The Intersection with Michael Popok

Trump's DOJ is just corrupting the Rule of Law, they are being used to let MAGA lobbyist make tons of money getting giant anti-consumer Mergers to happen, and AG Pam Bondi has been accused by a former senior DOJ antitrust department leader of opening the door and letting MAGA and its lobbyists and lawyers corrupt the merger approval process to benefit Trump's friends. Popok rips the cover off the this latest scandal, while also calling out the conflicts that Big Banks like Goldman Sachs has to fire key employees that generate data and analysis that Trump hates because it shows the Trumpenomics failures.

Nothing says Trump is lying about the 2020 election being stolen from him, than another right wing "new" organization having to pay $67 million for defamation for spreading those lies to pump up its ratings and make itself money at the expense of an innocent US voting systems company called Dominion. Popok explains why Newsmax settled, how it through its own "journalists" under the bus in doing so, and how the settlement undermines Trump.

Trump is now extorting countries to "win" the Nobel Peace Prize, using lower tariffs to convince Norway to give him the award, as he lies to the American People about being the "peace President" in social media postings and at news events, including the utter dumpster fire of his meeting (and fan boy conduct) with Putin in Alaska. Popok blows the lid off this story.

The Texas Democrats have won their battle with Texas over the redrawn proMAGA congressional maps, staying away from Texas long enough for California to draw up its own new maps ADDING all the seats that Texas will steal from the Democrats. Popok explains how this victory happened, and why it matters for the midterms to have defeated MAGA at their own game.

Federal suits and orders do matter as we run into the burning building to save democracy. The latest example, a Trump appointed judge just forced his Administration to release $100 million dollars in funding to the National Endowment for Democracy (which Trump despises). Popok explains that the Judge Freidrich also embarrassed Trump by reminding him that the Congressionally-created NED was set up to combat "authoritarianism" "extremism" and "instability" as a not so subtle jab at his Administration.

In what may be the weakest foreign policy event in US presidential history, Trump just lost to Putin in Alaska, and then ran "crying" to have NATO, the European Union and President Zelensky bail him out, as Putin celebrated like a victor. Popok puts it all in perspective on his latest hot take.

How close are we to the Supreme Court setting back voting rights and civil rights to the 1870s with a new case they just took up for October? Huffpo’s leading law and politics journalist Paul Blumenthal joins Popok to brief the audience on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and whether it survives past 2026.

Judge Ana Reyes is important to the case today filed by the District of Columbia against the Trump Administration. Popok shines a spotllght on Judge Reyes, and explains why at today's 2 pm hearing Trump may move to disqualify her and why that will fail, and why she will likely put a stop to Trump's illegal take over of the DC police TODAY.

In breaking news, DC has had it and has filed a new injunction suit against Trump, Bondi the DOJ and the rest of his Administration to stop the violation of its Home Rule sovereignty and Trump's take over of its police department and sidelining its mayor and council, all because Trump's "little buddy" a 19 year old staffer got jumped by some other teenagers. Popok reports.

Adam Klasfeld, known for his "inside the courtroom" reporting, joins Popok to brief our audience on new developments during Day3 of the "Trump Trial" -- California's trial against Trump to stop him from taking over and federalizing the state using the might of the US Military on domestic soil. Wait till you here what Adam picked up in his reporting for the last day of trial and when he expects the Judge's ruling!