MeidasTouch Network
Legal AF by MeidasTouch
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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Jul 11, 2026
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Episodes
Pissed Off Judge Confronts Trump Mayor Scheme 18.02.2025 17:08
Will a NY Federal Judge use his “inherent authority” to refuse to dismiss the indictment of Mayor Eric Adams as demanded by Trump and his DOJ, and instead appoint a Special Prosecutor of his own to investigate the corruption scandal that’s engulfed the Trump Administration? Michael Popok takes a deep look at the unique circumstances present to allow Judge Ho to save the criminal justice system fro...
Judge Holds Strange Hearing on Musk's Role at White House 17.02.2025 20:12
The DC federal judge responsible for one of Trump’s original criminal cases is about to rule on whether to issue a restraining order now, or a preliminary injunction in 2 weeks, to stop Musk from accessing federal data or firing people. Michael Popok reports on the Judge finding the Trump DOJ’s comments that they “don’t know if people have been fired” and that “Musk doesn’t have actual or formal a...
Legal AF Full Episode 2/15/2025 16.02.2025 1:18:21
Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok are back on the top rated Legal AF podcast and discuss the Trump DOJ's assault on justice and the mass resignation of career prosecutors to protest; how will the Courts respond to any insubordination by Trump and his officials to defy court orders; the Trump Presidency is failing all ready and inconsistent with American Values, and so much more at the intersection of...
Idiot Trump Accidentally Fires Wrong People… So Lost! 15.02.2025 22:15
Trump and Musk just fired all of our Nuclear Bomb experts that are responsible for the nation’s nuclear arsenal and prevent nuclear terrorism, and then figured out that that may not be a good thing, and tried in vain to “recall” them. Michael Popok does a deep dive into the latest Trump/Musk incompetence scandal that undermines American safety. Head to https://manukora.com/legalaf to receive $25 o...
Secret Trump $200 Million Shakedown Scheme Revealed 15.02.2025 21:28
Since the election, Trump and his family have lined their pockets with more than $200 Million dollars in deals, including extracting a $100 mm from tech companies to settle worthless lawsuits, $40 million to Melanie for a phony documentary, and $100m in fees and stock to Trump’s sons. Michael Popok takes a look at what Trump’s former lawyer Ty Cobb calls the two animating sins of Trump on full dis...
Popok LIVE Full Episode 2/14/2025 15.02.2025 59:21
Legal AF's Popok provides an urgent live briefing on late breaking events. Tonight, Popok takes a deep dive into the growing scandal surrounding the Trump Administration 7 prosecutors who have quit to protest Trump cutting a corrupt deal with NYC's Mayor Adams; he looks carefully at the 68 lawsuits and 19 injunctions in the first 3 weeks of the Administration and what it means for the future; JD V...
Whoa! Top Trump Officials Abruptly Quit in Protest 14.02.2025 20:04
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on top lawyers at the DOJ quitting after Trump’s DOJ ordered them to engage in illegal and unethical behavior. Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://TryMiracle.com/LEGALAF and use the code LEGALAF to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network...
Trump’s Prosecutor Turns Against Him and Exposes Crimes 14.02.2025 19:17
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas and Legal AF host Karen Friedman Agnifilo report on the federal prosecutor appointed by Trump who upheld her oath and refused to follow the orders she was given by her Trump DOJ bosses. For 35% off your order, head to https://RubbishHome.com and use code LEGALAF Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: Meida...
Legal AF Full Podcast 2/12/2025 13.02.2025 1:27:17
Karen Friedman Agnifilo is joined by MeidasTouch Legal Commentator, Dina Doll (sitting in for Popok) for the Midweek Edition of the top-rated Legal AF podcast. On this episode? 1) Trump & MAGA Flirt with defying court orders, are we headed for a Constitutional Crisis? 2) Trump’s firing of Inspector Generals backfiring with a new lawsuit and another USAID IG humiliating him in a blistering report....
Criminal Trump Makes Pro-Crime Order to Hurt FBI 12.02.2025 14:29
Trump — in a move that signals that Trump’s America is now pro bribery and extortion, and anti-ethics and whistleblowers, Trump just suspended enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (and is companion Foreign Extortion Prevention Act” because he says not allowing American businesses to bribe their way to new business is unAmerican, while at the same time dismissing the heads of Government...
Trump PLAN Against Judges REVEALED After BIG LOSSES 10.02.2025 12:59
JD Vance, Musk, and Stephen Miller are now calling for open rebellion against the Judiciary’s attempts to check Trump’s unbridled exercise of executive power, declaring that their injunctions and restraining orders are corrupt, and the judges who issued them should be impeached. Michael Popok takes a look at the newest assault on our democracy and what Judges can do about it. Head to https://quali...
Legal AF Full Podcast 2/8/2025 09.02.2025 1:31:04
Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok are back on the top rated Legal AF podcast to discuss: the tsunami of injunctions and restraining orders against Donald Trump and Elon Musk in the first 18 days of the administration, with 42 cases already filed and 11 major victories for the rule of law; a brand new federal injunction against Elon Musk stopping him from accessing American’s most private and personal...
Trump SMACKED DOWN by GOP Judge in LATE-NIGHT Order…AGAIN! 08.02.2025 19:26
A Republican DC Federal Judge has declared in a late-night order, that Trump’s Executive Order to force transgender women to be housed in male Prisons and be denied gender-affirming medical care, is Cruel and Unusual under the 8th Amendment of the Constitution, and he has entered the FOURTH TRO against the Trump Administration in its first 15 days. Michael Popok dives into the TRO and places it in...
PISSED OFF Judges GET REVENGE on Trump FINALLY 08.02.2025 23:15
It’s time for the Revenge of the DC Federal Judges, who are now handling 15 out of the 32 cases already filed against the Trump Administration for constitutional and administrative law violations. Michael Popok explains that these judges, who sat in horror handling the 1600 now pardoned criminal Jan6 cases including against Trump, and watched in horror as he pardoned them all, are ready to issue i...
Trump LOSES BIG in Court as JUDGE HITS HIM HARD 07.02.2025 19:08
In breaking news, we have our FIRST preliminary injunction (nationwide) entered against the Trump Administration to block Trump’s executive order denying birthright citizenship to those born on US Soil. Michael Popok reports on why this is so important, how it shows the strategy of suing Trump 2-3x a day in Federal Court is working, with 32 suits, 4 TROs, and 1 Preliminary Injunction in the first...
Trump and Musk get SMACKED DOWN in FED COURT 07.02.2025 15:42
In breaking news, the Trump Administration has lost again in Federal Court, and a federal judge in DC has entered Temporary Restraining Order #5 against it, this time to stop Elon Musk from having access to the Treasury Department computer servers and records containing the American people’s most sensitive financial and medical data. Michael Popok explains how smart DC Judge Kollar-Kotelly is, and...
BREAKING Legal News… JUDGES STRIKE BACK 06.02.2025 1:35:57
Michael Popok and Karen Friedman Agnifilo are back on the top-rated Legal AF podcast and debating: Trump’s Executive Order chaos in just 2 weeks, including 4 temporary injunction orders against him; 30+ lawsuits, with DC courts and judges leading the way; and how Trump’s DOJ is rapidly losing credibility with the courts and judges; the new DOGE/Musk cases to shut him down and his assault on democr...
Trump gets SLAPPED IN THE FACE by former Allies 05.02.2025 18:56
In just 2 weeks, Trump has turned the US into a Pariah State, with our allies condemning Trump’s plans to ethnically cleanse Gaza and for the US to take it over like some beach-side real estate development deals. Michael Popok reports on the UK, Scotland, the UN and Germany’s rebuke to Trump, and how it undermines our national and economic security. Go to https://graza.com and use code: LEGALAF to...
Federal Judges SMACK DOWN Trump DOJ to THEIR FACES 05.02.2025 19:05
Trump DOJ attorneys are acting out in Federal Court, flouting orders, taking positions that are intellectually dishonest, and telling Federal Judges they won’t comply with their injunctions and orders. Michael Popok explains what Federal Judges will do next to ensure compliance with their orders, as the Trump DOJ tips its hand that they don’t even think their positions are supported by the law. Up...
Popok GIVES Legal Update on BREAKING NEWS 05.02.2025 1:34:23
Legal AF's Popok provides an urgent live briefing to our audience on late-breaking events 2 weeks into the chaotic Trump Administration and answers questions too! Tonight, Popok discusses: a new Temporary restraining order entered by a third federal judge against Trump and his rogue executive orders; the war that has broken out between Trump’s DOJ and FBI leadership and a new lawsuit to stop the i...
Fed Judge ISSUES SCATHING ORDER against Trump 05.02.2025 20:41
A DC Federal Judge, finding that the Trump Administration has “attempted to manipulate the judicial process through false pretenses” has entered a Temporary Restraining Order to prevent Trump from cutting off grants and other funding to all non-for-profits, including those focused on children's health, poverty, and those he declares to be “woke,” in violation of the Constitution’s “appropriations”...
GOP Leader LOCKS DOOR on Musk to STOP HIM 04.02.2025 14:05
The chaos engulfing the Trump Administration in just its 14th day has claimed a new hero— a Republican just appointed to run the USAID organization to promote US policy and interests in 120 countries, barred Elon Musk and DOGE from entering the offices, and was promptly fired. So now even Republicans are taking a stand against Trump from within his own administration! Michael Popok takes a closer...
BREAKING Legal News… Trump ATTACK on USA 02.02.2025 1:21:58
Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok are back on the top rated Legal AF podcast and discuss the chaos that has engulfed the first 12 days of the Trump Administration, including the attempt to gut the US economy; the leadership of all federal agencies responsible for our safety and security and welfare; how attorneys general are winning on various of federal courts against Trump; how mainstream media is...
WTF!!! Top IG Gets PHYSICALLY ACCOSTED by Trump’s GOONS 01.02.2025 19:34
The next phase of fascism has begun, with Trump dragging out of their offices Inspectors General who refused to recognize his illegal firings. Michael Popok discusses the brave and important resistance of Phyllis Fong, a 22-year apolitical watchdog, who took on Elon Musk’s companies, and has been retaliated against, as new lawsuits pile up against Trump tying his administration up in knots. For 20...
Trump’s Latest SCHOOL STUNT goes HORRIBLY WRONG 01.02.2025 15:46
Trump and MAGA are against indoctrination of public school students,..unless it’s their brand of “patriotism” and “founding father” rhetoric. Michael Popok calls out Trump’s next Executive Order to eliminate a college theory on racism and the law and social structures (“critical race theory”) from being taught to Kindergarteners and middle school children—when it isn’t; in order to use that as an...
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