In breaking news, Federal Judge Charles Breyer — finding the Trump Administration violated federal statutes dating to 1903 and the 10th Amendment of the Constitution — has ordered that Trump immediately return command and control over the California National Guard to Governor Newsom. Michael Popok examines the 36 page order issued moments ago and explains why the Court found that Trump’s actions were “illegal” and his position that first amendment expression is the same as a “rebellion” chilling...
Jun 13, 2025•18 min
On the Midweek edition of Legal AF podcast, Anchors Michael Popok and Karen Friedman Agnifilo take on: developments in the fast moving California suit against Trump; two different appellate courts siding with Trump for now and blocking court orders, the contempt proceedings that are continuing involving Abrego Garcia, and so much more at the intersection of law and politics. Support Our Sponsors: Naked Wines: Join the Naked Wines community and head to https://NakedWines.com/legalaf for 6 bottles...
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 24 min
As Trump struggles to negotiate any deal with over 100 countries because of his failed Tariff policy, he looked to a little known appellate court to bail him out. Michael Popok reports on a brand new order from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals who granted a temporary stay to allow Trump to continue his tariff plan, but set the issue for a fast track hearing on the appeal before more than 10 judges on July 31st. Smalls: Head to https://Smalls.com/LEGALAF and use promo code: LEGALAF at checkou...
Jun 11, 2025•13 min
On the latest edition of The Intersection with Michael Popok a new podcast on the Meidas Touch Network, Popok doesn't hold back as he takes on: 1) the latest developments in Trump's attempted fascist take over of California, including a new emergency order being issued; 2) The Defense Secretary failing basic understanding of what his job is, what Trump's legal justification for commandeering State troops is, and how much all this costs; 3) what the return of Abrego Garcia means for the pending c...
Jun 11, 2025•43 min
A federal judge has rejected California’s request to immediately, without further briefing, block Trump’s takeover of the Cali National Guard and his use of armed forces on domestic soil, but only for another 2 days while setting a new briefing schedule to time out with a historic court hearing on Thursday. Michael Popok explains it all on his latest hot take. Get 20% off all IQBAR products. Text LEGALAF to 64000. (Message and data rates may apply) Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Ne...
Jun 10, 2025•14 min
Trump continues to intentionally pour kerosene over the protest fires in California to give him the confrontation he wants to crack down on blue states and his political rival the Governor of California, now blowing a dog whistle to give permission to the National Guard and law enforcement to use excessive force and brutality to put down protests over Trump’s immigration. Michael Popok compares this to Trump at the end of his first term giving police permission to “shoot” if they “loot,” and how...
Jun 10, 2025•20 min
Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok lead the #1 Law and Politics podcast on YouTube, and tonight they debate: the legal impact of the Trump Administration’s last-minute decision to return Armando Abrego Garcia to the U.S. and what it means for other cases pending before federal judges; new rulings by Judges Boasberg and Xinis moving toward potential contempt findings against the Trump Administration; how the fallout between Musk and Trump could affect key legal battles; the Supreme Court siding with ...
Jun 08, 2025•1 hr 13 min
While you can’t put a price tag on revenge, you can calculate how much Musk has lost in order to fire Donald Trump today. Michael Popok places the timeline for the escalating public firefight between Donald Trump and Elon Musk alongside the stock market, which is punishing Musk by taking away more than 100 billion of wealth because they don’t like what the fight is doing to his SpaceX company. For 20% off your order head to https://LaundrySauce.com/LEGALAF20 and use code LEGALAF20 Remember to su...
Jun 07, 2025•18 min
AG Pam Bondi should stop giving press conferences, because all it does is give Federal Judges like Judge Xinis ample evidence to find her and the Trump Administration in contempt of court, this time in the Armando Garcia matter. Michael Popok reports. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews....
Jun 07, 2025•15 min
Musk has overnight become the ultimate insider “whistleblower” against Trump and all of his policies, even if it means crapping on his own actions. Nothing says out of control rogue x employee like calling your former boss effectively a pedophile. Michael Popok takes a hard look at what a rogue Musk means as a witness against the Trump Administration in more than a dozen pending cases against DOGE and Musk. Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://TryMiracle.com/LEGALAF and use the co...
Jun 06, 2025•15 min
Citing to Kafka, Chief Judge Boasberg ruled that the 250+ noncitizens sent secretly to El Salvador without Due Process or notice have proven that the Trump Administration actually “controls” the El Salvador prison and must facilitate the return of these men back to the US to enforce their 5th Amendment rights. Michael Popok puts this ruling and Judge Xinis's Ruling about Abrego Garcia in the proper context. Go to https://shopremi.com/LEGALAF and use code LEGALAF at checkout for 50% off. Remember...
Jun 06, 2025•18 min
Michael Popok and Karen Friedman Agnifilo are back on the top rated Legal AF x Meidas Touch podcast debating: Judge Xinis about to find the Trump Administration in contempt in the Abrego Garcia case; Judge Boesberg ruling against the Trump Administration and certifying a class of all those people who were removed to El Salvador by Trump; Trump's attack on women; Trump's 96 percent losing streak in Courts and his lashing out as a result; the Supreme Court's peculiar new gun rights and voting deci...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 28 min
The contempt clock against the Trump Administration and their violating a federal court order affirmed 9-0 by the Supreme Court to return Armando Abrego Garcia from the dank prisons of El Salvador is about to strike midnight, as Judge Xinis has just granted permission for his lawyers to file their motion for contempt. Michael Popok explains what just happened in a series of new orders from the Court. Get this exclusive offer when you use promo code LEGALAF at https://MagicSpoon.com/LEGALAF Remem...
Jun 04, 2025•16 min
Join Michael Popok for his weekly new podcast "The Intersection" exclusively on the MeidasTouch Network, where he calls out the corruption and dismantles the spin, all with a signature blend of legal insight, zero tolerance for BS and just the right dose of courtroom fire and levity. Tonight, Popok drills down on: Trump's latest unbelievable crypto scandal; Trump's "break up" with the Federalist Society and what it means; Trump's coordinated attack on women and their right to choose, this time b...
Jun 04, 2025•56 min
Is anyone shocked that in the wild wild unregulated West of Cryptocurrency, someone may have just defrauded the Trumps by launching an “approved” $Trump meme digital wallet with Trump’s likeness that the Trump family knows nothing about? Michael Popok reports on a the launch of the $Trump meme wallet, that quickly led to denials by Eric and Don Jr! Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://TryMiracle.com/LEGALAF and use the code LEGALAF to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE ove...
Jun 04, 2025•16 min
While on its face the Supreme Court just apparently dealt a set back to assault weapon gun owners in America by allowing for now a Maryland ban on AR15 assault rifles and a Rhode Island ban on high capacity magazines to remain in effect, there are warning signs in both orders that the MAGA right— led by Thomas and Kavanaugh — is prepared in the next term to find that people have a 2nd Amendment Right to bear AR15s. Michael Popok takes a close look at the 2 orders to suss out what they mean. Go t...
Jun 02, 2025•17 min
A federal judge who presided over Trump’s criminal case just refused to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that Trump violated the Appointments Clause by letting Musk take control of 17 agencies and departments without Congressional approval, a suit that she claims addresses “tyranny” and illegal attempts by a president to abuse power. Michael Popok explains why Trump was dismissed as a party, but why that doesn’t really matter in the suit. Dose: Save 30% on your first month of subscription by going to ...
Jun 02, 2025•17 min
Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok, hosts of the #1 law and politics podcast on YouTube, dive into a packed agenda tonight: Trump’s meltdown over his recent court losses and his attacks on the Federalist Society and Leonard Leo; his failing legal strategy surrounding tariffs and the courts’ response; his corrupt pardon scheme and blatant influence-peddling; and his bizarre claim of severe emotional distress in a court filing aimed at pressuring CBS into paying him tens of millions to settle a lawsui...
Jun 01, 2025•1 hr 24 min
While foreign governments have adopted a TACO strategy banking on Trump chickening out in their trade negotiations with him, Trump has now been forced to appeal his hand picked court, the US Court of International Trade, who just blocked his entire retaliatory tariff policy as unconstitutional. Michael Popok explains what specialty appeals court gets the case next, and why the Supreme Court may not bail him out this time. To get our $297 when you buy a PAIR offer, including a free charger, head ...
May 31, 2025•16 min
If you are a member of the Cuba, Venezuelan, Haitian or Nicaraguan American community who voted for Trump, you are in for a rude awakening, as the Supreme Court MAGA right majority just gave a big green light for Trump to immediately deport “Documented” people from those countries living under protective status in the US under Biden as they with US sponsors help seek asylum and other legal status. Michael Popok takes a close look at Justice Jackson’s stinging dissent and outlines what should hap...
May 31, 2025•15 min
Wait a minute, did embattled Trump Sec of Defense Pete Hegseth just lie to Trump’s own advisors about using an illegal warrantless wiretap to justify firing 3 of his underlings in a phony “mole”/leak hunt? Or did Hegseth’s personal attorney lie to Trump’s advisors about using the illegal wiretap? Either one is bad for Hegseth, as the hunt for leaks in the Trump Administration just backfired and created a larger scandal for Hegseth. Michael Popok is back and reports. Qualia: Head to https://quali...
May 31, 2025•18 min
Trump and his Commerce Secretary’s family are about to launch a new crypto grift in advance of this week’s Vegas Crypto conference, with each raising several billion dollars from poor investor suckers to use their money to buy billions more of crypto currency to shore up their sagging balance sheets. Michael Popok puts on his Wall Street hat to expose another suckers bet launched by Trump this week, part of his scheme to double his net worth since January. Which begs the question: Have you “doub...
May 30, 2025•19 min
At the same time that a Federal Judge in Boston entered a Preliminary Injunction to prevent the Trump Administration from killing Harvard’s foreign student program which is more than 25% of its student body, just 9 miles away, 32,000 people in the Harvard Community joined together to provide thunderous applause for Harvard’s President Alan Garber as a rebuke of Trump as the crowd learned that Harvard had just beaten Trump again in court. Michael Popok explains why this case is so important and h...
May 30, 2025•17 min
In a fast moving breaking story, we have 2 major developments about Trump’s unconstitutional tariff policies: (1) All the judges of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals have issued an Administrative Stay of last night’s Court of International Trade ruling blocking Trump’s global retaliatory tariff policies, until it has time to hear the appeal; while (2) a different federal judge in DC has also ruled that Trump violated statutes and the constitution in imposing certain targeted tariffs on China....
May 30, 2025•13 min
Michael Popok and Karen Friedman Agnifilo return with a new episode of the top-rated Legal AF podcast. On tonight’s docket: Judge Chutkan green lights a lawsuit challenging Trump’s “tyranny” and use of Musk/DOGE, while issuing a surprise ruling involving Trump himself. A federal judge slams Trump for deporting individuals to South Sudan who aren't even from there—prompting Trump to appeal to the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Harvard appears to be gaining the upper hand in its legal battle with Trump...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 19 min
In response to a Federal Judge blocking Trump’s latest efforts to destroy Harvard by denying it the ability to recruit foreign students, Trump has gone another holiday rager, posting on Memorial Day that he will try to divert about $500 million dollars in funding meant for bio medical research, to trade schools presumably in Red States. Michael Popok takes a careful look at Judge Burrows' ruling, Trump’s response, and the likely outcome. Allermi: For 60% off your order, head to https://Allermi.c...
May 27, 2025•20 min
The law firm of Jenner and Block, whom Trump tried to effectively give the death penalty to and put out of business because he doesn’t like their clients and lawyers, obtained ON THE SAME DAY, an injunction from Judge Bates blocking the Trump Administration from putting them out of business, and an injunction from Judge Burrows blocking Trump from putting Harvard out of business. Michael Popok provides his analysis that Trump really is a “uniter” — only emboldening courageous law firms to take o...
May 27, 2025•19 min
Ben Meiselas & Michael Popok head the top rated Legal AF podcast and tonight debate: The Supreme Court's schizophrenia on full display, sometimes siding with Trump, sometimes not, as it lurches from one presidential crisis to the next at the end of the term; Harvard's fist fight with Trump; Trump's own press secretary opening him up to criminal prosecution in the future for the Meme Coin/influence peddling scam, and so much more at the intersection of law and politics. Support Our Sponsors: ...
May 25, 2025•1 hr 44 min
On the midweek edition of the Legal AF podcast, Karen Friedman Agnifilo and Dina Doll break down a new ruling by a federal judge finding the Trump administration in violation of a court order, Trump’s official acceptance of a Qatari jet, Alina Habba’s use of legal retribution to target political opponents in New Jersey, and a new probe into Andrew Cuomo launched by the Trump DOJ. This and more on the midweek edition of Legal AF! Support Our Sponsors: Vessi: Take the first step toward adventure w...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 27 min
A Federal Judge —with the full support of the Supreme Court— ripped Trump’s DOJ a new one in court, and is likely about to find the Trump Administration in contempt for refusing in “bad faith” to comply with her order to detail under oath steps taken to obtain the return of Armando Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador jail. Michael Popok explains what Judge Xinis is likely to order this coming week and why as the Trump Administration doubles down on a losing hand. Miracle Made: Upgrade your sleep w...
May 20, 2025•16 min
