Legal AF by MeidasTouch

The LAST argument made by Special Counsel Jack Smith to the United States Supreme Court to argue that Trump has NO IMMUNITY FROM CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, may be his strongest and the one the Court embraces. Michael Popok dives deep and explains how the Special Counsel has built a circuit breaker into his brief to make sure that the Court doesn’t dismiss Trump’s indictment. Upgrade your sleep with Mir...

Is there a deal between Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche and Trump to reward Blanche with a plum DOJ position if Trump wins and Blanche keeps him from being convicted? Michael Popok examines some New York Times reporting that makes it appear that Blanche is working “on commission” for his client. Sign up at https://MoinkBox.com/LEGALAF and get FREE ground beef for a YEAR Visit https://meidastouch.com f...

Trump has just SUED JUDGE MERCHAN by filing an “Article 78” case in the appellate court to desperately try to stop his 15 April business fraud criminal trial. Michael Popok compares this to Trump’s losing effort last fall TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING against the civil fraud judge Judge Engoron, that resulted in the appellate court rejecting the stay and Trump quickly dismissing the suit. Same defend...

Meidas Touch founder Ben Meiselas and trial lawyer 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: updates in the first Trump criminal trial starting 15April, with the Judge reinforcing his gag order; denying Trump’s latest effort to delay the trial on “immunity” grounds; and setting a trap for Trump in allow...

The bonding company owner that posted Trump’s $175 million bond in New York against the $465 million civil fraud judgment JUST ADMITTED THAT his company is violating ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING and “Know Your Customer” laws because he DOES NOT KNOW THE SOURCE OF TRUMP’s cash collateral. Michael Popok examines the new bond just filed by a company controlled by a Trump donor, and why the UNAUDITED and sta...

Defense attorney Michael Popok & former prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo are back with a new episode of the midweek edition of the Legal AF pod. On this episode, they discuss/debate: (1) developments in the Manhattan DA prosecution of Trump including the new and improved gag order to stop Trump from attacking family members of the criminal justice system, Trump’s last minute attempt to have the...

The COURT HAS REJECTED Trump’s purported $175 million bond to stop collection of the $465 million dollar fraud judgment because the unknown bonding company backed by the “King of the Subprime Auto Loan” didn’t provide its balance sheet to show that its solvent and made other rookie mistakes in the form of the bond. Does that mean that the NY AG can get back to collecting the judgment against Trump...

The Manhattan DA has fired back at Trump and his lawyers and their reliance on nothing more than a “daisy chain of innuendos” and naked argument to try to have NY criminal court Judge Merchan removed from the case starting 15 April for the second time in a year, because his daughter is —wait for it— employed (shocking). Michael Popok explains why the judge will deny the motion, and may consider sa...

As featured in the movie, “dumb money,” the 15 million active users of Reddit’s “wall street’s bets” subreddit WON’T come to Trump’s stock’s rescue, as even Trump’s OWN ACCOUNTANTS HAD TO DISCLOSE that Truth Social is ON THE VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY. Michael Popok uses his Wall Street experience to explain why a couple of million of Trump loyal followers CANNOT MOVE THE NEEDLE on the stock price and Sa...

The former 2016 Trump campaign secretary Trump affectionately calls “Hopey” Hicks IS ABOUT TO BE A WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION against him in the upcoming NY criminal trial. Michael Popok explains that Hicks —a credible Jan6 Committee witness as well— will testify about her 2016 phone calls to set up the payments to Stormy Daniels and likely her conversions with Trump acknowledging he endorsed the...

The 11th Circuit applying the required “3 Factor Test” should REASSIGN JUDGE CANNON away from the Mar a Lago criminal case against Trump. Michael Popok explores the “Torkington Factors” and explains how the Judge painting herself into the corner on her request for wrong-headed jury instructions from the Special Counsel finally provides the grounds for her reassignment. Thanks to our sponsor HumanN...

Meidas Touch founder Ben Meiselas and trial lawyer 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: NY State Court Judge Merchan’s criticism of Trump’s criminal legal team and forcing Trump to trial in the business records criminal case beginning on April 15th; Trump’s violation of Judge Merchan’s gag order by...

Trump’s lawyers are caught TAKING INCONSISTENT POSITIONS again in different criminal and appeal courts about Trump’s alleged “core political” “First Amendment Right” to COMMIT CRIMES. Michael Popok breaks down Trump’s Georgia criminal defense lawyer’s FAILED FIRST AMENDMENT arguments to dismiss the indictment, and how they are the EXACT OPPOSITE of positions Trump’s OTHER LAWYERS are making to the...

Trump’s continued false and defamatory attacks on Judges and their families —like Judge Merchan’s daughter or Judge Engoron’s wife, threatens to destabilize our democracy, and puts them in serious harms’ way. Michael Popok explores Trump’s calculated attacks on the soft underbelly of our court system—judge’s wives and children—and what needs to be done about it now. Head to https://TryFum.com/lega...

Defense attorney Michael Popok & former prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo are back with a new episode of the midweek edition of the Legal AF pod. On this episode, they debate: developments in the Manhattan DA prosecution of Trump as the Judge prepares for the April 15th trial and reprimands Trump’s lawyers while gagging Trump; whether the appellate court lowering the bond amount 62 PERCENT that T...

You know your motion to delay the Trump criminal trial is DOA, when the judge ignores you and says “see you on 4/15 for trial, everyone!” Michael Popok explains how Judge Merchan shot down Trump’s attempt to “free ride” the criminal system today and put his lawyers in their place all at the same time. Head to https://www.fast-growing-trees.com/collections/sale?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=descrip...

The criminal judge in the Trump trial to start April 15 just GAGGED Trump to stop his attack on PROSECUTORS, STAFF, WITNESSES and JURORS. Michael Popok compares this order to the federal gag order still in place against Trump and explains why this one will survive any emergency appeal by Trump to let him bash the system during press conferences and on social media. Go to https://boncharge.com/LEGA...

A NY appellate court just BAILED OUT TRUMP and granted his MOTION TO STAY the enforcement of the $465 million dollar fraud judgment AS LONG AS HE POSTS A $175 MILLION DOLLAR bond or cash by APRIL 4. Michael Popok breaks down the DISTURBING new last minute order and what it means for Trump and family running his company’s in the meantime. Go to https://CozyEarth.com/legalaf and enter our promo code...

Meidas Touch founder Ben Meiselas and trial lawyer 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: Trump’s next moves to try to stop the seizure and sale of his trophy properties and stop the execution of the NYAG $465 million civil fraud judgment against him; speaking of Trump financial difficulties, whether...

Will Judge Cannon’s latest fundamental blunder to have the JURY decide the law that applies and NOT THE JUDGE lead to her REMOVAL from the Trump espionage/obstruction criminal case known as “Mar a Lago” or not? Michael Popok explains the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals’ “lemon law” and how it could be applied here to get her off the case and the case tried before Election Day. Head to https://policy...

Trump just confessed on social media that he DOES NOT NEED A BOND to stop enforcement of the $465 mm civil fraud judgment BECAUSE HE HAS THE MONEY IN CASH, as the NY Attorney General gears up to seize his 7 Springs Golf Course in Westchester and the Appellate Court allows her to file a new brief to refute Trump’s lies. Lomi: Visit https://Lomi.com/LEGALAF and use code LEGALAF and checkout to save...

The judge presiding over Trump’s $465 million CIVIL FRAUD JUDGMENT, just gave the Court-appointed MONITOR over all of Trump and his Company’s assets ENHANCED SUPER POWERS starting today, to STOP FRAUDULENT transfer of assets; and report on ALL representations made by Trump to BONDING COMPANIES he claims won’t bond him, among other DRACONIAN remedies to stop Trump from committing FRAUD again. Micha...

On the midweek edition of the top rated Legal AF podcast, trial lawyer Michael Popok and Meidas Touch founder Ben Meiselas (subbing in for Karen Friedman Agnifilo who is “on assignment”) debate/discuss: the Manhattan DA gearing up for the Trump election and business record fraud trial later this Spring, and Judge Merchan’s recent decisions on witnesses and evidence that Trump cannot be too pleased...

Trump has UNCLEAN HANDS and that alone should lead the NY appellate court to swiftly DENY HIS REQUEST TO POST NO BOND to avoid the NYAG from selling his assets to collect on the $464 million JUDGMENT. Michael Popok breaks down this powerful LEGAL DOCTRINE and why Trump’s prior bad acts leading to him being GAGGED should also deny him the extraordinary appellate relief he seeks. Head to https://Aer...

Did Trump have an out of wedlock child he wanted to hide from the voters in 2016? By new court order, the NY criminal jury in the Stormy Daniels/hush money business record fraud is going to hear evidence that whether the story was true or not, Trump paid off a doorman in one of his buildings Dino Sajudin $30k to “kill” the story about the baby. Michael Popok explains why Dino, a former playboy pla...