LIVE: UNLAWFUL WAR IN IRAN + EPSTEIN COVER UP!!! | Legal AF
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Takeaways
- ❖Ben Meelis asserts that US and Israeli preemptive strikes on Iran are unlawful and unconstitutional, lacking congressional authorization.
- ❖He claims the Iran war, dubbed 'Operation Epstein Fury,' is a diversion from new Epstein file revelations implicating Donald Trump and his associates.
- ❖Evidence cited includes photos of Howard Lutnik on Epstein's island with minors and missing FBI witness statements regarding Trump.
- ❖Melania Trump's legal battle against Michael Wolf over Epstein connections is highlighted, noting her refusal to submit a declaration of residency.
- ❖The House Oversight Committee is criticized for mischaracterizing Bill and Hillary Clinton's depositions while avoiding deposing Trump or Melania.
- ❖The Trump regime is actively fighting to delay tariff refunds, potentially for 5-7 years, despite prior promises to refund money if tariffs were deemed unlawful.
- ❖Federal judges across the US are condemning the Trump regime for intentionally violating court orders regarding unlawful migrant detentions, leading to severe consequences.
- ❖AI company Anthropic is labeled a 'supply chain risk' by the Trump regime for insisting on terms of service that prohibit mass surveillance and autonomous killing using its AI.
- ❖The host contrasts the treatment of Anthropic with the Trump regime's alleged transfer of classified semiconductor chips to UAE and China without 'supply chain risk' concerns.
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1Unlawful Iran Strikes as 'Operation Epstein Fury'
Ben Meelis argues that the United States' preemptive strikes against Iran are unlawful and unconstitutional, lacking congressional authorization. He frames this military action as a 'regime change war' and speculates it is a deliberate distraction, coining it 'Operation Epstein Fury,' to divert public attention from increasing revelations in the Epstein files concerning Donald Trump and his associates.
Meelis states, 'it is my opinion... that the strikes by the United States on Iran are unlawful. They violate the Constitution. There is no constitutional authorization by Congress for Donald Trump to strike Iran to bring the United States into a war.' He connects this directly to 'additional information was being uncovered in the Epstein files regarding Donald Trump and the Epstein class that this war broke out.'
2Epstein Files and Trump's Alleged Connections
The podcast details new information from the Epstein files, including photographs of Howard Lutnik (Donald Trump's former commerce secretary) on Epstein's 'Pedo Island' with his 16-year-old children, despite Lutnik previously claiming disgust with Epstein. Meelis also highlights missing FBI witness statements (302 reports) believed to contain accusations of sexual assault against Donald Trump by a minor, suggesting a cover-up.
Meelis mentions 'depositions this past week of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton,' and 'discoveries of photographs, for example, of Howard Lutnik, Donald Trump's commerce secretary on Pedto Island... with it appears... his two children at the time who were 16 year olds.' He also refers to 'victim who's made accusations against Donald Trump that she was sexually assaulted as a minor and that those accusations were removed from the publicly facing Epstein files.'
3Melania Trump's Residency Dispute and Epstein Connections
Melania Trump is involved in a lawsuit against Michael Wolf, her former biographer, for alleged defamation regarding her connections to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Her legal strategy involves claiming Florida residency to move the case to federal court in Florida, potentially seeking a favorable judge, but she has refused to submit a sworn declaration of residency, raising suspicion.
Meelis states, 'Melania is in a lawsuit right now where Michael Wolf, Donald Trump's former biographer, sued Melania for violating his free speech rights.' He explains her lawyers' argument: 'I'm from Florida. You're from New York. Complete diversity over $75,000. That's the limit. Transfer it to federal court.' He notes, 'Melania has refused to submit a declaration.'
4Trump Regime's Stance on Tariff Refunds
Despite the Supreme Court ruling Trump's tariffs unlawful, the Trump regime is actively opposing immediate refunds to American companies and consumers. They argue for a delay, citing previous cases where refunds took 5-7 years, despite having previously promised quick refunds if their appeals failed.
Meelis recounts, 'the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump regime's tariffs against the world were unlawful.' He then reads from the Trump regime's filing: 'The court should deny plaintiffs ill-conceived motion to issue the mandate forth with... The coming process will take time... refunds took seven years to fully be provided after the United States versus US shoe corp case.'
5Trump Regime's Violations of Immigration Court Orders
Federal judges across the US, including those appointed by Republican presidents, are condemning the Trump regime for repeatedly violating court orders to release unlawfully detained migrants. These violations are deemed 'intentional misconduct,' leading to severe consequences, including the death of a nearly blind Burmese refugee abandoned by border patrol.
Meelis quotes a federal judge in Minnesota: 'the Trump administration has been terrorizing refugees, violating the promise America made to them when they fled persecution back at home by locking them up illegally.' He also cites Judge Quarishi: 'The government's continued actions after being called to task can now only be deemed intentional. The undersign will not stand idly by and allow this intentional misconduct to go on. It ends today.' He provides the example of 'Nural Amin Sha Alam, 56 years old, had been missing since February 19th when he was dropped off by border patrol... and he died. he froze to death outside.'
6Anthropic vs. Trump Regime on AI Ethics
The Trump regime has designated the AI company Anthropic as a 'supply chain risk' because Anthropic's terms of service prohibit the use of its AI language module, Claude, for mass surveillance or autonomous killing. Anthropic sought a written agreement that 'lawful purpose' would comply with these terms, which the Trump regime refused, leading to a dispute where the regime prefers Open AI, run by major Trump backers.
Meelis explains, 'Anthropic made certain demands about its AI language module... you can't do mass surveillance and you can't have autonomous killing.' He states, 'Donald Trump say that Anthropic is a radical leftist organization and you know it's trying to blackmail the United States government.' He contrasts this with 'giving our most highly guarded semiconductor chips to UAE and China not a supply chain risk but clawed an American AI company deemed a supply chain risk.'
Lessons
- Scrutinize official narratives during geopolitical conflicts, especially when high-profile domestic scandals are simultaneously unfolding, to identify potential diversions.
- Be aware of how political figures and parties may manipulate information and mischaracterize testimony from legal proceedings to control public perception.
- Advocate for transparency in government and legal processes, such as demanding public release of depositions and full disclosure of documents in high-stakes investigations.
Quotes
"It is my opinion and I hope that you share that opinion as well, although you're entitled to your own opinions, that the strikes by the United States on Iran are unlawful. They violate the Constitution."
"I don't think it is a coincidence that as additional information was being uncovered in the Epstein files regarding Donald Trump and the Epstein class that this war broke out."
"The Epstein victims have exonerated President Trump. This is a trope that you guys are a rabbit hole you guys are going down. But he has been exonerated over and over again by Epstein victims."
"This idea that he was exonerated is so inaccurate. Um, we're in touch with quite a few survivors and nobody has been talked to to even say the word exonerated anybody. And also, we know that there is evidence out there that really needs to be investigated. It's never gone through a process. So, how could he be exonerated? It's just it's a farce and it needs to be corrected."
"The government's continued actions after being called to task can now only be deemed intentional. The undersign will not stand idly by and allow this intentional misconduct to go on. It ends today."
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