Hot Mic: "I'll have Eric call you," Trump reveals his son's role as presidential bag man

Trump Tyranny Tracker has a new home: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 PM Eastern. The shift to primetime reflects what Olga Lautman has been documenting for 267 days—an accelerating authoritarian takeover that demands sustained attention. Her daily Substack tracking of Trump’s power grabs has become essential reading, a detailed roadmap of how democracy dismantles piece by piece while 90% of it slips under the media radar.Day 267 brought six interconnected stories that reveal the infrastructure of autocracy taking shape.🎤 Indonesia’s President Knows How Trump WorksAfter the Gaza summit in Egypt, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was caught on a hot microphone asking Trump to set up a meeting with his son Eric, a Trump Organization executive. Trump’s response was immediate: “I’ll have Eric call you.” No pretense. No diplomatic channels. Just direct access to presidential influence through family business. The Trump Organization has substantial interests in Indonesia—one past partner was reportedly connected to ISIS. The corruption isn’t hidden. It’s normalized. Conducted in the open while the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling provides legal cover for felonies committed on camera.📰 The Pentagon Builds Its State Media MachinePete Hegseth’s new Pentagon policy demands journalists sign agreements restricting contact with military sources or lose press badges and office access. The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN, and Fox News all rejected it. Only OAN signed on. This isn’t about security—it’s about control. Hegseth, the former Fox host who used Signal to plan Middle East operations, will soon address a press gallery with one reporter. The goal is orchestrated theater where questions are screened, sources are cut off, and information flows only through approved channels. Just like Russia.🪖 The Insurrection Act Moves From Theory to PlanningSenior Trump officials are actively discussing invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty military troops for domestic law enforcement. Not contingency planning. Active discussions. The 1807 law would give Trump sweeping powers to use federal troops against American civilians. The timing connects directly to the Pentagon press restrictions—control the information before deploying the troops. Courts and governors are already pushing back against National Guard deployments to Portland and Chicago. The Insurrection Act would bypass those constraints entirely.⚖️ Federal Judges Warn the Supreme Court Is BreakingDozens of federal judges told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s shadow docket has created confusion and eroded trust in the judiciary. Of 65 judges surveyed, 47 criticized how the Court handles emergency Trump policy applications—secretive rulings without oral arguments or public explanation. These emergency orders have repeatedly upheld Trump’s actions on immigration, spending, and mass firings. Lower court judges admit they can no longer predict how the highest court will rule. When the referees can’t understand the rules, the game is over. The shadow docket authorizes racial profiling, undermines judicial review, and provides legal cover for autocracy—all without explanation.🚫 Constitutional Dissent Becomes TerrorismSpeaker Mike Johnson labeled the planned “No Kings” rally—organized to protest Trump’s authoritarian overreach—as “hate America” and “pro-Hamas.” Transportation Secretary Duffy repeated identical talking points. This is coordinated messaging from the top of government: constitutional protest equals terrorism. It’s the exact playbook from Putin’s Russia, where holding a blank piece of paper became a crime. The language isn’t accidental. It provides cover for the kind of crackdown that becomes possible when you invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops against protesters