
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 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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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
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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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Trump makes Fatal Error in Court to Kill Ballroom
The DOJ just got caught taking “inconsistent positions” in a new late-night filing in the UFC injunction case, as they basically concede that the White House is secure and doesn’t need a “ballroom-military installation-hospital” underground bunker and missile-tipped drone depot in the room to protect Trump and the White House! Popok takes a close look at the new filing and why it undermines the v
Trump Blindsided as Meidas Host Skewers him in Court
Things are heating up in Judge Sullivan’s courtroom between independent journalist Katie Phang and Acting AG Blanche, in advance of her 6/30 hearing on her motion to compel Blanche to immediately produce the “missing” Epstein files, including about Trump and in foreign languages! Popok reports on her new brief in which she argues that in 22 pages of filings, Blanche has never denied, not once, th
Trump gets Blindsided as Judge may Cancel UFC Event
As A-listers flee the UFC White House fight and Lincoln Memorial desecration, Trump has illegally planned for his June 14th birthday, a new emergency lawsuit before Judge Amit Mehta has been filed to immediately stop the fight and the violation of the hallowed temple dedicated to our greatest president. Popok explains how the lawsuit also helps undermine the “security” issues raised by Trump in h
Trump Loses it on TV as DOJ Scheme gets Exposed on Air
Why did Trump cut his interview short when pressed on the “slush fund”? Popok posits that it is because those questions are getting dangerously close to something he really cares about — the “Super Pardon” that his AG Blanche granted Trump and his whole family FOR ALL CRIMINAL LIABILITY or SUIT, something that the US Supreme Court even did in their immunity decision. Popok brings on Rep. Jamie Ra
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Trump Hit with Nightmare News as Grand Jury Reconvenes for Jan 6th Crimes
In breaking news, and in response to a Arizona Supreme Court ruling, the Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has announced that she will immediately return to the Grand Jury to re-indict Trump’s 2020 “fake electors” on state criminal charges including Trump’s favorite lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Boris Epstyn and former chief of staff Mark Meadows, leaving Arizona the only state still prosecuting “
Trump AG Busted as Grand Jury Secrets Leak
Just moments after he was told that he would be nominated to be the AG, Todd Blanche is already embroiled in a new ethical scandal, this time having his DOJ accused of violating the most sacrosanct grand jury secrecy rules in intentionally leaking to the press a DRAFT, unsigned version of a superseding indictment BEFORE it was presented to the grand jury, against the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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Trump Screws his own Lawyers as his Decline Leaves Them Scrambling
As medical doctors in his cabinet struggle to defend Trump’s mental health, a new court filing in the Ballroom case for Friday’s oral argument, shows that his own lawyers are playing catch up with Trump’s mental state in decline, as they are forced to reveal STATE SECRETS and provide a long catalogue of “secret’ security features at the White House because he did over the weekend! Forget the Mont
Judge Luttig Delivers Final Verdict on Trump Legal Scheme
In breaking news, while AG TODD BLANCHE tells Congress that the “anti weaponization fund is dead” he refuses to discuss whether Trump’s attempt to be exonerated for 16 years of tax liability is dead as well. Judge J Michael Luttig joins Popok to respond to Blanche’s testimony and explain that history will remark that “today, Trump lost his war against the federal judiciary” as Judge Williams in F
Trump DOJ Gets Devastating News in Comey Case
In breaking news, a little followed Federal Case involving a First Amendment public interest group, may have just broken the DOJ’s criminal case against Former FBI Director James Comey, as Judge Randolph Moss ruled that flying a flag reading “86-47” is NOT a call to do violence or assassinate Trump: it’s a call for his ouster by impeachment! Will the DOJ now “86” the Comey indictment? Let’s find o
Trump Blindsided as Ex-Fed Chair Confronts Him
Former Fed Reserve Chair Jay Powell used his first public appearance since stepping down as fed chair in his speech in accepting the JFK “Profile in Courage Award”, to blast Trump but in his inimitable modest way. Popok explains how Powell uses the speech to blast Trump and explains the reason that he bucked tradition and has refused to step down from the Board early after his term was over.
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Trump Ready to Throw Blanche Overboard after DOJ Disaster
Did a staggering 0-5 record for the Trump and Todd Blanche DOJ for the week May 22-May29, spell the end of Blanche’s ability to not only practice law in the future, but to obtain enough votes in the Senate to keep the AG job? Popok takes a close look at what defense lawyers now MUST argue in every one of their cases based on last week’s results, and how the dam is breaking against Trump’s DOJ as c
Legal AF - 5/30/2026
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Judge Shocks Trump and Reopens $1.8B Fraud Case
🚨 In breaking news, Federal Judge Williams, in response to the urging of 35 former federal judges, has REOPENED the Trump v. IRS case, and has ordered that Trump and his lawyers answer whether they “deceived” the Court, committed “fraud on the court” and used the lawsuit as a phony smokescreen to settle the case and set up the “Anti weaponization” slush fund, and whether there was a legitimate cas
Trump Suffers Shock Loss Over $1.8 Billion Fund
A senior federal judge has issued the first injunction blocking the Trump “anti-weaponization” slush fund from being created, operated, funded, or distributing funds, for at least the next two weeks until she obtains a full briefing and holds a hearing on the matter on June 12. Popok examines the Democracy Forward filed suit and motion for preliminary injunction, and explains how plaintiffs skillf
Trump Sends DOJ After His Victims
Todd Blanche’s DOJ is now criminally investigating E Jean Carroll, Trump’s adjudged sex abuse and defamation victim, about an issue of who paid a part of the costs associated with her lawsuit, a fact fully vetted by the trial judge and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Popok closely examines reports that Blanche, who was on Trump’s defense team against E Jean Carroll, has recused himself from
Trump Stunned as Judges Declare "Fraud on the Court"
Nothing says a federal court has been deceived and is itself a victim of fraud perpetrated by Trump and his private lawyers, his DOJ lawyers and his IRS lawyers, than 35 former federal judges banding together to implore the Court to find that the Trump/Blanche “settlement” is phony and can’t be used to distribute funds to people who beat up the police on Jan6. Popok caught a relationship between
Legal AF - 5/27/2026
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Trump AG Screws His Own Case...Instant Dismissal
Popok reports that for the second time, Acting AG Todd Blanche’s own public statements may lead to the dismissal of a criminal indictment against a Trump-perceived enemy, the US’s leading “anti-hate” investigative group, the Southern Poverty Law Center. Popok brings the receipts to show that this week’s dismissal of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s indictment by a federal judge has surely opened the floodga
Melania's Dark Secrets Finally Surface
In response to a Federal Court’s new order, tHere may be a race to the courthouse, as Journalist and Epstein-Melania chronicler Michael Wolff decides whether to file first against Melania to expose her connections to Epstein in a new declaratory judgement suit, or asks the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals to grant him a deposition of Melania to try to prove she lives in New York and not with Trump in
Whoa! Trump Judges make Shock Ruling and Block Maps
In breaking news, in response to instructions from the Supreme Court, a UNANIMOUS Alabama Federal Judge panel —majority Trump appointees” has found, again, that Alabama and its Legislature has committed “Intentional Racism” in eliminating black representation in its Congressional Delegation, and blocked the use of the racist map in the upcoming election, setting it on a fast track to the Supreme C
Trump Quickly Gets Nightmare News in $1.776B Case
In a twist of fate, the “Ballroom” Judge, Richard Leon, has been assigned to the first case filed against Trump’s $1.776 billion dollar slush fund which will no doubt end up funding white nationalists, paramilitary, terrorist, and insurrectionist groups just in time for the midterms. Popok reports that Judge Leon knows a thing or two about a rogue President, having ruled against Trump on the Ball
Legal AF - 5/23/2026
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Trump WH Ordered to Stop Shredding Evidence
Trump and Susie Whiles and the rest of the White House Staff need to stop shredding and destroying presidential records, as a federal judge and GW Bush appointee, John Bates, has entered a preliminary injunction to order the Trump Presidency to preserve ALL records, including text messages and social media posts, and to stop using “disappearing messaging” apps, like Signal and WhatsApp. Popok exa
Trump Suffers Massive Loss as Biggest Case Dismissed
🚨In breaking news and for the first time in the Administration, the Trump DOJ has been found liable for Vindictively Prosecutiion requiring the immediate dismissal of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s criminal indictment. Popok reports on Federal Judge Crenshaw finding that the Trump DOJ and Acting AG Todd Blanche did not carry their burden of overcoming the presumption of vindictiveness, nor properly expl
Trump DOJ Makes Shock Admission on Slush Fund Payouts
The Acting AG Todd Blanch just admitted under oath in the Senate that Jan6 insurrectionists who beat and injured the police (many of whom were indicted, convicted, and denied pretrial detention) would be entitled to monetary compensation from Trump’s new $1.8 billion slush fund created with taxpayer dollars. Popok explains what crimes the Jan6rs were convicted of and why this should disqualify Bla
Trump Panics as Key Voter Base Collapses in Florida
From his unique vantage point as part of the Miami community where law meets politics regularly, Popok explains the politics and personal benefit to Trump in having his DOJ announce the indictment of 94-year-old Raúl Castro in downtown Miami, as he tries to shore up his failing political base with the Hispanic and Cuban exile community, and his poll numbers. Popok explains that the announced indi
Legal AF - 5/20/2026
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Trump AG Blows Up at Hearing as He's Backed into Corner on Epstein
The Senate Dems brought their own “burn book” about the Epstein matter with them to AG Todd Blanch’s testimony today, and he failed the test, refusing to acknowledge what the “Epstein Investigation” even referred to, demanding that they re report their crimes to the FBI (again), and making no room for them in the victim compensation fund. Popok takes a hard look at his testimony, the Epstein Vict
Trump gets Served after $1.8 Billion Scam
The first lawsuit to block Trump’s corrupt scam of a $1.8 billion slush fund and wipe out up to $100 million in family tax liability has been filed by former Metropolitan Police and Capitol Police officers Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges, arguing that Trump is illegally funding terrorists and insurrectionists with the fund. Popok examines the first suit brought by plaintiffs who proudly declare that
Top Trump WH Lawyer Suddenly Resigns in Disgust
In breaking news, a top Treasury Official handpicked by Trump to be its General Counsel, has resigned just moments after Trump’s captured DOJ announced a “settlement” for the creation of an almost $1.8 billion fund Trump controls, with his captured IRS and Treasury Department, as Judge Williams gives a parting shot to the DOJ and Trump and provides a road map for the soon to be filed lawsuit to s
Trump Ballroom Bunker Secrets Exposed by Trump DOJ
The top leadership in the DOJ have a knack for exposing to the world what was once-called “Top secret” features of Trump’s military-industrial-hospital bunker below the ballroom, this time in public filings that disclose key security features of the project. Popok takes a close look at the latest filing by the Trump DOJ in the Ballroom litigation, including their exploiting what went down in the W
MAGA Felon Caught Behind Trump's Billion Dollar Scheme
A gun-toting convicted felon lawyer, who was convicted with his wife for brandishing firearms at peaceful George Floyd/BLM protestors in 2020 (but later pardoned), who now has made a career out of suing the government for damages and attorneys fees on behalf of Jan6 protestors, may be behind Trump’s latest reported scheme to drop his manufactured $10 billion lawsuit against his wholly-controlled
Congress Strikes Back as Trump Rushes $1.8 Billion Scam
Moments after Trump filed to dismiss his bad faith suit against the IRS to obtain a gift for himself and his cronies of $1.776 billion dollar slush fund, 93 House Democrats fired back and filed a motion to encourage Judge Williams to put a stop to a “fraudulent” and “collusive” settlement in violation of Federal law and the Constitution’s Presidential Emoluments Clause. Popok, who has been follow
Trump 1.7B Fraud Hit by Avalanche of Lawsuits
New lawsuits will soon be filed against Trump’s efforts to coerce his own IRS that he alone controls to fork over $1.7 billion dollars of tax payer dollars to fund a slush fund he controls to pay to his Trump entities and Jan6 and other MAGA defendants, in return for dropping his manufactured “suit” agains the IRS. But Popok explains that Judge Williams in Miami Federal Court who just received br
Trump Team Clashes with Chinese Officials…Caught on Camera
Trump returns from China a broken man, with his tail between his legs, having accomplished nothing — no trade deal despite bringing dozens of American businesses with him — no deal to stop China’s funding through Hong Kong of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, no deal on Taiwan, or on China support for Russia against Ukraine— NADA. Popok reports on how China literally manhandling Trump enablers and
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