Legal AF Full Episode - 7/30/2025

The midweek edition of LegalAF x MeidasTouch, the top-rated podcast covering law and politics, is anchored by national trial attorney and strategist, Michael Popok and former prosecutor and leading criminal defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo. On this week’s episode, Popok and KFA discuss and analyze:   1. A NY State Court Judge finding Trump in Civil Contempt for failure to produce documents and records to the NY Attorney General.   2. The same judge ordering Trump’s long time appraisal firm to turn over all of their records without delay to the NY Attorney General to aid her investigation into whether Trump committed loan fraud.   3. 13 members of the Women’s Gymnastics Team putting the FBI on notice that intend to sue the FBI for bungling their investigation of former Dr. Larry Nasser who sexually assaulted and abused them while the FBI did nothing for years.   4. Whether a Jan6 Insurrectionist criminal defendant will be successful in defending herself by arguing that she is not a US or federal citizen, but a child of god.   Special Easter Egg: KFA plays “stump the Popok” as they discuss Elon Musk and his efforts to buy Twitter and what it all means. Follow Legal AF on Twitter: Legal AF: https://twitter.com/MTLegalAF Karen Friedman Agnifilo: https://twitter.com/kfalegal Michael Popok: https://twitter.com/mspopok 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 Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Apr 20221h 12min

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 in “real time” at this week’s most consequential developments. This week Ben and Popok discuss and analyze: 1. The Jan6 Committee’s upcoming June hearings on the Insurrection that one senior member claims will “blow the roof” off of Congress as it describes an “inside coup” led by Trump. 2. The DOJ adding a new lead prosecutor to head the Jan6 prosecutions, including leading the prosecutors focusing on Trump and his inner circle. 3. Marjory Taylor Greene’s efforts to avoid being thrown off the upcoming ballot for reelection as an insurrectionist, and her providing the first sworn testimony of any member of Congress about their role on Jan6. 4. Newly-discovered audio recordings confirming that Kevin McCarthy sought to have Trump resign for his role in the insurrection, and that Trump had confessed about his role in the attack on the Capitol. 5. Alex Jones being hit with over $1mm in fines by a Texas judge presiding over his defamation trial related to his denying that the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre actually happened, his filing for bankruptcy to avoid liability, and his contacting the DOJ to cooperate concerning the Jan6 criminal investigation. 6. A new lawsuit filed against Florida Governor DeSantis’ racist redistricting maps, adding 4 new republican seats while cutting Black representation in half. 7. The DOJ filing a new appeal to reverse a Florida Federal judge’s decision last week finding the CDC’s Mask Mandate to be illegal. DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS: AG1 by Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/legalaf Aura Frames: https://auraframes.com/legalaf 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 Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Apr 20221h 41min

On this bonus episode, former federal prosecutor and host of Talking Feds podcast Harry Litman breaks down Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle baffling decision to overturn the federal mask mandate for travel. Subscribe to Taling Feds podcast: https://www.talkingfeds.com/ Subscribe to the Talking Feds YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_toJO3rT5L5U1CBRawV4Lw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Apr 202213min

The midweek edition of LegalAF x MeidasTouch, the top-rated podcast covering law and politics, is anchored by national trial attorney and strategist, Michael Popok and former prosecutor and leading criminal defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo. On this week’s episode, Popok and KFA analyze: 1. Trump’s efforts to, on the one hand, disqualify the Florida federal judge he does not like in the racketeering case he filed against Hillary Clinton in Florida, while on the other, use a New York federal judge to stop the New York Attorney General’s investigation of him. 2. Bannon’s last ditch efforts to have his criminal contempt of Congress case thrown out by a D.C. Circuit federal judge before his July trial. 3. A Georgia federal judge’s decision to allow Georgia to continue to evaluate whether Marjorie Taylor Greene is an insurrectionist that is disqualified to run for office under the 14th Amendment’s “anti-insurrectionist” clause. 4. A Florida federal judge’s decision to prevent the Center for Disease Control from, well, controlling disease, by continuing to require masks on all public transportation. Follow Legal AF on Twitter: Legal AF: https://twitter.com/MTLegalAF Karen Friedman Agnifilo: https://twitter.com/kfalegal Michael Popok: https://twitter.com/mspopok 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 Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Apr 20221h 9min

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 in “real time” at this week’s most important developments. This week Ben and Popok discuss and analyze: 1. The DOJ going 3 for 3 against Jan6 insurrectionist, racking up another conviction on all counts. 2. Whether the Federal Prosecutors’ case against disgraced former attorney Rudy Giuliani is for undisclosed foreign lobbying is heating up, as Rudy is forced to provide the passwords for some of the 18 phones seized last year. 3. Governor DeSantis’ efforts through redistricting to eliminate House districts for primarily Black representatives and increase White republican seats instead. 4. A $137 million dollar verdict against Tesla for a racist culture allowed to exist in its main manufacturing plant, and a Federal Judge’s efforts to reduce the jury award. 5. Whether Elon Musk is serious about his Twitter “4:20” based takeover bid, or is it all about to go up in smoke. 6. A Federal Judge’s consequential decision about whether Georgia can keep Marjorie Taylor Greene off the ballot for her part in the Jan6 attempted overthrow of the Republic. DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS: AG1 by Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/legalaf 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 Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Apr 20221h 28min

The midweek edition of LegalAF x MeidasTouch, the top-rated podcast covering law and politics, is anchored by national trial attorney and strategist, Michael Popok and former prosecutor and leading criminal defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo. On this week’s episode, Popok and KFA analyze whether: 1. A Georgia Federal Judge will lead the way to have Marjorie Taylor Greene bounced from the primary ballot under the “anti-insurrectionist” clause of the 14th Amendment. 2. The Federal prosecutors bungled the prosecution of the 4 militia members charged with conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer leading to two of them being acquitted by the jury 3. A Texas Prosecutor is a hero or villain for her role in the indictment of a woman, turned in by a Texas hospital, for using abortion drugs for her unwanted pregnancy. Follow Legal AF on Twitter: Legal AF: https://twitter.com/MTLegalAF Karen Friedman Agnifilo: https://twitter.com/kfalegal Michael Popok: https://twitter.com/mspopok 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 Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Apr 202256min

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 in “real time” at this week’s most important developments. This week Ben and Popok discuss and analyze: 1. The confirmation of now Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and what it means for the next SCOTUS term and beyond. 2. The FBI’s new investigation of Trump and his taking of 15 boxes of classified and top secret documents with him to Mar a Lago. 3. A federal judge denying Bannon a major defense in his criminal trial for Contempt of Congress set to start in July. 4. Ali Alexander’s testifying before DOJ’s DC grand jury concerning the insurrection and links to the White House and members of Congress. 5. The guilty plea and cooperation of another Proud Boy leader and what it may mean for the criminal prosecutions. 6. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s efforts to rehabilitate his reputation and push on with the Trump prosecution. 7. NY Attorney General seeking to hold Trump in civil contempt and fined $10k a day for failure to produce any documents despite court order. Support the Show! Smith.AI -- Work uninterrupted, run your business with less stress, and get more leads from your marketing efforts. Save $100 when you sign up using promo code "LegalAF" at https://www.smith.ai 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 Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Apr 20221h 22min

The midweek edition of LegalAF x MeidasTouch, the top-rated podcast covering law and politics, is anchored by national trial attorney and strategist, Michael Popok and former prosecutor and leading criminal defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo. On this week’s episode, they discuss: (a) SCOTUS’ landmark 6-3 decision this week in Thompson v. Clark finding that a person has a 4 th Amendment right against being falsely arrested or prosecuted; (b) the uptick in the pace of the DOJ’s criminal prosecution of Trump and those involved in the Big Lie; and (c) an update in the Ketanji Brown Jackson SCOTUS confirmation process. Special Bonus: KFA and Popok preview their guest for next week’s show, attorney superstar Robbie Kaplan and the first federal constitutional challenge against Florida’s Don’t Say Gay law just filed by her law firm. Follow Legal AF on Twitter: Legal AF: https://twitter.com/MTLegalAF Karen Friedman Agnifilo: https://twitter.com/kfalegal Michael Popok: https://twitter.com/mspopok 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 Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Apr 202253min