Breaking: Pete Hegseth gets ultimate humiliation in court - Brian Tyler Cohen

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Legal Breakdown episode 666: Pete Hegseth loses court case against Mark Kelly.

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Here’s a concise summary of the video/transcript:

Context: Brian Tyler Cohen and Glenn Kirschner discuss a federal judge’s ruling in favor of Senator Mark Kelly against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Ruling: The judge (Judge Leon) issued a preliminary injunction finding Hegseth’s actions violated Kelly’s First Amendment rights and amounted to retaliatory punishment for a PSA Kelly made advising military members to disobey unlawful orders.

Grand jury: A separate attempt to criminally indict Kelly and other lawmakers failed—grand jurors declined to indict.

Legal significance: The ruling contributes to a record that the Trump administration tried to unlawfully punish Kelly; it weakens deference to DOJ’s regularity where misrepresentations are shown and could make future attempts to prosecute Kelly or refile similar charges harder.

Chilling effect: The transcript cites affidavits from 40+ military retirees who said they were intimidated from speaking out—showing the administration’s actions had a chilling effect on veterans’ free speech.

Motive and impact: The speakers argue the effort was meant to weaponize DOJ for political ends and to intimidate others; they predict mixed effects—some will be chilled, others emboldened by Kelly’s courtroom wins.

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1. Hegseth needs to be taken out behind the wood shed by a special operator for 15 minutes...

This shit would stop right then!