Ep. 2038 - EXPOSED: You Were Taxed MILLIONS For Trans Surgery On KIDS

August 14, 2026

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A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services, released by Assistant Health Secretary Admiral Brian Christine, alleges that hospitals and doctors used fraudulent billing codes to charge taxpayers tens of millions of dollars for sex-reassignment procedures on minors. The report, titled "Wolves in White Coats," was announced alongside Vice President JD Vance and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and has been referred to Attorney General Todd Blanche for potential prosecution. This is not an isolated scandal, according to host Michael Knowles. It is part of a broader pattern of fraud and institutional corruption that includes the arrest of the CFO of the Southern Poverty Law Center and the uncovering of a massive Chinese marriage fraud ring. Underlying all of these stories is a single theme: the American people have lost sovereignty over their own country, and the only way to restore it is to prosecute the bad actors rather than just expose them.

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1 (01:00) **AOC Leads 2028 Democratic Field** - Michael introduces the surprising news that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is now the top 2028 Democratic candidate in prediction markets, tied with Gavin Newsom at 17%.
2 (07:04) **Game Theory on the 2028 GOP Primary** - Michael analyzes Ben Shapiro's prediction that Marco Rubio will not run against JD Vance, using a prisoner's dilemma framework.
3 (10:37) **The Urgency of Prosecuting the Left** - Michael pivots to argue that time is running out in the second Trump term, so exposing fraud is not enough—the government must actually prosecute and imprison left-wing bad actors.
4 (13:55) **SPLC CFO Arrested for Fraud** - Michael announces that the DOJ arrested the CFO of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Heidi Beirich, on charges including wire fraud and money laundering.
5 (18:50) **Massive Chinese Marriage Fraud Ring** - Michael reports that Attorney General Todd Blanche uncovered a major marriage fraud scheme involving over 1,000 fake marriages between Americans and Chinese nationals.
6 (21:05) **Sovereignty as the Core Political Issue** - Michael argues that virtually every major political debate—immigration, tariffs, transgender surgeries on children—is actually a debate about American sovereignty.
7 (27:40) **Wolves in White Coats: The HHS Report on Transgender Fraud** - Michael introduces Admiral Brian Christine, Assistant Health Secretary, to discuss the new HHS report on how hospitals and doctors profited from transgender procedures on minors.

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Hospitals bilk taxpayers for millions to trans the kids, the CFO of the Southern Poverty Law Center is arrested, and AOC officially leads the pack of Democrat 2028 candidates.

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