washington. thanks for joining us. i'm mike emmanuel, have a great week, and we will see you next "fox news sunday." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ mark: hello america. i'm mark levin this is "life, liberty and levin." you know the great rush limbaugh was a dear friend of mine. he won't said to me, never underestimate the intelligence and knowledge of your audience, never. one day it will catch up with you.

you are the smartest odd ye audience of any audience, that is why you are here on a sunday evening when i talk to you, i talk to you as smart people. i don't talk down to you. tonight, first a history lesson as i set the stage for a further point. the american revolution, what does that have to to with anything? everything. we would not have won the american revolution without the help of th french. the french paidtaril dearly in treasury, they went broke after they helped us. the french had been dealt a humiliating defeat in 7 years war by the british.

stripped them of their north american empire, including canada, but still they were loathe to declare war on britain as an official american ally, king louis permitted secret aid on america's cause, two most powerful men at court, within the monarchy, they had a dispute over whether to come fo commit to supporting america, they did. after we won the battle of saratoga in october of 1777. after will fall of philadelphia to british control. that frightened him into thinking tha -- thinking that patriots ul give up on. starts in 1778 to end of e

end of the revolutionary ware twar the french aided us, the final battle was the battle at york town. they fought general cornwall as. because the british thought we would still be up in new york giving some tactics used by washington to fool them. about theithey cut out of british ships but pounded the encampments of the british, and he surrendered his troops that war for independence was over. could not have been won without the french. ukrainian people are fighting to maintain their independents and liberty.

they did not attack russia. they have not invaded russia. they have not sent up concentration camps in ukraine where they are bringing russian wim an women and children. they have not entered russia and committed systematic torture, hanging people from bridges and ceilings, decapitation. burning people alive, crushing their faces with sledgehammers. mass graves this is from a u.n. report. the u.n. is hardly in the back pocket of u.s. in ukraine it came out. the russians are trying to freeze the ukrainians by hitting energy sources. they are trying to level their apartment buildings. 25 percent of ukraine population had to flee as

refugees, reuk re. russia took over part of georgia in 2008. russia took over crimea in 2014, crimea was part of ukraine, they did it in five-days, nobody lifted a finger to help either. finland, neutral during most of world war ii is not neutral any more. they want to get into nato and fin la finland supports the ukrainians. why? because they know putin has designs on finland. how did they know that? a year and a half ago putin said so. he has designs on poland and romania and moldovia. he said so, why don't we listen to the man. two world wars started in europe, we took no action until it was the too late,

we don't have troops in ukraine or jet fighters in ukraine, we're just providing them i with support. support that french gave us uhowever the french did more. i am perplexed by those who want you to believe and believe you are stupid that this is a war here in the united states between th the intellectual allete a elites and washington and everyone else we the people, people who say this went to private schools and ivy league schools, they never went to war while they point fingers at everyone else. there are a lot poof who have not gone to war who have turned out to be great leaders. lincoln among them. that is irrelevant. do you think if we were to withdraw all aid from ukraine, that suddenly we would secure the southern

border under the biden administration, how stupe cstupid is this or sunnil or inflation would be deduced that is dumber. and suddenly all things democrats would turn around, why do people make such arguments, these folks claim to be neutral? they are not, they trash zelenskyy. they claim he is a neo-nazi, even though family members were killed during the holocaust and he is jewish. have you noticed they don't say anything about what putin is or putin does to his open people to the people in ukraine. you notice they don't quote putin with the statement he's made, a year and a half ago, you notice what they don't tell you. and i tell you, because you are the smartest audience of all. nato dismisses -- did you

know during negotiations, they insisted that romania and bulgaria leave nato. they said no we're not leaving. they are scared of the russians. russia had deployed 127 thousand troops near okay ukraine's border set, russia said we're not invading, most of putinoids agreed. i guess they were wrong, independent of england, why romania is one of kyiv's strongest supporters, why? romania? we must be prepared for any possible scenario said their president this crisis is not just about ukraine security on the flac black sea but security of euro atlantic

area. do you know who has designed on the black sea right now? putin, that is why he took out our drone here, has been harassing all our jets over the black sea. sea. >> think about it fox senior russian official threatens polish borders, as moscow mounts adpreg again aggression. what is this about? medvedev, remember him? issued a direct threat against the nato after he called on moscow to push western defenses outside of ukraine, a -- just a month ago, why are we ignoring this? the there are day, russia secret document for i did stabi did destabilizing maldova. we have access to these.

a small country about 3 million people. he wants to take it over. and he is pushing a coop, unrest through pro russian militia, russian speaking people, that is what he has done in the other country, black sea will become ours, russia appointing governor said, pay attention to what these people are say, black sea, bordered by two european countries, as well as okay, you eurk georg. >> ukraine, and georgia and moldul moldovia. we had it but it will be ours, refer to address given by putin where russian president spoke about what special attention is now paid to russia, quote:

>> wow. and we're the war mongers? no, mos moscow, beijing, and tehran and north korea. how could you accuse america of being war mongers, i am sick of the elitists telling us when they are the elit ist. do you believe that americans are war mongers? what about our businesses? they are under attack too. not those who should be, i'm talking about those defense contractors, we're supposed to hate them too, they are just making money out of this. those defense contractors are developing the technologies the cutting

edge technology that we need to defeat the enemy and protect our soldiers in the field and our airmen in the sky. where do you think that jets come from and other weaponry comes from radar and gps systems? why would we be attacking patriotic, pro american companies, that are doing what we asked them to do, so good that chinese and russians keep trying to steal their technology. they are the ones pushing us into war. trey: ninto war? name them? which members of the board, tell us. tell us. as far as i'm concerned, i can't see. under the biden budget, we war mongers, you know, environmental protection agency getting 19% increase, national science down doing 19%, treasury 15%. agriculture 14%.

education departme 14%, health and how many answ human service 11%. commerce 11%. energy 9%, justice department 6%, defense 3%. does not even cue up keep up with the rate of inflation. china, iran and north korea, we decide this is just a territorial dispute, or it is costing too much money. we should get out, they won't read anything to that. our surrender in afghanistan, they read everything into that, but a surrender in ukraine, when the ukranian people are fighting fighting, that will be just fine? i read some statement from some republican candidates. one thing that i noticed

very little is said about russia and putin, and their threat to us. and making threats against us, and theat to eastern europe and western europe and threats of nukes, and all other things they are doing, the access between russia, china iran, and north korea. which is real, i didn't see a lot of that in their statements. time for leaders to step up. i don't care what they say on the msnbc and cnn this is not a battle between rinos and pop populists. think about it. you are smart. think for yourselves. i' ♪

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bank and other banks put on the list, a broader of directors filled with democrat donors and leftists. and according to biden this is trump's fault, can you explain that? >> i'll work backwards. so, you know last big financial crises we had. a lot of rules were put in place, they were too strict. we do have banks for a reason, they were so rough and onerous on small banks, they could not lend money. during president trump's presidency, that was recognized, they said, some of the rules should only apply to the larger banks with -- 2 bes 250 billion in i d deposits, and by

the way they voted on it. that has zier to do with what is go on. the genesis of that is president biden, people don't understand the trillions of dollar that president biden printed up and showered on the economy to fight covid, wink. but whale really to buy power, it does not go away overnight it will take years, it marked run away inflation. that is a purview of the federal reserve, according to the federal reserve and most economists nothing is worse than run away inflation. we know that insidiousness of it. the federal reserve steps in powell, trying to do his job, he is trying to clobber

the economy, raising rates, it changes the dynamics of the investing world. on the side, i heard you mention elites of east coast. we have the al ultimate elites to west coast, they have their own modern day roman empire in silicon valley, they have sam bankman-fried scam, this is latest scandal they brought to us, silicon valley bank made show much money. they went nuts and they took advantage of it in 2020 they had 430 ipos, in 2021, 1035 new offerings, 95 percent of those sold at exorbitant prices, they put the money in silicon valley

bank. their deposit went up 300%, average prices up 30%. they don't lindh lend it out, they never a bank to lend, they are in the richest zip code in america, they began to invest it really dumb things, they loaded up to bonds, last year the bonds had worse year in many, they could not make their applications. silicon valley was bailed out. again. after ripping off the american public for last 20 years with overvalued ipos and so call the specs, we have bailed them out again, richest people on this plan et have been bailed out gain, so we created a banking crisis. everyone is looking around to see who is next.

that is where we sit right now on pins and needles. mark: i'm concerned about it, you look at board of directors of the bank, most had no banking experience. many were big time democrat donors. to obama and biden's campaigns. you look at agenda that esg agend agenda and investment over 1500 companies with climate change stuff that is a bad bit, they did all that democrats wanted them to do. i view it as a democrat bank. >> 1 million%, by the way, a operative called it a democrat atm . more precise. esg . we've been talking about this. i think i was first on this 5 years ago. s problem with that is really is a farce it is just

e, environment. push that green agenda, no matter what, and so expensive. such a money losing proposition, it will be a losing proposition for most people on the planet. you have to keep funding it. through the nethrough the back door deals, and they're missingg, grkt g, part, governance. if you went through their a annual reports they bragged about having a real low, lone ratloan ratio to deposits, they thought it was the great. who is getting off scot-free, eve eventure -- venture capitalists.

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mark: welcome back. we're with charles payne,

charles payne, this budget that biden is proposing seems to be wrong in every respect. why is he proposing it? >> more of a political trial balloon, you can maybe call to a lead bleen, th balloon. mostly for public consumption. setting stage for 2024, the onerous takeses and pay your fair share, i think it so nuts, crazy that he gets away with it his administration, president biden himself, just bailed out the richest people in the america who buy the world's largest yachts, they have homes based off historical palaces, hements wants to bailout folks with college degrees, e. he talks about low drug prices but his covid policies made pfizer and

others richer. he gets to talk about these thingsd the opposite way, if you could pull it off politically, i guess you do, doesn't hurt to have most of mainstream media in your back pocket. but the 7 trillion dollar budget with the daxs i taxes it is nut, we would become a european country. we have seen what happens. >> you look at other things, that is crippling the economy. with equity, with merit less promotions, he bailed out his wealthy democrat friends and redistributing wealth to them, people ask me, why are

billion air -- billionaires democrats, that why, what about those people in smal east palestine, ohio, he does not visit them. he runs around like lunch bucket joe and republicans' tax cuts for the rich. he gets away with this because of media. >> yeah. no doubt. it is mind boggling, it just, it frustrates me to no end. to your point, so many americans need this help. so many americans need a president to come and look and identify them, what happened in east palestine is unforgivable between these behavior and that of pete buttigieg. reminds me of the antipathy

with the vice president and the south border. this is ai arrogance. we know how to message, we will scare the hell out of you and say look at these mean tweets and people, you will buy into it. mark: i don' joe biden likes to talk about the little guy. you kill an economy, you not only just raised taxes but you destroy their lives, that is another bromide he put out, he is the guy for the working man for the little guy, what has he didn't for the working man or little guy, chain in. charle? >> i cannot think of a single thing, by sparking run away inflation and reducing purchasing power, there is no other tax in world than run away inflation. that is what he delivered.

it is painful and costly, does not just destroy lives but crimes and future generations. >> he sets up two scorporation to avoid paying medicare and obamacare taxes pulling in 17 million efficiefor two years in his life in private sector, he talks about paying fair share and he is not. he says he is. >> hypocrisy. i'm not opposed to private jets, but i am opposed to people who fly in them and tell others to take a bike. again, you are right. i really believe psychologicaly there are a group of these folks who believe they are above us, there are certain things we should get, we heard of bill gates say this, he said, i

donate to things like climate funds show i should be allowed to fly in private jets, in his mind and president biden mind and president obama and other so-called elitest leaders, they believe there should be an asterisk on their policies for the rest of us because they are so busy and doing such great work that they don't have to live by same things that we live by. i think we're missing, we have a langua a -- long run as preimminent nation in the worm. we'world. >> right, charles payne, thank you. appreciate you very much. >> thank you,. mark: we'll be right book.

mark: hello america welcome

back. donald trump has more grand juries looking at him than any human being in american history. they are recall really in my view preposterous. one in particular in manhattan. which is run by a soros-prosecutor. he does not want to prosecute real crimes but coming up with whatever liberal media says is a novel legal theory to go after the former president of the united states. he is a great lawyer -- has a great lawyer, that i've known for a long time, joe tacopino, a top notch defense lawyer, he is with us right now to explain what is going on in this case. joe, good to have you, go for it. >> thank you, mark. let's start with the basic question. one that has one answer.

does anyone actually believe that if someone else were accused of paying hush money to avoid a publicly ember apublic embarrassing second scandal. anyone else with these set of facts, would they be prosecuted? the answer, by all act counts is -- 100% no. that leads to us conclusion, there is a politically motivated prosecution, the thing that is happening in this country now we use the justice system as a weapon. weaponnization of a prosecutor office to get a political opponent. allen bralec baldwalan brabragg is from soros'

side. they have all said, there is no crime, no campaign law violation at all. that is what really is troubling. if you think about it all decent people. should be concerned about this weaponization of a prosecutor's office to get a political opponent. the pendulum swings both way it is wrong no matter where it lands. mark: let me ask you about this phony case, it was put to rest, someone burped life back into it, a man working on this case. pommerance -- they bring him

into the case, i was shocked when he wrote the book before it was concluded, talking about the case, and trashing donald trump, he took the case because he hates donald trump. doesn't that rais ethical questions when they month in for trying to take tow downtown someone. >> he has committed a crime in my opinion, high sign he signed a document saying he understands that any i information he gathered. he wrote a book whether that information. that is not only ethical violation but a criminal violation. if you read that book, i really question his mental

stability in writing, some things are pearls for donald trump and his supporters he said he left paul weiss that firm, to go to prosecute donald trump in manhattan district attorney office, he told his wife in the back, he would have paid to prosecute donald trump, that is a scary statement, that is not what the system it about and taking the person to try to find a crime that fits that person, we don't do that when a crime is unearthed they look for the importa person responsibility, if it falls is anyone, you pursue that, you don't, i hate this person, i would pay to prosecute him, i don't like his manners, i will go after

him, they scoured donald trump's personal and private last of life, his business records and professional life, anything. they came up with nothing. nothing. to bring a case, that caused pommerrance to steep off in a huff and resign. but this putting pressure on allen bragg to say we have to bring something against them, they rerected the case. donald trump was a an extortion victim. i'm telling a story to the press. i am embarrass you and your family unless you give my money that is extortion.

but donald trump the victim of extortion, first time in or country history is subject to a grand jury investigation, this make nose sense no sense on the law or facts, i have heard experts. the ones that far left, who hate donald trump, and everything about him, opine, he is admitted high paid money to keep mont money to keep someone quiet. so. that was a deal done by his former attorney. admitted purger michael cohen. now he is on tv saying how horrible he is, he made this deal. he made a deal on his own. when that deal was didn't he billed trump for it and that is how we get to where we are. two things are important. when you look at campaign finance law, and that vi

violation. one was it campaign or personal funds, this is personal funds, this is not john edwards this is personal funds to resolve a civil settlement. and bright line test, would that payment have been made to anyone, irrespective of the campaign. the answer to that question said, he did it t protect himself and his family from

mark: welcome back. i am here can donald trump's lawyer handling one of these rogue prosecutors this time in manhattan. joe tacopino. nondisclosure agreements, people coming going, severance payments, 10,000 of them signed every day. i suspect that the d.a. office has nondisclosure agreements, people can't discuss certain things. u.s. attorneys office. these are rather common business practices are they

not? >> they are. and in my world, as a lawyer, when you resolve a case, i represented many beyond wealthy individuals who resolve cases for what they call nuisance valle value to make an embarrasses problem go away, it is on usually not a problem but a threat of allegations. someone saying i'll pay $100 thousand to quash that now. this is ridiculous, but you will spend more on legal fees on something that is not true, in this day in age, anything with donald trump because he has done such a great joh job for

people in this country, because of this so many people on the other side of that equation on far left hate him for that. don't want him back in office, they are using this ridiculous allegation as a weapon, there is no crime, he didn't do anything wrong, let alone commit a crime, that is baffling to me, i don't see how they get around this on a legal basis or a factual basis, when they're booking it on, hoping a new york jury would never acquit don dop, th donald trump. that is what they are counting on this is scary and something that a prosecutor should never do, if i believe there was a crime, then pursue it but, this is not one of those, this ridiculous no prosecutor would touch it u.s. attorney office in southern district of new york, the federal p the official prosecutors, --

they look add this the they did not pursuit donald trump. pause they know this is not a case, it would never survive a legal challenge, i have more confidence in the new york jury than perhaps others do, i think, you know, whether -- whatever side of political spectrum they fall opeople top look themselves in -- people want to look themselves in the mirror when they go home at not, that is not weaponizing our justice system. it could come full circle. mark: people get hurt, amount of money that people spend to defend themselves. from frivolous investigations. this prosecutor such a hack, he won't go after real criminals, people who are defending themselves he throws him in rikers or whether of the hell, this is the case hig he chooses, i'm glad you there are joe. and we'll continue to monitor this. joe tacopino, president

trump's lawyer. in manhattan. thank you my friend. >> thank you, mark. mark: my final comments coming

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american soldiers and yet, they would tell us that was provocative. we will go to war with iran. take a look back. these are the same people. it is not about ukraine.t's it is illogical. for them it is not america first. for them it is america last appeared for me, it is america first.. if you kill an american soldier, and i for a night. see you next time on "life, liberty, & levin." ♪ ♪ >> todd: a fox news alert, chinese prescient that my president she heading to meet with pollutant to counter the united states and establishing w world order in beijing, you are watching "fox & friends first" on a monday morning. i'm todd piro. >> ashley: ashley strohmier in for carley shimkus. he wants to gland himself as a peacemaker while standing in solidarity with his closest allies facing into international war crimes. speak with a whole talk about