Podcast · 657 episodes
Legal AF by MeidasTouch, page 22
by MeidasTouch Network · English
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.
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Trump Blindsided by New Lawsuit as Prosecutor Destroys Evidence?!The episode argues that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsay Halligan mishandled federal records and may have violated the Federal Records Act by using the Signal disappearing-messages app to communicate…28 Oct 2025 · 20 min · 10 chapters
Trump Gets Extremely Desperate as He Faces His FateThe episode argues that Donald Trump’s floated “third term” idea would violate the 22nd Amendment and amount to treason, describing a hypothetical plan where a VP candidate resigns so Trump can…28 Oct 2025 · 18 min · 7 chapters
Trump Blasted as He Destroys His Own Lawyers at Supreme CourtThe episode argues that Donald Trump is misusing tariff authority ahead of a Nov. 5 U.S. Supreme Court oral argument.27 Oct 2025 · 17 min · 8 chapters
Legal AF Full Episode - 10/25/2025Legal AF episode covering multiple Trump-related legal fights and broader constitutional issues: (1) New York AG Letitia James’ non-guilty plea in a Virginia mortgage-fraud case and her motions to…26 Oct 2025 · 1 h 31 min · 39 chapters
Trump Screws Up Big as AG James Shows Up for Criminal CaseThe episode discusses Letitia James’s federal criminal indictment and two defense motions: (1) a request to dismiss the indictment and bar interim U.S.24 Oct 2025 · 22 min · 8 chapters
Trump Screwed as Prosecutor He Needs Refuses to IndictThe episode argues that the Trump-aligned U.S. attorney for Maryland, Kelly O. Hayes, refused to indict Sen.24 Oct 2025 · 19 min · 6 chapters
🚨 Trump Gets Tables Turned on Him as DOJ Headed to TrialThe episode discusses a federal evidentiary hearing scheduled for November 4–5 in the Kilmer Abrego-Garcia case, framed as “vindictive prosecution” by the DOJ.24 Oct 2025 · 18 min · 7 chapters
Trump Screwed as Prosecutor He Needs Refuses to IndictAllegations that a Trump-appointed U.S. attorney in Maryland, Kelly O. Hayes, refused to indict Sen.24 Oct 2025 · 19 min · 7 chapters
Legal AF Full Episode - 10/22/2025Legal AF midweek episode covering multiple high-profile legal/political disputes: (1) Melania Trump’s defamation threat against author Michael Wolff and Wolff’s anti-SLAPP lawsuit; (2) James Comey’s…23 Oct 2025 · 1 h 20 min · 28 chapters
The Intersection with Michael Popok Full Episode - 10/21/2025The episode argues that Donald Trump and allies are using lawsuits, political appointments, and public funding to enrich themselves and undermine legal process, while discussing related federal court…22 Oct 2025 · 1 h · 12 chapters
Reporter Anna Bower Unpacks Explosive DOJ MessagesThe episode is a special edition of Legal AF focused on Lawfare reporter Anna Bauer’s report about text messages from U.S.21 Oct 2025 · 30 min · 10 chapters
Trump Blocked by FL Judge as $400 Million Scheme gets Smoked OutThe episode argues that Florida Judge Mabel Ruiz blocked a plan tied to Donald Trump’s presidential library after Miami-Dade College was forced to transfer a three-acre waterfront parking lot to the…21 Oct 2025 · 16 min · 7 chapters
Trump Gets Skewered as Desperate Appeal Backfires in CourtThe episode is a Legal AF/Midas Touch commentary on a Third Circuit Court of Appeals hearing about whether Alina Habba was improperly appointed as acting U.S.21 Oct 2025 · 25 min · 7 chapters
Trump Faces Dismissal as Comey Goes Nuclear on HimThe episode argues that an indictment against interim U.S. attorney Lindsay Halligan (Eastern District of Virginia) should be dismissed because her appointment violated the Vacancy Reform Act (28…20 Oct 2025 · 18 min · 8 chapters
Trump Runs Scared in Court and Goes After Comey LawyerThe episode discusses a Trump administration “retaliatory” motion in the Comey prosecution seeking to disqualify James Comey’s lead defense counsel, Pat Fitzgerald, and to disqualify prosecutor…20 Oct 2025 · 16 min · 6 chapters
Trump Faces Reckoning with New Lawsuit After Humiliating FilingThe episode discusses Donald Trump’s newly refiled defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, multiple NYT reporters, and Penguin Random House, after an earlier version was dismissed within hours…20 Oct 2025 · 16 min · 11 chapters
Legal AF Full Episode - 10/18/2025Legal AF episode covering alleged Trump administration use of National Guard/military in blue states, Supreme Court emergency stay over Illinois, and multiple legal cases (George Santos commutation,…19 Oct 2025 · 1 h 13 min · 22 chapters
Michael Popok and CA AG Rob Bonta on the Rule of Law & MoreMichael Popok interviews California AG Rob Bonta about “No Kings Day” protests, Trump administration use of military force and National Guard on domestic soil, multi-state Democratic AG lawsuits…18 Oct 2025 · 32 min · 13 chapters
Trump Prosecutor Utterly Stunned as Cases CollapseThe episode argues that the Trump-era DOJ is overcharging First Amendment protest-related cases, citing repeated grand jury “no-true bill” outcomes and a specific acquittal of Sidney “Lori” Reed…18 Oct 2025 · 20 min · 7 chapters
Jack Smith POUNCES on CORRUPT Trump DOJThe episode argues that Donald Trump is retaliating against the DOJ and prosecutors who indicted him, focusing on Jack Smith.17 Oct 2025 · 18 min · 8 chapters
Vance Screws Trump White House as He Backs Them into CornerThe episode discusses a Politico-reported leak of a 2,300-page text/chat chain involving Young Republicans leadership (ages 21–40) containing repeated racist and anti-Semitic remarks, including…16 Oct 2025 · 16 min · 6 chapters
Trump Stunned by Appeals Court Ruling on His Chicago Troop PlanThe Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (3-0) refused to fully block a Trump administration order under 10 U.S.C.16 Oct 2025 · 17 min · 4 chapters
Legal AF Full Episode - 10/15/2025Legal AF midweek episode covering alleged Department of Justice “implosion” under Trump, including internal MAGA faction conflict, challenges to DOJ appointments, Supreme Court voting-rights…16 Oct 2025 · 1 h 30 min · 34 chapters
JD Vance makes Stunning Confession on Live TVThe episode centers on a claim that J.D. Vance, on George Stephanopoulos’ show, acknowledged there is FBI surveillance video/audio related to a “Tom Homan bribery” allegation.16 Oct 2025 · 20 min · 9 chapters