The Intersection with Michael Popok

The Supreme Court just used the First Amendment to criticize state laws regulating what dangerous therapies mental health professionals can use. But there is a silver lining and Shannon Minter, legal director for the National Center for LGBTQ Rights (NCLR), knows what has to happen next at the state level and in malpractice suits. He joins Popok for an exclusive briefing of our audience. NCLR: htt...

Popok breaks down how Senator Elissa Slotkin responded to Trump's genocidal threats that amount to war crimes,  to wipe the Iranian people off he face of the earth, and by sending a message directly to the Military and its commanders again that they would be committing war crimes if they follow Trump's commands. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of L...

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Popok reports on a brand new lawsuit filed against Trump's new effort to destroy and steal public records and the "people's papers" by not abiding by the Presidential Records Act and Supreme Court precedent dating back to the 1970s.  Leave it to the historians to bring a suit and mention Mar a Lago and Jack Smith while they are at it for support for the position that Trump will steal again if we l...

Popok reports on the DOJ screwing up g again, having the highest level of its leadership take control of a case while at the same time telling the Judge that DOJ in DC  are NOT in control of the case to avoid having Kilmar Abrego Garcia's indictment dismissed on vindictive prosecution grounds. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube com...

Popok reports on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on the chopping block again, as calls for his firing for lying about his relationship with child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein grow in advance of his subpoened  testimony before the House Oversight Committee Hearing. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtub...

Within days of Trump signing an executive order last week to try to make Mail in voting harder, and have the Postal Service and Social Security Administration police it in violation of the States' roles in managing federal elections, the ACLU rushed to Court and filed the first case to block the executive order.  Popok is joined by the ACLU's Deputy Director of its Voting Rights Project Davin Rosb...

Popok reports on the Supreme Court setting into motion the complete reversal of the conviction of Steve Bannon, who was alleged to have helped Trump plot his staying in power after the 2020 election and blocking the peaceful transfer of power, and was convicted of contempt of congress. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community:...

The 743, 744 and 745th lawsuits have been filed against the Trump Administration, all 3 going after him for trying to steal your Mail In ballot vote!  Popok reports on the NAACP  new emergency constitutional  suit to block Trump's executive order having the Social Security Administration, Homeland Security, and Postal Service screw with your mail in ballot, joining 21 Democratic Attorneys General...

Sometimes Trump comes in through the front door to steal votes, by scaring people out of voting, undermining the legitimacy of voting, or screwing with methods of voting like mail in.  But sometimes he does it under cover of night, through the back door, by slowing down the creation of new voting Americans by tampering with the Naturalization process, slowing down passports being issued with legal...

Popok examines the $150 million dollar 3 acre waterfront land that Ron DeSantis the Governor of Florida gave to Trump for free to build his 50 Story Residential and Commercial Condo project in Miami that will also have a few floors devoted to a "Presidential Library".  Assuming there are no real coincidences in DC, is there a link between Pam Bondi's firing as Attorney General and within hours Tru...

In breaking news, the Trump Administration just revealed in a new Emergency filing with the DC Federal Appeals Court, that Trump is building under the golden Balllroom  "Top Secret Military installations" including a secret "hospital and medical area" for Trump, which will certainly eliminate the prying eyes of the press and public for when he needs medical attention for his failing physical healt...

Oftentimes cold political calculus bleeds into and influences our legal institutions. Popok takes a hard look at whether Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito will give a gift to Trump and retire this summer to give Trump his 4th SCOTUS pick, and how politics is playing out for Trump's Attorney General replacement pick now that Senator Thom Tillis has made it be known that he will block any Election Den...

The DOJ is so clueless that they think getting the Chief Judge in the DC Federal Courts to declare for a second time  that  their criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jay Powell a bad faith prosecution for improper purpose of harassment is a GOOD thing! Popok reports on Chief Judge Boesberg, with tongue in cheek, telling the DOJ that reminding the Court that Trump is going after his enemies and usi...

Popok is joined by Attorney General Jay Jones of Virginia to brief our audience on breaking news with 21 States, led by Massachusetts and Virginia, filing a new emergency lawsuit to block Trump trying to use the Social Security Administration database coupled with the Postal Service to block mail in ballots! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal...

Popok reports on Trump, our sex abuser-in-chief, only firing the incompetent women in his cabinet. But what about the incompetent men? Why aren't they being fired? Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/INTERSECTION and use code INTERSECTION and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! We NEED your help! Legal AF and The Intersection podcasts are both top 5 Finalists for the Webby...

One of the leaders in Congress to remove Attorney General Pam Bondi, is Rep. Summer Lee (D-12), who filed Articles of Impeachment against her just 3 weeks ago, that no doubt contributed to her being fired by Trump.  But if Trump thinks that means Pam Bondi won't have to testify about the Epstein files bungling and mistreatment of victims ever again, he's got another thing coming, says Rep. Lee in...

Popok explains the aftermath of the surprise firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi, and answers the questions of why was Todd Blanche passed over for the Second time for the job; and what happens to Pam Bondi's bar license and Epstein oversight hearing subpoena now. We NEED your help! Legal AF and The Intersection podcasts are both top 5 Finalists for the Webby Awards Best Podcasts! Voting is open...

In breaking news, AG Pam Bondi has been fired and removed from the Trump Government outright, and Todd Blanche has been passed over for the top job. Popok reports. Policy Genius: Head to https://policygenius.com/truth to compare life insurance quotes from top companies and see how much you could save! We NEED your help! Legal AF and The Intersection podcasts are both FINAL 5 Finalists for the Webb...

Popok reports, in breaking news, in a brand new suit filed by the ACLU against Tuesday's Trump Executive Order trying to throw your mail in ballot in the trash, with the conspiratorial help of the Dept. of Homeland Security, the Social Security Administration and, wait for it...the Postal Service! We NEED your help! Legal AF and The Intersection podcasts are both FINAL 5 Finalists for the Webby Aw...

Popok reports on Trump "polling" his cabinet about whether Tulsi Gabbard the embattled Director of National Security should live or die in his cabinet, based on her vocal opposition to the Iran War irking Trump. We NEED your help! Legal AF and The Intersection podcasts are both FINAL 5 Finalists for the Webby Awards Best Podcasts! Voting is open for only the next 2 weeks. Show your support for our...

Popok reports on Trump's helpful habit of creating evidence against him in cases from his own mouth, as he can't help himself but respond to reporter's questions about live cases, this time admitting that he was going to violate Judge Leon's order blocking any construction of his "royal" Ball Room. Go to https:/Ground. News/AF to cut through misinformation, critically analyze the news shaping our...

In breaking news, Federal Judge Randolph Moss has put a stop to Trump's bragging about changing the face of media and cutting the legs out from under Big Bird, and entered final judgment in favor of both PBS and NPR to make them eligible again to receive federal funding and to block Trump's executive order cutting off their funding in retaliation for them expressing their First Amendment rights. P...

Trump made history at the Supreme Court today—but not the kind he wanted. He became the first sitting president to attend oral argument… and the first to storm out when even “his” conservative justices hammered his administration’s attack on birthright citizenship. Popok is on the scene to break it down. We NEED your help! Legal AF and The Intersection podcasts are both FINAL 5 Finalists for the W...

As Trump runs and hides at the US Supreme Court today to "look presidential,"  Popok reports on new CNN polling, matching Fox, that  the people are rejecting his presidency and that Trump has lost the under 45 Republican vote and the Republican vote overall on his mishandling of the economy, with him dropping 23 points since January with key republicans, and with 70 percent of American reporting t...