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Popok is back with a special report on new breaking legal developments in the Manhattan DA’s quest to sentence Trump for his crimes; the new evidence against Gaetz and Henseth that should doom their cabinet nominations; and Biden’s progress in getting the last of those damn federal judges filled before he leaves office. Liquid IV: Get 20% off when you go to https://Liquid-IV.com and use code LEGAL...

The Revolution may not be televised, but the Georgia criminal cases against Donald Trump and his henchman will. The question is when will these trials take place, and we have a new data point in the form of a last minute order from the Georgia Court of Appeals that sheds some light as their timing in 2025 and beyond. Michael Popok explains. iHerb: Get 22% OFF your first order when you use code LEG...

In a bombshell new filing, the Manhattan DA seeks to have the trial judge in Trump’s 34 Count felony conviction case not dismiss the case or permanently avoid sentencing Trump to jail, instead urging the Court to have the parties fully brief immunity issues, and then eventually sentence but defer Trump starting his sentence until after he leaves office. Karen Friedman Agnifilo formerly a leader of...

A NY State court judge has set a hard start date of February 25 for the criminal fraud and money laundering trial of Steve Bannon, Trump apologist, and co-conspirator, to begin over his phony “build the wall” foundation. Michael Popok a practicing trial lawyer in NY walks you through the process and what to expect at trial and why Trump can’t do a darn thing about it. Lomi: Visit https://Lomi.com/...

Well, is Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to be Director of National Intelligence a turned Russian asset, or not? the fact that we have to ask that question should be a disqualifier, but here we are. Michael Popok closely examines Gabbard’s ties to Russia and Syria, and why leaders are saying out loud that she’s owned by the Russians. Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off their first box - PLUS f...

Putin had Russian TV on its most-watched channel run semi-nude photos of Melania Trump a day or two after Trump and Musk called Putin to warn him not to escalate the war with Ukraine, a call Putin also denied ever happened. Michael Popok explores what Putin’s direct trolling of Trump means for Trump’s ability to end the war as promised, and what the strange relationship between Trump and Melania m...

Trump just declared that he will call a phony “war” to justify a “national emergency” to invoke the Alien Enemies Act to begin the mass deportations of 11 million people using the military, approved by his DOD pick Pete Hegseth, on domestic soil to conduct mass raids and incarcerations. Michael Popok explains that Trump’s abuse of power will need to be challenged immediately in the Courts and the...

Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok are back for a new episode of the top-rated Legal AF podcast. On tap? 1. Will Trump's nomination of extreme cabinet picks starting with the purported pedophile Matt Gaetz; possible Russian asset Tulsi Gabbard; admitted former drug additct RFK Jr., and alleged sex assaulter and "white nationalist" Pete Hegseth, lead to the Senate losing enough Republican support to ki...

Trump has fired the FBI not allowing them to do any background checks on his cabinet and administration picks, and he plans to order that national security clearance be given to people who are compromised ethically, criminally, financially, or have drug addictions. Michael Popok details how the Senate needs to oppose Tulsi Gabbard (possible ties to Russia); RFK Jr (drug addiction); Gaetz (possible...

We have a 10 Commandment fight that has broken out in the Bible Belt, and a victory — although likely short term — for religious freedom. Michael Popok breaks down a new emergency order from an Louisiana Federal Judge blocking the MAGA Louisiana Governor and Legislature from compelling that every public class room display a giant 10 Commandment poster, and why Justice Alito — an arch conservative...

Trump’s WH Chief of Staff pick may be on the “Scaramucci” plan and may not make it to her first day on the job given her spectacular public failures in the last 72 hours alone. Michael Popok takes a look at her losses, including Trump picking Gaetz for AG on a plane ride w/o telling her; his DOD pick having a sex assault she didn’t know about; her old boss Rick Scott losing the Senate Majority Lea...

Biden can’t get the last of his 40+ federal judges confirmed without the votes of 2 republicans: Senator Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, because Joe Manchin of W Virginia says so. Popok explains the fragile democratic coalition in the lame duck senate, and how the public has to act now to pressure senators to get all 40+ in and not hand them to Trump. To boost YOUR NAD+ levels up to...

Trump will form a “warrior board” led by his puppet of Defense Secretary to purge the military of 3 and 4-star generals and replace them with junior officers he believes are loyal to him and his idea of a MAGA Army. But the Democrats in Congress, though outnumbered, have a way through the budget and debt ceiling and appropriation negotiations to force Trump to back off, if they have the political...

The Hunter has become the Hunted, with Special Counsel Jack Smith racing to finish his Final Report detailing the criminal investigation and evidence against Trump in time to have AG Merrick Garland publish it to the American People before January 20th, as MAGA thinks about running into Court to get the Supreme Court to stop its publication. Michael Popok explains the contours of Jack Smith’s last...

Michael Popok and Karen Friedman Agnifilo are back with the midweek edition of the Legal AF podcast. On tap? 1. Trump already giving a middle finger to the Rule of Law and the American People with his Attorney General pick of Matt Gaetz; 2. Whether Trump will be sentenced for the 34 felony convictions in NY state court; 3. whether Trump will rush to court to try to stop AG Merrick Garland from rel...

Trump and his Transition Team just gave a big middle finger to America, telling them to go wait in the other room while they hide their transition plans and compromise our national security as a result. Michael Popok reports on Trump’s transition co chair confessing that the “transition will be absolutely different” than the transparent ones of the past and why our national security is at risk. Qu...

Trump is already doing illegal things on the way into the White house. Trump’s criminal lawyers —who will join his administration—just lied to the NY criminal court judge to try to stop Trump’s sentencing on 26Nov—and told him that Trump is complying with the federal Presidential Transition Act of 1963–when he had been in violation of it for the last 60 days compromising national security as well....

Michael Popok of Legal AF provides an emergency legal briefing for our community to update on: 1) Trump's unlawful efforts on the way into the presidency to keep the public in the dark about his cabinet picks, federal judges, federal officers and executive orders; 2) whether Trump will ever be sentenced in NY for his 34 count felony conviction; and 3) whether any of his former closest aids will av...

Important update on the Manhattan DA criminal conviction - Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who spent her career at the Manhattan DA’s office translates the last-minute request from the parties to postpone the immunity decision. Over the weekend, the parties asked the court to postpone the post-trial immunity decision, which is not a great sign that the sentencing will ever happen. Will the Manhattan DA o...

In a major setback for all of the Trump criminal co-conspirators in his last administration, the US Supreme Court denied former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows couldn’t even find 4 MAGA Justice votes to stop his Georgia criminal prosecution and have the federal courts and SCOTUS bail him out. Michael Popok explains that the Court not only rejected his appeal but left standing the 11th Circuit’s ruling...

In breaking and starling news, the NY trial judge in Trump’s criminal case just granted an emergency stay of the criminal case, won’t issue his immunity ruling today, and may delay sentencing or dismiss the case based on the election results, requiring that the prosecution come back with a decision on how to handle the sentencing and the case by 19November. Michael Popok explains what happened and...

Trump makes major decision to appoint a woman as the most powerful person in Washington: What does this mean for the country? Who is Susie Wiles, and why was she mentioned in the Mar-a-Lago documents case? Karen Friedman Agniflo breaks it all down. 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...

Rudy Giuliani, the disgraced MAGA Trump attorney is one step closer to going to federal jail for contempt of court, as he got caught hiding his assets from a federal judge! Popok explains what happens next at the big hearing against Rudy later this week. 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...

Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok are back for an important Post Election Litigation Strategy episode of the top-rated Legal AF podcast. On tap? 1. the action plan Democratic Attorney Generals and States are ready to employ on Day 1 of the new administration to obtain nationwide injunctions to oppose Trump MAGA policies and executive orders; 2. how the Attorney Generals and other public interest grou...

Michael Popok and Karen Friedman Agnifilo host a special post-election midweek edition of the Legal AF podcast. On tap? 1. the use of favorable pro-Democracy federal courts and circuits and AGs/prosecutors to flood the zone on voter rights, women’s rights, immigration policy, civil rights, and to restrain unbridled power play by trump and MAGA congress; 2. details on an effective plan using Democr...