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While a federal judge reminds the public that Ghislaine Maxwell is a convicted child sex trafficker and abuser, Trump is allowing her to be let out on work release!  Another federal judge is about to rule whether a President has violated the Posse Comitatus Act by using the US Military against US civilians for the first time in 150 years; MAGA forces its way into American's bedrooms and private li...

New economic data from the Congressional Budget Office analyzing Trump-enomics put a lie to Trump’s “all new numbers” that showed a phony $2,000 increase in household income under Trump. In reality, the poorest 10 percent just got poorer any 1200 a year, including a loss in federal benefits, and the rich got richer by an eye popping $13,600 per household. Michael Popok takes a close look at Trump’...

Why did Trump hold a press conference to announce a military take over of DC while a federal trial started about a military take over of Cali? Why did a federal judge just use a federal order to effectively tell Trump—release the damn files!? What do new independent financial numbers tell us about the failing Trump economy, and who is this MAGA economist that he hired to “cook” the job reports boo...

The first and only (so far) lawsuit demanding that the Trump Administration “release the damn Epstein files” has been filed in Federal Court by our friends at Democracy Forward, and its been assigned to Judge Tanya Chutkan—the same judge who handled Trump’s DC election interference criminal trial and ruled against him on whether he had immunity from prosecution. Michael Popok explains the politica...

In breaking news, a federal judge has not only blasted the Trump Administration for misleading the American Public about their failure to release the Epstein Files in their entirety, but has also vindicated the 1000s of sex abuse victims who have been ignored by the Trump Administration, while reminding the public of the heinous and depraved sex abuse crimes Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of to s...

The first criminal trial against an Administration starts on Monday, as Federal Judge Charles Breyer tries to determine whether Trump violated the current version of the Posse Comitatus Act by deploying federal military troops on California soil for law enforcement purposes. Michael Popok examines the evidence that will be presented during the 3 day trial, and Trump’s defenses to brief our audienc...

New reporting has uncovered that FBI Director Kash Patel was on the verge of being found in contempt by the federal judge overseeing Trump’s Mar a Lago criminal grand jury, in addition to his taking the 5th Amendment against self incrimination and only testifying after being given criminal immunity. Just what we want in an FBI director. Popok also examines why the public didn’t know about this at...

The most corrupt DOJ in history, just sunk to a new low, abusing its power by appointing 2 Trump attack dogs to go after Trump’s political enemies, NYAG Letitia James and her office, and Senator Adam Schiff. Michael Popok explains how this carefully orchestrated smear campaign involves Trump, AG Bondi, the head of FANNIE MAE, Bill Pulte, Ed Martin and John Sarcone, and why any federal judge should...

The most corrupt and criminal Presidency is using the most corrupt DOJ created in its image to try to destroy the Democratic Party, state, federal and local, and distract from Trump failing the American people.  Ben and Popok are back on the top-rated Legal AF podcast to call out the corruption and examine: 1) the "secret" White House meeting of the corrupt DOJ/FBI and the White House in furtheran...

We are watching the slow motion pardon of a convicted child sex trafficker by an adjudged sex abuser, as Trump looks to be “absolved” through the video and audio testimony of Ghislaine Maxwell. Things are going pretty poorly for you when you need a child sex trafficker to vouch for you, and Michael Popok examines the new reporting that the DOJ is about to release the Maxwell Interview Audio and Vi...

In going after Democratic icons and leaders like President Obama and his intelligence team on phony “election interference” charges, Pam Bondi and Trump’s DOJ are violating the DOJ Manual in starting criminal investigations and opening grand jury probes without a good faith and reasonable basis to believe there is evidence to support to conviction beyond a reasonable doubt. Michael Popok explains...

Michael Popok looks at the ways the Trump Administration is trying to normalize and render harmless and childish, the use of concentration camps to house human beings, by giving them cartoonish cutesy names like Alligator Alcatraz and Speedway Slammer, while targeting hard working immigrants along the way. Popok also updates our audience on a new Federal Court ruling stopping the further construct...

On a special Legal AF podcast, intrepid journalist Katie Phang joins her long time friend and colleague Michael Popok to sub in for KFA, to tear down the hypocrisy about 1) the new not so secret White House meeting with the DOJ tonight to figure out if they should pardon a convicted child sex trafficker and abuser in the name of saving Trump; 2) as another MAGA leader and Trump associate is accuse...

Tonight on the Intersection podcast, Popok brings you the up to the minute reporting and commentary on: 1) major developments in the Epstein sex trafficking scandal and coverup and Trump's role in it, including the release of new audio and video tapes; 2) Trump  making gurgling sounds as he considers dismissing  the phony defamation case against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch; 3) the f...

AG Pam Bondi just sawed both legs out from under Trump in a new Federal Court filing: (1) she concedes that there is a “great public interest” in the Epstein Files caused in part by her office’s own 2 page “close out” memo from early July; and (2) that there is nothing in the Grand Jury materials that consist of only 2 TOTAL witnesses (both law enforcement not conspirators or victims) that the pub...

Trump has “TACO’d” again and has drop his demand that Rupert Murdoch be deposed “immediately” because he’s “old and sick” in his defamation case against the Wall Street Journal in Miami Federal Court. Michael Popok explains that what likely happened is that Murdoch’s lawyers told Trump’s lawyers that if he doesn’t drop the demand, they will move for sanctions AND immediately take Trump’s depositio...

50 Texas Democratic lawmakers who left Texas for Illinois to prevent the Texas House from approving unconstitutional redistricting maps that eliminate 5 Federal House dems seats, are beating Texas MAGA at their own game. Michael Popok explains why this “quorum breaking” move is legal under Texas law; why the arrest warrants issued by Texas won’t reach into Illinois; and how this tactic could likel...

Trump-enomics may have just crashed the economy, as new revised job numbers show that Trump and his economic team have been lying to the American people about job growth— with new numbers showing that almost 260,000 LESS jobs were created by Trump in May and June than he previously reported. And Manufacturing supply chain managers have stopped buying inventory. Trump response: call for a Federal R...

After the “gold standard” of federal economic data —the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics— issued revised job number for the Trump Economy showing a LOSS of 258,000 jobs for May and June and low job growth for July — factors the Federal Reserve was worried about to keep interest rates steady, Trump fired the nonpartisan lifetime government civil servant statistician and economist who reported the...

In a major setback to Trump’s attack on Blue States and State Sovereignty, a federal judge has just dismissed one of half a dozen falsely labeled “Sanctuary City” suits brought by Trump’s DOJ against Blue States and Cities and his political rivals who refuse to cooperate with funding or personnel to help Trump enforce his depraved Immigration policies. Michael Popok explains how this ruling will b...

The most important legal and political events of this week are broken down by Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok the founders of the top rated Legal AF podcast.  This week, the anchors take on: 1) Trump's firing anyone that suggests that his failed economic policies are failing; 2) Trump scarring the White House the way he scarred the Capitol on Jan 6, and wasting hundreds of millions of taxpayer doll...

Trump-enomics may have just crashed the economy, as new revised job numbers show that Trump and his economic team have been lying to the American people about job growth— with new numbers showing that almost 260,000 LESS jobs were created by Trump in May and June than he previously reported. And Manufacturing supply chain managers have stopped buying inventory. Trump response: call for a Federal R...

Trump’s Tariff scheme and fictional “trade deals” will go up in flames and soon, based on the heavy skepticism shown by most of the judges of the Trump defense of his “tariff power” at a hearing before the full 11 judges of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Or as one one succinctly put it “there is no mention of the word ‘tariff’ in the emergency power statute you rely on!’” Michael Popok give...

Should the Manhattan DA try to go after Ghislaine Maxwell and get the Epstein Files now? Why isn't anyone covering that ALL federal criminal cases in NJ have been halted while the judges sort out the Alina Habba appointment mess? Now that Trump has pissed off Chief Judge Boesberg with a phony ethics charge, what will he do next against the DOJ lawyers in front of him? And what can our audience do...

Just days after Chief Judge Boasberg threatened to refer DOJ lawyers to bar grievance committees for disciplinary proceedings for lying to him, AG Pam Bondi, in an act of cowardice, had an underlying in her office file a complaint against Boesberg to have him removed from a high profile case related to Trump’s abuse of power based on something that allegedly happened 4 months ago, using a manufact...