The Intersection with Michael Popok

Popok reports on a MAGA take over of Mother's Day messaging, straight out of Nazi Germany and the Handmade's Tale as Stephen Miller's Wife tells women to get pregnant as teenagers (without Government help) and quit their jobs to have babies, and Melania Trump ignores immigrant hard working mothers altogether in her messaging. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become...

Popok reports on at least 2 judges of a 3 judge panel ready to rule in favor of Senator Mark Kelly (D. Ariz) to block Trump Sec of Defense Pete Hegseth from punishing him as a retired, decorated naval war hero, for participating in a public service video to remind them of their oath, and not to follow illegal commands. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a memb...

Popok reports on a new filing by the National Trust, schooling Trump's DOJ and its "three most senior members" for violating court and ethics rules in filing an absurd "social media post" masquerading as a good faith filing to try to continue the Ballroom grift. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/...

Popok reports on Trump's failed Truth Social media company suffering a staggering $406 million in quarterly losses, while he turns his attention to monetizing his presidency by having the Palm Beach Florida airport "honor" him by having him slap his name on it, and give him the exclusive right to sell his Name, Image and Likeness on all merchandise sold at the airport! Subscribe: https://www.youtu...

The rubber meets the road, as Democrats take the fight to preserve the voters will and their decisions to protect Democratic and Minority seats in congress, with 2 emergency filings to the US Supreme Court, one from Virginia to overturn the State Supreme Court's ruling to throw out 3 million votes for new maps , and one from Alabama to go back and use 2023's racist maps to eliminate Black represen...

New internal leaks from the FBI indicate that the knives are out for Patel inside the Agency, and he is in a "panic" to find the insiders leaking bad press by giving them lie detector tests.  Popok reports on how Patel is also handing out customized bourbon bottles with his Ka$h patel name on it with taxpayer dollars, as Trump, who is a notorious NON DRINKER, seriously weighs replacing Patel with...

Popok is joined by the ACLU's Director of the Liberty Division for Policy and Government Affairs Jessica Aarons to brief our audience on the Supreme Court taking up this week the most important abortion rights case since they took away a woman's right to choose 3 years ago,. Will the Supreme Court allow women to have continued access to a key medication abortion drug for at home use, and what will...

In breaking news, the Court of International Trade has again struck down Trump's latest unconstitutional and illegal power grab, to try to use an inapplicable tariff law from 1974 that only applies to fluctuations in foreign currency prices leading to an imbalance of "payments" issue, and not to Trump wanting to stick it to our allies and 200 countries around the world as a money grab to fix his f...

You can't believe Trump or his economic advisors or cabinet secretaries to tell the truth about the dismal economy, but American CEOs during calls with analysts and earnings call are telling the American people the truth that they already know, there is too much month at the end of their paycheck, savings are being depleted and borrowing is ballooning at a record pace, and the economy is being pro...

Popok reports on a Federal Judge refusing to trust the Trump Administration to search a Washington Post Pulitzer Prize winning reporter's computer files, while new leaks reveal that embattled FBI Dir. Kash Patel is using the FBI again to harrass and target reporters who have done their First Amendment duty and written unfavorable articles about Patel and/or his girlfriend.  The First Amendment die...

It's far from a ringing endorsement when the MAGA Chair of the House Oversight Committee says AFTER Commerce Sec Howard Lutnick's closed door testimony detailing his social, business, and charitable relationships with his next door neighbor Jeffrey Epstein, that if Lutnick lied, he will be prosecuted.  Popok reports on House Democrats going further, calling on Trump to fire Lutnick or for him to r...

In breaking news, Trump has instructed his DOJ to file a new filing with the Supreme Court in an effort to have them declare that, although he is an adjudged sex abuser by a federal jury, he was acting in the course of scope of his duties as President when they also ruled he defamed her and ordered him to pay her $83.5 million.  Popok explains that if successful, Trump would have to convince the S...

Popok reports on Acting AG Todd Blanche getting caught on Fox News lying about criminal defendant and anti-hate group the Southern Poverty Law Center,  admitting it in a court filing, but then arguing that another appearance on Fox News by Blanche fixed it.  Popok explains how SPLC has Trump's DOJ already back on its heals as it goes for the grand jury transcript to try to prove that the Grand Jur...

Popok reports on today's sworn testimony, but in a closed door session for now, of Trump's embattled Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to ferret out his true relationship with convicted child abuser and indicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.  While the MAGA in charge of the Committee conducting the hearing today say this is "justice" for the victims, Popok explains the one true path to rea...

Popok helms a special Election Night in America edition of the award winning The Intersection pod, as he is joined by Democracy Docket’s Marc Elias to analyze the results of the races in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, and whether Trump will be defeated in the polls again. Popok and Marc also look at new voting suits in Alabama and Louisiana and brief our audience on the best path to success. Check ou...

Popok is joined by Democracy Forward's founder Skye Perryman to exclusively brief our audience on yesterday's "tense" emergency hearing before Federal Judge Ana Reyes, where Judge Reyes made it clear that we was not going to preside over another "ballroom" and east wing-style demolition of the East Potomac Park and hits historic golf course.  Skye also implores our audience to focus on mobilizing...

Popok provides hard hitting analysis about tonight's all important Election Night in America, as voters go to the polls in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan.  Will tonight prove Trump's waning influence to impact the outcome of elections as he looks at defeat in 7 Indiana State Senate races; the Ohio Federal Senate Primaries; and the winner take all Special Election for an open Michigan State Senate seat...

Popok reports on Federal Judge Melissa DuBose finding that she has been the subject of "misconduct" and "patently false" press release after she determined that the DOJ and ICE intentionally lied to her and withheld key facts about an arrested immigrant that she released, and then abused her for it in a Homeland Security press release THAT IS STILL UP ON THE WEBSITE! Subscribe: https://www.youtube...

In breaking news, Trump's DOJ and US Attorney Jeannine Pirro, in a panick, has filed a motion with the Chief Judge in DC to have his scathing order finding that the DOJ investigated and prosecuted Fed Chair Jay Powell in bad faith, taken off the books so it has no legal effect.  Popok explains why Chief Judge Boesberg should reject the motion, and continue to protect Powell against future criminal...

In breaking news, Justice Alito has entered an emergency STAY of a lower appeals court order that had entered a Nationwide Injunction against the use of abortion pills for FDA approved medication abortions, sending the issue to the full 9 justices with briefing next week.  Popok reports on what could happen next at the Supremes, as the right of a woman to make the most personal and intimate decisi...

In breaking news, Federal Judge Ana Reyes, in a late night ruling and early morning ruling, forced the Trump Administration to answer to her this morning as to whether the Government tried to mislead the court and plaintiffs about the planned destruction of the historic East Potomac Park and municipal golf course, and to build on its rubble a mega professional golf course in Trump's image.  Popok...

Popok reports on Miami Federal Judge Williams having second thoughts about Trump and his captured IRS' honesty and analysis about whether they are really in a fight over the $10 billion that Trump is demanding for the leak of his tax returns.  So, she has appointed a former Federal Judge and Clinton appointee, a former Solicitor General and Obama appointee, and a rockstar litigator to advise her a...

In a ill-timed appearance on Sunday Morning Talk Shows, Acting AG Todd Blanche, like his boss,  Trump, inevitably finds a way to make a public confession to help the DEFENSE and he did it again in the last 24 hours spilling the beans about the Former FBI Dir. james comey indictment.  Popok reports. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTub...

Popok reports on the Trump Administration not only ignoring May1's and the American Bar Association's Law Day celebrations, but going on the attack to try to put the ABA out of the law school credentialing business, to try to create more "unaccredited" MAGA law schools where its student body is all white and deeply red. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a mem...

Popok reports on how the failure overnight of Spirit Air and the instant loss of 17,000 American jobs (when Trump's economy doesn't make any), demonstrates the economic malpractice and incompetence  and callous disregard for the lives of average Americans of Trump and those around him like Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick. Popok compares Trump's failure to save one low cost airline, its jobs and lower...