The Intersection with Michael Popok Full Episode - 8/12/2025

Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF is back for another hard-hitting look at the wheels of justice in “real time.” as they analyze and discuss this week’s most consequential developments at the intersection of law and politics. On this week’s Special Holiday Edition, the anchors break-down and analyze: the Jan6 Committee’s Final Report and criminal referrals and new legislation recommendations; the House Ways and Means Committee voting to release 5 years of Trump’s tax returns; Trump being set for federal jury trial on April 17, 2022 in the new civil rape case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll; a Florida Federal judge denying Trump’s attempt in Florida to stay the New York Civil fraud case brought by the New York Attorney General, observing that the filing was frivolous and sanctionable; an Arizona judge dismissing Kari Lake’s frivolous suit to overturn the election and appoint her governor, inviting Governor Elect Hobbs to seek sanctions, and so much more. Shop LegalAF Merch at: https://store.meidastouch.com Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 American Psyop: https://pod.link/1652143101 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Joulu 20221h 24min

The Midweek Edition of the top-rated news podcast, LegalAF x MeidasTouch, is back for another hard-hitting look in “real time” at this week’s most consequential developments at the intersection of law and politics. On this episode, co-anchors national trial lawyer Michael Popok and former prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo analyze and discuss 3 momentous events for the week: (1) the Jan6 Committee voting to refer 4 crimes against Trump and others, including insurrection and obstruction and what it means for the DOJ and future prosecutions; (2) the House Ways and Means Committee voting to release years of Trump’s personal and business taxes as a way to discipline the IRS for breaking the law and not auditing Trump as president as the law requires and providing transparency; and (3) the start of the sedition conspiracy trial against the leaders of the Proud Boys in a D.C. courtroom, and so much more. GET MEIDAS MERCH: https://store.meidastouch.com Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Joulu 20221h 1min

The House Ways and Means Committee will meet behind closed doors Tuesday to vote on the release of Donald Trump’s tax returns. Legal AF Host Michael Popok reports on what to expect. Shop Meidas Merch at: https://store.meidastouch.com Join us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 American Psyop: https://pod.link/1652143101 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Joulu 20229min

Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting look at the wheels of justice in “real time” as they analyze and discuss this week’s most consequential developments at the intersection of law and politics. On this week’s episode, the anchors break-down and analyze: the January6 Committee’s vote to refer at least 3 criminal charges against Donald Trump and others to the DOJ; the possibility that the DOJ will lose its ability to charge and convict Jan6 defendants with the highest Obstruction charge; Trump filing a frivolous defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Committee because in a random Florida state courthouse; the $1.6 billion dollar suit by Dominion Voting against Fox reaches a critical final phase with Rupert Murdoch sitting for sworn testimony and Dominion moving for sanctions for Fox’s intentionally lost/destroyed documents; failed Arizona MAGA candidate Kari Lake files her own version of Trump’s frivolous suit in Arizona to try to “find” 17,000+ votes to overturn Katie Hobbs’ election, and so much more DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS: AG1: https://athleticgreens.com/LegalAF HIGHLAND TITLES: https://www.highlandtitles.com/ — Code “LEGALAF” NUGENIX: Get a complimentary bottle of Nugenix Total T when you text LEGAL to 231-231. GET MEIDAS MERCH: https://store.meidastouch.com Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Joulu 20221h 20min

The Midweek Edition of the top-rated news podcast, LegalAF x MeidasTouch, is back for another hard-hitting look in “real time” at this week’s most consequential developments at the intersection of law and politics. On this episode, co-anchors national trial lawyer Michael Popok and former prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo analyze and discuss: the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) being granted immunity from a suit brought by US Citizen Jamal Khashoggi’s wife for his brutal murder and dismembering by Saudi security agents (joined by journalist Anthony Davis); the new revelation of a secret trial finding the Trump Organization in criminal contempt for its failure to produce records before the criminal tax fraud trial against it even began; New York Attorney General Leticia James’ motion to dismiss Trump’s Florida federal lawsuit that tries to interfere with her $250mm New York civil fraud case against Trump and his children; and the possibility that the DC Circuit Court of Appeals will find that the DOJ cannot indict Jan6 defendants for Obstruction with its 20 year sentence, and so much more. DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS: NUTRAFOL: https://Nutrafol.com/Men — Code “LEGALAF” MIRACLE: https://TryMiracle.com/LEGALAF — Code “LEGALAF” HIGHLAND TITLES: https://www.highlandtitles.com/ — Code “LEGALAF” GET MEIDAS MERCH: https://store.meidastouch.com Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Joulu 20221h 29min

Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting look at the wheels of justice in “real time” as they analyze and discuss this week’s most consequential developments at the intersection of law and politics. On this week’s episode, the anchors break-down and analyze: the Special Counsel’s moving for contempt in DC against Trump related to his failure to turn over more subpoenaed documents, and his issuing new subpoenas to state and local election officials concerning Trump’s interference and fake elector scheme; the criminal felony conviction of the Trump Organization and what it means for the future and the civil fraud case; Ivanka Trump cutting a deal with the NY Attorney General to be let out of financial monitoring requirements and what it could mean for the case and Trump; the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on LGBTQ+ discrimination and whether State Legislatures can refuse to certify federal elections; and a DC appeal court considering whether Trump has full immunity from civil suit for his Jan6 speech that led to the Insurrection and the attack on the Capitol, and so much more. DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS: AG1: https://athleticgreens.com/LegalAF AURA FRAMES: https://auraframes.com/LegalAF LOMI: https://lomi.com/LegalAF GET MEIDAS MERCH: https://store.meidastouch.com Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Joulu 20221h 37min

The Midweek Edition of the top-rated news podcast, LegalAF x MeidasTouch, is back for another hard-hitting look in “real time” at this week’s most consequential developments at the intersection of law and politics. On this episode, co-anchors national trial lawyer Michael Popok and former prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo analyze and discuss: The 17 count felony conviction of 2 subsidiaries of the Trump Organization in a Manhattan courtroom; the new revelation that more classified documents have been found in a Trump storage unit in Florida; the New York Attorney General’s recent deal to let Ivanka Trump out from under reporting all her personal finances to the court-ordered Financial Monitor in the civil fraud case; the Manhattan DA’s hiring this week of a senior Trump-busting attorney who had worked at the DOJ and New York Attorney General’s office as it considers prosecuting Trump for other crimes; Special Counsel Jack Smith’s first new wave of grand jury subpoenas directed at state and local election officials, and so much more. DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS: Bombas: https://bombas.com/LegalAF Masterworks: https://masterworks.art/LegalAF GET MEIDAS MERCH: https://store.meidastouch.com Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Joulu 20221h 6min

Legal AF hosts Michael Popok, Karen Friedman Agnifilo and Ben Meiselas are joined by guest Michael Cohen to break down the conviction of the Trump Organization on all counts in the criminal trial in New York. Shop Meidas Merch at: https://store.meidastouch.com Join us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 American Psyop: https://pod.link/1652143101 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Joulu 20221h 36min