz it wasn't just the mayoral debate. There was yet another gubernatorial debate last night for California. And we got a couple of moments from that. Tom Steyer, the billionaire, once again doubled down on his calls to destroy immigration enforcement in the United States.

[Vince]

This is, I think this is kind

[Co-host]

of the primary feature, the primary plank of most of the Democrats who are running for governor in California right now,

[Vince]

which is, I want to end immigration enforcement. Why? For the same reason I just laid out for you. They want. They're replacing Californians with illegals. That's why. So they want to end immigration enforcement because otherwise their scam gets ended. So here's Tom Steyer yesterday saying we

[Co-host]

got to keep the scam going. And I want to prosecute these agents

[Vince]

and I want to prosecute. Who else do you want to. Oh, Stephen Miller. He wants to prosecute Stephen Miller too.

[Co-host]

Great American Watch. Here's Tom Steyer. Cut nine.

[Tom Steyer]

ICE is a criminal organization. They're coming into our state, they're terrorizing people, they're racially profiling people and they're harming people and committing violence against them. I'm in favor of abolishing ice, but along the way I did push for the sanctuary state law, which I absolutely believe in. But more than that, we should be prosecuting ICE agents for racial profiling. It's illegal in the state of California. We should be prosecuting them for violence against Californians. It's illegal. And we should go up the chain to the people who ask them to commit violence, including Stephen Miller. The truth is we should be investigating their detention centers that they will not show that are dangerous and they won't let anyone in. And I guess you can figure why we should be protecting immigrants. The state was built by immigrants.

[Vince]

Illegal.

[Tom Steyer]

They continue to make this state run. And the idea that we'd let agents from Washington, D.C. with masks and assault rifles come in here and terrorize them is absolutely against Californian values. And the governor is here to protect Californians.

[Vince]

Psycho. Just utter psycho. Complete psycho. The guy's a complete psychopath. And representative of the rest of the

[Co-host]

Democrats who stand on that stage, Katie Porter's got the same exact views as that guy, which. Got to get rid of ice. We got to prosecute these people.

[Vince]

Psycho. Man, can you believe I, I get like you and I have become so used to this.

[Co-host]

This is why I say these things are not shocking, but they are appalling.

[Vince]

It's because we've become so accustomed to this kind of insanity. But I. You know, it seems like a decade

[Co-host]

ago or 20 years ago, despite the

[Vince]

fact that the Democrats were already starting to do this, the idea that they

[Co-host]

would say it out loud, that would have been shocking.

[Vince]

Nowadays, not shocking anymore.

[Co-host]

They're just brazen about their contempt for the American citizen.

[Vince]

Oh, yeah, we're going to totally replace you.

[Co-host]

That's the plan.

[Vince]

We're bringing in a ton of illegals, and we're going to end immigration enforcement, and then we're going to arrest law

[Co-host]

enforcement, and then we're going to arrest people at the White House, and we're

[Vince]

going to attack the people who are

[Co-host]

trying to restore law and order to the United States. And then we're going to allow the illegals to vote. Okay, I, I, I don't even have

[Vince]

to suss this out.

[Co-host]

I don't have to do any analysis. You just declared outright what your deranged plan is.

[Vince]

Is every American aware of this? Everybody. Everybody okay with this? Yeah. Quick team meeting. Are we okay having our votes stolen? Our country stolen? We okay with this?

[Co-host]

We're not. Not this team. This team is not. It's. It's. It's amazing. It's amazing. There was an epic moment last night, an epic moment at that debate. Crazy Katie Porter was raging on stage, as usual, because she's always raging. And remember, Katie Porter as a part of her history. She is a complete lunatic.

[Vince]

She's.

[Co-host]

She dumped a boiling pot of mashed potatoes onto her husband's head and, and menaced the children and became the source of a lot of, you know, frustration inside of the house. Imaginably, you can imagine that. And here is Chad Bianco.

[Vince]

This is Okay, I just have to tell you, it is so freaking funny

[Co-host]

that this was posted by Katie Porter. The clip you're about to see.

[Vince]

The clip you're about to see.

[Co-host]

Let me just show you on screen what it looks like without. Without showing you the clip all the way through.

[Vince]

It says, Chad Bianco.

[Co-host]

What mothers need is respect and support, not your advice. This is Katie Porter.

[Vince]

Watch the actual clip again that she posted. Here it is for your viewing pleasure.

[Co-host]

Watch this.

[Katie Porter]

I mean, I think we ought to enforce the existing sanctuary laws everywhere so we don't have crazy cowboys taking the law into their own. Tell that to a crazy mother who lost her child. Sir, I don't need any lectures from you about being a mother.

[Vince]

Of course you might. Okay.

[Cheryl Minter]

Oh,

[Vince]

and she posted that to her account. She got posterized by Chad Bianco. She. I don't need any lectures for you

[Co-host]

about being a mom. Actually, you might.

[Vince]

I might.

[Co-host]

I might be a better mother than you are.

[Vince]

In fact, I guarantee it. You know, here's what I wonder this morning. Is there video of how she treated

[Co-host]

the staffer who posted that video to

[Vince]

her account last night?

[Tom Steyer]

I.

[Vince]

This is.

[Co-host]

That's what you call posting your Ls when you post a video of you getting owned.

[Tom Steyer]

God.

[Co-host]

Couldn't happen to a better lady. That's so funny that you might. God. Hasn't Trump made debating better? Donald Trump has really improved the quality of our political debates, at least for the Republicans. The Republicans, by and large, are just not holding back anymore. The good ones, they're not holding back.

[Vince]

They're just.

[Co-host]

Just like. They're just saying it like it is on the debate stage. Super funny. Last item for you from the debate last night, which was insane. It was totally insane. Except for the two Republicans, of course.

[Vince]

The debate concluded with all of the

[Co-host]

Democrats on stage calling for the destruction of women's sports. Now, you'll hear the moderator here, he garbles the question a little bit. It's almost kind of hard to understand what he's asking.

[Vince]

But it's very clear what the Democrats want, which is what?

[Co-host]

They want men cheating in women's sports. They want the destruction of women's sports

[Vince]

because, again, they're psychos.

[Co-host]

Watch this.

[Moderator]

Under the California Education Code, you perform in an athletic event, K through 12, based on your identification by gender. Would you change that law to match the IOC that you identify based on your. Or your. Your. Your birth gender? Yes or no? Very Quickly, we have 30 seconds left, Mr. Mahan.

[Vince]

Sorry, change which law?

[Tom Steyer]

State law.

[Moderator]

The current law says you'd identify and that's how you participate.

[Vince]

Yeah, but at higher level levels, I

[Tom Steyer]

would let the leagues decide. Okay.

[Moderator]

Mr. Becerra, enforce the law. Okay. Mr. Sty.

[Tom Steyer]

Allow trans athletes to participate.

[Moderator]

Mr. Hilton, I have a wristband that says save girl sports. Katie Porter.

[Katie Porter]

Yes. Enforce the existing law.

[Vince]

Wake up, America. Wake up. Just wake up to what these Democrats stand for. They were all saying they want men to cheat in women's sports on stage. That's not a popular position. That's not that. When that gets polled, even among Democrat voters, it's not in any way a popular position. Nobody fundamentally is from men cheating in women's sports. They really. I mean, the desperation to appeal to

[Co-host]

the most radical elements of their base is constantly on display, which is yet another sign of why they have to rig elections. If they were competing on a level playing field, they're destroyed for having these

[Vince]

positions, but the playing field is not leveled right now. Across the country, they have 40 congressional

[Co-host]

seats that are completely unearned, rigged as we speak.

[Vince]

We're working to fight back against that.

[Co-host]

Making a lot of progress on that.

[Moderator]

But.

[Vince]

But still, the. The left is nuts. They're cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs standing up

[Co-host]

on stage saying men should cheat in women's sports.

[Vince]

Okay, all right. Yeah, great, great. Get the word out.

[Co-host]

Let people know what they think.

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[Co-host]

Because that's really. I mean, it's just on display.

[Vince]

Finally, I do have. Is. Do we have a little time for this? Yeah, we do. We do.

[Co-host]

We have time for this.

[Vince]

You ready? You guys want a left?

[Co-host]

Fake scandal of the week? We have one, ladies and gentlemen.

[Vince]

Here we go. And now it's time for the lefts fake scandal of the week.

[Co-host]

Extra, Extra.

[Vince]

Yeah.

[Co-host]

Ladies and gentlemen, time for the last

[Vince]

fake scandal of the week. We have a big story today. A big, big story today from the Atlantic. Going after a guy called Cash Patel.

[Co-host]

He's the director of the FBI. They really don't like Cash Patel over there. And here's what they've discovered about Cash.

[Vince]

You ready for this?

[Co-host]

Shocking news. I don't know if you're prepared for this. Cash Patel buys liquor bottles, has his name engraved on the side of them, and then gives them out as presents.

[Vince]

Yeah, there we go.

[Co-host]

I know, it's shocking. Look at that.

[Vince]

The.

[Co-host]

Here's the. Here's the headline on the piece. Cash Patel's personalized bourbon stash. It's a big story. It's a huge story. And it looks like these are bottles of Woodford Reserve that he's buying. And then it looks like they laser engraved the side of the bottle. He goes to an aftermarket laser engraver. They engrave the shield of the FBI. It says, director Kash Patel.

[Vince]

Kash Patel, FBI Director.

[Co-host]

You see this? I know, I know, I know. Are you sitting down? This is really intense stuff. They start with referencing J. Edgar Hoover in the piece. Of course, J. Edgar Hoover. But then came Cash Patel. Then came Kash Patel. After the last story I wrote attacking Cash, says the writer, I heard from

[Vince]

people in Patel's orbit and people that he has met at public functions who told me that it is not unusual for him to travel with a supply of personalized branded bourbon.

[Co-host]

The bottles bear the imprint of the Kentucky Distillery, Woodford Reserve. What do you mean they bear the imprint?

[Vince]

They're bottles. They're Woodford Reserve. What are you talking. They bear the imprint, obviously, because that's what they are. And they're engraved with the words Ash

[Co-host]

Patel, FBI Director, as well as a rendering of an FBI shield surrounding the shield. I love the overt explaining of this. It's meant to make it seem more scandalous. Surrounding the shield is a band of text featuring Patel's director title and his favorite spelling of his first name, K A$H.

[Vince]

An eagle holds the shield in his

[Co-host]

talons along with the number nine, presumably a reference to Patel's place in the history of FBI directors. In some cases, the 750 milliliter bottles.

[Vince]

Seven I love.

[Co-host]

Again, a 750 milliliter is the standard size of a bourbon bottle.

[Vince]

And again, they're trying to turn this into a scandal.

[Co-host]

It's exactly 750ml, if you can believe

[Vince]

it, bear Patel's signature with number nine there as well. One such bottle popped up on an

[Co-host]

online auction site shortly after my story appeared and the Atlantic later purchased it.

[Vince]

You dude, this guy's living so rent

[Co-host]

free in your head you're buying his personalized liquor bottles.

[Vince]

The person who sold it to us

[Co-host]

did not want to be named, but

[Vince]

said that the bottle was a gift

[Co-host]

from Patel at an event in Las Vegas.

[Vince]

And there they go.

[Co-host]

There's the front of it. There's Cash's signature on it. Number nine.

[Vince]

Okay, so let me just point out

[Co-host]

a couple of quick, obvious things.

[Vince]

One, are they really upset that Cash is enjoying himself? Is that really what they're mad about? They seem to be very upset that

[Co-host]

Cash is having a good time enforcing

[Vince]

the law, that he. He's kind of reveling in it. What's wrong with. I don't. I don't have a problem with the

[Co-host]

guy having fun in the gig as

[Vince]

long as he's doing the gig. If he wants number nine branded merchandise. I know they keep sharing stuff like, oh, he's wearing sneakers. It says number nine on it. Okay? That's his thing. He likes it. He's enjoying it. He's got swag. Whatever. I don't care about that fundamentally. What I care about is, is he

[Co-host]

going after the bad guys? I don't know. What's the murder rate? Oh, it's the lowest level ever. Are they going after Democrat corrupt criminals?

[Vince]

Yeah, they just raided Louise Lucas yesterday. The United States Justice Department. Maybe the FBI will follow suit. Going after Steve Descano yesterday. You got all these guys being prosecuted and raided. They're saving children by the thousands all across the country. If I look at all the data, I'm saying, yeah, the guy's doing a great job. Oh, oh, he bought in the piece. They straight up admit that he's the guy who buys the bottles. It's not even. These aren't even paid for by taxpayers.

[Co-host]

This is not like a taxpayer funded thing.

[Vince]

This is Cash Patel buying his own liquor bottles, using his own money, getting them engraved and then handing them out to people.

[Co-host]

Yeah, it's a big scandal, ladies and gentlemen.

[Vince]

Huge, huge scandal. Huge scandal.

[Co-host]

You people are morons.

[Vince]

We should get liquor bottles and engrave them with you mad and then hand

[Co-host]

them out to these idiots. Actually, no, that's probably too good for them. We shouldn't do that. Although, Cash, if you're listening, I want one of those bottles, brother. I want one of those bottles. I know, I know. It probably costs a pretty penny, though. So whatever. Just give them to somebody more deserving.

[Vince]

But that.

[Co-host]

That is a nice bottle. That's a very nice bottle. Yeah, that's funny.

[Vince]

The last thing is, I love how if.

[Co-host]

For those of you watching rumble.com, vince,

[Vince]

I love the photos that they took of the bottles. The photos are like beautiful. They did a great job.

[Co-host]

The Atlantic did a great job taking these pictures.

[Vince]

They look like merchandise photos, like, like the kind of photo you would take to sell the bottle. You know what I mean? Like if you go to the. Look at this. Look how gorgeous that looks. The lighting is perfect.

[Co-host]

It's, it's, it's kind of under lit

[Vince]

a little bit, which is a good way to get a liquor bottle to

[Co-host]

really, to really shine. The focus is perfect. They really nailed the marketing on these bottles. So anyway, congratulations to Kash Patel who is this week's lucky target of the left's fake scandal of the week. Appreciate them as always.

[Vince]

Appreciate you.

[Co-host]

Great to have you with us. You guys are the best. The best audience anywhere. I've got the big national radio show coming up today.

[Vince]

We've got the vinshow.com where you can

[Co-host]

get your local radio listings. And then of course, you can watch us live on rumble rumble.com Vince, you can watch us from 1 to 3pm Eastern Time. We do the show live there. Dan Bongino's amazing programs coming up today. Rumble.com Bongino 10am Haley Karen. He has amazing programs coming up at noon Eastern time on Rumble Rumble.com Haley Tune into Haley.

[Vince]

Haley's great. Rumble.com Haley Haley with two Y's. Why? Because she is great.

[Co-host]

She's phenomenal. Such a great team.

[Vince]

Great to be here with all these

[Co-host]

guys and great to be here as always with you. I'm back with you tomorrow.