The Intersection with Michael Popok

The new filing by the Trump Administration with Judge Xinis overseeing the Abrego Garcia return and due process case, just made things worse for the DOJ and Trump, by informing the Judge that they returned Abrego Garcia 2 months late, as it basically admitted that they could have returned Abrego Garcia months ago if they wanted to. Popok explains how these new filings will be used against the Administration and does not solve the contempt problem, it only proves it!

The US Attorney General Pam Bondi just handed Judge Xinis yet another reason to continue to find the Trump Administration and DOJ in contempt, with her press conference announcing that the Trump Administration knew how to return Armando Garcia from El Salvador after all over the last 60 days,. Popok takes a close look at the threadbare criminal indictment in Tennessee used by Trump to cover his latest TACO move, and explains what Judge Xinis is going to do next in her efforts to hold the Trump Administration accountable.

In breaking news, a federal judge has sided with Harvard again, and just slapped back the Trump Administration again, with a new temporary restraining order to block Trump's latest attempt to declare Harvard an enemy of the state to block its admission of foreign students to try to kick them in the financial ...brass ones. Popok reports.

Popok is joined by one of the most dynamic and influential Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill, Rep. Ritchie Torres of NY, for a far ranging discussion of what the House Democratic Leaders are doing on an almost hourly basis to reign in a lawless rogue President Trump and provides a hopeful message and blueprint for the midterm elections.

If Harvard falls to Trump, our very way of life and what it means to be an American with American Values, falls too, making their new amended suit against Trump for going after them a second time to destroy their International student population is so vital. Popok reports on the new filing and reflects on what it means to be an American.

When your former employee and ultimate insider becomes a dreaded whistleblower who effectively calls you a pedophile AND calls for impeachment on the same day, plaintiffs' lawyers will scramble to get you in a deposition to crap all over your boss in pending cases. Popok uses his trial talents to lead the audience to what Musk firing Trump means for the dozen cases trying to declare all of Musk/Doge's actions illegal.

Citing Kafka, Chief Judge Boesberg has just told the Trump Administration that he is on to their "ruse" to try to send people away from the US to avoid Federal Court oversight, and has given new rights to 250+ non citizens sent in the middle of the night without any rights at all, to get returned to the US to appear before him to adjudicate their 5th Amendment Rights. Popok does a deep dive on the new order.

Even Trump-friendly major companies won't work with Law Firms that appeased Trump and settled for over $1 billion in free legal services rather than fight him. Popok reports on the Revenge of the General Counsels, who are firing those 14 law firms and directing hundreds of millions of dollars in legal services to other firms that stood and fought back.

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 downloads and views, and nearly 1 billion views overall. The Intersection was also one of the top-ranked YouTube podcasts in the platform’s newly released podcast rankings, placing in the top two among all legal and political podcasts on YouTube. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience as a renowned national trial lawyer and global corporate executive, Popok makes the law—and its role in our lives—easy to comprehend and entertaining. He teaches his audience, using his unique brand of humor and communication skills honed through years of jury work, to think like a lawyer while learning the secrets of the court system and the craft of lawyering. The result is a refreshing, no-holds-barred show that’s equal parts TED Talk, law school class, insider view of courtroom tactics, and pop culture seminar—all rolled into a one-hour podcast presented by the MeidasTouch Network.