Lawyers, Guns, and Money
It’s 1985, and John Mattes, a public defender in Miami, meets his first client, who claims to be part of a CIA operation running guns in Central America. As Mattes investigates, he is pulled deep into a dangerous world of mercenaries, drug kingpins, and what would become one of the biggest White House scandals of the 20th Century. Lawyers Guns and Money will take you on a thrilling and dangerous ride that dives deep into American covert operations, secret wars, and dirty politics. Hosted by Jon Cryer. Produced by Jon Cryer and Jack Bryan. Written and edited by Jack Bryan. A Discount Sushi/Bunker Crew Media/MSW Media production.
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American Psyop takes the audience through the amazing and inexplicable life of Wes Clark jr, the son of a NATO General and presidential candidate. After leaving the military for Hollywood, Wes finds himself subject to foreign intelligence operations. Soon, Wes is surrounded by a religious cult, loses his grasp on reality and descends into a world of dirty politics, mercenary organizations and possible threats to American Democracy....
This episode takes us through Wes' background and how he became an attractive target for operations. Through his military career, his time in Hollywood, and his father's presidential run, Wes finds himself on the edge of a dark and mysterious world that will soon take over his life.
Wes enters the film industry where he is almost immediately targeted by intelligence operations as well as shady Hollywood players, and he discovers that sometimes these worlds overlap.
We follow Wes through his experience as a political pundit for The Young Turks and his work in activism which pulls him into a dark world of chaos, manipulation, and madness.
As Wes prepares to leave for Standing Rock he descends into madness.
Wes goes to the Standing Rock protest while experiencing a psychotic episode and attempts to fulfill what he believes is his destiny.
Wes' Standing Rock experience takes a dark turn as characters from his past start reappearing in his life.
After Wes returns from Standing Rock, he sees several familiar faces and some strange new ones.
Wes attempts to move on with his life but finds himself even more deeply entrenched in danger and suspicion than ever before.
Wes and Desiree discuss how their experiences have overlapped and what that can teach us about threats to American democracy.
On this bonus episode cult expert and deprogrammer, Dr. Steven Hassan joins hosts Wes Clark jr and Emily Bicks to discuss the tactics of undue influence and mind control that were used against Wes, why they work, and how to combat them.
It’s 1985, and John Mattes, a public defender in Miami, meets his first client, who claims to be part of a CIA operation running guns in Central America. As Mattes investigates, he is pulled deep into a dangerous world of mercenaries, drug kingpins, and what would become one of the biggest White House scandals of the 20th Century. Lawyers Guns and Money will take you on a thrilling and dangerous ride that dives deep into American c...
When Jesus Garcia is arrested on gun charges, he explains to his lawyer, John Mattes, that he has been set up by members of a CIA-backed operation running guns into Central America. As Mattes investigates, he finds supporting evidence and gets the attention of a newly elected Senator.
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As The Kerry Investigation starts, Mattes and Kerry’s staff track down a mercenary who was reportedly running operations in the field for the secret war being run by the White House, and his story will change everything Mattes thinks he knows about covert operations.
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Mattes connects with world powerboat champion and cartel drug smuggler Jorge Morales. Morales says he knows all the people Mattes has been investigating because he has been running drugs for them and paying them to squash his indictment.
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Mattes’ new whistleblower starts working with a secret team of leakers within the Intelligence Community. As Mattes’ investigation takes him to Central America, he finds himself dangerously caught in the CIA’s crosshairs.
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While the Kerry Investigation is targeted and spied upon by the US Government, the story of the Contra War blows up in the news, and hearings are held, but there is suspicion that the hearings themselves are a cover-up.
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Mattes quits his job as a public defender to defend Flaco, Kerry gets public hearings of his own, and Mattes defends Morales in a case, and Mattes, again, finds himself in danger.
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The Kerry Hearings releases their findings, the Cold War ends, and we find out why all this is still important.
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