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In a special Legal AF no holds barred exclusive interview, conservative constitutional scholar former appellate Judge J Michael Luttig joins Michael Popok again to explain why he is so disheartened with the Supreme Court oral argument on whether Trump should be granted immunity from criminal prosecution, and why it could lead to it “cutting the heart out of” and “unsouling” of our constitutional d...

Trump butler and Mar a Lago co conspirator Walt Nauta to step on a bad news cycle where a cooperating witness informed the FBI that Nauta was told to lie to the FBI to protect Trump in return for a pardon, filed a meritless motion claiming prosecutorial misconduct by the Special Counsel, and then FORGOT TO INCLUDE ANY EXAMPLES OF PROSECUTOR MISCONDUCT. Michael Popok analyzes the latest attempt to...

Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok are back with a new episode of the weekend edition of the top-rated Legal AF podcast. On this episode, they debate/discuss: whether the jury is ready to convict after just the first 2 weeks of the Trump NY criminal trial; the powerful impact of Judge Kaplan’s denial of Trump’s motion for new trial and to reduce the punitive damages in the E Jean Carroll sex assault,...

“PERSON 16”—a Trump insider who is cooperating with the FBI in the Mar a Lago criminal case, has DAMNING testimony about Trump obstructing justice by ordering his co-conspirator and butler Walt Nauta TO LIE TO THE FBI and get a PARDON IN RETURN. Michael Popok examines the recently unsealed 10-page FBI interview and explains how it will be used to establish Trump’s criminal intent to hide the top s...

Michael Popok reports on the alternate universe Trump occupies—in the real world his lead trial lawyer Todd Blanche is trying to obtain an acquittal of the criminal charges against him; while his colleague and “TV personality” Alina Habba tells the world that the NY jury WILL CONVICT Trump, after only 1.5 weeks of trial. Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://TryMiracle.com/LEGALAF an...

Donald Trump LOST AGAIN in his efforts to have E Jean Carroll’s sexual $83.5 million abuse/punitive damages federal judgment tossed. Michael Popok explains Judge Kaplan’s new order which also makes some new observations about Trump’s “REPREHENSIBLE CONDUCT” even during the trial itself that influenced the jury to rule against him, which is a precursor to what is playing out in his criminal trial r...

Defense attorney Michael Popok & former prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo on the Legal AF pod, discuss/debate: (1) the first substantive days of the NY election interference Criminal Case against Trump, including when we expect the Judge to rule on the DA’s contempt motion against Trump; (2) the results of the NYAG bond hearing concerning the Civil Fraud Judgment against Trump, and how the Judge...

The MAGA SCOTUS has just endorsed another Red State’s voter suppression laws to create another hurdle to the constitutional right to vote, under the guise of rooting out phony “election fraud”. Michael Popok examines the Court permitting Texas to deny all Texas voters under the age of 65 the right to vote by mail. Visit https://HensonShaving.com/LEGALAF to pick the razor for you and use code LEGAL...

Why aren’t more people talking about Giuliani and Trump's former associate and co-conspirator against Biden, Lev Parnas? Michael Popok does a deep dive into Lev’s recent testimony that Giuliani operated a “pay to play” scheme for foreign leaders to BUY ACCESS to the Trump administration and that Giuliani and Trump knew that their allegations that Biden was corrupt and trying to protect Hunter were...

Even when the Trump criminal trial takes its scheduled midweek break, Trump LOSES AGAIN. Michael Popok examines Judge Merchan’s order to quash Trump’s last minute subpoena to Stormy Daniels for all her documents and communications as being “overbroad” and “irrelevant”. Go to https://Lumen.me/legalAF and use promo code LEGALAF at checkout to get $50 off your Lumen Visit https://meidastouch.com for...

David Pecker the lead road map witness for the Manhattan DA is absolutely killing Trump with his testimony today, as he “cashes all the checks” that the prosecution wrote to the jury in their opening statement yesterday. Michael Popok explains the impact of Pecker’s testimony on the jury of him confessing that he entered into a criminal conspiracy with Trump and Michael Cohen to help the 2016 Trum...

Judge Merchan has ruled that if Trump takes the stand in the NY criminal trial election interference case, the prosecutors are allowed to cross examine him with the following prior bad acts: 1) fraud in the NYAG civil fraud case; 2) contempt findings against him; 3) the defamation verdict in both e Jean Carroll cases; and 4) the fact that he was forced to dissolve his foundation because of fraud,...

Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok are back with a new episode of the weekend edition of the top rated Legal AF podcast. On this episode, they debate/discuss week 1 of the NY Trump criminal election interference trial; the upcoming hearing where the NY judge will either accept or reject Trump’s posted bond for $175mm to stay collection of the $465mm l; the reasons Judge Cannon in Mar a Lago denied Tru...

A DC JUDGE had DENIED Trump’s latest attempt to stay the civil rights case against him and the Proud Boys for causing the injury and death of police on Jan6. Michael Popok reports on Judge Mehta’s decision to deny Trump and what it means for next week’s Supreme Court oral argument on whether Trump has immunity for “official acts” while in office. Thanks to Lomi! Head to lomi.com/LEGALAF and use th...

Trump is ALREADY INSULTING AND LOSING THE JURY even before they deliberate. Michael Popok a long time jury trial specialist, observes Trump’s courtroom behavior that insults not just the criminal justice participants like the judge and prosecutors, BUT THE VERY JURORS THEMSELVES who he refuses to stand for and honor. The jury can smell a phony and a fraud a mile away, and Trump is stinking up the...

Defense attorney Michael Popok & former prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo on the Legal AF pod, discuss/debate: (1) where we are after of the first 2 days of the Trump election interference trial, including the Court’s warnings to Trump and his attorneys; the Manhattan DA seeking a contempt sanction and possible jail time against Trump for gag order violations, and the first 7 jurors being selecte...

Rudy Giuliani can’t even be a criminal defendant right without participating in ANOTHER FRAUD! Michael Popok explains the law of “fraudulent transfer” and how Giuliani took $100,000 into his “legal defense fund” from an alleged fraudulent skin-care credit card scammer, and now won’t give it back unless a Fulton County Georgia judge tells him to. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expe...

Now, MAGA is reduced to asking prospective Trump jurors to LIE THEIR WAY ON THE JURY, and commit FELONIES, in order to acquit Trump regardless of the facts or law. Michael Popok examines right wing “legal commentator” Clay Travis’ call for ILLEGAL jury tampering and “jury nullification” to encourage runaway jurors to step forward and to their “patriotic” duty. Head to https://manukora.com/legalaf...

Heard the one about Trump and his lawyers trying to delay things in his criminal matters? Yep, he’s at it again and Special Counsel Jack Smith is shoving back in the Mar a Lago criminal case, and telling federal judge Cannon enough is enough about Trump pointing to his NY trial as a basis for delay, in a new filing. Michael Popok examines and explains the Special Counsel’s demand that the judge ho...

Judge Merchan—before the jury has even been selected— has just rejected Trump’s efforts to keep the criminal NY jury from knowing about all the other people he paid off to keep the voters from knowing about his sexual misconduct. Michael Popok reports on the judge allowing a former playboy playmate to testify that she was paid off by Trump too, and allowing the entire National Enquirer catch and k...

Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok are back with a new episode of the weekend edition of the top rated Legal AF podcast. On this episode, they debate/discuss: gets the audience ready for all they need to know as a “viewer guide” for the historic first criminal trial of a former US President that starts in NY on Monday; Judge Cannon’s recent decision and motion practice that will be required to be comp...

Trump and his foreign policy IS UP FOR SALE through his son in law Jared Kushner. In one of the biggest fraud schemes we have scene, kushner has made $40 million a year from Gulf Arab States and their billions of investments in him, while 0 of those dollars are going into American businesses or to help everyday Americans. Americans United will keep fighting for freedom without favor - equality wit...

Michael Popok, a NY trial lawyer, DEMYSTIFIES THE NY CRIMINAL JURY SELECTION PROCESS for next week’s Trump criminal trial giving you insider’s guide to how the 12 jurors are picked. He examines the role of the judge, the number of “strikes” each side get; who is picked as the foreperson and alternates, and why the trial will result in a mistrial if a juror gets sick or has to be excused AFTER deli...

Defense attorney Michael Popok & former prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo on the Legal AF pod, discuss/debate: (1) developments in the Manhattan DA prosecution of Trump, including Trump’s failed attempts to delay the start of the trial next week, and the jury selection process; (2) the impact of Trump former Chief Financial Office Allen Weisselberg being sentenced to jail today for 5 months on ne...

Trump’s former CEO Allen Weisselberg is going to jail again for lying under oath about Trump’s assets, which undermines any chance Trump had of using Weisselberg to help him out at next week’s criminal trial. Michael Popok explains how Weisselberg’s sentencing today may also lead to sanctions for Trump’s lawyers’ Habba and Kise, and why the Manhattan DA didn’t ask for a longer sentence than 5 mont...