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Lawyer & longtime Trump friend of 60 years allegedly said Trump should use the US military to break Mesa, Colorado election clerk Tina Peters out of state prison, where she is serving 9 years for stealing and leaking voter data to QAnon groups. Popok breaks it down.

DOJ Tried To "Correct" The Record After Contradicting Itself In Court. Then filed a "correction" pretending that was never said. Hard to claim credibility when the story changes under oath. www.youtube.com/watch?v=18vk... @legalafmtn.bsky.social

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Chief Justice John Roberts Walks Into Nuremberg, the Film… By @thelisagraves.bsky.social 🔗 substack.com/@legalaf/not...

Halligan’s firing and renewed contempt charges expose deep DOJ and Trump-world dysfunction. A new suit to block an illegal probe of a member of Congress pushes back. A Georgia ruling shows what happens with the wrong prosecutor. Popok and KFA anchor a Thanksgiving Legal AF episode LIVE at 8 pm ET!

Sex-abuse survivors are turning fear into political power. After major wins in DC last week pushing for justice, dignity, and reforms, activist and Epstein survivor Lisa Phillips joins Popok for a powerful real-time briefing on their success and what comes next.

Trump Gets Rebuked by His Own Judge and Is Ordered to Pay Sanctions 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...

Trump Gets Rebuked by His Own Judge and Is Ordered to Pay Sanctions 🔗 substack.com/@legalaf/not...

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LIVE at 8 pm ET: Popok channels The American Revolution (the doc) and “Common Sense” to show we’re in a new “King George” moment, breaking down Halligan’s firing, the Trump–Epstein comms order, Chutkan’s fight, Boasberg’s contempt case, Swalwell’s suit, Joe Schnitt’s DOJ battle and much more!

Judge Boasberg to decide if the Trump administration will be held in criminal contempt for ignoring his order to stop deportation flights. ACLU’s lead lawyer for the JGG case before Chief Judge Boasberg joins Popok to break it all down.

Trump Stunned as DOJ Official Who Exposed Epstein Cover-Up Files Lawsuit 🔗 substack.com/@legalaf/not...

Trump DOJ brought an indictment that said "no bill." A second version showed up. The grand jury never saw it. And the court is supposed to just roll with it. That’s not procedure. That’s a problem. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk5J... #TrumpDOJ #GrandJury #Indictment #DOJ @legalafmtn.bsky.social

A federal judge dealt a major blow to Trump and his DOJ, ruling Lindsey Halligan was illegally appointed as a prosecutor and dismissing the indictments of James Comey and NY AG Tish James. Popok breaks down what this means for the DOJ, the new prosecutor, and any future cases.

U.S. District Judge Currie has also dismissed the case against Letitia James without prejudice.

BREAKING: James Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Judge rules Halligan was invalidly appointed.

A series on the James Comey indictment debacle - #1 – How did U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan indict former F.B.I. Director James Comey without ever actually showing the indictment to the grand jury? @legalafmtn.bsky.social youtu.be/Wk5JY7uTGuU?...

Trump’s Shadow Protection of Accused Traffickers: What the ProPublica Bombshell Reveals By @askdinadoll.bsky.social substack.com/@legalaf/not...

How do you spell criminal incompetence? H-A-L-L-I-G-A-N, as not one but THREE Federal judges question her means, her methods, her ethics, her morals, and her indictments of James Comey and Letitia James. The Legal AF Pod is on the scene to catch you up on this fast moving story.

Trump Blasted in Emergency Motion to Dismiss substack.com/@legalaf/not...

Unhinged Trump fuels 25th Amendment fury after calling for violence on Democratic veterans. DOJ stumbles in Comey/James, Halligan left twisting. Bondi blocks Epstein files as Maxwell pleads the Fifth. MAGA 6 bail out Trump on Texas maps. All on Legal AF with Ben and Popok. LIVE at 8 pm ET!

Trump refused to send disaster aid to Chicago after 2 devastating storms

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joins Popok to break down how state AGs are planning day by day to defeat Trump and his DOJ in America’s courtrooms.

Excellent News: We’ve secured a final ruling blocking the Trump Administration’s illegal attempt to defund several critical government agencies—including the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Trump’s DOJ and Lindsey Halligan botched the Comey case again, filing a grand jury transcript that undermines their effort to save the indictment and waives any claim to withhold full records. Popok explains how the filing shows Halligan’s confusion and worsens her standing with the judge.

Watch the full video here: youtu.be/PGiUTYsr1Yw

Ellison: Today, you should never get a Republican AG, because they’re not your AG. They’re Leonard Leo’s AG. They’re Donald Trump’s AG. But they are not your AG. They’re not Louisiana’s AG. They’re not Mississippi’s AG. They’re beholden to others.

Interview with Minnesota AG Keith Ellison 🔗 substack.com/@legalaf/not...

Judge doubts Kilmar Abrego Garcia has final deportation order My recap of the 4+ hour hearing: The government's fourth effort to whisk Abrego to a faraway African nation seems bound to flop. www.allrisenews.com/p/xinis-doub...

Klasfeld: Every day that I am inside of this courthouse or looking at this court docket, there seems to appear a new viable way to attack the James Comey indictment, and the new attack that emerged today is the fact that, as you noted, Michael, the grand jury never saw the indictment.

BREAKING: Judge Cobb rules that the Pentagon's National Guard deployment into D.C. was illegal. However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

Popok & Legal AF go behind the scenes for an exclusive briefing by the Democratic AGs as they join forces daily to defeat the lawless and heartless Trump Presidency. Tune in to Legal AF Youtube channel for exclusive interviews & briefing about current and future court cases you find anywhere else.

Trump Risks It All With Military Boat Strikes?! 🔗 substack.com/@legalaf/not...

Watch the full video here: youtu.be/jF5NvchHLIQ

Mayes: I worry about how we’ll even know if something gets withheld. There’s a timing issue: when will the documents be released? There’s a redaction issue: how much will be redacted? And then there’s a completeness issue: how much are they actually going to release?

A two hour hole in a grand jury transcript and silence in the courtroom when the judge raised it. Then a next day filing that tries to reframe the issue instead of answering it. That is not how you build confidence in a prosecution. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY1p... @legalafmtn.bsky.social

Interview with Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...

COMING SOON: Popok sits down with 10 Democratic Attorney Generals regarding the role of the Attorney General in the Trump 2.0 era and more at the intersection of law and politics.

BIG NEWS: The Senate received the bill to release the Epstein Files from the House and passed it instantly under yesterday’s unanimous consent agreement. It now heads to Trump’s desk.

A missing two hour chunk in a grand jury transcript is bad. The silence in court is worse. The explanation arriving a day later is the real tell. Full breakdown: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY1p... #LegalAF #ShanWu #GrandJury #DOJ #LegalNews #JusticeSystem #LawAndPolitics @legalafmtn.bsky.social

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Trump DOJ Scrambles as They File Disaster Emergency Motion 🔗 substack.com/@legalaf/not...

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MAJOR NEWS: Federal judges, including a Trump appointee, just BLOCKED Texas Republicans from using their new gerrymandered congressional map in 2026, ruling it was likely an illegal racial gerrymander. TX must revert to its 2021 map as Trump’s redistricting power grab collapses.

Bill to release the Epstein files passes the House 427 to 1

Epstein didn’t operate alone — he operated inside a system that protected powerful men Sweetheart deals. Dropped cases. A billion dollars in suspicious activity ignored. That’s not an accident. That’s a DOJ failure. Full breakdown: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SXG... @legalafmtn.bsky.social

Popok dives in on how a magistrate judge reportedly found multiple procedural errors by prosecutor Lindsay Halligan in the grand jury case against James Comey, which could jeopardize the indictment. The judge also questioned Halligan’s credibility based on a recent affidavit she filed.

Trump Spirals as Voters Strike Back 🔗 substack.com/@legalaf/not...

Trump DOJ Blasted With Bombshell Ruling… Constitutional Error? 🔗 substack.com/@legalaf/not...