MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas brings you our exclusive coverage from Capitol Hill where Pablo Manríquez speaks with Democratic lawmakers and Republican lawmakers about multiple topics including the war in Iran.
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00:00Now, this is how it's done. Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill ripping Donald Trump and these MAGA Republican sycophants to
00:09shreds over the unlawful war against Iran, as well as Trump and the MAGA Republicans cover up of the child
00:17sex trafficking ring within the Epstein files and covering up for the Epstein class.
00:21Now, as you know, the Midas Touch Network now has a Washington, D.C. bureau led by Pablo Manriquez. So
00:29we're right there inside the Capitol building on the steps of the Capitol. That's where Pablo Manriquez controls those steps,
00:37along with some other independent media. Pablo is leading the way. I want to show you what went down as
00:42Pablo Manriquez spoke to Democratic Congresswoman AOC. Here, play this clip.
00:48Congresswoman, what's your message to Americans who are concerned about another forever war in the Middle East?
00:52Well, I think first and foremost, the reality that we have here is very clear. The vast majority of Americans
01:01are against a war with Iran. Two things can be true at the same time.
01:05We can acknowledge the brutal reality of the Iranian regime and their murdering of protesters and targeting of people.
01:12And we can also know for sure that a forever war will not resolve that issue.
01:19We've seen what's happened in other areas of the Middle East, in Libya and Syria and beyond, of course, the
01:25war in Iraq.
01:25And we are already at multiple American service members that are dead for an illegal action that the president has
01:35pursued with no plan out.
01:37They don't know why they got into this war. They're talking about four or five hundred different reasons, and they
01:45don't know how they're getting out.
01:46They have plunged the world into major global instability. Things have never been more dangerous in many ways.
01:56And it is our responsibility to stabilize the situation and bring us back from the brink.
02:01And a war with Iran is not how we do that, and it's not how we accomplish anyone's goals.
02:07More from Congresswoman AOC here. Let's play this clip.
02:10And is there, like, in the sense of American servicemen who have been killed, obviously there was a girls' school
02:15in Iran that, do you know anything about that situation?
02:17Like, you know, I guess, what's your message to, I guess, Iranians were...
02:20Of course. I mean, it's beyond just the American servicemembers who have tragically died in this, and our hearts do
02:28go out prayers to their families.
02:30But also the over hundred Iranian schoolgirls that have been killed in these attacks, and the countless people who are
02:39affected, possibly displaced, in the potential of war as well.
02:45This is really about our humanity and strategic interests.
02:50It's both the same thing, is that a war with Iran and a global war, as we've seen, of course,
02:57is just not what Americans want.
03:02And I don't think that it's what the majority of people around the world want.
03:06Then Congresswoman AOC talks about just how impulsive and reckless Donald Trump is in going into these forever wars and
03:14just engaging in these atrocities.
03:18Here, play this clip.
03:18What's your message to Americans who think that war, that bombing of Iran was in some way sort of intended
03:24to distract Americans from the Epstein files?
03:26Well, listen, I think we're seeing this pattern, right?
03:29Trump has impulsively, he impulsively went in on Venezuela.
03:35He impulsively went in on Iran.
03:38There was no exit and no endgame for either of these situations.
03:43It led to increased global instability everywhere he goes.
03:48And every time he's done that, it has been consistent with a spike or a revelation in what is happening
03:53with the Epstein files.
03:54I don't think that that coincidence is something to dismiss off the cuff.
04:00I think that he feels existentially tied to it.
04:05And I actually think that it is one reason that he must be removed from office.
04:10Because if the Epstein files has such a hold on President Trump and this administration, that they are willing to
04:18plunge us and risk world war in order to save themselves politically, that is a person, the definition of someone
04:28that cannot make objective decisions for the American people.
04:31Then Pablo Manriquez was in the Capitol tunnel where he spoke with Congresswoman Ansari.
04:37She has just been so incredible in her leadership on Capitol Hill.
04:42We've seen her in the House Oversight Committee exposing the Epstein class, getting to the bottom of Donald Trump's despicable
04:48cover-up of that child sex trafficking ring.
04:51She's also been a powerful voice opposing the unlawful war against Iran.
04:55More of this, please.
04:57Here's Congresswoman Ansari inside the tunnel of the Capitol building.
05:01Let's play this clip.
05:02Congresswoman, what can we do to prevent another forever war in the Middle East at this point?
05:07We have a critical war powers resolution on the floor tomorrow that is a bipartisan resolution that makes very clear
05:16that the United States Constitution leaves the power to declare war with Congress.
05:22Congresswoman, this administration has been so reckless in its decision to launch an illegal war with no clear intentions, objectives
05:33that change by the day, no plan forward.
05:37I am extremely concerned about the future of the Iranian people who have already been massacred by the tens of
05:44thousands by this regime, the Islamic Republic.
05:48They have to go, but that is not even what the Trump administration has said.
05:55So beyond the fact that this is a costly, illegal war that American service members have already done, that American
06:01lives are at risk, this administration does not care about the Iranians.
06:06They're bombing indiscriminately as we speak.
06:11So I have a lot of concerns.
06:12I brought these issues up yesterday in the briefing that members of Congress had asked questions regarding what the plan
06:20is for the future of the Iranian people and was told directly that is not part of this mission.
06:26And there's reports that the CIA is arming groups, separatist groups in Iraq and on the border of Iran that
06:35could cause civil war and mass chaos and instability for years to come.
06:40There's also reports that the Trump administration is looking at making a deal with somebody else in the IRGC.
06:46So it is just so, so poorly planned, unplanned, and just a very, very dark time for this country and
06:56the world.
06:57More from Congresswoman Ansari right here.
06:59Let's play this clip.
07:01Do you have any more information about the girls' school that was bombed over the weekend, like what went on
07:06there?
07:07It's reported that it was their U.S. or Israeli strikes, that more than 150 children, 150 children were killed.
07:19It's devastating.
07:20I mean, these are the casualties of war.
07:22Again, right now they're saying over thousands of civilians have already been lost, and this is coming after tens of
07:27thousands were already massacred.
07:29So I just urge the administration to please think about the Iranian people in this, think about their future, think
07:36about the trauma and devastation they've already been through, and come up with a real strategic plan to transition to
07:42democracy and end the bombing as soon as possible.
07:46Pablo Manriquez was then able to speak with Democratic Senator Chris Murphy.
07:51Here's what he had to say.
07:53Play this clip.
07:53Can you update us on homeland spending talks right now?
07:58Where do things stand?
07:59Does this change anything?
08:01It doesn't change anything.
08:02It doesn't change anything.
08:03Yeah, I mean, we're not close, you know, we're not, we're not close to an agreement.
08:07You know, I've heard Republicans suggest that, you know, we should fund ICE because they started an illegal war with
08:14Iran.
08:14That's ridiculous.
08:16The American public wants ICE to stop murdering people, and they also don't want us at war with Iran.
08:22So that seems to be a pretty simple set of explanations for, a simple set of instructions for the American
08:28people.
08:29Also, I want to give a shout out to Prem Thacker over at Zetio.
08:33I want to give a shout out to the reporters at DropSite who were on Capitol Hill.
08:38They found a crew.
08:39It's like Pablo.
08:40It's Thacker.
08:41It's the DropSite guy.
08:42They're working together as a team, asking these lawmakers the tough questions.
08:48I want you to watch as Pablo and Prem speak to, over here, Fetterman, who purportedly calls himself a Democrat,
08:58although we know that's really in name only at this point.
09:02He's become a Trump sycophant.
09:04And I want you to watch some just insane stuff by Fetterman.
09:07Hat tip to Pablo and Prem for sticking to it and asking Fetterman the tough questions.
09:13Thanks to you for empowering the Midas Touch Network with this Washington, D.C. Bureau.
09:19Play this clip.
09:20I was wondering what's the name of the former Boar's Iranian naval ship today.
09:25I want to offer condolences to your boss.
09:29He's all broke up.
09:30Who?
09:31About the Ayatollah.
09:34Who's our boss?
09:35What?
09:36Who's our boss?
09:38Who are you saying is our boss?
09:39Who do you work for?
09:40I work for Migrant Insider.
09:42We do the immigration.
09:43No, I think you work for Zedio.
09:45No, that's him.
09:46That's this guy.
09:48That's him.
09:49Did you work for Zedio?
09:51No.
09:51No, I'm sorry.
09:52I wrote a story about four Zedio once.
09:54You're offering your condolences to my boss?
09:56Yeah.
09:56No, what I'm saying, though, it's like, I know who you work for is very anti-Israel.
10:03And he's very anti-Israel.
10:06And I'm very pro-Israel, so we can agree or disagree on things.
10:10Sure.
10:11Do you think it's okay for the U.S. to bomb an Iranian naval ship in the international waters?
10:15I think it's the world's better than he is today.
10:17And I think it's the thing now that everyone has ever acquired an nuclear bomb.
10:21What about the naval ship today, though?
10:23Well, that's what you're also doing.
10:24If they think it's a good idea, then you can't get him in there.
10:33It's okay.
10:33Take it to the bomb and the naval ship without a declaration.
10:36What?
10:37I'm sorry.
10:38I support killing the Iranian leadership.
10:51Now, before the news broke about Kristi Noem being fired, buh-bye, Kristi.
10:58Get ready to be prosecuted in Minnesota and other places, Kristi, because that's a coming.
11:03Anyway, AOC was answering questions from Pablo Manriquez.
11:07Let's play this clip.
11:09Kristi Noem admitted finally to the House, to Congressman Ngoose, that the $220 million advertising contract was actually a no
11:15-bid contract,
11:16directly contradicting what she told the Senate yesterday.
11:18What do we need to do to get to the bottom of these, like, egregious sort of expenditures coming out
11:24of the Department of Homeland Security
11:25and the lies that we've had to cut through to get to this truth?
11:27I think at a certain point, we are going to have to have a collective effort to really examine and
11:36explore who has lied under oath
11:40and who has perjured themselves under oath and pursue serious investigations to that end.
11:46I've seen plenty of hearings, of course, in Congress.
11:50There are, of course, moments where people may misspeak.
11:53That's a different matter.
11:54What we have seen from Kristi Noem lying about what she has done at DHS,
12:00to Kash Patel lying about what is and isn't in the Epstein files,
12:06to secretary and administration official down the line.
12:10There is no mistake that there is cover-up after cover-up of illegal activity happening in this administration.
12:19And the only way that the law means anything is if we prosecute those who violate it.
12:25And I want this administration to start adhering to the law as quickly as possible.
12:34And that's what my advice would be to people, because we all swear an oath to the Constitution of the
12:42United States.
12:43We do not swear an oath to the president.
12:46We do not swear an oath to any one individual.
12:48We swear an oath to the Constitution.
12:51And our obligation to the law is clear.
12:55And if Kristi Noem, and people like Kash Patel, and people like Pam Bondi,
13:00who's also in violation of the disclosure on Epstein files as well,
13:04is that if they want to violate the law, there are supposed to be consequences.
13:11These are people who call themselves alleged law enforcement officers.
13:15And the message that they're sending is that they can cover up for pedophiles,
13:19and they can cover up for street executions,
13:21and that they can cover up for some of the most heinous crimes that are happening in the United States
13:25of America.
13:26And that cannot be acceptable from any party.
13:29Now, we were also able to speak with MAGA Republican Senator Bernie Moreno over in Ohio
13:36about his donations that he received, and he loves,
13:40from Epstein class and Epstein co-conspirator Les Wexner.
13:45Watch this interaction between Pablo.
13:48Great job, Pablo, and Senator Moreno playing this clip.
13:51Quick question.
13:52It came up that you got money from Les Wexner.
13:55I think it was a $3,500 donation.
13:58Any comment on receiving money?
14:00Are you going to give it back?
14:02Why would I do that?
14:04Just because he's an alleged co-conspirator in the Epstein files.
14:09Gotcha.
14:09How about Reid Hoffman?
14:11Did you ask every Democrat if they're going to give back Reid Hoffman's contributions?
14:14No, I haven't, but that's a good question.
14:18Who gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to Democrats?
14:21And how about the Goldman Sachs lawyer?
14:23But if I ask...
14:24But my point is, first of all, Les Wexner cut off ties with Epstein almost two decades ago.
14:34He has not been charged with any crimes whatsoever.
14:38He sat through a testimony for hours in which he answered all their questions.
14:43And there wasn't a single shred of evidence that came out that he did anything other than...
14:48You know what he's guilty of?
14:49Here's what he's guilty of.
14:50Hiring a terrible human being.
14:52And if hiring a terrible human being is a crime, then Joe Biden would be away for life.
14:56Because the cabinet he had was the most inept cabinet in American history.
15:01So this idea that Republicans are held to a different standard because there's an allegation about somebody.
15:07So you have to give that contribution back.
15:09But here's what I am willing to do.
15:10Make a deal.
15:10Make a deal.
15:11That's what we're going to do.
15:12I will give back every single campaign contribution I took in during my campaign.
15:18If every TV and newspaper media company give back all the money I spent on their commercials.
15:24Because technically, that $3,500 didn't go to me.
15:27That $3,500 flowed through my campaign directly to a TV station in Ohio.
15:32So if you get Nexstar, Tegna, Sinclair to issue refunds, we will happily do that.
15:39Because ultimately, they took the money.
15:40So you should be asking those companies if they're going to give back the money because they've just flowed through.
15:46So would you take money from Wes Wexner again to give to TV and media companies for ads?
15:52What did you do wrong?
15:53Can we live in a world in which just the mere accusation to public square is enough to make you
16:00guilty?
16:01Like you said, he hired a bad guy.
16:03Yeah.
16:03Meaning, he has obviously a morally corrupt person.
16:11There's no question about that.
16:12That guy's dead.
16:14Wexner or Epstein?
16:15No, Epstein.
16:15Oh, yeah, of course.
16:16Of course.
16:16Of course.
16:16Yeah.
16:17While he worked for Wexner, Wexner paid him a lot of money.
16:21And on top of that, Epstein stole money from him.
16:25But he had nothing to do with any of the decrepit behavior.
16:28If anything, you can make the case that Bill Clinton did.
16:30Bill Clinton campaigned with Sherrod Brown Monday before election day.
16:34You're going to call Sherrod Brown and go, do you renounce Bill Clinton?
16:36No.
16:37Manu Raju, legend on Capitol Hill.
16:40Not with the Midas Touch Network, although he's great.
16:43I like Manu.
16:44One of the few reporters from corporate news who I think do a really good job.
16:49It's because he knows what he's doing.
16:50Boom, boom, boom.
16:51Just ask those questions.
16:53Manu Raju then spoke with, embattled, we'll be putting it lightly, Tony Gonzalez over in
16:59Uvalde in Texas.
17:02He's the guy who sexually harassed his staffer.
17:05And then she died by suicide by burning herself.
17:08And then he covered it up.
17:09And just a despicable, filthy individual, this Tony Gonzalez.
17:14Watch this interaction right here.
17:16Let's play him.
17:16But you came in second place.
17:18I mean, that's got to be...
17:22You came in second place.
17:24I did well.
17:25We did well last night.
17:26I'm proud of the work we did last night.
17:28There's more work to have.
17:29Are you denying...
17:30This is my third runoff in four cycles.
17:33But this is the first time these allegations have come...
17:34And I know how to win runoffs.
17:35This is the first time these allegations came out.
17:36And we will win this runoff as well.
17:38But this is the first time you've run when these allegations have been public, have come out.
17:43I just ran right now.
17:44I just ran before.
17:45Yes, it's the first time you came out since it's been alleged that you had...
17:48Not everyone last night was successful.
17:50We were successful in the end of the runoff.
17:52Right.
17:52So you...
17:53But are you denying that you had an affair with this woman?
17:57I will address the allegations today.
18:00Do you have any response to this enter resolution that's been on the floor?
18:03I haven't seen it yet.
18:05Well, there you have it, folks.
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