On the midweek edition of the Legal AF podcast, Karen Friedman Agnifilo and Dina Doll break down a new ruling by a federal judge finding the Trump administration in violation of a court order, Trump’s official acceptance of a Qatari jet, Alina Habba’s use of legal retribution to target political opponents in New Jersey, and a new probe into Andrew Cuomo launched by the Trump DOJ. This and more on the midweek edition of Legal AF!
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1:27:06
Fed Up Judge Rips Trump to Pieces as Contempt Looms
A Federal Judge —with the full support of the Supreme Court— ripped Trump’s DOJ a new one in court, and is likely about to find the Trump Administration in contempt for refusing in “bad faith” to comply with her order to detail under oath steps taken to obtain the return of Armando Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador jail. Michael Popok explains what Judge Xinis is likely to order this coming week and why as the Trump Administration doubles down on a losing hand.
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16:10
Legal AF Full Episode - 5/17/2025
Ben Meiselas & Michael Popok head the top rated Legal AF podcast and tonight debate: The Supreme Court's rulings against the Trump Administration and its assault on Due Process and the Fifth Amendment and how the Court is fighting back; whether the Court will allow Trump to continue to play "catch me if you can" with his policies, or off a new oral argument put an end to it and give lower court judges the tools they need to stop Trump; Trump ruining American's perfect credit score and its impact on everyone's pocketbook, Trump going after a former FBI director to distract from a failed overseas trip, and so much more at the intersection of law and politics.
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1:24:17
Very Paranoid Trump Freaks Out in Public
A desperate Trump, trying to distract from a terrible overseas trip and bribery scandal,l is accusing the former FBI Director of plotting his assassination by posting a photo of seashells arranged on the beach during a morning walk. Michael Popok looks closely at the allegation that all of Trump World has jumped on it, as First Amendment expression remains under attack.
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16:14
Trump Has Public Meltdown After SCOTUS Ruling
Did the US Supreme Court issuing its 4th loss in a row for Trump, just break him over their knee, and is he about to cry about it in his latest tantrum of a social media post? Michael Popok connects the dots about the Supreme Court’s Ruling and Trump’s unhinged attack on the Court because — even though he won more votes than Kamala — they won’t let him be a full on fascist tyrant— yet.
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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.