Lemon LIVE at 5 | What Just Happened to Senator Padilla? - June 12th, 2025
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Welcome, everyone, to Lemon Live at 5. We're so happy that you're here on the Don Lemon Show, the Don Lemon Channel. Thank you for joining. As I always say, make sure you hit the thumbs up, the like, subscribe. It affects the algorithm. More people become aware of our conversation. So the only way I could describe what I'm about to show you and what we're about to talk about is outrageous. I would use an F-bomb or an expletive, but I won't right at the top of the show because I'm going to try to restrain myself. But if you had any sort of idea or maybe hope that we were not in the place that people have been telling you we are or we're heading to, then you're wrong. You're delusional. And if you think that, oh, this will never happen, then you're wrong, delusional.
We're already there. We've already reached fascism in this country. We've already reached autocracy in this country. And I'm wondering, is this North Korea? What is going on? A U.S. senator was brutalized, attacked, manhandled by Kristi Noem's goons at a press conference in California, identifying himself as a senator from California, saying, I want to ask questions. Yet and still, what did they do? They grabbed him, they threw him on the ground, they handcuffed him, and they detained him for a while. And the rest of the story is going to play out, and I want to hear from a member of law enforcement. Michael Fanone is going to join us. We know Michael Fanone, obviously, from January 6th. Michael, thank you for joining us.
Michael, before we do that, before we talk to you, I want you to see this video. This is the long video that was put out by some folks. I think the Nome campaign put out some. Let's show the two shorter videos. And then we're going to show you the longer video to show you the whole thing. First up, one of the short videos. Here it is.
I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have a question for the Secretary, because the fact of the matter is a half a dozen selling criminals that you're rotating on your heads off.
How many of our ICE agents have been doxxed for doing their duty?
That's one of the short videos. This one is from a different angle. Watch.
Sir, sir, hands up, hands up. I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have a question for the secretary, because the fact of the matter is a half a dozen violent criminals that you're rotating on your on your.
And then at the end there, you can see him trying to put his hands up, and the other guy's going.
Lay flat. Lay flat. Other hand, sir. Other hand.
There's no recording allowed out here. All right, I did not know. There's no recording allowed out here for that guy, right? Is that what I'm saying? There's no recording allowed out here. Now Andy, was that the longer video or one of the short ones?
That was one of the short ones. Okay, now do we have the longer one of the assault? Yes. Can we play it?
Hands up, hands up. I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary because the fact of the matter is a half a dozen violent criminals that you're rotating on your, on your, hands up. On the ground, on the ground, on the ground. Hands on your back. Hands on your back. Lay flat.
Lay flat. Other hand, sir. Other hand.
There's no recording loud out here.
This part is the part that really bothers me, Michael, and it's that they're trying to get someone to stop recording. Why is that? I don't think the police officers or the police officers are in any danger.
I'm not a member. There's no recording. I understand that.
What happened when Senator Alex Padilla tried to ask a question at Kristi Noem’s LA press conference?
Okay. Mike, what do you think? Well, first, nothing that I saw in that video, as far as the Senator's behavior was, warranted that level of uh force and aggression from those agents or officers or whoever the hell they were um you know take set aside the fact that he identified himself as a sitting senator and that um In this country, senators and members of Congress have oversight into these agencies and have a right to be there and a right to question the actions of the heads of these agencies. He was not being assaulted, and he was clearly met with a level of force that I believe, in my experience in 20 years of law enforcement,
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:15–5:26
2
What happened when Senator Alex Padilla tried to ask a question at Kristi Noem’s LA press conference?
5:26–13:04
3
What do the video clips actually show about Padilla identifying himself and being removed?
13:04–28:11
4
How does former officer Michael Fanone assess the use of force against Senator Padilla?
28:11–37:55
5
What broader concerns about authoritarianism, law enforcement, and policy does Don Lemon raise?
37:55–42:45
6
Why are officials claiming Padilla didn’t identify himself — and is that true?
42:45–1:03:57
7
What messages are Fox News and right‑wing hosts giving about the incident?
1:03:57–1:46:25