Equity: The Hidden Counterweight to Weaponized Law with Andrew McDonald

 Dr. Kaufman and Andrew McDonald unravel the legal leverage that the maxims of Equity provide (and the elites attempt to hide).

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Harnessing your legal leverage in the courtroom using Equity
00:03:05 - Pinpointing the many legal pitfalls of the patriot movement and how Andrew McDonald began teaching about the one true legal remedy nobody talks about
00:14:24 - How our system is run by commerce (not “constitutional authority”), and how our God given rights are quietly surrendered through contracts
00:22:28 - How to release yourself from contractual shackles through Equity’s right of rescission
00:23:11 - Why money is debt wearing a veneer of value, and why a system that forces debt to “pay” debt will remain forever unpaid
00:37:27 - Why it’s not your duty to pay and why you’re not committing fraud by refusing to do so
00:47:57 - The biggest mistake people make when applying Equity
00:58:59 - How to learn more about Andrew McDonald’s panoply of empowering legal wisdom

 

Links

Visit Andrew McDonald’s website and learn how to leverage the legal power of Equity: https://freedomwithequity.com/ 

Transcript

Dr. Kaufman

Hello everyone, and welcome to The True Health Report. I’m your host, Dr. Andy Kaufman. Today we’re going to talk about law—specifically equity, a topic that is widely misunderstood. I’ve been on a long journey learning about the legal system. Before leaving mainstream medicine, I was involved in legal work through forensic psychiatry. As I started uncovering uncomfortable truths about how the system actually operates, I went down many rabbit holes and encountered a lot of half-truths. There’s real risk and confusion in this area. Eventually, though, I discovered a branch of law that serves a higher purpose—one that could even be described as spiritual. Practically speaking, it functions like a trump card. It not only resolves legal issues, but allows you to act morally, without resorting to the adversarial tactics most people assume are required.

Today’s guest is Andrew McDonald. Andrew has spent far more time than I have navigating these legal rabbit holes, often putting himself at great personal risk. He now teaches a course called Freedom With Equity and has been doing so for many years. I first heard of Andrew through other equity teachers—some of whom I learned from directly—and I’m grateful to have him here today.

Andrew, welcome.

Andrew McDonald
Thank you, Dr. Kaufman. It’s a pleasure to be here.

Andrew McDonald
My journey into law started back in the 1980s when I was working as a firefighter-paramedic. I was trying to file my taxes and couldn’t understand why I was required to give up part of my income when I was barely getting by. That question stayed with me. After leaving emergency services, my wife and I worked for an alternative medicine physician who had cured his own brain cancer. Being in that world, we saw how often alternative practitioners were attacked. That pushed me into studying law—not by choice, but by necessity.

After moving to Colorado, I became involved in what I now call “patriot warfare.” These were groups focused on resisting authority through declarations, affidavits, and arguments about legal status. None of it worked. After about fifteen years in that mindset, my wife and I were sued by the Department of Justice and the IRS. Because we didn’t understand equity, we lost almost everything. We were close to homelessness. At one point, I was advised to occupy abandoned homes as a supposed legal remedy. That advice landed me in jail with felony charges—burglary and criminal trespass—carrying a potential twelve-year sentence.

At that point, I had just begun learning equity. Instead of arguing or filing motions, I asked questions. I didn’t hire an attorney. I focused on inquiry rather than defense. Eventually, without testimony, motions, or trial, the case was dismissed. The judge ordered all bonds discharged. That experience fundamentally changed my understanding of how the system actually works.

Andrew McDonald
Equity isn’t about fighting the system. It’s about making peace with it—operating in honor without being walked on. Courts, banks, and government agencies function in commerce. They deal with legal fictions, not living men and women. From birth, an artificial entity is created, and we’re taught—without being told—that we are responsible for it. We unknowingly act as surety for that entity.

I like to use a business analogy. If you own a company and an employee runs up a debt on the company credit card, you’re still responsible. In the same way, people become sureties for the legal entity associated with their name. The system requires living people to provide commercial energy—through labor, currency, and signatures. The pen is a powerful instrument.

Andrew McDonald
Modern currency isn’t money in the legal sense. It’s a debt instrument. Federal Reserve Notes are promissory notes—promises to pay—but there’s no lawful money left with which to pay. Because of that, debts can’t truly be paid. They can only be discharged. Equity is the remedy for that reality.

Negotiable instruments are central here. A bill is an order to pay. A note is a promise to pay. Acceptance, when done properly, discharges the obligation. This applies not only to financial matters, but also to performance obligations, such as regulatory enforcement. Equity operates through inquiry and notice—not argument or claims. Asking questions shifts the burden of proof back where it belongs.

Dr. Kaufman
One thing that really stands out to me is the emotional component. Anger and resistance only feed the system and undermine your ability to operate in equity. Equity requires calm, honor, and confidence. Judges are human beings. Equity puts you on equal footing with them. Silence matters, too. Acquiescence—remaining silent in the face of false statements—amounts to tacit consent.

Andrew McDonald
That’s exactly right. Equity doesn’t fail unless you give up. Fear, lack of preparation, and emotional reactions are what cause people to abandon the process. Equity has to be internalized. It’s not about memorizing scripts. Scripts can help, but real equity requires understanding and presence. Each situation is different, and your responses must address what’s actually being said in the moment.

Andrew McDonald
In my course, which runs about twelve to thirteen weeks, we cover vocabulary, principles, notices, inquiry, and real-world application—from debt collection calls to courtrooms. The goal isn’t templates. It’s comprehension. Once you understand equity, you can apply it for the rest of your life.

Dr. Kaufman
This isn’t something you can pick up casually. It requires proper instruction and guidance from people who have tested these principles in real situations. Andrew, thank you for your courage, your work, and for sharing this knowledge.