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The Intersection with Michael Popok

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The Intersection with Michael Popok is a weekly one-hour podcast focused on trusted, topical commentary exploring how the law intersects with and shapes people’s daily lives—including their Constitutionally protected rights and their civic, economic, and political worlds. The Intersection is hosted and curated by Michael Popok, co-founder of the top-ranked Legal AF podcast and YouTube channel. Popok is one of the most viewed and downloaded independent content creators, with over 50 million monthly

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14:04

Federal Judges Make MASSIVE RULING on Trump TROOPS IN LA

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/20

California's Governor has a huge decision to make today now that he's on the losing end of a 3-0 9th Circuit Panel decision that allows Trump to maintain control over the California National Guard and sets dangerous precedent for Trump taking over other Blue States. Does he ask all 29 judges of the 9th Circuit for a rehearing on the appeal, and/or file an emergency application to the US Supreme Court, or take his loss. Popok explains which of these unsavory options Governor Newsom must pursue to

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51:54

The Intersection with Michael Popok Full Episode -...

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/18

Join Michael Popok on the Intersection podcast, as he takes on: Trump's continued and coordinated arrest of his Democratic Political Rivals, and MAGA's smear campaign against Democrats in the aftermath of the political killings of Democrats; Trump's rejection of his own intelligence community's briefing to start a war between the US and Iran, as a bipartisan bill is proposed to stop it; whether the 9th Circuit will rule for States Rights and California or allow Trump Troops to attack a Blue State's

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14:18

ALL OUT WAR in Court as Trump TARGETS DEM Leader

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/17

Trump continues to go out of his way to arrest his political rivals, now adding NYC Comptroller and Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander, who joins a growing list of Democrats targeted by Trump. Popok calls out this assault on our democracy in his latest hot take.Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky:

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18:09

Trump HIT with MOTHER OF ALL LAWSUITS by American Bar...

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/17

The American Bar Association has sued the ENTIRE Trump Administration in a new federal suit aimed at destroying the "Trump Law Firm Intimidation Policy" to destroy the independence of lawyers in America, and you won't believe who is representing the ABA in court! Popok takes a close look at the new federal court case, as the suit tells the terrible tale of major law firms already giving in and gutting their pro bono programs to help disadvantaged and underprivileged people to avoid being the target

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15:42

Trump DOUBLES DOWN on Congress Act...

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/16

Trump's vicious assaults on women is not just in his private life as proven in the E Jean Carroll cases, it also animates his policies, as he now goes after Congress's landmark 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and tries to defund all 50 state agencies set up to help female victims of sex and domestic violence assaults. But not if a coalition of 17 state offices devoted to protecting women have their say, with a new federal suit and injunction request filed today in Rhode Island. Popok takes

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17:55

Trump BEGS For BAILOUT as He RUNS for COVER

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/16

Popok provides a viewers guide for what to expect during tomorrow's pivotal show down at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals oral argument, as the judges struggle to reign in Trump's assault on California, his political rival Governor Newsom, and States Rights. Popok gives it to you from a perspective of an appellate lawyer who has argued in this very same 9th Circuit court room in San Francisco, sets the stakes, and explains how the lawyers for California need to focus on Judge Bennett, the Trump

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14:10

Trump FORCED To MEET His FATE as Judge SHUTS DOWN...

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/16

A federal judge has denied Trump's latest effort to avoid a major hearing in the California national guard illegal take over case, and denied a motion to stay the trial court case until tomorrow's 9th Circuit oral argument related to the case. Popok explains how the Judge has laid a trap for Trump who walked right into it related to the use of the Marines to make arrests on US soil, and why the Judge's denial will drive Trump off the cliff. Subscribe:

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19:35

Trump WAKES UP to NIGHTMARE as Americans REJECT HIM

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/16

Not only has Trump lost for good the bro-podcasters like Joe Rogan who are now speaking against Trump's depraved Immigration and family deportation policies, but he's lost the rest of America too, as new polling shows the WORST polls in Trump's entire history are happening right now, as the American Citizen rejects Trump's fascist cos-play, overall mishandling of foreign and domestic affairs, and his inhuman immigration policies and attempt to take over a sovereign state. Popok reports. Subscribe:

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19:27

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The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/16

Trump should have canceled his lame fascist cosplay military parade in D.C. As Democratic officials and their families face threats in Minnesota, his brutal regime is using the military to crush First Amendment expression in California. Meanwhile, millions of Americans are rising up against his dictatorship in nationwide No Kings Day marches. Michael Popok breaks down how the people—the most vital force in our democracy—let freedom ring on Saturday, even as MAGA forces turned repressive, rolling out

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16:31

Trump CAVES BIG TIME as IT ALL Goes BAD

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/16

Trump has chickened out again in another TACO moment, demonstrating that he will cave to public pressure and protests, this time abruptly changing deportation and arrest policy to exclude hotel, food and farm workers from immigration raids. Popok explains that Trump watches cable news and new that federal agents chasing hard working non criminal immigrants through hotel lobbies, kitchens and factories was a bad look politically and he caved. He also puts this into context of what is happening in

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13:38

Trump BOXS Himself IN with LATEST MOVE

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/16

Trump's Marines just detained a civilian who was protesting at a federal building in LA, setting up a showdown in Federal Court with new evidence that Trump has violated the Posse Comitatus Act by using the Military against civilians on domestic soil. Popok takes a close look at Judge Breyers order from Friday, and explains how he set a trap that Trump walked right into that was hiding in plain sight in his order, and why the trial judge still has jurisdiction over the case despite the 9th

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15:27

Trump DOJ SHOWDOWN Meets its FATE in COURT

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/16

Will Armando Abrego Garcia be detained pretrial for Trump's criminal charges against him or transferred so that he can have his day in court for the due process and civil rights violations the Administration committed against him when they illegally removed him to an El Salvadoran super max prison? Those were the issues in a 6 hour pretrial detention and bail hearing in Tennessee and Popok explains it all on his latest hot take. Subscribe:

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12:13

Trump LOSES BIG at Appeals COURT...INSTANTLY Runs to...

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/13

Will the US Supreme Court bail out Trump for a civil sex abuse and defamation judgment won by E Jean Carroll now that he has lost 8-2 at the Second Circuit for the second time to reverse the judgment? Popok explains why he doesn't think they will on his latest hot take.Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky:

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10:27

Trump INSTANTLY SHUT DOWN by Federal Judge in VOTING...

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/13

The second federal judge has now blocked Trump's efforts to destroy Democrats and their votes by imposing illegal and unconstitutional "citizenship ID" requirements. Learn about Judge Casper and why she ruled against raw presidential power to preserve the sacred right to vote. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on

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14:38

Federal Judges Make MAJOR RULINGS on Trump TROOPS in LA

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/13

In a fast breaking story, while a federal judge late last night blocked Trump from taking over the California National Guard giving a win to democracy and Governor Newsom, later at night a 3 judge panel of the 9th Circuit, led by 2 Trump appointees, stayed the order until they get full briefing over the weekend and a hearing is conducted on Tuesday. Popok explains what the lower court ruled, why it was stayed, and what happens next as we likely are headed to the Supreme Court again. Subscribe:

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13:01

Trump Allies Lawsuit GOES UP IN FLAMES…Lawyer is a...

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/12

Maybe if you are the Proud Boys with a manufactured suit to shake down the American people for $100m because you were arrested and convicted of seditious conspiracy before pardoned by Trump, you shouldn't hire a felon and holocaust /election denier to be your lawyer in court! Popok explains what just happened in a Florida federal court. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky:

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14:03

Trump Admin INSTANTLY DESTROYS ITSELF with...

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/12

The Trump Administration just filed a sloppy brief missing key components (like the case law) and with a weak nonsensical analysis to try to convince a federal judge today not to block them from take over California and its national guard. Popok explains what happens next with today's pivotal hearing. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky:

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16:50

Trump DOJ THREATENED with PHONE SEIZURE after New TWIST

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/12

Will a federal court order members of Trump's inner circle to turn over their cell phones for an examination by the Court as a penalty for violating the Court's orders in the Abrego Garcia case pending before Judge Xinis? That's a question posed by a new discovery motion filed by Abrego Garcia's attorneys which seeks to have effectively a default judgment entered against the Trump Administration for bad faith conduct since the Supreme Court ordered his return on April 10th. Popok takes a hard look

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15:33

Federal Judges Make MAJOR RULING on Trump WAR POWERS

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/12

Three Trump appeal judges just bailed out Trump and blocked Chief Judge Boesberg's order compelling the Trump Administration to notify the court by tomorrow how they plan on giving Due Process rights to 140+ men sent in the middle of the night to El Salvador. Popok reports on the stay order granted and what it means over the next few weeks as the parties' fully brief the issue for the appeal.Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack:

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13:38

Federal Judge makes MAJOR ORDER on Trump TROOPS IN LA

The Intersection with Michael Popok ·

2025/06/12

A new order has just been issued with major impacts on California's case against Trump to stop his assault on its sovereignty. Popok explains what happens next now that Judge Breyer has ruled and what will happen this Thursday in court. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky:

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