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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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Jun 6, 2025 • 18min
Trump Gets Obliterated by Judge as Life Collapses
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.
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Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54
Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown
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Jun 5, 2025 • 1h 28min
Legal AF Full Episode - 6/4/2025
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 decisions, and so much more at the intersection of law and politics.
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Jun 4, 2025 • 16min
Trump Plays with Fire as Judge Nears Contempt
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.
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The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan
Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen
The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show
Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats
Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54
Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown
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Jun 4, 2025 • 56min
The Intersection with Michael Popok Full Episode 6/3/2025
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 by reversing a Biden policy to allow federally-funded doctors to provide abortions as part of emergency care; the growing pardon scandal, and Trump wiping out over $1 billion dollars in money owed to Americans with a stroke of a pen; the Democrats fighting to stop Trump's efforts to block federal judges from finding his Administration in contempt, and more at the Intersection.
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Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen
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Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats
Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54
Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown
On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman
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Jun 4, 2025 • 16min
Trump Gets Utterly Duped as Scammer Flips the Script
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!
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Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats
Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54
Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown
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Jun 2, 2025 • 17min
SCOTUS Makes Unexpected Ruling With Instant Impact
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.
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Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats
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Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown
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Jun 2, 2025 • 17min
Trump Gets Haunted by Judge Who Ripped Him Before
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.
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Jun 1, 2025 • 1h 24min
Legal AF Full Episode - 5/31/2025
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 lawsuit. All this and more at the intersection of law and politics.
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May 31, 2025 • 16min
Trump Attempts Sudden Reversal After His Own Court Blocks Him
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.
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May 31, 2025 • 14min
Supreme Court Makes Shock Ruling on Trump Scheme
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 happen next in the voting booth.
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