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Well, as the president of the United States continues his influence peddling scheme, now going abroad to the Arab countries in Riyadh and other places, announcing deals, some of which were in the works during the Biden administration, bringing along his true, true cabinet, not the ones that are responsible for running agencies and things like that and departments.
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the oligarchs, the tech bros, all those like Elon Musk that want to make money in Saudi Arabia and in Riyadh and in Qatar and all that. I thought the big announcement, Karen, was going to be some sort of peace deal somewhere. But for Donald Trump, a big announcement has to do with transactional,
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has to do with a deal, has to do with I'm getting a giant plane, has very little to do with how he helps the American people. or fulfills any of his campaign promises. But we have that as the backdrop. But things are still going on in the United States while Donald Trump goes on his influence peddling tour.

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KelBelmcw's avatar

I don’t think I could sleep at night if these wonderful judges/lawyers weren’t out there throwing sand into the trump ILLEGAL AF actions!!

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Coop's avatar

Ffs! Just impeach the Toxic Peach!

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Michele Price's avatar

Yup, it is almost as if folks are stuck "observing" instead of taking action.

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Nancy Adams's avatar

Trump wants brownie points for backing off of the chaos he created in everything. In trump 1.0..putting kids in cages was horrendous...but when he released them via the courts, daughter Ivanka says, "thank you daddy!" ..talk about wanting to throw up....One does not get brownie points for reversing shit they create.

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Benedict Wagner's avatar

Glad you see the pattern. We must never give up and continue to stand up for what is rightfully ours as Democrats. 🌊🇺🇸

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Victoria's avatar

Why is everyone discussing the cost of retrofitting the plane, etc.? Why is no one saying that he cannot accept the plane because it states so in the Constitution. It should be "No Mr. President! You are not getting this gift of the plane because it is illegal". Again it looks like we are normalizing something that he is doing. So tired of all this BS and him getting away with so much. Thank God for the Meidas Touch!

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Judy Cross's avatar

The DOJ already approved it.

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Michael Stayton's avatar

Their approval is meaningless and BS. What Pam Bloni means is that the DOJ will not indict, try or convict him for taking possession of the Palace Jet.

Article I, Section 9, Clause 8:

No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

Summary: No President shall, without the Consent of CONGRESS, accept any $400M JET from any EMIR or PRINCE from QATAR.

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Judy Cross's avatar

That's what I understood, too, but the way that Bondi said it , it sounded like it was a done deal and when Johnson was asked about it, he said it wasn't his job.

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Michael Stayton's avatar

She is acting as Trump's lawyer. Not the People's lawyer.

Johnson is a spineless sickophant. 'Not my job': But that is ok in this mess. Congress has to act to give its consent. Congress not acting should mean it does not give consent.

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Thelma Lerma Palacios's avatar

Meidas, anyone know when he'll be held accountable going for his clearly violation of many executive orders including the constitution.

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Benedict Wagner's avatar

Glad you see the pattern. We must never give up and continue to stand up for what is rightfully ours as Democrats. 🌊🇺🇸

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Kevin Bailey's avatar

There's going to be a lot of people going to jail in a year and a half. When the Dems take over Congress the lying thieves will get the surprise of their worthless lives.

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Judy Cross's avatar

I sure hope you are right.

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Benedict Wagner's avatar

Glad you see the pattern. We must never give up and continue to stand up for what is rightfully ours as Democrats. 🌊🇺🇸

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Linda Miller's avatar

Curious when they probably convict and imprison Trump does the country get restitution for his ill-gotten gains?

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Benedict Wagner's avatar

Glad you see the pattern. We must never give up and continue to stand up for what is rightfully ours as Democrats. 🌊🇺🇸

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JD Ridgley's avatar

Is there a transcript of this for those of us who cannot hear?

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Michele Price's avatar

Hoover over the video at the bottom and you can see the CC box to click and activate closed captions

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JD Ridgley's avatar

Thank you

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Robin D's avatar

Right under the video on the bottom right it says transcript. Click on that. They there's another button for you to click to the left where the transscript will expand.to the width of your device.

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JD Ridgley's avatar

Thank you

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Angela White's avatar

You should be able to get closed captions (CC) on your video? I'm watching it with subtitles now.

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JD Ridgley's avatar

Thank you

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Barbara Blundell's avatar

Responding to another comment, I also would very much appreciate it if transcripts were made available to all video/audio posts. Hearing impaired people would really appreciate it. Don't want to miss any of Meidas content! Keep up the good work!!!!

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Josee's avatar

Bottom line - the United States is being looted by Russian invaders squatting in their WH….

Looting won’t stop until someone physically yanks them out… the sooner the better.

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Barbara's avatar

I love Legal AF!

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Benedict Wagner's avatar

Glad you see the pattern. We must never give up and continue to stand up for what is rightfully ours as Democrats. 🌊🇺🇸

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Miriam Polli's avatar

I cannot wait until we GET him.

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Paul Schwartz's avatar

You two are a PERFECT complement. Karen is awesome

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Steve's avatar

If birthright citizenship is overturned, then can anyone born here be deported?

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Kevin Bailey's avatar

Yeah weren't Trump's parents born out of the country? Seems like he should be the first to go.

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Steve's avatar

To El Salvador, please.

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Anne Miller's avatar

I thought birthright citizenship was protected by one of the amendments to the Constitution? Therefore it would require a vote by congress to overturn this right..

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Michael Stayton's avatar

Amendment 14, Section 1:

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

The first sentence is about how to be a citizen of the United States. The second expands the rights(from the first 10 amendments-Bill of Rights) given to citizens in the Constitution to the States.

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Anne Miller's avatar

Thank you for posting this!

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Nancy Walton's avatar

Anne Miller. Any change to an Amendment has to be passed by a super majority of 2/3 vote. THEN, and only then, the change to the Amendment has to be ratified by 38 of states. This change in the 14th Amendment would be another Amendment, the 28th Amendment. I seriously doubt if this could occur within the Trump term. Witness how long the ERA Amendment has been in play. The ERA Amendment was originally written in 1972. So you can see, an Amendment to the Constitution could take forever; it cannot be changed by Executive Order.

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Anne Miller's avatar

Thank you Nancy Walton!

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Steve's avatar

But, if they overturned it, would everyone be subject to deportation?

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Anne Miller's avatar

I believe it requires a 2/3 vote to change the Constitution. Apparently that would be very difficult to accomplish.

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Michael Stayton's avatar

They cannot overturn an amendment. It is part of the Constitution. But justices might try reinterpret and change its meaning. But they better not do that.

That is what they did with the decision about the Section 3 that allowed Dear Leader to for run office.

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Benedict Wagner's avatar

Glad you see the pattern. We must never give up and continue to stand up for what is rightfully ours as Democrats. 🌊🇺🇸

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Judy Cross's avatar

Why are the American's paying for it (His trips for personal gain). tRump has two loves in life. To get as rich as he possibly can and golf. I would love to see him golf, in a match, with one of the true golfers and not be able to cheat. He would go balistic because he lost. I suspect, that he wants to be the world's richest man and that is his goal. He didn't become president, to represent our country and do government business. He became president to use his position to rip off the American people and gain money from corruption. I hope he rots in hell.

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Darrell T's avatar

Strip the plane down to the frame and leave it. Just walk away. Let the Airforce do with it whatever they want. Cargo plane.

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Michael Stayton's avatar

Here is my alternative use of the Qatar 747-8:

If it stays with the government, then here is what to do with it:

1. Boeing is fitting two 747-8 to replace the current AF1s. Ready in 2027. Contract was signed for these two by Trump in his first term(one of his deals).

2. This Qatar 747-8 is flown to the Arizona Airplane Boneyard.

3. Inspected for espionage devices.

4. Use it for spare parts for the Boeing 747-8 AF1s.

5. Add it the boneyard tours. It would make for a great attraction.

https://pimaair.org/plan-your-visit/available-tours/

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matthew's avatar

Love all the hot takes and analyzing of the things happening

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Christy Jobe Carter's avatar

Gitmo is a US Naval Base. Not a foreign country. The US leased it after the Spanish American War in 1903. It is a strategic advantage for the U.S. Navy, particularly for defending the Panama Canal and the southern U.S. coast. Since it is considered an American territory probably not the best example of a prison overseas.

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Dennis McAtee's avatar

That's why every Republican and Democrat Congressman and Senator that goes along with Trumps grift has to be held criminally accountable.

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Michele Price's avatar

What has to happen so we (The US) take possession of all these items he's gifted when he is charged again?

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Chris Smallidge's avatar

Happy to find you outside the google verse. Thank you for all of your labor!

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Benedict Wagner's avatar

Glad you see the pattern. We must never give up and continue to stand up for what is rightfully ours as Democrats. 🌊🇺🇸

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Sue Ferrera's avatar

Thank you, wonderful podcast.

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Benedict Wagner's avatar

Glad you see the pattern. We must never give up and continue to stand up for what is rightfully ours. 🌊🇺🇸

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LCD's avatar

Trump also is putting so many miles on Air Force One with all those trips every weekend from Washington to Mara Lago.

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Fawn Ortega's avatar

King Trump wants to pump and dump everyone who opposes him, the narcissist pretending for adoration is sickening…

https://substack.com/@heavenlight/note/c-117441582?r=4sg1xs&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

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Catherine ( Cate) Raphael's avatar

It's all a big F.U. to all of us . He HATES the U.S ! Hates all of us( especially his basement dwellers), hates democracy, the law, and the constitution. He s completely delusional and a very dangerous narcissist who is living in his wet dream , where he has his own army of crazy's ready to defend HIM.UGH

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David Glaser's avatar

Judge Duggan be the next Attorney General for the United States. Ouch!

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John Springer's avatar

The only modifications Trump needs are world-wide access to Fox news and 24-hour access to Truth Social and X, so he issue proclamations and fire people whenever the thought occurs to him. Might need a Signal account for secure communications.

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Alan Mikuni's avatar

It is so reassuring to know that LegalAF is keeping tabs on what is occurring. With so many believing Trump and his cohorts that " ... it's OK... it's all legal...", sight unseen, it would be very easy to simply become part of that group. Of course, we would be somewhat skeptical, since none of the shenanigans sound, smell, look, or feel "right or legal", but without the legal foundations in which you have devoted your lives, we would be hoodwinked. But we won't be hoodwinked because you have armed us with the knowledge to combat all that mis- and dis-information. Thank you for paying attention on our behalf.

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Jeanne Schultz's avatar

It's illegal for Trump to accept a gift worth $4,000,000.

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Jean Conley's avatar

Meidas is great. This particular podcast is extremely informative about how the law works. I never knew that it could be so confusing but I think I did get the gist of how it does. It's also very depressing to know that the Dictator Psycho in the Oval Office and his cronies have so much power. I won't even get started on the muskRAT as I'll be writing this for the rest of my life! Thanks, Michael and Karen, for all you do.

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Christy Jobe Carter's avatar

The fact that trump made millions off of Russian women coming into Miami to birth their brand spanking new US Citizen during his first term seems to escape all of them. He rented out condos and had a literal travel agency to get these women to come here and pay for food shelter and medical expenses.

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Nancy Guzan's avatar

Trump believes he's a King of the world. His actions show that he wants the Judicial and Legislative branches of government eliminated. Stop underestimating him. This is why we are in these terrifying times.

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Susan Scott's avatar

If that’s all it takes to be an enemy then the rump regime is a terror organization.

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Dennis McAtee's avatar

Well now remember Karen, Donald is a real estate billionaire who is very informed on remodeling. Just ask all of the contractors he has hired throughout the years and not paid. He'll accept the plane, order the retrofit and then not pay Boeing! No cost to the US, right?

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Judy Cross's avatar

When it's retrofitted they need to take all the gold out and make it into a normal plane. Do they have to retrofit it now? Could they leave it until a new president is in office and then maybe that president could say we are going to scrap it?

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Angela White's avatar

You should call your Morning AF show "AM AF" instead 😉

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Darrell T's avatar

Robert's Kangaroo Court.

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opsan's avatar

The Plane .. I've had some fun with this: "We Give You a Putt": https://bsky.app/profile/opsan.bsky.social/post/3lp2naoksdk2c

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Nancy Adams's avatar

Juan Castro said the plane was in San Antonio already.

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Luvlelwyr's avatar

Will a copy of Judge Dugan's Motion to Dismiss be posted?

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Jeanelle Taylor's avatar

Trump is an idiot and must be stopped immediately?! Congress do your job, impeach, convict and kick out it the White House and directly into prison for the rest of his miserable life!!! 🇺🇸💙🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸💙🇺🇸

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Cheryl Almquist's avatar

He only helps himself and his peeps

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Ginger's avatar

We cannot wait for the mid-terms... we need to get more r's in congress to grow up and believe in democracy,,, and all D's to speak up and stop performative acting

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Ginger's avatar

Stay out of jail card, make as much money as possible, and fly away in his new plane to a country that has no extradition agreement with this country.. are we going to survive this... we see it crystal clearly and yet nothing is stopping this train wreck

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SLMontgo's avatar

Hannah Dugan will be vindicated. Case dismissed.

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Linda's avatar

What has happened to the individual since ICE arrested him? No one is talking about that.

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Cat Lady USA's avatar

Will he ever get any prison time?

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Cat Lady USA's avatar

He will never have a library

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Kolohe's avatar

Trump also brought the Tate brothers back to this country.

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Jarno Jokinen's avatar

"Trump is engaging in influence peddling on his tour of Arab countries" Worst is yet to come. Donald "The Beast" Trump is building a wall once again. Colossal tariff wall that is the beginning of the end for the system of down. At first the beast will pull the plug out of the global economy. The worst financial crisis of human history will pull a swarm of the banks underwater and the bank run begins. Then the beast will collapse a mountain of debt shattering the backbone of the monetary system causing a systemic risk to realize. Finally the beast will cast American citizens into a system slavery under the name of Ronald Wilson Reagan, just to "honor his legacy" count the number. After the destruction a new world order will be established in the US. And the Golden Age begins from the ruins of the world wide collapse. All of the system slaves will love it. No more cash - just digital transactions. No more traditional criminal activity. No more tax evasion. No more transactions without the "all seeing eye". Outcasts will hate the world without freedom, hope and privacy. To cover up the mess and distract the public by smoke and mirrors, the beast will engage in a war with Iran. Lies and deceit, corruption and decay, dancing on the graves will continue. Until; Black hole sun, won't you come, won't you come... I want to play a game. Time has come to opt out of the empire of filth. Live or die...

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Clarke Shaw's avatar

Jury Nullification will be a factor

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Janice villwock's avatar

Is it true we are buying noem a 60 million dollar plane?

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drbilldean@gmail.com's avatar

There is growing pessimism about the global financial system and the current geopolitical situation is a symptom of the financial system Word to the wise get out of credit ie countries currency and into gold or silver for wealth preservation

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peter's avatar

The facts still remain Benny that you are a fraud shitball and report the news after the fact...12 hours atf

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peter's avatar

Really?

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has to do with a deal, has to do with I'm getting a giant plane, has very little to do with how he helps the American people. or fulfills any of his campaign promises. But we have that as the backdrop. But things are still going on in the United States while Donald Trump goes on his influence peddling tour.