Legal AF by MeidasTouch
Legal AF by MeidasTouch offers a hard-hitting, thought-provoking look at the week's most compelling developments at the intersection of law and politics. Hosted by MeidasTouch founder and civil rights lawyer Ben Meiselas, national trial lawyer strategist Michael Popok, and former Chief Assistant District Attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo. New full-length episodes are released every Wednesday and Sunday, with occasional shorter breaking legal news hits throughout the week.
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Trump Screwed as Reflecting Pool Confession Sinks Case
Trump’s pool contractor just put up on its website a confession that their shoddy work caused the Reflecting Pool project to fail, NOT criminal vandalism, a piece of evidence Popok spotted that Olympic Cyclist Davey Hearn’s defense team should pounce on and present at the trial to get him acquitted! Popok updates on the new “warranty” evidence he found, what it means, and how unlikely it is that
Jack Smith Criminal Referral Instantly Implodes
Cue the vindictive prosecution motion that Jack Smith will file should he be indicted on the phony charges of “lying to Congress” when he told the truth about which records of members of Congress his prosecution team reviewed to make their case against Trump for criminal interference with the 2020 election results. Popok explains that the House Judiciary Committee MAGA have sent to an ethically c
Trump Files Emergency Motion over $50 Million Assault Verdict
Trump is back at abusing his Sex Abuse Survivor and courageous Plaintiff E Jean Carroll again, filing a last minute, bad faith “emergency” motion with the Second Circuit to allow him to clawback the $5.8 million he was forced to pay her for sexually abusing her and was paid to her on July 9, while he continues to try to get the Supreme Court to reverse themselves and bail him out.
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Epstein Survivor Tells All as Hidden FBI Tapes Surface
Popok is joined by one of the leaders of the Epstein Survivors, Dani Bensky, who gave a powerful and authentic rebuttal to Todd Blanche during the Senate Judiciary Confirmation hearing. Join Dani and Popok as they also drill down on the new bombshell revelations that the FBI under Blanche had actual training videos used to teach FBI agents how to spot Trump’s name and flag it, rather than wor
Legal AF 7/22/2026
Trump backfires in Miami Federal Court in the BBC Case; Trump backfires in his late night filing to steal money from his Sex Abuse Survivor; Trump backfires in his attempt help the Tate Brothers in the past; Trump backfires in his efforts to patronize the Epstein Survivors; Trump backfires in his attempt to avoid contempt charges in the Katie Phang Case. Get the theme here? J
Judge Turns the Tables on Trump in His Own $10b Lawsuit
When you are Trump and chase headlines and sue for “10 billion dollars” in a defamation suit, then you just “opened the door” to turning over ALL of your secret financial records to your defendant, and that’s what just happened in a new order issued by Federal Magistrate Judge Lett in Miami against Trump in his case against the BBC. Popok also reports on how Judge Williams’ recent findi
Trump DOJ Makes Fatal Move in Epstein Case
If Judge Sullivan in Katie Phang’s case against Todd Blanche and the DOJ was unhappy with the Government’s filings in the past to block the production of Epstein file documents he ordered, he is going to be LIVID with the 3-page filing by Blanche’s right-hand man, Stan Woodward, to try to stop contempt findings. Popok reports on the naked argument of counsel unsupported by any sworn statement, wh
Trump Moves to Block Blanche’s Testimony in Epstein Files Case?
Popok reports on Todd Blanche refusing to testify under oath about his failures to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and the likely sanctions Judge Sullivan may impose this week while the Block Blanche movement gains steam.
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Trump Blows Up Case With Shocking Admission
Trump just threw the DOJ and its case against the NYT for criminal subpoenas under the bus with a confession last night that the Qatari AF-1 is unsafe and needs to go back to the shop to be “maxed out” (ie., adding missile defense systems). Popok explains how this admission on the fly not only shows how Trump’s cost-cutting endangers national security and other people’s lives, but will be used by
Trump Loses it as CNN Scheme is Suddenly Blocked
Popok reports on two breaking events about Trump’s attempt to give control of CNN and Warner’s other assets to his cronies, the Ellison Family and to get money in return. First, a California Federal Judge has issued an Emergency Temporary Injunction to block the Ellison’s purchase of CNN and Warner assets. At the same time. a new Delaware suit alleges that the Ellisons are bribing Trump for regul
Legal AF 7/18/2026
Blanche Lies! Epstein Survivors lead the “Block Blanche” Movement! Trump Caught in “China” Voter Scandal? Reflecting Pool Evidence destroyed? All that and so much more on the award winning Legal AF Podcast hosted by Ben Meiselas and Popok.
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Trump DOJ Faces Reckoning over Fraud on Court
The DOJ and Todd Blanche have again underestimated Federal Judge Kathleen Williams in Miami, as they brag that they avoided having the Blanche “super pardon” for Trump and his family invalidated by her. Not so fast, as Popok reports she has actually invited a new motion to be filed for her to address whether Blanche committed a Fraud on the court, leading to the “super pardon” release of the Trum
Todd Blanche Under Fire as Judges Seek Ethics Review
Will Todd Blanche be parred sometime after he’s likely confirmed as the Attorney General of the United States? Will bar regulators for New York and the District of Columbia do the right thing to ensure that he complies with his ethics and professional responsibilities? Popok is joined by Lawyers Defending American Democracy (LDAD) and Graves to discuss the impact of Bar complaints and Department
Trump's FBI Panics as WH Scrambles
FBI Director Kash Patel likely breathed a sigh of relief when Sen Graham's death took him off the front pages and his likely firing over the weekend. The Legal AF podcast reports.
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Legal AF 7/15/2026
The award-winning Legal AF podcast, and its hosts Popok and KFA, are joined by special guest Senator Corey Booker (D-NJ) fresh off today’s grilling of Todd Blanche during his Attorney General Confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The hosts also cover in real time breaking news that ties back to Blanche and his lack of fitness for office including Court action concerning the
Blanche Faces Instant Karma over Trump's Twisted Past
Among the many black marks against Todd Blanche becoming Attorney General, there is perhaps no blacker and darker mark than his mistreatment of the Epstein Survivors, along with his lead role in covering up a child sex trafficking ring whose leaders are connected to his “client” Trump. Popok explains that 99.9% of the Epstein Survivors have never been interviewed by the DOJ or the FBI to tell the
Trump’s Spin on Federal Judge’s Ruling Falls Apart
Popok reports that the Trump DOJ as of today continues to take the position that Todd Blanche's 1 paragraph "amendment" to the phony settlement agreement between Trump and his own IRS and DOJ, provides Trump and his family and associates with immunity from any future tax audit liability or criminal prosecution, relying on a distortion of Judge Williams' scathing ruling against them. Blanche has t
Trump Survivor Finally Gets Her Money
E Jean Carroll just did something that no court ordered her to do, and in one elegant masterstroke cut Trump off at the needs from further attacking her. Popok reports on E Jean Carroll— the only person in history to have a court find that Trump is a sex abuser — now finding new ways to torment Trump. She has elected to keep the $5,625,005.48 of his money he had to pay her today for abusing her
Blanche Under Fire as Federal Judge Calls Out His Conduct and Another Weighs Contempt
In breaking news, Popok reports on fellow independent journalist and commentator Katie Phang requesting that Judge Sullivan find AG Nominee Todd Blanche in Contempt of Court and fine him $1,000 a day for violating court orders requiring the production of certain Epstein Files. Popok reports that in the last 18 hours, Blanche, up for confirmation as AG, has lost his shepherd and protector in the p
Trump Panics as he faces Blanche Nomination Nightmare
Now that the lion of the Senate, Lindsey Graham, and his arm-twisting and emotional defense of all things Trump are gone from the Senate Judiciary Committee, what does that mean for beleaguered AG nominee Todd Blanche’s nomination? Popok looks at who will try to arm-twist Senators Cornyn and Tillis, Trump opponents for the Republicans, now that Graham is gone, on a committee where Blanche cannot l
Trump Faces Massive Sanctions as Judge Voids His Case
In breaking news, a Miami Federal Judge—just days before Todd Blanche’s scheduled confirmation hearing — has issued a blistering 56 page decision against not only Trump and his private lawyers, but against AG Nominee Blanche and his right hand deputy Stan Woodward in the DOJ, and(i) has blocked Trump and those around him from declaring that there was a “settlement” to create the Jan6 fund or a re
Trump AG Finally Faces Day of Reckoning Over Secret Fixer
During his Senate Confirmation hearing, AG Nominee Todd Blanche will have to answer for whether he is in the back pocket of and controlled by not only Trump but also Trump’s “fixer” and hatchet man, Boris Epshteyn. Popok connects the dots between Epshteyn and top current and former DOJ leadership like Blanche, Emil Bove, Stan Woodward, and Trump’s battalion of outside lawyers in Miami and New York
Legal AF - 7/11/2026
The only reliable “rapid response” at the intersection of law and politics? The award-winning Legal AF Podcast, helmed by Ben Meiselas and Popok. On this episode, the hosts cover breaking events in real time about the Trump Regime from: the Supreme Court, Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Southern District of New York, DC, Arizona, and the Senate Hearing Room, and so much more
Trump Official Corned by Senate Over Bribery Scheme?
The Senate is taking a hard look at Commerce Secretary Lutnick and whether he violated federal bribery laws concerning mining companies and their government contracts, including those that benefit both Lutnick’s sons and Trump’s. Popok reports.
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Trump Qatari Jet Is Grounded!
Popok reports on a new scandal, as the Trump Administration bashes a reporter for leaking that the Secret Service likely grounded Trump from using his beloved golden Qatari Boeing as Air Force Once in Europe because it is not a secure command and control plane with technology to let it be a "Situation Room" in the sky. In other words, it may look golden and fancy but it is missing mission cr
Appeals Judge Blocks Release of Biden Recordings to Trump
Popok reports on breaking news, as the DC Court of Appeals BLOCKS for 10 days the release of 70 hours of audio recordings between Joe Biden and his biographer, which the Heritage Foundation and one of its leaders Mike Lowell want to use to slice and dice (and perhaps feed through AI!?!) to embarrass not jut Biden but the Democratic Party and its icons.
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Trump Caught with Zero Evidence by All Three Judges
In breaking news and a major setback for Trump, a 3-judge DC Appellate Panel, including 1 Trump-appointed judge, just voted 3-0 to deny Trump a stay that would have returned the Trump name to the Kennedy Center. Popok has the order and explains that the judges found that Trump provided absolutely NO evidence or factual support for any of his claims of “irreparable harm” and was not allowed to rai
Trump Scolded in Open Court after SCOTUS Ruling
Taking its signal from Justice Kagan’s dissent in a recent immigration case, an Ohio Federal Judge has used Trump and Vance’s frequent use of racial tropes and racist comments, such as calling certain countries “shit holes” (spelled out in the judge’s order) and falsely claiming Haitians were eating our pets, to block an order that denied federal benefits like green cards and work permits to peopl
Trump Finally Gets Karma in Court Over Dark Past
In breaking news, E Jean Carroll, Trump’s sex abuse survivor, should be getting the $5.8 million dollars he owes her today, as his Emergency application to the Second Circuit last night to block the payment was DENIED. Popok explains that Trump can try to lob in a hand grenade/Hail Mary to the US Supreme Court, but they just ruled against him in the case 9-0, less than 2 weeks ago, and he’s going
Legal AF - 7/8/2026
The award winning Legal AF podcast, with Popok and Lisa Graves in for KFA, provide searing commentary in real time on breaking law and politics events. And tonight are joined by Special Guest Marc Elias of Democracy Docket and the courtrooms. Tonight the hosts cover Trump being ordered to pay one of his sex abuse survivors $5.7 million today and Trump’s reaction; an appeals panel refusing to put
Trump Panics as He's Finally Forced to Pay
In breaking news, a federal judge ruling in favor of Trump sex abuse survivor E Jean Carroll has ordered the Clerk of the Court to immediately disburse Trump’s cash bond posted on his appeal of the jury’s sex abuse, defamation and punitive damages judgment, totaling $5,779,783 dollars, as Trump files an immediate desperate appeal to to try block it! Popok reports on Trump’s weak arguments and tha
Blanche Crashes Ahead of Confirmation Hearing
Popok breaks down the dozen badges of fraud and corruption that are pinned on Todd Blanche and lay out the case why he should not be confirmed as the Attorney General next week.
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Trump Caught Assisting Iranians?!
Popok reports on breaking news, as a new federal lawsuit reveals that the Trump Administration has been turning over ASYLUM SEEKERS information, including of groups persecuted in Iran like Christians and Pro-Democracy leaders, TO IRAN in monthly meetings, sending these people to certain interrogation, torture and worse when the US sends them back to Iran.
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DOJ Exposes Trump’s Russian "Pee Tape" in New Filing
Leave it to Trump’s wholly owned subsidiary, the Department of Justice, to resurface in a new public filing the existence of the alleged “pee pee” or “golden shower” tapes involving Trump and sex workers by being forced to make a correction to a footnote in the Mueller Report about it. Popok reports on the fact that they didn’t change the comments in the report about the compromising “video tapes
SCOTUS Destruction Gets Exposed
Chief Justice Roberts may have just penned the Birthright Citizenship decision with flowery language about the "right to have rights" in America, but at the very same time, he has worked for 30 years to rip up the Voting Rights Act to protect black and brown US citizens. Join Court Accountability Action's Supreme Court roundtable for more.
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Trump DOJ Leaks His Own Crimes
In shocking news, the sloppy and corrupt DOJ has once again mishandled documents and information, and has now had to file very late to tell Judge Aileen Cannon that they “inadvertently” disclosed, a MONTH AGO, to a third party, the sealed Mar-a-Lago Jack Smith Volume 2 report about Trump’s indicted espionage act violations!. Popok updates on the fight over the public disclosure of the Report, the
Legal AF - 7/4/2026
Legal AF host Ben Meiselas goes solo for today’s episode, with Michael Popok returning next week. Meiselas breaks down Donald Trump’s mounting legal troubles, including Trump’s latest financial disclosures and why they may reveal only the tip of the iceberg of what could become one of the biggest financial fraud investigations in history. He explains the legal implications and what could come next
Trump Walks into New Defamation Case Instantly
In stunning news, E Jean Carroll’s lawyers have accused Trump of defaming and attacking his sex abuse survivor AGAIN in retaliation for his having LOST at the US Supreme Court to overturn her judgment, as he tries to avoid paying her the first of 2 jury verdicts in her favor, this one now standing at $5.5 million. Popok reports that Trump goes so far in his attack as to claim that the “United Sta
Trump Orders DOJ to Attack Epstein Victims
In breaking news, the DOJ just filed its response to Katie Phang's suit and the Judge's order granting her preliminary injunction to release more Epstein files, by BLAMING the victims again and calling them "complicit" in their own sex abuse (!?!), while at the same time "outing" Epstein's 18 year executive assistant Leslie Groff as a potential CO-CONSPIRATOR! Popok reports.
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Trumps Worst Nightmare Returns to Call him Out
Popok briefs on the perfect timing of Former Special Counsel Jack Smith appearing in the nick of time, to help rescue our Democracy and Rule of Law with a hard hitting interview, speaking directly to the American people.
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Trump Fundraisers Accused by Congress of Wire Fraud
Popok reports on a bombshell new report just issued by Congress that accuses the lead fundraisers for Trump from lying to donors and having them wire tens of millions of dollars they thought were going to the official, bipartisan America250 account to a sound a like bank account for "Freedom250" under the control of Trump and to make him money.
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Trump Destruction of Evidence gets Called Out
In breaking news, a political target and critic of Trump, Former CIA Director John Brennan, is not waiting around to see when he is indicted, but has filed an aggressive new lawsuit to force the Trump Administration to stop destroying documents and using “disappearing” messaging apps about information that Brennan needs to file his Vindictive Prosecution motion. Popok reports that Brennan also cal
Trump Walks Back into Defamation Case
In stunning news, E Jean Carroll’s lawyers have accused Trump of defaming and attacking his sex abuse survivor AGAIN in retaliation for his having LOST at the US Supreme Court to overturn her judgment, as he tries to avoid paying her the first of 2 jury verdicts in her favor, this one now standing at $5.5 million. Popok reports that Trump goes so far in his attack as to claim that the “United Sta
Trump DOJ Leaks His own Crimes
In shocking news, the sloppy and corrupt DOJ has once again mishandled documents and information, and has now had to file very late to tell Judge Aileen Cannon that they “inadvertently” disclosed, a MONTH AGO, to a third party, the sealed Mar-a-Lago Jack Smith Volume 2 report about Trump’s indicted espionage act violations!. Popok updates on the fight over the public disclosure of the Report, the
Legal AF - 7/1/2026
The Legal AF podcast with Popok and KFA at the controls, cover breaking law and politics events coming from DC, New York, the White House, the Supreme Court and so much more at the intersection of law and politics.
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Trump Attacks SCOTUS after Federal Election Takeover is Blocked
Popok is joined by David Fox, Litigation Partner with Marc Elias' Elias Law Group to brief our audience about 2 cases he briefed at the US Supreme Court, one on Mail in Ballots and the other on dark money in politics.
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Trump Abandoned as Supreme Court Refuses Rescue
Where is Melania, where are the angry press conferences and denials, now that no one on the US Supreme Court— not even the 2 justices accused in their lifetimes of sex abuse — came to Trump’s rescue and overturned him being found guilty and branded a sex abuser by a 9-0 jury? Popok takes a hard look at the testimony at trial of People Mag reporter Natasha Stoynoff, credited by the jury, and her l
Supreme Court Defies Trump and Upholds Birthright Citizenship
In breaking news, a 6-3 Majority of the US Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Roberts, has rejected Trump’s efforts to rip away birthright citizenship from children born in this country to parents who are here in violation of immigration law or here temporarily. Popok explains that fireworks broke out in the opinion between Roberts and the Majority and Clarence Thomas (joined by Gorsuch and Alito
Blanche Hit with Lawsuit he Feared before Hearing
Popok is joined by Chioma Chukwu, Executive Director of American Oversigliht about a new lawsuit her group filed to force the DOJ to release all documents about Blanche and his role in the Mar a Lago coverup; the Epstein Documents coverup; and other issues that bear on his fitness to serve as Attorney General.
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Trump Runs into Four Straight Losses on Voting Takeover
Popok is joined by Democracy Forward leader Skye Perryman for exclusive briefing on the success in the last week to defeat Trump's attempt to undermine confidence in voting and take over voting in the Courts all the way to the US Supreme Court.
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Trump Stunned by SCOTUS in Multiple Rulings
In breaking news, fireworks have started early in DC, as the United States Supreme Court issues 3 bombshell decisions against: Trump’s attacks on mail-in ballots and the midterm elections; his attempt at a hostile takeover of the Federal Reserve; and his efforts to have himself absolved of sexually abusing E Jean Carroll. Popok reports.
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Legal AF - 6/27/2026
The award winning Legal AF Podcast, helmed by Ben and Popok, report on breaking events from DC, Virginia, Florida, the Financial Markets and Iran, and the US Supreme Court, all at the intersection of law and politics.
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Katie Phang Discusses Major Win in Epstein Documents Release Case
Katie Phang joins Popok to exclusively brief our audience on her trailblazing, historic successful suit against the Trump Administration and Todd Blanche, as a federal judge grants her injunction and orders that Blanche comply by "July 2nd" with the Epstein Act and release the Trump/sex assault victims files and all "foreign language" files to the public.
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Hundreds of Judges Swarm Trump DOJ
The number 1 group that may be responsible for protecting Federal Judges, empowering them to root out fraud and corruption by the DOJ and Trump, and ring fencing our rule of law, may be the 300+ former federal and state judges yoked together by Judge J. Michael Luttig and Nancy Gertner, who have filed dozens of briefs, motions and applications to give federal judges the support they need and encou
Trump Spirals as Katie Phang Wins Knock Out Injunction Forcing Release of Epstein Files
In breaking news, fellow Meidas colleague the intrepid Katie Phang just won her Preliminary Injunction against the DOJ and Todd Blanche to require the production of the remainder of the missing Epstein Files. A historic win for justice, independent journalism and the Survivors!
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Lawsuit Demands Reveal of Epstein Communications
In breaking news, embattled AG Nominee Todd Blanche has been sued over his communications about Jeffrey Epstein AND about Judge Cannon, by a group responsible in part for bringing down another Trump AG nominee with child sex trafficking issues, Matt Gaetz. Popok breaks it down.
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Trump Torched by Judge for Refusing Oath
Senior Federal Judge Brinkema in her new Order about the “weaponization fund” declared, in effect, that Acting AG Todd Blanche continued unwillingness to testify under oath and “put anything in writing” about the Fund actually supports her view that the fund is not “dead” but that Trump and Blanche still want to revive it if they can get away from Court oversight. Popok explains that Judge Brinkem
Legal AF - 6/24/2026
The Legal AF Podcast, hosted by Ben Meiselas (In for Popok) and Karen Friedman Agnifilo, covers Donald Trump’s latest attempt to sabotage a bipartisan housing bill while escalating chaos on Capitol Hill, before breaking down mounting legal pressure from multiple federal judges demanding answers on the Reflecting Pool and Kennedy Center scandals. They also examine the explosive letter from 101 reti
Trump Name Removed from Kennedy Center
Judge Cooper has laid a delicate trap for the Trump-controlled Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, nudging them to drop the Tarp off the building voluntarily and stop chocking off funding in a petulant response to the Judge’s order, or he will order them too. Popok explains what a new last minute Order from the Judge’s chambers really means.
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ACLU Scores Major Supreme Court Victory in Landmark 9-0 Decision
Popok is joined by the ACLU"s Director of the Criminal Law Reform Project Brandon Buskey to brief our audience on the ACLU's historic 9-0 Supreme Court ruling that allows people who use marijuana to also be law abiding Second Amendment gun owners, a concept the Trump Administration was opposed to!
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Trump Criminal Contempt Proceedings Resume
In breaking news, the Trump Administration, its DOJ and its Homeland Security Department have moved one step closer to the possibility of being found in Criminal Contempt and someone going to jail, as the US Court of Appeals/DC has agreed to the urging of 174 Former Judges, and have tossed a prior opinion by a Trump dominated panel to block the trial judge’s criminal contempt proceedings and inves
Blanche Sued Over Ties to Epstein and Judge Cannon
Popok reports on breaking news that American Oversight, the group that brought down Matt Gaetz nomination is now after Todd Blanche with a new suit seeking ALL emails and communications involving Blanche and Epstein; and Blanche and Judge Cannon of Mar a Lago infamy!
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Trump DOJ Openly Defies Kennedy Center Order
Popok reports on Congresswoman Joyce Beatty's new filing to Federal Judge Cooper decrying that Trump's captured "Trump Kennedy Center" Board of Trustees likely lied to the Court about the need for a semi-permanent tarp to cover up Trump's name off (and Kennedy's name on), about the delay in taking down the name in the first place, and by openly defying the court's order about the name change inclu
Trump DOJ Accidentally Admits Conspiracy in New Court Filing
Popok reports on how the Trump DOJ and Todd Blanche blew it by filing a "notice of filing" that the Virginia Fed Judge did not ask for in her Jan 6 "Weaponization Fund" case, that as the effect of ADMITTING the fraud on the court in a case pending in Miami Federal Court!
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Trump DOJ Cornered by Four Separate Judges
Remember the names Perry, Coleman, Brinkema and Williams, No, not the 4 Horses of the Apocalypse, although they may be apocalyptic to Trump and his Administration and Todd Blanche. Popok reports that in the last 48 hours 4 separate Federal Judges are on the verge of considering whether to appoint an independent Special Attorney or Prosecutor to investigate the White House and Todd Blanche about a
Legal AF - 6/20/2026
The award winning Legal AF podcast with Ben and Popok at the controls covers breaking legal and political news from Iran, Miami, DC, Chicago, and Virginia, as federal judges across the country consider whether to appoint special prosecutors to bring the Trump Department of Justice to Justice.
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Federal Judges Weigh Special Prosecutor Probe into Trump DOJ
In breaking news, at least 2 federal judges are considering whether to appoint a Special Prosecutor independent from the corrupted DOJ, to investigate whether the DOJ committed a fraud (or 2) on the Court and should be held in criminal contempt. Popok reports on a new motion just filed before Judge Perry in Chicago Fed Court demanding that a Special Counsel be appointed by her to investigate DOJ
Popok and Don Lemon Analyze Trump DOJ Tactics, Media Pressure, and Newsom Probe
Popok is joined by journalist extraordinaire Don Lemon to give his unique perspective of the Trump Administration's possible use of criminal investigations and indictments against the NYT based on their reporting supported by what looks to be secretly recorded conversations in the Situation Room; Governor Newsom getting ahead of the story of his investigation, and Federal Judges vigilant against g
Trump's Bluff is Called and Runs Away
The DOJ and AG nominee Todd Blanche have informed a Senior Federal Judge that they will REFUSE to comply and file sworn testimony under oath to declare once and for all that the Anti-Weaponization Slush Fund is dead and buried, instead effectively telling Judge Brinkema to go pound sand. Popok ties this outrageous fling together with Judge Williams in Miami’s next move, which may have the Slush F
Epstein Survivors Sink Blanche and his Nomination
As the Epstein Investigation by the House Oversight Committee heats up again because of a sustained pressure campaign by Epstein Survivors, and new witnesses are called forward, including Bill Gates and now Alan Dershowitz (Epstein’s criminal defense attorney), insiders wonder if Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing for AG can survive, or whether there are enough Republicans to jump off the bandwag
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser Discusses New Lawsuits Against Trump
Popok is joined by Colorado AG and candidate for Governor Phil Weiser to update on his hiring spree of now former DOJ lawyers to join the fight against the Trump Administration as he files his 66 case against Trump nationwide. They also discuss a new lawsuit to stop Trump from firing minorities off federal contracts.
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JD Vance Makes Shock Admission on Air as he Panics
A panicked JD Vance took to MAGA radio as he worried out loud that his role in the Epstein Coverup conspiracy in the Sit Room and otherwise was all caught on secret tapes provided by the New York Times! Popok, along with his interview with Don Lemon, explains why the Trump Administration and its DOJ have not as of yet gone after the Times’ reporters, who brilliantly left a “proof of life” disclosu
Trump WH Erupts in Panic over Situation Room Leaks
The Trump White House is in a frenzy as they try to track down the Administration Official or Officials who may have secretly recorded Situation Room meetings about the Epstein Cover Up AND the Iranian War plans, and leaked them to the NYT. Popok points out the “Easter Eggs” in the New York Times article that suggest who may be responsible for the leaks and that the reporters have actual “recordin
Trump AG Nominee Accused of Forgery in Lawsuit
Did AG Nominee Todd Blanche forge a key piece of correspondence between his law firm and his criminal clients, commit malpractice, and overbill the case when he was in private practice before working for Trump? All of these questions have been raised in a lawsuit still pending in a New York court. Popok explains how this is the lawsuit that Blanche wishes would go away, but should be used by the
Legal AF - 6/13/2026
The award-winning Legal AF podcast is back with Ben and Popok at the helm, as they provide breaking commentary on events from Virginia, DC, Miami, the Situation Room, Congress and Iran, and so much more at the intersection of law and politics.
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Trump Capitulates to Pressure…Things Instantly Get Worse
Trump folded on nominating neophyte Bill Pulte to be the head of national intelligence, but has made matters worse by naming a golf buddy who was the former head of his criminal defense appeal law firm, with 0 Intelligence Community experience, to be the Nation’s spymaster to keep us safe. Popok knows a thing or two about the nominee Jay Clayton and lets it fly as to how Trump has gambled again w
Trump Smacked by Multiple Lawsuits from Meidas Hosts
When journalists and commentators have to break the glass ceiling and fill the void and file suits against the Trump Administration that they cover, it’s a courageous act that is emblematic of what is right and good about independent media. And when, surprisingly, the public overwhelmingly supports their suits, even the MAGA side, it makes even hard-nosed journalists know they did the right thing.
Trump Buried in 47 Subpoena Tsunami as BBC Lawsuit Backfires
Things are going so badly for Trump in his BBC defamation case, that not only did he fail to disqualify the magistrate judge because she previously was involve as a lawyer d in the “Steele Dossier” lawsuit Trump brought and was sanctioned for, but she has now been assigned the matter of whether the BBC is going to to be able to issue 47 subpoenas including to Trump businesses, family and the DOJ (
Legal AF - 6/10/2026
The Legal AF Podcast, hosted by Popok and Lisa Graves (in for KFA) covers the breaking news “leaking” out of the White House about Epstein (cue the mole hunt to find the listening device that must have been used!); and then turns to all things voter protection with the great voter protection lawyer, Marc Elias. Only on the award winning Legal AF pod.
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