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Is Trump encouraging the FIFA world cup president to run for a THIRD TERM when he is prohibited from serving more than 2? Sound familiar? Has Trump's lawless administration given a permission slip to other meglomanics to keep their corrupt administration's going? Popok is joined again by the foremost expert on corruption in sport and its real word consequences including people dying and civil rights abuses, Nick McGeehan, co-founder of FairSquare, to discuss the incestuous link between Trump and Gianni Infantio of FIFA, and what FairSquare is doing about it.

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Popok reports on the meaning of Chief Justice Roberts' temporary administrative stay, and why that means that Trump's ballroom still needs to find 4 more votes to survive.

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Popok reports on the bombshell new filing by Katie Phang's lawyers to inform Senior Judge Sullivan that the DOJ lawyer representing Todd Blanche did not tell the truth in court about handwritten FBI interview notes about Trump's accuser who told the FBI in 4 interviews that he sexually abused her at 13. Popok has a pretty good sense of what is going to happen next!

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Popok reports on a late night emergency filing by Rep. Joyce Beatty to obtain an order from Judge Cooper to immediately stop the latest attempt to rename the Kennedy Center to add 2 more lines to the name celebrating Trump! Popok outlines what will happen next over the next several days and the likelihood that Judge Cooper grants the motion (very high).

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Popok reports on 128 Former State and Federal Judges banding together again to call for bar disciplinary proceedings to commence against one of Trump’s Top Lawyers, the Homeland Security General Counsel James Percival, who in social media posts put a target on the back of Judges by calling for their “removal” and calling them the “worst of the worst”. In 2026 alone, more than 402 death threats against the Federal Judiciary have occurred, representing more than 10 percent of the total federal bench. And it's not just FORMER judges who are speaking out; current federal judges with great personal sacrifice are speaking out as wel...

Popok reports on a new filing in the Kennedy Performing Arts Center re-naming case, as the Trump controlled Board basically tells a Federal judge to "f#$% off" and threaten to put Trump's name all over the Center in violation of the Court's prior order.

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Trump’s pressure campaign of his own Kennedy Center board of Trustees, in a. “Breathtaking act of defiance” voted to put his name BIGGER on the Kennedy Center than before, in direct violation of Judge Cooper’s 96 page order. And Trump sat on the phone call to make sure they did it! Popok has the latest “Joint Report” filing in hand, and explains what will likely happen next in Judge Cooper’s courtroom —hint: he’s not going to be happy. Spring Sleep: Thanks to today’s sponsor, Spring Sleep: eXciteOSA is an FDA-cleared, prescription-only device for primary snoring and mild obstructive...

Trump’s pressure campaign of his own Kennedy Center board of Trustees, in a. “Breathtaking act of defiance” voted to put his name BIGGER on the Kennedy Center than before, in direct violation of Judge Cooper’s 96 page order. And Trump sat on the phone call to make sure they did it! Popok has the latest “Joint Report” filing in hand, and explains what will likely happen next in Judge Cooper’s courtroom —hint: he’s not going to be happy.

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The Legal AF pod is back helmed by Popok and KFA and covering breaking law and politics news including major developments in the Former FBI Dir. James Comey criminal case which seams to be flimsily supported by talk show and fictional novel clips; the ballroom case at the Supreme Court as Trump tries to outrace the courts; the Kennedy Center naming case, as Trump pressures his own Board to put his name even bigger on the building; and new revelations that Trump’s female staffer that is closer to him than anyone has refused to be interviewed for security cl...

Attorney General Todd Blanche just revealed his magic trick of how he is going to pay Jan6 insurrectionists and rioters 100s of millions of taxpayer dollars through the back door, while using the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” as a diversionary tactic. Popok explains the “Federal Tort Claims Act” trick being used, along with lawyers aligned with Trump to pull it off. Hims: Visit https://hims.com/legalaf to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. Subscribe:  @LegalAFMTN  Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit http...

When your criminal indictment and decision to prosecute against a political critic of Trump, Former FBI Dir. James Comey, comes down to (a) excerpts from his fictional novel; (b) his appearance on Late Night television; and (c) and email from a disgruntled cousin, it may be by very definition an admission of prosecutorial misconduct to justify the dismissal of the case. Popok takes a close look at the new filings.

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Is DC Fed Judge Sullivan on the verge of granting summary judgment to Katie Phang in her case against AG Blanche and order not only the production of MILLIONS of unseen Epstein documents including those tied to Trump but as importantly assign a former federal judge to serve as special master to review the DOJ’s prior production and ensure the millions of documents are produced properly this time around. Popok, with some insider knowledge from Katie’s lawyer Brendan Ballou, thinks that is exactly what is going to happen next! Smart Credit: Head to https://smartcredit.com/legalaf and...

Donald Trump is lashing out at the press as questions grow over his relationship with longtime aide Natalie Harp and Melania Trump’s absence from major public events. The scrutiny intensified after Sen. Jon Ossoff publicly questioned Harp’s unusually close role in Trump’s inner circle. Trump is now attacking CNN correspondent Kristen Holmes after she questioned him. Popok reports.

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Popok is joined by Katie Phang's attorney and the head of the Public Integrity Project, Brendan Ballou for some exclusive updates in her case against AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ for the full release of millions of Epstein documents still withheld by the DOJ, and what Judge Sullivan will do about it next.

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Popok reports on the Breaking News, that ABC, threatened with the loss of its 8 tv station licenses by Trump in retaliation for their coverage of him, have finally found their backbone and sued the Trump Administration first!

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Popok is back and providing breaking commentary on the Supreme Court denying Trump’s last-ditch final attempt to claw back $5.5 million dollars awarded by a federal jury to his sex abuse survivor, E Jean Carroll. Trump’s motion was so weak and meritless that NO member of the Court, not even the far-right members, sided with him, dealing him a 9-0 blow. Popok also puts the case into context related to the second jury verdict that Ms.Carroll holds for more than $90 million, running with interest, and what this may signal about that case and Trump’s efforts to punish...

On this Episode of LegalAF, Ben Meiselas goes solo as Popok finishes up his summer vacation and Meiselas does a deep dive in Trump and his family running away and hiding from the legal hell they put themselves into yet again. Meiselas discusses how Trump and kids and son-in-law Jared Kushner are literally hiding and trying to duck subpoenas from the BBC for their depositions in connection with Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC. Meiselas details Trump’s DOJ running away from Katie Phang’s federal lawsuit under the Epstein Transparency Act. Meiselas also details Trump’s contrived “emergency”...

Even Trump doesn’t know what his new unconstitutional attacks on birthright citizenship mean! Popok reports on 2 major immigration rights groups filing emergency motions with district court judges to get them to block Trump’s new attempts to violate the law of the land, just declared by the Supreme Court on birthright citizenship. DeleteMe: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://www.joindeleteme.com/LEGALAF and use promo code LEGALAF at checkout. Subscribe:  @LegalAFMTN  Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfame...

We have entered the accountability phase as Federal Courts and the Supreme Court have figured out a way to reign in Trump’s abuse of power as we head for the midterms in less than 90 days. The Legal AF Podcast, helmed by Popok and Special Guest Anchor Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News (in for KFA), break down Blanche’s terrible first week as AG starting with his deer in a headlights presser; this week’s Epstein hearing in Katie Phang’s suit, as Judge Sullivan prepares to lower the boom on Blanche, the new suit to stop Trump from sel...

In breaking news, the first and only suit has been filed to have a federal judge declare once and for all that newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche’s grant of “immunity” to Trump, his 400+ companies and family, from being audited or prosecuted for tax evasion is illegal and a crime. Popok explains why the fight to oppose Blanche was so important as a referendum at the midterms, and how federal judges, like Judge Brinkema in Virginia, are the last firewall to protect our Democracy from Trump and Blanche’s abuse of power until the midterms.

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Lifelong career IRS Auditors are fighting back against the DOJ and Todd Blanche, having joined a lawsuit to have a federal judge allow them to continue to audit Trump and his family and 400 of Trump’s companies, and to collect on the $100 million that Trump owes on back taxes. Popok has the inside scoop on Blanche ghosting the case and the existing audits of Trump and what Senior Federal Judge Brinkema can do about it.

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The mainstream media usually gets the headline and takeaway wrong from court developments, and they did it again with Judge Altman’s ruling about Trump’s emergency motion to stop his tax returns and financial documents for all 400 of his companies being produced to the BBC in Trump’s defamation case. Popok explains that although the Judge “granted” the motion on paper, it really signals the beginning of the end of the suit because Trump can never prove that he personally, reputationally suffered “10 billion” in damages, especially since his reputation about Jan6 and his role in the violence is incapable of b...

Could this have been the worst week among dozens of “worst weeks” for Trump and his Administration even with his AG pick getting confirmed?  Find out on the Legal AF Podcast with Ben and Popok why Trump issues unconstitutional executive orders, irrational social media posts, and files hopeless lawsuits “in his personal” capacity especially in weeks where he loses dozens of court cases around the country.  This week, the founders provide honest commentary about Judge Sullivan telling the DOJ and Blanche he does not believe them when it comes to the Epstein files; an appellate court telling Trump he cannot tea...

The award-winning Legal AF podcast, with Karen Friedman Agnifilo joined by Lisa Graves filling in for Michael Popok, provides searing commentary in real time on the biggest breaking legal and political stories. Together, they break down the escalating Senate confirmation battle over Todd Blanche, the incoming defamation lawsuit over the Reflecting Pool coverage against Fox, major new developments involving the filing by 35 former federal judges and Judge Williams, the states' fight at the Supreme Court over mail-in ballots, Judge Amit Mehta's sharp comments while dismissing January 6 indictments, the latest in the Wall Street Journal/Epstein litigation over a stay...

In breaking news, Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche has tried to pull a bait-and-switch on the American People, by announcing that he is NOT rescinding the super pardon/immunity from tax liability and criminal liability to Trump, his family, and his more than 400 companies, but that he believes he has the votes of MAGA Senators to be confirmed nonetheless. Popok explains how the obvious quid pro quo between Trump and Blanche over his nomination has always been Blanche giving Trump a free pass on his taxes for the last 10+ years as a condition of getting the nod, and Blanche...

Popok, using his compliance expertise, does a deep dive into how Capitol One’s public disclosure that the Trump Family and there 300+ bank accounts were fired as customers for suspected “money laundering” or “terrorist financing” is the likely result of dozens of federally mandated “Suspicious Activity Reports” required by federal law, triggered by individual transactions in the Trump accounts, and reviewed by former law enforcement personnel and compliance experts, assisted by artificial intelligence audit software. It’s worse than even the Capitol One federal court filing makes out, and may also influence how Judge Altman (the same judge in Trump’s BBC case...

Yet another reason Blanche is shedding votes at a high rate of speed is that he refuses to stand at a podium and protect sitting federal judges from violent attacks, and the silence of Blanche and Trump is deafening. Case in point the attacks on Judge Williams who issued her historic ruling cancelling out the Jan6 fund for bad faith. Popok interviewed 2 sitting federal judges, including Judge Esther Salas who’s son Daniel was murdered 6 months ago last July when someone came to her home to assassinate her and he answered the door for a pizza delivery, to discuss th...

Todd Blanche’s nomination may be on the thinnest of ice, but that hasn’t stopped him from pissing off another Federal Chief Judge who he wants removed from a case about the firing of a US Attorney but won’t say the likely reason why (Hint: he’s an Obama appointee!). Popok provides analysis about the ongoing saga about the firing of US Attorney Roger Rogoff and Chief Judge Bastian’s new order reminding Blanche what an oath of office looks like.

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There is no “personal advisor” to Trump that is interfering with Blanche’s Senate Judiciary Committee vote as Sen Tillis conjures up. The quid pro quo for Blanche to get the nod from Trump was most likely the “super pardon” release that Blanche unilaterally granted Trump and his family from audit and tax liability, even criminal liability, the day AFTER the Jan 6 fund was created, and Trump won’t let him kill it to get the votes he needs to get confirmed now! Popok has some “insider” information in the form of a leading Democratic Senator on the Judiciary Committee about...

The Legal AF podcast hosted by Ben and Popok reports on breaking news at the intersection of law and politics including: 1) What the DOJ’s dismissal of the bogus, fraudulently supported Reflecting Pool Indictment means for Trump’s Presidency and Todd Blanche’s effort to get the Attorney General nod; 2)  Todd Blanche’s nomination being undercut by Trump and a new appeal filed to salvage the Jan6 fund; 3) new developments in Katie Phang’s suit that may be the next step in Blanche being held in contempt during his confirmation vote; 4) the Blanche led DOJ going after another sex abuse survi...

There is no “personal advisor” to Trump that is interfering with Blanche’s Senate Judiciary Committee vote as Sen Tillis conjures up. The quid pro quo for Blanche to get the nod from Trump was most likely the “super pardon” release that Blanche unilaterally granted Trump and his family from audit and tax liability, even criminal liability, the day AFTER the Jan 6 fund was created, and Trump won’t let him kill it to get the votes he needs to get confirmed now! Popok has some “insider” information in the form of a leading Democratic Senator on the Judiciary Committee about...

In breaking news and with exquisite timing, DC US Attorney Jeannine Pirro has had to not only move to dismiss the indictment against Olympic Cyclist Davey Hearn for “malicious destruction” of the Reflecting Pool’s liner by finally admitting that the project failed because of shoddy workmanship, not because Davey touched the liner, but she threw the Department of the Interior AND Trump under the bus in her filing. Popok reports that Trump and embattled AG nominee Todd Blanche are not going to be happy when they read the parts critical of Trump and his administration. AMENDED motion, anyone?

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The Legal AF Podcast, with Popok taking his turn at a solo ride, provides the honest commentary and analysis at the intersection of law and politics you are looking for, including about events happening in the Iast 24 hours about: 1) Trump rushing to the Supreme Court to let him use the Postal Service to throw your mail in ballot in the trash; 2) Trump trying to get the Supreme Court to find that he has immunity from having to pay his Sex Abuse survivor the more than $91 million he owes her; 3) Trump being ordered to turn over ALL of his financial...

A flailing and demented Trump captures reporters at a second White House Correspondents’ dinner; federal judges line up sanctions for Trump and Blanche; the Block Blanche movement gains a head of steam led by the Epstein Survivors and independent journalists; not one but 2 international sex trafficking rings involving children rock the Trump Administration and Todd Blanche’s AG candidacy; that and so much more on the Legal AF podcast with Ben and Popok.

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Trump’s pool contractor just put up on its website a confession that their shoddy work caused the Reflecting Pool project to fail, NOT criminal vandalism, a piece of evidence Popok spotted that Olympic Cyclist Davey Hearn’s defense team should pounce on and present at the trial to get him acquitted! Popok updates on the new “warranty” evidence he found, what it means, and how unlikely it is that Hearn is convicted of “malicious destruction” of more than “$1,000” in a DC Jury trial!

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Cue the vindictive prosecution motion that Jack Smith will file should he be indicted on the phony charges of “lying to Congress” when he told the truth about which records of members of Congress his prosecution team reviewed to make their case against Trump for criminal interference with the 2020 election results. Popok explains that the House Judiciary Committee MAGA have sent to an ethically conflicted Todd Blanche a bad-faith criminal referral of Smith to both satisfy Trump’s revenge lust AND to help Blanche get confirmed as Attorney General. Subscribe:  @LegalAFMTN  Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way...

Trump is back at abusing his Sex Abuse Survivor and courageous Plaintiff E Jean Carroll again, filing a last minute, bad faith “emergency” motion with the Second Circuit to allow him to clawback the $5.8 million he was forced to pay her for sexually abusing her and was paid to her on July 9, while he continues to try to get the Supreme Court to reverse themselves and bail him out. Qualia Magnesium: Go to https://QualiaLife.com/legalaf for up to 50% OFF! Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, toda...

Trump backfires in Miami Federal Court in the BBC Case; Trump backfires in his late night filing to steal money from his Sex Abuse Survivor; Trump backfires in his attempt help the Tate Brothers in the past; Trump backfires in his efforts to patronize the Epstein Survivors; Trump backfires in his attempt to avoid contempt charges in the Katie Phang Case.  Get the theme here?  Join the Legal AF Podcast hosted tonight by Popok and KFA for all the latest in real time updates at the intersection of law and politics.

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Popok is joined by one of the leaders of the Epstein Survivors, Dani Bensky, who gave a powerful and authentic rebuttal to Todd Blanche during the Senate Judiciary Confirmation hearing. Join Dani and Popok as they also drill down on the new bombshell revelations that the FBI under Blanche had actual training videos used to teach FBI agents how to spot Trump’s name and flag it, rather than working to produce files as required by the Epstein File Transparency Act! Subscribe:  @LegalAFMTN  Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to De...

When you are Trump and chase headlines and sue for “10 billion dollars” in a defamation suit, then you just “opened the door” to turning over ALL of your secret financial records to your defendant, and that’s what just happened in a new order issued by Federal Magistrate Judge Lett in Miami against Trump in his case against the BBC.  Popok also reports on how Judge Williams’ recent finding of bad faith by Todd Blanche, Trump, and his personal lawyers was used against Trump in the BBC case already!

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