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Trump Guts FBI In Hopes That A US Terrorist Attack Would Stop Future Elections?

20 min
Mar 9, 20263 months ago
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Summary

The episode discusses allegations that the Trump administration is dismantling counterintelligence and FBI capabilities while simultaneously escalating military tensions with Iran, potentially to provoke a domestic terrorist attack that could be used as a pretext to federalize elections and consolidate power. The hosts criticize Democratic leadership, particularly Hakeem Jeffries, for failing to mount meaningful opposition to what they characterize as an illegal war and authoritarian governance.

Insights
  • The Trump administration is systematically eliminating domestic security apparatus (FBI counterintelligence, cybersecurity defenses) while engaging in military escalation, creating vulnerability to attacks that could justify emergency powers
  • Democratic leadership is compromised by foreign policy funding sources (AIPAC) and lacks the political will to use leverage tactics (withholding votes/funding) that Republican leadership employs effectively
  • Autocratic leaders historically show disdain for their own supporters and institutions, using crises to consolidate power rather than protect citizens
  • The SAVE Act represents a coordinated voter suppression strategy designed to disenfranchise 70 million voters as a safeguard if other power-retention mechanisms fail
  • Progressive Democrats must challenge existing leadership structures or risk enabling the transformation of American democracy into an authoritarian system with superficial electoral processes
Trends
Deliberate dismantling of domestic security infrastructure during periods of military escalationUse of false flag operations or provoked attacks as justification for emergency powers and election federalizationCorruption of opposition party leadership through foreign policy funding and lobbying influenceErosion of institutional checks and balances through appointment of unqualified loyalists to critical positionsVoter suppression legislation framed as election security measuresCoordination between authoritarian leaders (Trump, Netanyahu) to maintain power through military conflictDemocratic party paralysis due to internal compromise and rotating villain strategyWeaponization of unpopular wars to generate domestic support through manufactured security crises
Topics
FBI Counterintelligence GuttingElection Federalization StrategySAVE Act Voter SuppressionIran War EscalationFalse Flag Attack PreventionCybersecurity Vulnerabilities in ElectionsDemocratic Leadership AccountabilityAIPAC Funding InfluenceAuthoritarian Power ConsolidationThird Term Presidential AmbitionsDomestic Terrorism ThreatsCongressional Opposition StrategyMilitary Spending vs. Social ServicesGerrymandering and Electoral ManipulationFascist Collaboration in Government
Companies
Palantir
Mentioned as a funding source for Hakeem Jeffries, suggesting financial conflicts of interest in his leadership
People
Timothy Snyder
Scholar interviewed on IHIP News; wrote Substack post 'The Desire for Terror' about Iran war provoking domestic attacks
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister characterized as criminal and homicidal; described as boss of Trump and Democratic leadership
Donald Trump
U.S. President accused of dismantling security apparatus, pursuing voter suppression, and seeking to federalize elect...
Kash Patel
FBI official who gutted counterintelligence team tracking Iranian threats before U.S. military strikes
Hakeem Jeffries
House Minority Leader criticized for taking AIPAC funding, refusing to oppose Iran war funding, and collaborating wit...
Chuck Schumer
Senate Majority Leader criticized for similar AIPAC funding and failure to oppose Trump's military escalation
Mark Elias
Premier election lawyer in U.S.; quoted regarding Trump's SAVE Act voter suppression legislation
Rex Tillerson
Former Secretary of State who called Trump 'an absolute idiot' after working in his administration
John McCain
Military figure Trump allegedly disrespected; referenced as example of Trump's contempt for military service
Zelensky
Ukrainian leader quoted as saying countries at war don't hold elections; used to illustrate Trump's power consolidati...
Rochon
Progressive leader mentioned as showing more moral leadership than Hakeem Jeffries on military and policy issues
Mike Johnson
House Speaker described as Trump loyalist appointed after Republicans removed McCarthy
Adam Johnson
Commentator quoted criticizing Hakeem Jeffries' limp opposition to Trump's Iran war funding
Quotes
"A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States. This would provide Donald Trump with a pretext to try to cancel or federalize the coming congressional elections."
Timothy Snyder (via Substack post)Early in episode
"The Trump regime is eliminating any apparatus that will provide for prevention and public safety while the country is engaged in an illegal war."
HostMid-episode
"Do I believe that he would allow this type of thing to go on so that he could gen support for himself and keep himself in office? Absolutely. If Americans die, too fucking bad."
HostMid-episode
"We're not doing jack shit. We're not signing shit until we get everybody on the record on this war."
Host (describing desired Democratic strategy)Later in episode
"Hakeem is a fascist collaborator, full stop."
HostLate in episode
Full Transcript
All right, what do Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump have in common? They are both homicidal, gaslighting killers, period. They absolutely do not care about human beings. They prioritize and quantify which lives are important and which lives are not important. They lie and say they're all about freedom and democracy for everybody, and they're bringing this great brand of democracy around the world. It's all bullshit. The main things they have in common is that they both are criminals and they will do everything in their power to cling on to power so that they do not face accountability. Timothy Snyder, who you all know I've interviewed on IHIP News, is a scholar and he has a post on Substack that will send a chill down your spine. Pop this up. A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States. This would provide Donald Trump with a pretext to try to cancel or, quote, federalize the coming congressional elections. And the title of his piece is The Desire for Terror. So you guys have probably heard a lot about false flag attacks. And we all have to be on alert that when wars are very unpopular like this, there can be a domestic attack. A lot of theories being floated in intelligence right now, I have on the record from a source that they are very, very concerned that the attacks are going to come in the form of cyber attacks. And these cyber attacks will be a false flag operation where it looks like and the American intelligence under Trump's regime can say, oh, this is the Iranians. They have cyber attacked the United States and they have the voting machines. Therefore, we are rendering them unsafe and we must federalize the elections. Donald Trump is building that ballroom. He has the SAVE Act as a top priority of his. the gerrymandering debacles, the nonstop talk of the third term. This is a man who will not leave that Oval Office. He is going to do everything in his power to stay there. These false flag attacks are coming and they will, in my opinion, and I have a source in Washington, They are very, very concerned that this is Trump's next step and his way to federalize the elections, a.k.a. when he federalizes them, you guys, he cheats. Well, and he cheats no matter what. And to your point about him not leaving, when I look at, let's assume that the midterms go forward and there are enough people that impeach Trump. He will never leave office. He will not honor that. He will stay. And there's no power that is not under his control to do that, to remove him from office. And with all of this election stuff, I mean, it is no secret that he has gone, moved heaven and earth to try to make sure he continues to be in power. He has gone full tilt on this war. And I again, I go back to the Zelensky Oval Office meeting when he's like, well, if you're at war, you don't have elections. And all of this revolves around his continued desire to stay in power. And I don't see how we get him out, even if we did vote to get him out. All right. So when these things happen, when these wars happen, and then typically a healthy government, a transparent government would have intelligence really amped up to prevent cyber attacks, to prevent domestic terror attacks, attacks on American soil. not in the Trump regime. And you may remember this article from last week. Kash Patel guts counterintelligence. Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team before tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before U.S. strikes, sources say. So basically, they want no apparatus to keep American citizens safe. I want to say that again. The Trump regime is eliminating any apparatus that will provide for prevention and public safety while the country is engaged in an illegal war. Why? We know from scholars who study autocrats they have disdain for their supporters MAGA supporters are just transactional to Donald Trump They aren even really humans to him He doesn understand the plight of American people He has said very demeaning and degrading things about the troops. When he visited a World War II cemetery, he famously said, why would they do it? And was just like, why would you do this? I don't get it. They're like losers and suckers to get injured or killed. We all know how he treated John McCain. And the interesting dichotomy of this to me is in Republican circles, they're really hyped up on patriotism and supporting the troops. It's like a huge part of their identity. And you have this president who, after Trump 1.0, all of the people that worked around him came out of that administration and said, this guy's like Hitler. This guy's a full-blown fascist. This guy doesn't have any respect for the United States military. This guy's an idiot. Rex Tillerson called him an absolute idiot. And these people are right-wing neocons. These are people that are probably cheering this Iranian war on. But when they spent time with him inside the White House, they came out of that and thought, Jesus Christ, this guy is a dangerous idiot. And so we have this dangerous idiot that at every turn dismantles anything good or protective about the United States government. In my mind, with all of these, you know, what's going on with Trump, I think that he is actually cheering for an attack on the United States for a twofold reason. The midterms, yes, but also that it would gen support. If there was an attack on U.S. soil, it would gen support among Americans for this war. Do I believe that he would allow this type of thing to go on so that he could gen support for himself and keep himself in office? Absolutely. If Americans die, too fucking bad. And just a reminder, remember way back when Trump 2.0 got started, they appointed a 22-year-old with no experience to be in charge of the domestic terrorism threats in the United States. And I just want to say, it goes to the theory that these terror threats and attacks in the United States are not going to be thwarted, yet are being sponsored by the United States government, in my opinion. I don't think there's any question. I mean, there's a theory that Benjamin Netanyahu funded Hamas and he wanted to stay in power and let the border where the Hamas terrorists went over into Israel, that he let that lapse. There is a lot of this type of thing that happens. And there's no question that we should all be at the edge of our seat because he's got to do something here. And Benjamin Netanyahu could give a shit about the rule of law. Donald Trump could give a shit about the rule of law. Everybody that went to work for Donald Trump doesn't give a shit about the rule of law. And I will even go this far. Everybody that voted for him doesn't give a shit about the rule of law. He's a convicted felon. Everybody knows he's a convicted felon, a liar, and a con man, but they willfully voted for him for various reasons, racism or money. And this is a political party, a political movement of depravity, of absolute depravity. And Mark Elias, you all may know him. He is the premier election, a lawyer in the United States of America. Pop this up. Breaking, President Donald Trump declared Sunday that he will not sign any other legislation until Congress passes the Save America Act, dramatically escalating his campaign to force the voter suppression bill through the Senate. He says he will not sign any other bills. So this is where I get so frustrated with Democrats. you think, Jennifer, why are you talking about Democrats right now? That article was about Donald Trump being a dick. Well, here's where I'm going to tell you guys. Do you see the fight he puts up? I'm not doing jack shit until y'all pass this. And he forces it. That type of tenacity is what the Democrats need to have as an opposition. We're not showing up for work. We're not signing shit until we get everybody on the record on this war. Every single person But we don do it Democrats don fight that way because so many of them are compromised and they paid controlled opposition or we have the rotating villain strategy, which always seems to work out to make sure the Republican party gets the votes that they need. And when I see headlines like that, I think I wish the Democrats had that kind of gangsta in them. I wish that they would say, we're not doing jack shit. We're not funding the terrorist organization, ICE. We're not funding the terrorist country, Israel. We're not funding shit. We're not doing any of this shit. It's all anti-American. It's all illegal. It's all, you know, unconstitutional, but they don't. They don't do it. So let's see what the opposition party is going to do about all this stuff. Let's see what the minority leader does. The head of the nominal opposition party in the House, not ruling out further, bankrolling Trump's Iran bloodbath, is an objectively pro-war position. And this is Adam Johnson talking about Hakeem Jeffries. He goes on to say his limp process criticisms about Trump, quote, not making his case, mean nothing if he doesn't oppose more funding. And NBC News reports, the headline says, Hakeem Jeffries won't commit to blocking additional Iran war funding. Well, I wonder why that is. I wonder why minority leader Jeffries will not commit to that. And I'll tell you exactly why. We know exactly why. Hakeem Jeffries is bought and paid for. And people in the House we've had Democrats on are really skeptical of criticizing him. And this is, there's two signs of betrayal here. Number one, Hakeem Jeffries taking so much money from AIPAC. And now we know he is helping AIPAC funnel money to pro-Israel candidates. and he knows that within the Democratic Party, any AIPAC funding is, I think it's like less than 10% support in the Democratic Party, yet he continues to do this. So then, all right, Hakeem, we know what he's going to do. He's going to wake up every day. He's going to play two sides. He's going to be completely duplicitous. He's going to be like, oh my God, Donald Trump's a nightmare. He didn't make the case for war and DHS needs to have masks. I mean, remove their mask. And on the other side, he's like, well, you know, it's okay, I guess, to kill U.S. citizens as long as they have cameras on their chest. And it's this duplicitous argument. So then we have to take it, okay, we can't get him to do what we want. We cannot get him to do what he was elected to do, which is listen to his base. The Democrats famously loved to crowdsource their support, not Hakeem Jeffries, because if he were to look at the polling of him and how underwater he is and how underwater Chuck Schumer is and how underwater Israel is and how much the Democratic base hates military provocations that kill children and women and make amputees and destabilize the world with American taxpayer money and then tell the American citizens tough titties, you can't have healthcare. We don't know how we're going to pay for it. So then we have to look to the progressive caucus in the house. What are you guys going to do about Hakeem? This isn't a normal time period where it's like, okay, he's a corporate dim and Mitt Romney's president. So, you know, we'll work this out. We have a fascist authoritarian as president right now. And Hakeem is a fascist collaborator, full stop. I don't know about you guys, but I have really long work weeks and my weekends are just so busy. I never end up getting the rest that I need. 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When you look at all of what's going on right now, it blows the mind and shocks the conscience that what is going on in the Trump administration, starting with voting, where they want to disenfranchise 70 million voters, minorities, and women, because they are so scared all of their other safeguards to keep Trump in office might not work. And you look at an unpopular, illegal war that is committing war crimes and you can't find your balls to stand up against it at that point, that tells me you never will. You never can. To sit there and act like after all of the funding that has been increased for the Defense Department that he can't commit, fuck you. You have to commit. If you cannot commit about a legal war that is killing children, then you or not someone that should be in Congress, period, in my opinion. Well, and that's my point, Pumps. He's not going to. No. Us expecting anybody, the Progressive Caucus, us, anybody expecting Hakeem Jeffries to do what's right here is exercising the active definition of insanity. So then my next thing is, is the Progressive Caucus, because Rochon is leading more morally on all of these things. Are they just going to sit around and go, it's just a foregone conclusion that he has to be the leader. You think the Republicans operate this way? No, they don't. They kicked out McCarthy. They had 95,000 embarrassing rounds. And now they have little Moses Mike Grindor Johnson as the Speaker of the House because they wanted a Trump loyalist in that position. Well, what the Democrats want is a fighter. What the Democrats want in our leadership position in the House is somebody who says, I oppose this illegal war. I'm not giving another fucking cent to Israel. No boots on the ground. We will fight this tooth and nail. We are the opposition, full stop. So I have zero expectation of Hakeem right now. I then move to who can force him out because that's what needs to happen. Because at the end of the day, they have the same bosses. The boss of Donald Trump is Benjamin Netanyahu. The boss of Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer is Benjamin Netanyahu. That just cannot be. So I expect Hakeem to do this shit. I expect Hakeem to be duplicitous. I'm looking for solutions. We need a democratic opposition party that full blown goes full tilt and says we cannot have Hakeem here anymore. He's taking money from Palantir. He's funneling money from AIPAC to other candidates. He is duplicitous. He is a passive warmonger, and we're trying to fight for our country. And then he's just thinking if he just holds the line, he's going to get to be speaker. I have news for you, Hakeem. You're not going to be ever. If you keep playing like this, they will have completely successfully taken over American democracy. And then we will have a faux electoral democracy just like Russia. That's the danger of this. And I don't think I'm being hyperbolic at all. So progressive Democrats, force him out. Force him out. If he is funding, he won't, he's still going to fund this war. It's the easiest layup position. This war has a 23% approval rating and the opposition leader won't rule out not funding it and being an actual opposition party. Are you kidding me? I mean, I just wish the progressive caucus, he needs to be unseated. Enough is enough. This is not going to get better as we get closer to the elections. It will get worse with him at the helm. And Chuck Schumer, I mean, please, everybody in the Senate, do the world a favor. And the progressive senators there need to do the same with him. All right. That's all we have. Like, subscribe, comment, and we will be back later with more news.