Last Wednesday's MAGA insurrection may have been the end point for Trump's divisive rhetoric but is likely the beginning of a much wider war. Within the ranks of the rioters was a more hardcore group of extremists who were bent on finding and exterminating lawmakers driven into hiding inside the Capitol. Pictures show rioters clad in tactical gear and Kevlar vests carrying zip ties to round up Senators. That they probably had inside help is a chilling development only now being revealed. We spea...
Jul 01, 2025•1 hr 24 min
The January 6th MAGA riots that saw thousands of Trump loyalists ransack the Capitol Building will stain the President's legacy and will likely shadow the GOP for decades. The revulsion for Trump has grown to a fever pitch with scores of lawmakers calling for his removal from office. This was always the inevitable end for Donald Trump, the violence a by product of the lies and divisive rhetoric he used to stoke fear and foment rage. The only surprise is that it took this long to happen. It was a...
Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 22 min
Happy New Year and welcome back to the corrupt and dysfunctional circus of Donald J Trump. Just two days before Congress meets to certify the Presidential election, 11 renegade, Republican Senators have announced that they will not support a Biden victory. It's illegal, its unprecedented and it's shameless. But with two weeks left of the Trump administration, chaos has settled upon the Capital. Shady phone calls, and pleas for violence from his MAGA army have the nation on edge. Former Trump Cam...
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 26 min
This week's Mea Culpa looks at President Trump's corrupt pardons and the repulsive self-dealing from the Trump Administration. MSNBC legal analyst and host of Justice Matters joins Michael to discuss the details. Also, make sure to check out Mea Culpa: The Election Essays for the definitive political document of 2020. Fifteen chapters of raw and honest political writings on Donald Trump from the man who knows him best. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M5VKQ6T/ For cool Mea Culpa gear, check out www....
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr 19 min
The Trump is now considering imposing martial law to seize the voting machines in states he considers contested in the hopes of overturning the election. He is asking for Sidney Powell to be granted increased security clearance to lead the effort. We are now teetering on the edge of a full-on coup. Joining Michael to discuss these issues and more is Seth Abramson, the New York Times bestselling author of Proof of Corruption. Stay tuned for a wild week of unhinged conspiracy and madness as the Pr...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 22 min
It's the end of the line for Donald Trump as the Electoral College finally meets and casts their votes for Joe Biden. While Trump vows to fight on, his MAGA warriors are targeting the GOP for failing to overturn the election in Trump's favor. We also look back at the previous five weeks and pick out the highs and lows in Trump's clown car coup attempt. Plus, Vanity Fair's Emily Jane Fox, author of Born Trump, joins Michael to discuss the future of the President's offspring. Also, make sure to ch...
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 24 min
Comedian and NPR host Maz Jobrani joins Mea Culpa to examine this week's worst Trump news. Plus, Rudy gets sidelined with Covid and Trump is secretly relieved to be rid of his serially flatulent legal mastermind. The Supreme Court laughs away the President's legal challenge to the election while the Texas Attorney General prepares an equally baseless amicus brief to petition the court to invalidate millions of Biden votes and hand the election to Donald Trump. Will the President ditch Biden's in...
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 22 min
The madness of King Donald arrived in the state of Georgia and has morphed into a Frankenstein's monster that threatens to devour the Republican Party and doom their electoral chances in a pair of Senate run off races to be held January 5th. After releasing the Kraken of conspiracy and unsupported allegations of election fraud which saw members of their own party face death threats and online harassment, Trump proxies are now apoplectic at their own lawyers for advocating that voters boycott the...
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 18 min
Penn Jillette joins the Week in Review for a wide ranging conversation about Donald Trump and for the first time says what's on the infamous Apprentice Tapes. Earlier we cover the week that was and examine the Trump Family and Rudy by proxy's urgent need for preemptive pardons as the Trump presidency comes to an end. Also, make sure to check out Mea Culpa: The Election Essays for the definitive political document of 2020. Fifteen chapters of raw and honest political writings on Donald Trump from...
Jun 19, 2025•1 hr 21 min
Will Donald Trump be prosecuted after he leaves office? For the rule of law to be upheld in this country, Trump must answer for his many crimes. Michael speaks with Frank Figliuzzi, former FBI Assistant Director to ascertain how this will happen. Also, make sure to check out Mea Culpa: The Election Essays for the definitive political document of 2020. Fifteen chapters of raw and honest political writings on Donald Trump from the man who knows him best. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M5VKQ6T/ For c...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 23 min
A special Thanksgiving Day episode of Mea Culpa ponders what comes next as the formal transition begins. Trump pardons a Turkey and we shame the President's Red Wall of senators who enabled this entire fiasco. Plus Brian Karem, Playboy's Senior White House Correspondent takes us behind the scene in the White House. Also, make sure to check out Mea Culpa: The Election Essays for the definitive political document of 2020. Fifteen chapters of raw and honest political writings on Donald Trump from t...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr 18 min
This week on Mea Culpa, Michael finds himself at peak frustration as the Trump Train barrels this country towards oblivion. How can a nation that is built upon reason find itself in such an unreasonable position, where a two-bit, wannabe despot can work the corners of our legal system to halt the entire transition of power? With the country exhausted from the trauma of this never ending election and the looming specter of death from COVID, we all are stuck in a terrible limbo. Searching for answ...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 16 min
On this episode of the Mea Culpa Week in Review, we examine the last 72 hours in the mind of Donald J. Trump as he attempts to overturn the election with his bogus fraud claims. In addition, we look at two of his most creepy errand boys, Lindsay Graham and Rudy Giuliani and wonder what sort of kompromat Trump possesses that they could stomach their roles in his defense. Rudy has gone even more batshit insane and was put in charge of Trump's entire legal strategy while Lindsay Graham is driving a...
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 25 min
Holed up inside the White House with a cadre of loyalists, including his idiot sons, the President and is sycophants are gorging on fast food and creating a foul odor of filth that has forced staffers to light rose scented candles and open windows to clear out the stench. It's a black comedy no one could make up but it's happening for real while a tidal wave of death washes over America from a second COVID wave. Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele joins Mea Culpa later in the episode to discuss h...
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 16 min
Mea Culpa Week in Review chronicles the last 72 hours in the most f-cked up presidential election in American history. Trump's scorched earth plan to overturn the election is a pathetic clown show that reached its nadir at Four Seasons Total Landscaping outside of Philadelphia. Still the GOP is afraid enough of Trump to parrot his lies. Meanwhile an increasingly insane Commander in Chief grows more and more intransigent. Finally, TrumpNation author Tim O'Brien reveals the inner torment of the Do...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr 20 min
Joe Biden finally crosses the 270 threshold for victory but Trump remains steadfast in his refusal to concede the election. Michael examines what legal remedies remain for the president beyond Rudy and his incompetent clown car of liars and kleptocrats flooding the zone with lawsuits. The answer, in truth, is that there are none. Trump is alone and desperately fighting the loser tag and finding that no one will be coming to the rescue. Veteran GOP operative Chris Brennan describes what's happeni...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 11 min
A wild ride of an election ends not with a bang but a whimper. Michael dissects Election Day and Trump's despicable, 11th hour claim of voter fraud as well as the bitter divide that remains in this country. He speaks with Politico's Natasha Bertrand about the potential for future chaos as Trump riles up his MAGA Army. Also, make sure to check out Mea Culpa: The Election Essays for the definitive political document of 2020. Fifteen chapters of raw and honest political writings on Donald Trump fro...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Michael rests his case against Donald J. Trump; placing his fate in the hands of the people. While confident of a Trump loss, he fears the President will not go quietly. A coming storm of chaos threatens this nation as Trump continues to propagate false narratives of voter fraud and the potential for unrest and violence. Will the President hold this nation hostage as it enters perhaps, its darkest moment? Plus, a conversation with Bakari Sellers. Also, make sure to check out Mea Culpa: The Elect...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 11 min
A deep dive into how the Republican Party became the party of Donald J. Trump. Mea Culpa will investigate the birth of a movement with no persistent ideology other than its leader. Former Tea Party Congressman Joe Walsh joins Michael to explain how the Tea Party veered off course abc was swallowed by Trump. All this, plus it's frightening end. Also, make sure to check out Mea Culpa: The Election Essays for the definitive political document of 2020. Fifteen chapters of raw and honest political wr...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 13 min
The Mea Culpa Week in Review looks at Donald Trump's final, desperate days on the campaign trail and how his rallies have become a hub for misinformation. There are two realities at the moment, the one where COVID is real, it exists and the country is struggling to heal. Then there is Donald Trump's MAGA America, where the virus is a hoax and construct of fake news. Later, Michael speaks with national security and counter-intelligence expert Malcolm Nance on the coming storm of chaos and violenc...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 18 min
Michael speaks with former US Attorney, Phillip Halpern who very publicly resigned last week out of protest and disgust for Attorney General William P. Barr's shocking abuse of power. Halpern spent 36 years in his position at the Department of Justice; serving under 19 different Attorney's General and six different presidents while prosecuting all manner of crime and government corruption. Under Bill Barr though, Halpern says the Justice Department became just another appendage of the Trump admi...
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr 16 min
In this special episode of Mea Culpa Investigates we examine the full scope of corruption, financial crimes and sleazy conflicts of interest engendered by Donald Trump throughout his administration. Not only will you get a full preview of the legal reckoning that awaits him, but we take a deep dive into Trump's foreign entanglements to give you the full scope and magnitude of his blatant criminality. Forbes investigative reporter and author of White House Inc, Dan Alexander joins Michael in brea...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 20 min
It's the Mea Culpa Week in Review. T-minus 12 days and counting until election day and Donald Trump is clearly losing badly. While it ain't over till it's over, this one appears to be headed towards a landslide victory for Joe Biden. One of the likely reasons, suburban women have abandoned Donald Trump; defecting in historic numbers. This threatens not just the presidency for Trump but down ballot races as well; suggesting a possible blue wave that would fundamentally reorder Washington as we kn...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 17 min
This eye-opening episode of Mea Culpa features Lt. General Mark Hertling, former Commanding General of the US Army Europe, delivering a scathing assessment of Trump's unfitness for command. We also learn how the entire command structure of the military loathes their commander in chief. Also, make sure to check out Mea Culpa: The Election Essays for the definitive political document of 2020. Fifteen chapters of raw and honest political writings on Donald Trump from the man who knows him best. htt...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 9 min
The foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer may be just the tip of the iceberg. Under the Trump presidency, right wing extremist groups have multiplied significantly and pose a grave domestic terror threat to the United States. In addition, through his own divisive rhetoric and coded language, the President has tolerated and encouraged the rise of violent, Pro Trump vigilante groups. Are these armed, right wing radicals, the foot soldiers for Trump's new Maga Army? Plus, a conve...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 12 min
James Carville joins Michael Cohen on Mea Culpa to predict a historic and humiliating defeat for Donald Trump. Carville believes the whole family is headed to prison and Trump will use the threat of election day unrest from his MAGA Army to force a pardon. Don't miss a second of this special interview. Plus, the Mea Culpa week in review. Also, make sure to check out Mea Culpa: The Election Essays for the definitive political document of 2020. Fifteen chapters of raw and honest political writings...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 10 min
An exclusive interview with Tony Schwartz, the author behind Donald Trump's myth defining work, Trump: the Art of the Deal. First published in 1987, the book sold over 1.1 million copies in hardcover alone and stands as one of the most popular business books ever written; helping define Donald Trump for millions of Americans as the infallible dealmaker with the Midas Touch. Its influence cannot be overstated in how it ultimately shaped and propelled Trump into the White House. It's also a comple...
May 26, 2025•1 hr 4 min
A special, double episode of the Mea Culpa Week in Review tackles the surreal spectacle of President Trump's Covid diagnosis. From his desperate attempts to project strength and power to his insanely erratic behavior, Michael senses that Trump knows he's losing the election and has come unglued. He also speaks to former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor about how Donald Trump is a danger to national security. Finally, he delivers a plea to all Republicans still enthrall...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 27 min
Mea Culpa turns its spotlight on the First Lady in this revealing episode about the true nature of Melania Trump. Michael speaks with Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, the New York Times bestselling author of Melania and Me, and the First Lady's former best friend and confidante. She takes Michael deep into the East Wing of the White House; describing a hornets nest of deceit and complicity. Here we see a new side to Melania, gleefully taking the reins of power with the Trump marriage of convenience a ...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Omarosa Manigault Newman joins Michael Cohen on this week's episode of Mea Culpa to discuss Trump's racist agenda, how daughter-in-law Laura sought to buy her silence, and making fun of Ivanka's ridiculous speaking voice. Plus, a serious look at the President's cognitive decline and a Twitter message from Bette Midler. Also, make sure to check out Mea Culpa: The Election Essays for the definitive political document of 2020. Fifteen chapters of raw and honest political writings on Donald Trump fr...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 9 min
