The Intersection with Michael Popok

Popok reports on Trump "polling" his cabinet about whether Tulsi Gabbard the embattled Director of National Security should live or die in his cabinet, based on her vocal opposition to the Iran War irking Trump. We NEED your help! Legal AF and The Intersection podcasts are both FINAL 5 Finalists for the Webby Awards Best Podcasts! Voting is open for only the next 2 weeks. Show your support for our...

Popok reports on Trump's helpful habit of creating evidence against him in cases from his own mouth, as he can't help himself but respond to reporter's questions about live cases, this time admitting that he was going to violate Judge Leon's order blocking any construction of his "royal" Ball Room. Go to https:/Ground. News/AF to cut through misinformation, critically analyze the news shaping our...

In breaking news, Federal Judge Randolph Moss has put a stop to Trump's bragging about changing the face of media and cutting the legs out from under Big Bird, and entered final judgment in favor of both PBS and NPR to make them eligible again to receive federal funding and to block Trump's executive order cutting off their funding in retaliation for them expressing their First Amendment rights. P...

Trump made history at the Supreme Court today—but not the kind he wanted. He became the first sitting president to attend oral argument… and the first to storm out when even “his” conservative justices hammered his administration’s attack on birthright citizenship. Popok is on the scene to break it down. We NEED your help! Legal AF and The Intersection podcasts are both FINAL 5 Finalists for the W...

As Trump runs and hides at the US Supreme Court today to "look presidential,"  Popok reports on new CNN polling, matching Fox, that  the people are rejecting his presidency and that Trump has lost the under 45 Republican vote and the Republican vote overall on his mishandling of the economy, with him dropping 23 points since January with key republicans, and with 70 percent of American reporting t...

In breaking news, DC Federal Judge Richard Leon, in an Opinion punctuated with EIGHTEEN EXCLAMATION MARKS has put a red tag and stop order on the continued construction of Trump's royal Ballroom.  Popok explains why and what happens next. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5G...

Join Popok for an exclusive briefing on what to expect from the Supreme Court's existential oral argument about who can be a US Citizen, and whether the MAGA 6 will let Trump define who is an American. LIVE: Landmark SCOTUS Oral Argument on Birthright Citizenship: https://www.youtube.com/live/OWU7n_jxBOc We NEED your help! Support Legal AF by voting in the Webby Awards: 👉 Vote for Legal AF (Podca...

Popok is back at The Intersection commenting on breaking news from the Strait of Hormuz, the Streets of America, the Supreme Court, Congress, the White House, and DC federal courts. We NEED your help! Support Legal AF by voting in the Webby Awards: 👉 Vote for Legal AF (Podcasts – News & Politics) https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/shows/news-politics 👉 Vote for The Intersec...

Popok reports on a Trump appointed federal judge blocking efforts by 2 convicted Jan6 protestors who attacked the Capitol from trying to "both sides" Jan6 and steal the valor of the proud men and women of the Capitol and Metro police who held the the line that day, by defacing a memorial in their honor. 2026 Webby Awards | Vote Now! https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/advertising-media...

Popok briefs the audience on a new Cease and Desist Letter written to FBI Director Kash Patel and the DOJ to prevent the release as a political hatchet job against Rep. Eric Swalwell the leading candidate for the California Governorship, as Patel makes good on his threats to try to take Swalwell, a staunch critic of Trump, out of the government. 2026 Webby Awards | Vote Now! https://vote.webbyawar...

Will the Democrats move to impeach Trump, for profiting on top secret documents, Attorney General  Bondi for her Epstein scandal coverup; FBI Director Patel for abuse of power and going after a political rival of Trump, Rep. Eric Swalwell, and Federal Judge Cannon for violating the rule of law?  Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee joins Popok and Alex Aronson of...

Popok reports on a local South Carolina paper being able to corroborate many of the facts told by Jane Doe #4 to the FBI in her four interviews about being sex-trafficked from a South Carolina real estate broker to Jeffrey Epstein to Trump, where she claims she was sexually and physically assaulted by Trump. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal...

Trump's assault on people of color continues, and no greater example exists than his depraved and heartless efforts to send 330,000 Haitians back to gang controlled violence ridden Haiti including more than 30,000 children.  Popok is joined by 2 leaders in the Haitian community, Tessa Petit and Farah Larrieux to talk about a new Supreme Court oral argument about the plight of the Haitian community...

Popok reports on Fed. Chair Jay Powell telling Trump and his Administration not to count on a Federal Reserve bail out with lower interest rates in response to the "shock to the energy markets" caused by Trump's War in Iran, and updates on key Republicans blocking Trump from getting a new pick to replace Powell at all! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a memb...

This week the United States Supreme Court holds one of the most historic oral arguments in over 100 years, as it hears oral argument in Barbara v. Trump brought by the ACLU on whether babies born on US soil will continue to have constitutionally-provided US Citizenship, or will the Trump Administration be permitted to cancel them out if there parents are not US citizens or are here temporarily.  P...

The biggest example of Trump's corruption is the Golden Ball Room and the tear down of the East Wing without approval.  As a federal judge is on the verge of possibly ordering the Trump Ballroom construction project stopped for good, a planning board controlled by Trump now has egg on its face, as it is being forced to approve design plans that contain half a dozen fatal design flaws created by Tr...

Has Steven Miller crossed the line and will Trump fire him as Miller's immigration and migration policies are causing the Trump Administration to sink in the polls?  Popok examines new reporting about a senior official that reports to Miller having been hospitalized several times because of Miller yelling at him, and his staff even carrying a defibrillator around in case of cardiac arrest, as Gove...

Popok reports on Bank of America agreeing to pay certain Epstein Survivors $72.5 million for onboarding Epstein's business and helping him run his child sex trafficking ring.  Popok examines the role of class actions and the settlement mechanism and how the Epstein Survivor lawyers have been able to obtain over $500 million so far from major banks and what it could mean for Trump. Subscribe: https...

As 10 million Americans courageously crowd the streets of America for "No Kings Day" protests against Trump, Trump's MAGA base may have reached a turning point since the Iran War, and are now lustily cheering for Trump's IMPEACHMENT, as ohter Republicans call for JD Vance to start to remove Trump under the 25th Amendment.  Popok outlines what impeachment, indictment, and removal of Trump really lo...

It's hard to believe that Deputy AG Todd Blanch is considered Pam Bondi's replacement in the near future, considering on at least 2 occasions including in the last 24 hours, he has tanked and undermined the DOJ's position in cases, this time confessing that the DOJ purged ALL of the attorneys and FBi agents that worked on the Trump criminal investigations under Jack Smith, providing critical evide...

Popok reports on the stock market crapping the proverbial bed today as they tune out Trump's lies about the Iran War, go into "correction" mode, and start preparing for the Trump-caused recession. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal...

Popok reports on new Fox News poll numbers showing the abysmal shape of the Trump Administration, as the Iran War backfires and tanks Trump's power abroad and at home. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michael...

Proving once again that foreign governments are hell bent on influencing elections and work to bring down US Governments, the Iranians have hacked into FBI Director Kash Patel's files, releasing embarrassing data including his personal resume and photos, which an embarrassed FBI was forced to confirm today.  Popok puts all the Kash scandals together, and explains why this proves that election inte...

Popok reports on a historic, first of its kind Epstein survivors class action suit filed against the Trump Administration and Google for the victims being re-traumatized by having their personal identifying information not only revealed to the public because of the DOJ's bumbling and intentional conduct, but by Google search engine and AI publishing their names all over again and making a profit o...

Is the Trump DOJ so worried it may lose its criminal case against ousted and captured Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro that they are blocking his ability to hire the  legal defense team of his choice?  And what does that mean for the perception and values of our justice system that we are playing dirty pool by cutting off his ability to fund his own defense? Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News from th...