

Legal AF by MeidasTouch
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Hosted by MeidasTouch founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas, national trial lawyer strategist, Michael Popok, and former Chief Assistant District Attorney of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Legal AF (Legal Analysis Friends) is a hard-hitting, thought-provoking look at this week’s most compelling developments at the intersection of law and politics.Executive Produced by Meidas Media Network. Enjoy new full-length episodes every Wednesday and Sunday and occasional shorter breaking legal news hits throughout the week.
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Apr 24, 2022 • 1h 42min
The Marjorie Taylor Greene Hearing, January 6 Committee Bombshells, and More!
Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting look in “real time” at this week’s most consequential developments. This week Ben and Popok discuss and analyze:1. The Jan6 Committee’s upcoming June hearings on the Insurrection that one senior member claims will “blow the roof” off of Congress as it describes an “inside coup” led by Trump.2. The DOJ adding a new lead prosecutor to head the Jan6 prosecutions, including leading the prosecutors focusing on Trump and his inner circle.3. Marjory Taylor Greene’s efforts to avoid being thrown off the upcoming ballot for reelection as an insurrectionist, and her providing the first sworn testimony of any member of Congress about their role on Jan6.4. Newly-discovered audio recordings confirming that Kevin McCarthy sought to have Trump resign for his role in the insurrection, and that Trump had confessed about his role in the attack on the Capitol.5. Alex Jones being hit with over $1mm in fines by a Texas judge presiding over his defamation trial related to his denying that the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre actually happened, his filing for bankruptcy to avoid liability, and his contacting the DOJ to cooperate concerning the Jan6 criminal investigation.6. A new lawsuit filed against Florida Governor DeSantis’ racist redistricting maps, adding 4 new republican seats while cutting Black representation in half.7. The DOJ filing a new appeal to reverse a Florida Federal judge’s decision last week finding the CDC’s Mask Mandate to be illegal.DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS:AG1 by Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/legalafAura Frames: https://auraframes.com/legalafRemember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts:MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 22, 2022 • 13min
BONUS: Former Federal Prosecutor Harry Litman RIPS ‘Unqualified’ Judge for Voiding Mask Mandate
On this bonus episode, former federal prosecutor and host of Talking Feds podcast Harry Litman breaks down Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle baffling decision to overturn the federal mask mandate for travel.Subscribe to Taling Feds podcast: https://www.talkingfeds.com/Subscribe to the Talking Feds YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_toJO3rT5L5U1CBRawV4Lw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 21, 2022 • 1h 10min
Republicans play Federal Judge Whack-a-Mole
The midweek edition of LegalAF x MeidasTouch, the top-rated podcast covering law and politics, is anchored by national trial attorney and strategist, Michael Popok and former prosecutor and leading criminal defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo. On this week’s episode, Popok and KFA analyze:1. Trump’s efforts to, on the one hand, disqualify the Florida federal judge he does not like in the racketeering case he filed against Hillary Clinton in Florida, while on the other, use a New York federal judge to stop the New York Attorney General’s investigation of him.2. Bannon’s last ditch efforts to have his criminal contempt of Congress case thrown out by a D.C. Circuit federal judge before his July trial.3. A Georgia federal judge’s decision to allow Georgia to continue to evaluate whether Marjorie Taylor Greene is an insurrectionist that is disqualified to run for office under the 14th Amendment’s “anti-insurrectionist” clause.4. A Florida federal judge’s decision to prevent the Center for Disease Control from, well, controlling disease, by continuing to require masks on all public transportation.Follow Legal AF on Twitter:Legal AF: https://twitter.com/MTLegalAFKaren Friedman Agnifilo: https://twitter.com/kfalegalMichael Popok: https://twitter.com/mspopokRemember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts:MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 17, 2022 • 1h 29min
Insurrectionist Meltdown & Other Legal News!
Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting look in “real time” at this week’s most important developments. This week Ben and Popok discuss and analyze:1. The DOJ going 3 for 3 against Jan6 insurrectionist, racking up another conviction on all counts.2. Whether the Federal Prosecutors’ case against disgraced former attorney Rudy Giuliani is for undisclosed foreign lobbying is heating up, as Rudy is forced to provide the passwords for some of the 18 phones seized last year.3. Governor DeSantis’ efforts through redistricting to eliminate House districts for primarily Black representatives and increase White republican seats instead.4. A $137 million dollar verdict against Tesla for a racist culture allowed to exist in its main manufacturing plant, and a Federal Judge’s efforts to reduce the jury award.5. Whether Elon Musk is serious about his Twitter “4:20” based takeover bid, or is it all about to go up in smoke.6. A Federal Judge’s consequential decision about whether Georgia can keep Marjorie Taylor Greene off the ballot for her part in the Jan6 attempted overthrow of the Republic.DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS:AG1 by Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/legalafRemember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts:MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 14, 2022 • 57min
Abortion, Kidnapping & Insurrection—what could go wrong?
The midweek edition of LegalAF x MeidasTouch, the top-rated podcast covering law and politics, is anchored by national trial attorney and strategist, Michael Popok and former prosecutor and leading criminal defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo. On this week’s episode, Popok and KFA analyze whether:1. A Georgia Federal Judge will lead the way to have Marjorie Taylor Greene bounced from the primary ballot under the “anti-insurrectionist” clause of the 14th Amendment.2. The Federal prosecutors bungled the prosecution of the 4 militia members charged with conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer leading to two of them being acquitted by the jury3. A Texas Prosecutor is a hero or villain for her role in the indictment of a woman, turned in by a Texas hospital, for using abortion drugs for her unwanted pregnancy.Follow Legal AF on Twitter:Legal AF: https://twitter.com/MTLegalAFKaren Friedman Agnifilo: https://twitter.com/kfalegalMichael Popok: https://twitter.com/mspopokRemember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts:MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 10, 2022 • 1h 22min
Trump Insurrection Texts Exposed and New Supreme Court Justice
Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting look in “real time” at this week’s most important developments. This week Ben and Popok discuss and analyze:1. The confirmation of now Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and what it means for the next SCOTUS term and beyond.2. The FBI’s new investigation of Trump and his taking of 15 boxes of classified and top secret documents with him to Mar a Lago.3. A federal judge denying Bannon a major defense in his criminal trial for Contempt of Congress set to start in July.4. Ali Alexander’s testifying before DOJ’s DC grand jury concerning the insurrection and links to the White House and members of Congress.5. The guilty plea and cooperation of another Proud Boy leader and what it may mean for the criminal prosecutions.6. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s efforts to rehabilitate his reputation and push on with the Trump prosecution.7. NY Attorney General seeking to hold Trump in civil contempt and fined $10k a day for failure to produce any documents despite court order.Support the Show!Smith.AI -- Work uninterrupted, run your business with less stress, and get more leads from your marketing efforts. Save $100 when you sign up using promo code "LegalAF" at https://www.smith.aiRemember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts:MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 7, 2022 • 54min
Ex-President Prosecution Predictions
The midweek edition of LegalAF x MeidasTouch, the top-rated podcast covering law and politics, is anchored by national trial attorney and strategist, Michael Popok and former prosecutor and leading criminal defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo. On this week’s episode, they discuss: (a) SCOTUS’ landmark 6-3 decision this week in Thompson v. Clark finding that a person has a 4 th Amendment right against being falsely arrested or prosecuted; (b) the uptick in the pace of the DOJ’s criminal prosecution of Trump and those involved in the Big Lie; and (c) an update in the Ketanji Brown Jackson SCOTUS confirmation process. Special Bonus: KFA and Popok preview their guest for next week’s show, attorney superstar Robbie Kaplan and the first federal constitutional challenge against Florida’s Don’t Say Gay law just filed by her law firm.Follow Legal AF on Twitter:Legal AF: https://twitter.com/MTLegalAFKaren Friedman Agnifilo: https://twitter.com/kfalegalMichael Popok: https://twitter.com/mspopokRemember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts:MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 3, 2022 • 1h 17min
Trump’s Attempted Coup in Search of a Legal Theory EXPOSED and other Radical Right Treachery This Week
Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting look in “real time” at this week’s most important developments. This week, Ben and Popok discuss and analyze these Big 6 stories:1. The DOJ substantially expanding its criminal investigation against members of Congress and in Trump’s inner circle with a new DC grand jury.2. A California federal judge declaring that Trump is “more likely than not” a criminal.3. The missing 7 hours in the White House Jan6 phone logs and what it means for Trump in a criminal prosecution.4. The Supreme Court continuing its assault on the Voting Rights Act and minority voter protection.5. A Texas federal judge defying the Supreme Court and overrides the Navy’s vaccine mandate (again).6. A New York federal judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s new trial motion before heading off to the Second Circuit to take her seat.DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS:LightStream: https://lightstream.com/legalafAG1 by Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/legalafRemember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts:MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 31, 2022 • 59min
Is 7 Hours of missing Jan 6 phone logs Trump’s final undoing?
The midweek edition of LegalAF x MeidasTouch, the top-rated podcast covering law and politics, is anchored by national trial attorney and strategist, Michael Popok and former prosecutor and leading criminal defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo. On this week’s episode, they discuss: (a) a Federal Judge’s ruling in a case involving Trump’s main legal counselor for the Big Lie, John Eastman, finding that it is likely that Trump committed the crime of obstruction; (b) and update on the New York Attorney General’s efforts to get Trump, Don Jr. and Ivanka to sit for a deposition in her civil investigation; and (c) whether the fact that SEVEN HOURS of Trump’s White House Phone Logs are missing during the Insurrection and the Attack on the Capitol destroys Trump’s “I am not a crook” defense. Special bonus: KFA and Popok talk about their origin story and how they met.Follow Legal AF on Twitter:Legal AF: https://twitter.com/MTLegalAFKaren Friedman Agnifilo: https://twitter.com/kfalegalMichael Popok: https://twitter.com/mspopokRemember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts:MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 27, 2022 • 1h 14min
The Impeachment of Clarence Thomas because his wife is an insurrectionist
Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting look in “real time” at this week’s most important developments. This week Ben and Popok discuss and analyze:1. Ginny Thomas’ role in the Jan6 Insurrection and what it should mean for both her and her husband Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.2. Trump’s filing this week of a Florida federal civil suit against Hillary Clinton and others related to the Russia collusion investigation and why it will likely be dismissed quickly.3. The end of the Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearing and next steps.4. The leaked resignation letter of the Manhattan DA special Trump prosecutor and what it will mean for DA Alvin Bragg and the investigation.5. The Supreme Court providing President Biden with a rare win and reaffirming his role as Commander and Chief of the Armed Forces with the power to order Navy SEALS to be vaccinated before deployment.6. The conviction by a California federal jury of Nebraska Republican Representative Jeff Fortenberry for lying to the FBI about a campaign finance violation he committed by accepting a donation from a foreign national businessperson.Support the Show!AG1 by Athletic Greens -- Athletic Greens is going to give you an immune supporting FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase if you visit https://athleticgreens.com/legalaf today.Meidas Merch -- https://store.meidastouch.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


