Ep 125: Sen. Eric Schmitt on Exposing Mass Censorship & Outsmarting the Far-Left

Aug 29, 2025

Sen. Eric Schmitt, U.S. Senator from Missouri and former Attorney General, dives deep into his fight against mass censorship and government overreach. He discusses his groundbreaking lawsuit against the Biden administration for colluding with Big Tech, revealing chilling implications for free speech. Schmitt shares his strategy to combat the far-left and the importance of grassroots activism. Additionally, he highlights his victory against China for COVID-related damages, emphasizing the need for aggressive Republican stances in the Senate.

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Working-Class Roots And Personal Motivation

Eric Schmitt describes a working-class upbringing with a father working night shifts and one vacation a year.
His son's severe medical condition motivated him to run for office and pursue public service.

INSIGHT

Litigation As A Strategic Road To Reclaim Institutions

Schmitt argues conservatives ceded institutions and must fight strategically in courts to regain ground.
He frames litigation as a practical playbook for ordinary citizens to push back and win important cases.

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Discovery Exposed Secret Government-Tech Portals

In Missouri v. Biden Schmitt pursued discovery first to expose coordination between high-level officials and tech executives.
Discovery revealed

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Sen. Eric Schmitt is a fighter for our country — and knows how to win. In November 2022, as Missouri Attorney General, he sued the Biden administration for colluding with Big Tech to impose mass censorship on the American people. His actions exposed the most chilling government intrusion of our time, and launched a groundswell of opposition, culminating in Elon Musk buying Twitter. What was his strategy? How can it combat further government overreach? And how can we outsmart the far-left when it comes to redistricting, stacking the Supreme Court, and other battlegrounds?

We discuss this and more with Senator Schmitt, author of the new book: "The Last Line of Defense: How to Beat the Left in Court." After serving as Missouri Attorney General, he was elected U.S. Senator, and currently serves on the all-important Judiciary and Armed Services committees.

We begin with Sen. Schmitt's working class upbringing and his inspiration for running for office. Then, he reveals how he architected Missouri v Biden to expose the unholy alliance between the Biden White House and Big Tech to censor contrarian views (myself included, as it was later revealed in the Twitter Files). He also details his lawsuit against communist China for covering up COVID, winning $24 billion in damages for the people of Missouri. Next, we jump to his priorities in the Senate, and why he's pushing Republicans to get more aggressive, whether it's protecting the Supreme Court from court packing, defending redistricting, or securing an increase in FBI agents to crackdown on violent crime in St. Louis. Finally, we get his take on AI, and why he's wary of opportunities for censorship, but also bullish on robotics and automation bringing manufacturing back to the heartland.

00:00 Episode intro

05:00 Exposing Biden's mass censorship

09:30 How the FBI covered for Hunter Biden

15:18 Redistricting, packing SCOTUS, and next battlegrounds

21:40 Suing the CCP -- and winning

24:45 What have you learned in the Senate?

28:30 AI & Manufacturing renaissance

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