Left Podcaster Promises Mass Prosecutions
Jennifer Welch, a left-wing podcaster, sat down with Jim Acosta and laid out a hardline plan. She says Democrats should hunt down Trump, Elon Musk and others if the party wins back power. That’s the gist. It’s blunt. It’s vindictive. And it’s getting attention.
Welch argues that reclaiming power isn’t enough. She wants accountability. She wants prosecutions. She wants Congress to drag people in and “find out what crimes were committed.” That is not a subtle position. It’s aggressive. It’s intended to punish.
Here is the full quote from the interview, unaltered:
“The blue tsunami means that Congress is going to haul Elon Musk, ‘Big Balls’ and a bunch of other people’s ass in front and say ‘What crimes did you commit?’” Welch said. “And it’s gonna get really serious. And the same with Trump because I believe, and this is just my opinion, that Trump and all of the bottom-feeding morons surrounding him, and Elon Musk and all of the bottom-feeding clinger-on-ers surrounding him, I think they commit crimes every day. And I think to reconcile all of this is going to take hard-core, not integrity Democrats, ‘F**k you’ Democrats, f**k you for f**king over our country, we’re serious about this, we’re prosecuting, we’re going to uncover every document, every phone call, everything you did, we will be relentless about it. That’s the mindset they’ve got to have because I think the electorate is going from we’ve got to get him out, but also we want accountability.”
The clip has three clear takeaways.
First: some on the left are openly calling for legal retribution. They want investigations that could lead to criminal charges. That message will play well with a base hungry for consequences.
Second: voices like Welch’s push elected Democrats toward tougher tactics. When influential podcasters call for prosecutions, politicians listen. That can shift priorities in committees and hearings.
Third: this rhetoric is polarizing. Calls for mass prosecutions will energize the right just as much as they energize the left. If Democrats move forward with aggressive lawfare-style tactics, it could deepen division and stiffen resistance among Republicans and independents.
Jim Acosta appears in the clip as well, and at one point laughs and insists he isn’t a Democrat. The back-and-forth highlights how media figures and political operatives shape each other’s talking points.
Whether you see this as accountability or vengeance depends on your politics. But the practical reality is clear: talk like this signals what a faction of the left wants to try if they return to power. Watch how elected Democrats respond. Their next moves matter.
Jennifer Welch — an influential Democrat podcast — promises mass prosecutions of President Trump, Republicans writ large if Democrats retake power because that will be the only way to achieve true national reconciliation
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— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 16, 2026

