Trump Gets Brutal News as Surprise Investigation Could Destroy Him

16 Jun 2026 · 17 min · 11 chapters

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In short

Democrats plan mass investigations of Donald Trump and related Epstein hearings; the episode also spotlights Oklahoma politics, abortion/women’s health, and alleged hypocrisy among MAGA candidates.

Guests

Trey Martin, a Democrat running for Congress in Oklahoma’s 5th district, backed by Bernie Sanders; he previously lived in Oklahoma and campaigns on economic and women’s health issues.

Key claims

If Democrats win the House, they’ll launch investigations on day one, including Epstein hearings. Oklahoma Republicans are blamed for poor education and women’s health outcomes and for fear-mongering about LGBTQ people. Abortion bans are said to harm women’s health, including IVF clinic closures and cases like sepsis from delayed care. A Trump-backed candidate is alleged to have sent intimate texts to a former Miss Oklahoma USA, illustrating hypocrisy.

Notable examples

Oklahoma education ranking dropping to 50th; women’s health ranking “dead effing last”; YWCA statistic about higher sexual assault risk than college graduation; Stephanie Bice’s support for Trump; Jackson Laymeyer text-message scandal.

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Trump's Birthday Investigation Announcement

0:17 to 0:45

Discussion on the upcoming investigations into Trump and his family.

“Donald Trump got hit with some bad news on his birthday morning as members of Congress say that they are pledging mass investigations of the president, his family, his businesses, and Epstein hearings on day one.”

Oklahoma's Political Landscape

0:45 to 1:08

Analysis of the political climate in Oklahoma and Democratic voter registration.

“They will launch Epstein hearings on day one.”

Introducing Trey Martin

1:08 to 2:06

Discussion with Trey Martin, a Democratic candidate in Oklahoma.

“a Democratic candidate would have in Oklahoma.”

Impact of Republican Policies in Oklahoma

2:06 to 2:55

Examination of the consequences of Republican leadership in Oklahoma.

“I just want to review with our listener, Oklahoma's ranking.”

Cultural Warfare in Politics

2:55 to 4:27

Discussion on the use of culture wars as a political distraction.

“The status of what Republicans have done to the state of Oklahoma.”

The Economy and Republican Voter Sentiment

4:27 to 7:18

Analysis of the changing views of white working-class voters on Trump and the economy.

“Yeah, no, I think you're absolutely right.”

Women’s Rights and Health Care in Oklahoma

7:18 to 10:01

Discussion on the state of women's health care and rights in Oklahoma.

“And I think that's why this is such a huge year and why we may really see that blue wave this time, you know.”

Hypocrisy in Oklahoma Politics

10:01 to 14:02

Examining the contradictions in Oklahoma politicians' claims and actions.

“Oklahoma is ranked 50th in women's health care and safety, dead effing last.”

Corruption and Hypocrisy in Oklahoma Politics

14:02 to 15:49

Discussion on the corruption within the MAGA Republicans in Oklahoma and their manipulation of Christian values.

“There is just such a rot of corruption with these MAGA Republicans in Oklahoma.”

Rapid Fire Political Questions

15:49 to 16:49

A rapid-fire session of yes or no questions addressing critical political issues for Oklahoma.

“Let me ask you some yes or no questions to wrap up rapid fire.”
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Encouragement to Vote and Take Action

16:49 to 17:28

A call to action urging listeners to vote, volunteer, and change the political landscape.

“The Republicans are leading us down a horrible path, and it's not going to get any better unless we actually show up and vote.”
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0:04The Epstein files have a very difficult time going away, and that's because some Americans actually care about crimes, exposing them and shedding light on the injustice. Aaron Parnas with some bombshell reporting, play the clip. Donald Trump got hit with some bad news on his birthday morning as members of Congress say that they are pledging mass investigations of the president, his family, his businesses, and Epstein hearings on day one. Congressman Robert Garcia confirmed to notice that should Democrats take power in the House of Representatives, they will launch a massive investigation to the president and his family and his businesses over corruption.

0:45They will launch Epstein hearings on day one. Okay, this is incredibly important, and this is all the reason that everybody has to turn out and vote in droves. And there are even suggesting that even some states like my home state of Oklahoma, that voter registration among Democrats is at an all time high, which is music to my ears. But let me tell you how bad a headwinds a Democratic candidate would have in Oklahoma. Here is an actual commercial for a viable candidate for governor. His name is Charles McCall. Play the clip. call and let me be perfectly clear cutting this banana does not make it an orange charles mccall pro-trump anti-woke gender is god-given and there's only two of them okay so that like that somebody's running and that's like hey vote for me it's just utterly insane that there isn't a uh democratic party in the state of oklahoma because that is utterly insane.

1:49But there is a candidate, a Bernie Sanders-backed candidate who is running for the district that I used to live in in Oklahoma City. And his name is Trey Martin. He's a Democrat running for Congress in Oklahoma's fifth congressional district, who is backed by my guy, Bernie Sanders. Welcome, Trey. How are you? I'm doing great. How are you? Thank you for having me. I'm so happy to have you. I just want to review with our listener, Oklahoma's ranking. So if If anybody in Oklahoma is upset about the way Oklahoma is being run, the only party you can blame are Republicans. They control the House, the Senate, their federal senators and congresspeople, the governor, the Supreme Court, all Republicans and have been for 20 plus years.

2:31This is what Republican policies get you. 50th in education, 50th in women's health care and safety, 47th in overall health and well-being, eighth highest poverty rate in the country. It sounds like that trickle down stuff really is a lie. And the highest rate of domestic violence in the country. Good old MAGA values on full display. What do you have to say about that? The status of what Republicans have done to the state of Oklahoma. Oh, it's just it absolutely blows me away. You know, and they keep trying to attack our public schools in different ways with the voucher programs and just just bringing us down further and further.

3:13I don't know why more people aren't frustrated and getting out to the polls and change in these things. But I think this year is a big year for that. And all the talking I've been doing around around the district, everybody's really frustrated right now. And so hopefully we can start to make a change. There's a lot of great Democratic candidates running and, you know, we can flip this over. If you listen to Republican candidates in Oklahoma, they make it sound like there is an army of trans and gay people running around killing people in the state. And I lived in the state for 50 years. I never saw such a thing ever.

3:54And in fact, most of the gay people or trans people that I knew had MAGA Christian parents just by virtue of geography. When you think about who talks about culture wars the most, in my mind, it's Republicans. I've never seen anything like it. And definitely Oklahoma is completely weaponizing these culture wars because MAGA Republicans in Oklahoma have been unable to deliver materially to their constituents. What's your take on that? Yeah, no, I think you're absolutely right. I think it's fear mongering. It's a it's a distraction tactic. Yeah. No. I mean, our LGBTQ communities are not are not harming us in any way.

4:38They're they're just, you know, a regular part of society. And yeah, they they they like to attack because there is a subset of Republicans that, you know, maybe they're religious fanatics or something, whatever. But yeah, they'll definitely jump on that boat if somebody wants to complain about somebody who's living different or not how they approve, you know. And this is fascinating. Trump is losing white working class voters on the economy. Pop this up. In 2018, white working class voters approved of Trump on the economy by plus 30. Now they disapprove by as much as that margin in some polls.

5:21And so as we see what Trump has done, And some of these blue states are getting a dose. But Trey, you and I that have lived in Oklahoma are acutely aware of what Republican policies do, because I just mentioned to you the rankings. You may remember Brad Henry when he was governor in the early 2000s. We were ranked 14th to 17th in education because of Mary Fallin, Kevin Stitt and Republican leadership and super majorities in our state. We are now raked 50th in education with these imaginary made up lies that kids in Oklahoma are taking a shit in a litter box, which is completely ridiculous, and that they're teaching trans ideology in Oklahoma schools.

6:06And I'm like, have you ever been to Oklahoma? Like, it's it's so insane. As you've been hitting the campaign trail, have you spoken to Republican voters? What's the temperature on the ground in such a red, red state? You know, I've been really surprised about that with Republican voters. They're not the people I'm talking to on the ground that really matters that are really voting out here. They're not talking about trans issues. They're not talking about, you know, fear of LGBTQ people. they're talking about the economy, like you said, and they're really frustrated with what's going on, with how the Trump administration has just torn down so many things and jacked up our gas prices, put us in war, jacked up the prices on everything from, you know, your groceries to your daily necessities.

7:00And they're not helping anything at all. This big, beautiful bill wants to take in funding from, you know, health care and public schools and just everywhere they can. They're just trying to to really destroy what what the American dream really is all about. And people are starting to come around and people are starting to really realize that. And I think that's why this is such a huge year and why we may really see that blue wave this time, you know. So I remember during Trump 1.0, the midterms rolled around and my husband, Josh, and I were in our bathroom in Oklahoma City and they were showing all the results.

7:37and there was the big map of the United States. And there was this blue dot in 2018 in the district that we lived in. I was like, Josh, look, look, because you never see that. Like it's always red. And it was Kendra Horn. And that's the district that you're running for. And Kendra did a phenomenal job. But after Kendra won, they gerrymandered it. They fixed the district so that they captured a lot more rural area. And let's show the map before. when Kendra was able to win. So, listener, there is Oklahoma County in the center, and you can see how the county was, it's in the center of Oklahoma City, and then it went to the east.

8:19And then they added, after Kendra won, to get the state back to this woman named Stephanie Bice, who currently holds this seat. And they captured all of this rural area. And Stephanie Bice, I've seen her standing behind Donald Trump, which how a woman could go into the White House and stand behind this man after everything that he's done to women, specifically in our state. Because you have a political party in our state that gives rapists more rights than rape victims with the overturning of Roe v. Wade. You have a governor, Governor Kevin Stitt, who Oklahoma is ranked 50th in women's health care.

8:59He wants to make it worse. were already rock bottom. So what does he do? He bans Roe v. Wade. And sadly, what's happening, Trey, is a lot of families in Oklahoma that churchgoing people, Republican people, because that's the only option they've ever been presented, they have an eptopic pregnancy or they have some sort of issue where the doctor is like, normally I would have to do an emergency DNC, and they're unable to do these things. Or somebody has been raped and these women are unable to access a private doctor's appointment because of women just like Stephanie Bice, because of women in Oklahoma who have betrayed other women in Oklahoma.

9:38And Stephanie Bice is a woman who knows in that district, the women of Oklahoma City are furious about her support for Donald Trump. And yet she goes and slips off and votes with him all the time. What would you, if you win this seat, if this blue wave comes in, I mean, Trey, I will be the happiest Oklahoman on the planet if your seat goes blue, truly. What will you do to fight for women? Oklahoma is ranked 50th in women's health care and safety, dead effing last. And nobody is even talking about this.

10:16Yeah, it's really crazy. You know, I was just touring the YWCA the other day and i heard a really a really sad statistic that a woman was more likely to be sexually assaulted in this state than she has to graduate college and you know they're i don't know there's not enough words that can be said about it we've like you were saying about you know them taking away abortion rights it has affected other areas too you know um even like ivf clinics were on the are just shutting down because they're, you know, they don't, they don't know if they're going to go to jail for doing their job. Right. And, uh, yeah, so I would do everything I could to, you know, bring back women's rights to, to the entire nation.

11:00Right. Um, I don't, this, this law, how, how they pass this banning Roe versus Wade, it's just done so much more harm. And, uh, you know, I really hope that people are starting to realize that too. Um, you know, So just for one, just just taking away that right is horrible. But also, what does it lead to? It leads to, you know, sometimes young women are self-performing and hurting themselves. Sometimes, you know, people are having to travel out of state to have something done. I've even heard of women getting sepsis because they can't have a, you know, a inviolable fetus removed. And yeah, so that's that's one of the things on top of my list.

11:40health care and women's health care is vitally important to this nation for sure. And then let's talk about how hypocritical Oklahoma Republicans are. I mean, just in one hand, they weaponize and they use their Bible and they use people's faith to say, hey, I'm a good Christian guy, vote for me. Then they turn around and vote for the rich to get richer. They abandon the marginalized. They do everything that is the exact opposite of what the alleged Lord and Savior is promoting. And here's a guy right here. He's an Oklahoma congressional candidate. Pop this up. A Trump backed congressional candidate has been caught sending a former Miss Oklahoma USA a series of intimate text messages, prompting his wife to brand her a home wrecking whore.

12:28Jackson Laymeyer, 34, the Tulsa megachurch pastor whom Donald Trump anointed a MAGA warrior last month, faces a torrent of his own text messages obtained by the Daily Mail ahead of Oklahoma's first district Republican primary on Tuesday. And this story surprises me zero, because when I hear an Oklahoma politician say, I'm MAGA, I'm pro-family values, I, faith, family, freedom, I know immediately that they're a freak because everybody's for family. The reason they say that they're pro-family is it's coded. They want to say only certain types of families. They want to be exclusionary in that language.

13:14If you have to wake up and say, I'm against child sex crimes, I oppose family values. Nobody's going to do that. So the fact that they have to point it out all the time, to me, it surprises me zero. And I am so sick as an Oklahoman, as seeing these types of candidates go in and enrich themselves. And they just, they're such bullshit artists with all of this family values stuff. And then you find out behind the scenes, he's doing a slap and tickle with Miss Oklahoma, which I really don't give a shit about because I'm not a religious hypocrite. What I care the most about is the hypocrisy. And it seems like there is a cultural rot in Oklahoma of politicians just like this.

13:54We heard of our governor commuting the Senate, like letting a woman completely out of jail who practically killed another girl in a drunk driving incident. There is just such a rot of corruption with these MAGA Republicans in Oklahoma. Yeah, it really is. It's just like I said, it's complete bullshit. They, you know, they play this Christian card just to, you know, win over. There are a lot of Christians here that are real Christians that are great people. But these these people, these politicians, these Republicans that claim to be they couldn't be further from what a Christian really is. You know, they it seems like they hate the poor.

14:28They hate the sick. They hate immigrants. And, you know, I don't know about you, but that's not in the Bible that I read when growing up, you know. And then, you know, like Donald Trump to present himself as a Christian. And I mean, everything he does is completely unbecoming of even a decent person, let alone a Christian. And certainly I'm becoming of a president. It's I don't know how they keep getting away with using that line and still getting votes from the actual good Christians that are here in Oklahoma. It's it's really sad. And it's just it's just manipulation straight out. Because, Trey, I think we need Democrats to call him out.

15:07After you win your primary, I want you to go full tilt on Stephanie Bice and call her out for being a hypocrite and pathological liar that she is. It is so disgusting to go into these rural parts of District 5 and use people's faith and Christian signal to them and and act and use this coded language and then turn around and F these people over so bad. Their wages never go up. Their schools are now ranked 50th, 50th for women, eighth highest poverty rate in the nation. and they have everything. The Republicans, she, Stephanie Bice has a mandate to deliver for Oklahomans. And with people like that, it's just a race to the bottom.

15:48All right. Let me ask you some yes or no questions to wrap up rapid fire. Abolish ICE. Yes or no? Yes. Tax the rich. Yes. Cut off military aid to Israel, both offensive and defensive. Yes. Yes. Rejecting corporate PAC money. Absolutely. Yes. I love it. OK, listen, Oklahoma, Trey Martin, what do you have to lose? This guy believes in something. He answered yes or no questions, which is so refreshing because politicians can't tell our fellow Oklahomans that live in your district how they can help you and where to go vote for you. Yeah, so absolutely. You know, the primaries are tomorrow, which is June 16th.

16:37And yeah, just get out to your polling places. If you can, if you believe in what I'm saying, please volunteer with us. We're doing phone banking all day tomorrow. And just get out. We have to change this state. We have to change this country. The Republicans are leading us down a horrible path, and it's not going to get any better unless we actually show up and vote. And, And I just encourage everybody to do that. Trey, thank you so much. I wish you the best of luck. Thank you for spending time with me. And I really, really hope you win. And when you win your primary, we're going to take out Stephanie Byes.

17:10She's done nothing but damage Oklahoma. You hear me, Stephanie? That's right. Thank you so much. We will take your ass out. All right. Thanks, Trey.

17:27Thank you.

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