I Can Do Whatever I Want

Hello, this is Michael Moss. October 7th, 2026. On October 7th, 2016, in the run-up to the 2016 election, the Washington Post broke the story of the so-called "Access Hollywood" tape, a video from 2005 in which Donald Trump told television host Billy Bush about his approach to women. "I don't even wait to start kissing," he said. "And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the ***. You can do anything." On October 7th, 2021, the Democratic majority of the Senate Judiciary Committee released a draft report of its investigation into Trump's attempt to use the Department of Justice to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The report found that Trump repeatedly tried to get the Department of Justice to endorse his false claims that the election was stolen and to overturn its results, singling out nine specific attempts to change the outcome. Trump, the report, says, grossly abused the power of the presidency. On October 7th, 2026, from the Oval Office, Trump told reporters, "I could have done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could have done very, very bad things to Joe Biden. I could have done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama. I thought it was inappropriate to do so because you have to treat the office of the presidency with respect." Then I found out that they impeached me twice, and I certainly, even to this moment, I have "I can do whatever I want if I want." They've done some very bad things. You just mentioned it. It was just mentioned in the form of a question what they did, very illegal, what they did, many illegal things, but I view the presidency as a very sacred position. I can do whatever I want if I want. Ten years we've been at this. Heather has decided to take an early night to night. She'll be back at it tomorrow. Letters from an American was written by Heather Cox Richardson. It was produced at Soundscape Productions, "Dad and Massachusetts," recorded with music composed by Michael Moss.