Legal AF by MeidasTouch

Legal AF by MeidasTouch

Hosted by MeidasTouch founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas, national trial lawyer strategist, Michael Popok, and former Chief Assistant District Attorney of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Legal AF (Legal Analysis Friends) is a hard-hitting, thought-provoking look at this week’s most compelling developments at the intersection of law and politics. Executive Produced by Meidas Media Network. Enjoy new full-length episodes every Wednesday and Sunday and occasional shorter breaking legal news hits throughout the week.

Episodes

October 24, 2025 21 mins
Trump will rue the day he took on NY AG Leticia James, who turned the tables today with the Attorney General going on the attack against outmatched and outgunned and outwitted “loaner” federal prosecutors. Michael Popok reports on her arraignment, her fiery public comments in defense, and her filing MULTIPLE motions against Trump’s pet of a prosecutor Lindsey Halligan and his DOJ, including to gag the entire administration includi...
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Trump’s handpicked prosecutor in Maryland, US Attorney Kelly O Hayes, who only a few days ago indicted one of Trump’s political enemies Ambassador John Bolton, according to sources, just told the DOJ that she WILL NOT prosecute Trump’s political rival Sen. Adam Schiff. Michael Popok explains that a newly leaked memo from the Trump Administration’s own files likely convinced her not to prosecute, but nobody seems to have told cluel...
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The very FIRST trial against the Trump Administration and his DOJ for vindictive prosecution and dismissal of an indictment brought against one of his political enemies starts in just a few days, and the Defense is going after top DOJ and Trump lawyers to have them testify in open court. Popok breaks down the new trial subpoenas issued to DOJ #2 Todd Blanche and others, and how Trump’s and Melania’s civil suits will force him and ...
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Trump’s handpicked prosecutor in Maryland, US Attorney Kelly O Hayes, who only a few days ago indicted one of Trump’s political enemies Ambassador John Bolton, according to sources, just told the DOJ that she WILL NOT prosecute Trump’s political rival Sen. Adam Schiff.  Michael Popok explains that a newly leaked memo from the Trump Administration’s own files likely convinced her not to prosecute, but nobody seems to have told cluel...
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October 23, 2025 79 mins
Dina Doll (in for Popok) and Karen Friedman Agnifilo anchor the top-ranked law and politics podcast Legal AF, and break down this week’s biggest legal and political bombshells at the intersection of law and democracy, including: 1) a new bombshell lawsuit against Melania Trump brought by Michael Wolff over Epstein claims; 2) Jack Smith striking back against GOP senators over their claims over his DOJ investigations; 3) a busy week ...
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A bombshell new lawsuit is filed by Arizona to force MAGA Mike to swear in Rep. Grijalva and get the release of the Epstein Trump Coverup Files to a House vote. Trump tries to steal another $230 million from American Taxpayers seeking to arrange a phony settlement of a phony lawsuit of his with his corrupt DOJ. Trump tries to steal $400 million from a not that wealthy college in Miami to pay for his Presidential Library to park h...
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When an inexperienced, newly appointed top prosecutor leading Trump’s vindictive prosecution plan against his political critics, slips into the direct messages of a reporter to chat about the prosecution of NY AG Tish James, you have the makings of a bombshell new investigative report by Anna Bower of LawFare. Anna joins Michael Popok to brief our audience on the series of messages, likely not approved by the DOJ, to Anna, which fo...
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Trump is about to steal $400 million dollars from a poor Miami Florida University to pay for his Presidential Library, unless the Court’s stop him. Michael Popok reports from Miami on a new scandal opposed by 60% of mainly Republican Miami Dade County, that would have Miami Dade College transfer a 3 acre empty lot for free to the State and then to Trump for his library, as Trump siphons off the first $15 million and transfers it to...
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In breaking news, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, to Alina Habba’s face, seems poised to bounce her as US Attorney for NJ and finding she was illegally appointed by Trump, impacting at least 26 other Trump picks while she’s at it. Michael Popok brought the receipts with today’s Oral Argument hearing clips, that went so bad for Habba that posted a social media post that actually lied to the American People and implied that SHE ...
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In breaking news, Former FBI Director Comey has gone nuclear, filing today his motion to disqualify prosecutor and Trump pet Lindsey Halligan as US Attorney and to have his indictment dismissed forever, and wait until you find out what MAGA US Supreme Court Justice secret memo from 1984 now leaked is being used to help out Comey’s motion now! Michael Popok brings the receipts on his latest hot take Delete Me: Get 20% off your D...
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Former FBI Director James Comey’s lawyers have filed a counterpunch to Trump’s late night efforts to try to “defame” and disqualify his lawyer Pat Fitzgerald, filing today a response that reminds the Court that Comey consulted counsel in 2017 because he thought Trump had done “unlawful” things and was troubled by it. Popok observes that nothing says “I am scared of the other side’s lawyers” like a tactical and bad faith attempt to...
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Trump just filed another failed defamation suit amended complaint against the New York Times this one no better than the last, as Trump tells the judge, again, that he was in Home Alone 2, Sex and the City, and other pop culture movies, but leaves out as part of his reputation that he is an adjudged sex abuser, convicted felon, a 4x bankrupt, and with Companies that are presently under a court ordered monitor to protect the public ...
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October 19, 2025 73 mins
As Trump fires weapons over California No Kings Day protestors, Ben and Michael Popok on the Legal AF podcast do a deep dive concerning: 1) the court cases involving the National Guard and the new Emergency Supreme Court filing; 2) Trump’s violation of federal orders; 3) appeals courts ruling against Trump’s abuse of power; 4) the DOJ’s implosion and its impact on the prosecutions of FBI Director Comey, NY AG Tish James and Ambas...
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As Trump counter programs the peaceful 10 million strong No Kings Day protest today by firing live missiles at California, Popok is joined by Cali Attorney General Rob Bonta for an exclusive interview on how Blue States are firing back. In the first LEGAL AF live stream ever, AG Bonta briefs our audience on the 3 C’s to victory and to defeat Trump: COURTS. CROWDS & COURAGE. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_conf...
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As Trump continues to indict his political critics, his DOJ is failing before Grand Juries and Juries on their overcharged cases against First Amendment protestors. Michael Popok uses Trump’s DC US Attorney Jeannine Pirro and her repeated losses before grand juries and juries, including the case of Sidney Lori Reid who beat the government FOUR TIMES before being acquitted on charges of assaulting law enforcement as a prime example...
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October 16, 2025 18 mins
What was supposed to be a sign of unity by a fractious DOJ and FBI leadership called together by Trump in the Oval Office turned into a dressing down of Bondi, Blanche, and Patel by Trump, who demanded that his former Special Counsel, Jack Smith, be indicted along with others in the former DOJ leadership. Michael Popok explains how Jack Smith’s first interview since being fired was well timed to coincide with Trump’s renewed campai...
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With photos leaking out of Trump endorsing adult male and female Young Republicans who on newly leaked text message chains celebrated Hitler, Gas Chambers, killing jews, using the N word, using homophobic and sexist slurs, VP JD Vance came to the rescue, declaring that the 2900 pages of text messages and 251 slurs, were just “one off” “edgy comments” made by “young boys”, including the racist messaging of the mid 30’s “general cour...
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In a 3-0 decision led by 2 Republican Judges, the Trump Administration and its DOJ have been defeated again in a victory for States' Rights, with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals over Chicago, ruling that during the pendency of the appeal, Trump will not be able to deploy any National Guard troops on the streets of Chicago/Illinois. Michael Popok explains how the Court used the Trump Administration’s own bragging about the success...
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October 16, 2025 89 mins
Do we have a new shadow Attorney General named “Eagle” Ed Martin who reports only to Trump? Why did former Special Counsel Jack Smith pick right now to speak to America? Will the Comey Indictment ultimately lead to the disqualification of Lindsey Halligan and the implosion of the DOJ? Will Arizona’s AG sue MAGA Mike to make sure Rep. Grijalva is sworn in and the Epstein Files are released? How quickly will the MAGA 6 on the Suprem...
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Leave it to VP JD Vance to CONFESS on live television that a Tom Homan Bribery VIDEO exists, during his testy interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. Michael Popok caught what others missed, in JD exchange with George, as JD tries to characterize $50,000 in bribe money in a paper bag handed to Homan the Border Czar, as just a run of the mill, garden variety $50,000 bag of cash like others Homan has accepted in the past?!? Sub...
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