Senator Eric Schmitt: Exposing the Biggest Censorship Scandal in US History
- Aug 20, 2025
- 1:00:07
- Full Episode
(0:00) Sacks and Jason welcome Senator Eric Schmitt (2:34) Biden v. Missouri, uncovering government censorship as Missouri AG (6:06) Section 230 and social media, the legacy of Russiagate, big tech censorship in the age of AI (18:44) Behind the Hunter Biden laptop story and COVID censorship (30:17) The NGO "Leviathan" and how censorship requests were laundered, Hamilton 68 (36:38) Russiagate and the Obama intel report on the 2016 Election (47:15) Russia-Ukraine War, possible peace deal, and US foreign policy
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Brief Summary
Senator Eric Schmidt discusses censorship, free speech, and his new book on government influence over social media.
Key points
- Interview with Senator Eric Schmidt. Senator Schmidt discusses his new book and the censorship issues he faced as attorney general.
- Censorship and the First Amendment. Schmidt argues that the government cannot outsource censorship to private companies.
- FBI's Knowledge of Hunter Biden's Laptop. The FBI had Hunter Biden's laptop in 2019 and knew it was real, yet it was suppressed.
- Censorship Before the 2020 Election. The suppression of the Hunter Biden story could have influenced the election results.
- Accountability for FBI Actions. Calls for accountability regarding the FBI's role in the alleged conspiracy against Trump.
- Hamilton 68 Exposed. Claims of tracking Russian disinformation were revealed to be baseless and misleading.
Episode highlights
- Interview with Senator Eric SchmidtSenator Schmidt discusses his new book and the censorship issues he faced as attorney general.“We filed the lawsuit and sought discovery to uncover the truth.”1:50Aug 20, 2025
- Censorship and the First AmendmentSchmidt argues that the government cannot outsource censorship to private companies.“You can't outsource that censorship to private companies.”7:17Aug 20, 2025
- FBI's Knowledge of Hunter Biden's LaptopThe FBI had Hunter Biden's laptop in 2019 and knew it was real, yet it was suppressed.“They knew it was real. It's Hunter Biden's laptop.”20:16Aug 20, 2025
- Censorship Before the 2020 ElectionThe suppression of the Hunter Biden story could have influenced the election results.“If that had been properly examined by the media... who knows what the outcome would have been.”23:47Aug 20, 2025
- Accountability for FBI ActionsCalls for accountability regarding the FBI's role in the alleged conspiracy against Trump.“There needs to be accountability here.”26:50Aug 20, 2025
- Hamilton 68 ExposedClaims of tracking Russian disinformation were revealed to be baseless and misleading.“The whole idea they were tracking Russian accounts was just total nonsense.”31:54Aug 20, 2025
- Trump's Document DilemmaDiscussion on why Trump didn't return classified documents, raising questions about his motives.“Why didn't he just give the documents back?”40:59Aug 20, 2025
- The Fever Dream of PoliticsReflecting on the chaotic political landscape and the need for accountability.“I think we're on the other side of the fever dream.”44:29Aug 20, 2025
