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Welcome to the midweek edition of Legal AF, joined by our frequent co-host, stand-in Dina Dahl. Good to see you, Dina. Michael Popok is on the road and unable to make it this week. It's so great when you are able to join us and make this the Legal AF girl version.
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It's good to see you. How are you doing? Oh, great to see you too. As we were preparing for the show, it seems like the legal news is changing every second. So I'm so excited to talk about the many, many topics we have.
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Yeah, so much is going on and so much is happening. It's like fast and furious, hard to keep up with. whether it's watching the confirmation hearing today of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., or whether it's trying to keep up with all his, frankly, lies slash new stances on things that are very different than what he has said in

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Legal AF host Karen Friedman Agnifilo is joined by MeidasTouch Legal Commentator Dina Doll (sitting in for Popok) for the Midweek Edition of the top-rated Legal AF podcast. In this episode:

  1. Trump’s attempt to freeze government assistance funding immediately backfires.

  2. More of Trump’s executive orders face legal challenges.

  3. A DOJ shake-up continues as Trump fires prosecutors who worked on his cases and moves to dismiss the DOJ appeal in the Mar-a-Lago case.

Plus, so much more at the intersection of law and politics!

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Amy C's avatar

Complete lawlessness, lies, and blame. This new administration is a disgrace to America, our Constitution and all people who have heroically served this country to protect the nation.

TRump is an embarrassment!

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Heather.B's avatar

Trump has always been an embarrassment. He will always be an embarrassment! Anybody who thought this administration was going to be efficient, uplifting, or even adequate is a freaking loon.

This administration will veer along towards catastrophe until Trump is removed.

Time to wear these kinds of shirts the next four years 👇

https://libtees-2.creator-spring.com

Trump 2.0 will forever be known as the worst presidency in US history for generations to come. And he will forever be known as the worst president ever.

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WJB Motown's avatar

Place a giant golden urinal over his gravesite...when the time hopefully comes soon.

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Forget the urinal, he doesn't deserve one let alone a golden one, just piss right on his grave! FK the orange POS

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WJB Motown's avatar

.......Orange made golden showers famous......just wanting to return the favour to its final....Satan willing.....eternal flame of torment.

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mth's avatar
Jan 30Edited

I live in an area that was affected by the Palisades fire.

Fortunately my home was not damaged or destroyed by the fire, but I am working with a contractor to do home hardening and fire mitigation.

Unfortunately, the contractor’s workers–even though they may have a green card or are citizens–are not showing up to work because they are terrified of being captured and deported to Guantánamo per Trump’s massive deportation threats.

How are families whose homes were damaged or destroyed going to build or rebuild without these essential workers?

How are farms and agricultural businesses going to provide food and other products for California and the rest of the country without these essential workers?

The immigration process is long, torturous, and incomprehensible. It needs to be revamped.

I personally believe that anyone who has work should be allowed into this country. Most migrants are honest, hard-working people who came to this country to give their families a better life. Now they are living in fear, as if it was Nazi Germany here in California.

These essential workers need to be protected. If they If are too terrified to work, it will be difficult, if not impossible, for families who lost their homes to build or rebuild.

Employers should be able to vouch for their workers, and those workers should be allowed to work, regardless of their immigration status.

I voted for Biden, Harris, Governor Newsom, other Democrats down ticket.

I’ve made my opinion clear to my senators and representatives. At this point, I don’t know what else to do.

It’s going to be difficult enough for families to survive the trauma of having lost their homes. People, rather than rebuild, will be forced to leave the area or leave California.

What are we supposed to do?

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Leah Baum's avatar

I’m not sure if you’re aware, but your Secretary of State gave the green light to gather signatures to put on the ballot making California their own independent country. You can to this since you’re the fifth largest economy. It would be great if Oregon and Washington joined in.

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Julie Smalley's avatar

I’m all for that!!!

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James Koepfler's avatar

I'm from the east coast. We don't need separation. We need cohesion.

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

Sadly, you're not going to get ANY sort of cohesion or co-operation with Trump and the Oligarchs in charge! They don't give a monkey's about everyday working families.... only INCREASING their BANK BALANCES, ast your expense!

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Vel Santic's avatar

cohesion with tRumputin&his nihilist terrorists, domestic and foreign?

do NOT feel the need to respond, James Koepfler 'cause if I have to even ask you this question, I figured who you are!!

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Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

And I've figured out what YOU are: someone who jumps to conclusions based on no evidence. Here's a tip: Resistance requires cohesion, and there's an excellent change that James Koepfler meant exactly that.

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Vel Santic's avatar

Oh, you're James Koepfler's lawyer.....

You're gravely mistaken about me Susanna J. Sturgis whoever that you are. I'm only being outspoken from my life experience that was much, much more difficult than yours or James Koepfler's, but you seem to dislike my mere self-esteem and dignity - well, that is your problem, that will never ever change. This battle that's just started in USA - has been my entire life as a member of the most endangered group of people i.e. LGBTIQA people in the region of the world I had the misfortune to be born in AND in western Pennsylvania of USA that I never chose to be in - International Organization For Migration made all the choices - I did NOT have a single choice in anything at my age of barely 21!! The only thing I made a choice was being talked by Jewish Community into accepting immigrating to USA as they saw I was speaking excellent English and was a truly cosmopolitan, multiculturalist person of a great intellect and potential - thinking USA was better than postcommunist-turned-fascist eastern half of Europe. I frankly at first wanted to be in Canada, not in USA!! From 1997-2016 I sacrificed to USA my entire life, have been told from the start to forget about post secondary education, to only work the jobs that NO American would want to work, to only pay the huge amounts taxes that a single person pays I had NO any single use thereof - was almost enslaved. Yet I still had to with my intellect and perseverance break those obstacles that were set by the discriminatory others in my way and graduate with two diplomas while working the lowest paid jobs I was overqualified for.

I've been writing about the need to be solution-oriented instead of craving for acceptance by the bigots!! If you don't understand that it's impossible to be tolerant of the intolerants and that being truly Free and Democratic means being self-defensive and relentless against the enemy i.e. the antidemocrats and being understanding of the vast diversity of pro-Democratic and Liberal people i.e. the real friends - if you don't understand that most basic essential axiom, then, you've accepted losing in advance - and that is your problem!!

But, you keep on hating my self-esteem and my dignity all you want.....

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Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

Gee, why didn't the antebellum white Southerners think of that? Maybe they could have seceded by ballot instead of going to war!

P.S. Six million Californians voted for Trump.

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mth's avatar
Jan 31Edited

There are 27 million registered voters in California. 46% are Democrat; 25% are Republican, the rest voted "Other" or didn't vote.

California 2024 General Election Turnout Report

🔵Democrats - 7,662,748

🔴Republicans - 4,485,996

🟡Others - 3,981,690

⚫TOTAL Turnout - 16,130,434 (71.39% of total voters)

🔵D+19.69% Final Electorate (3,176,752 raw vote edge over R's)

California saw 1,513,759 fewer voters than four years ago, even though they added more than half a million newly registered voters.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jxpGaY1ExF0jWe-ChZDW744wbFStbt0D/edit?gid=924407041#gid=924407041

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Kelly Sexton's avatar

There are other people to hire other than immigrants.

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

I hate to break this to you... but YOUR WHOLE COUNTRY was built by immigrants! YOUR OWN ANCESTORS were ALSO Immigrants! ALREADY Trump's Fascist followers are scooping up LEGAL IMMIGRANTS in their 'so-called' Mass Deportations! No wonder people are so afraid!!! So... STOP giving Trump a pass, for his BLATANT RACISM!

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Kelly Sexton's avatar

Lol. Yes the ones that came through Ellis Island many years ago. And no I don't support many things that Trump is doing. Get over your hatred and anger and deal with Trump's next 4 years. Try praying and God will soften your heart.

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mth's avatar

Just curious? What are the many things Trump is doing that you do not support?

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Kelly Sexton's avatar

Most everything I don't support that Trump is doing. I really can't think of anything he does that I support. I did not vote for him either.

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mth's avatar

Okay, Captain Sensitive, you apparently didn't read my comment.

FYI I am not part of the 1% and I'm not just speaking for myself. I'm speaking for essential workers who are afraid of being captured and deported, and they are NOT part of the 1% either.

More than 16,000 buildings were destroyed by the fires in and around Los Angeles, owned by folks who lost their homes and by businesses who lost their structures and income. Many homes and businesses were owned by middle class and senior citizens on a fixed income, even in the Palisades. The Eaton Fire in Altadena, California disproportionately impacted Black home and business owners. Black households and businesses were more likely to be in the fire's path and to experience major damage or destruction. Insurance doesn't even begin to cover their losses.

https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/altadenas-black-community-disproportionately-affected-eaton-fire-report-shows#:~:text=Disproportionate%20impact:%2061%25%20of%20Black,erase%20Altadena's%20Black%20community%20altogether.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/la-fires-insurance-rebuilding-cost/

Your head is in the wrong place if you think this has anything to do with lobster boilers. It has to do with the vitriolic, racist mindset of this administration, and people like you.

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Vel Santic's avatar

Report - the abuser "peter" is trolling here unbearably!!

Remove him outta here!

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Leah Baum's avatar

I just did

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

Yes... people like Peter, who are STILL by his words, giving Trump a pass. He should be ashamed of himself!

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Vel Santic's avatar

Also, the hell of fires in California, before that - the massacres in New Orleans, blasts in Las Vegas - were all committed by tRumputin's terrorists this month alone!! those were all tRumputinist terrorist attacks on BLUE Cities, Counties (New Orleans LA, Las Vegas, NV) and States (California) - but Democratic politicians still refuse to use the self-defensive methods and tactics (that is the part that is frustrating me the most). The same applies to the nov 5th 2024 election that was THE STOLEN ONE in the battleground states by tRumputinst-eVIlonmusk's many, many, MANY criminal ways, yet Democratic politicians refused to fight back not to even have a mere Constitutionally Warranted hand recount.

If Kyle Kulinski can figure that much, what's up with other good Americans, why did they/you surrender in advance?????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NfY2I75fdI

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Kelly Sexton's avatar

Maybe time to leave the Golden State.

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

What? Out of the frying pan and into the Trump fire??? NFW!!!

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DK's avatar

Trump fired the TSA head, gutted the air safety board, is forcing air traffic controllers out to fill, and is filling govt with unqualified DUI hires. Now 60 died in an unprecedented air collision.

Record high egg and coffee prices. TB and bird flu outbreaks while Nazi-saluting Musk guts health agencies. J6 thugs doing new crimes. Had enough?

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Teri's avatar

Thank you for your great information and analysis. I don't understand why Trump is not being impeached before he really destroys our country and its citizens. He's been breaking laws, and undermining the Constitution he swore an oath to uphold. Musk as well, made an illegal "campaign contribution" as he's a government contractor. Trump himself has made comments about Musk's vote-counting computer knowledge "and we won", which makes me think Musk knew his power purchase was secure.

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Julie Smalley's avatar

They can’t impeach him because they would never get the senate to vote to convict him. He’s for sure already done enough to warrant impeachment!

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

MORE THAN ENOUGH, I would say! I think it's WAY BEYOND TIME the Republicans IN Congress GREW BACK their spines, and started HONOURING THEIR OATH.... TO THE CONSTITUTION AND THE RULE OF LAW.... NOT the one to the Liar-in-Chief!!!

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Anne L Avery's avatar

I think from past experience, it won't do any good, and his parties hold the balance of voting power. I'm thinking in terms of smart people devising better ways (that will work) for now, of defending democracy.

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Leah Baum's avatar

Musk was caught on tape in a meeting with Netanyahu saying he was really the president. Explains why Felon 47 threw him under the bus.

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

I would also like to point out to YOU, there is NO WAY that Trump will EVER throw Musk under ANY bus..... he OWES HIM TOO MUCH! Musk could and would DESTROY HIM in a HEARTBEAT! (He knows where ALL the bodies are buried!)

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Vel Santic's avatar

yep, tRumputin will have lost very badly - were it not, most tragically, for eVIlonmusk's purchases of morons to vote for tRumputin-fingering of the tabulation machines-hijacking Vice President Kamala Harris's votes turning them into tRumputin's and had he not struck a deal with terrorist putin of russia to send bombing threats to Democratic places.

What I don't understand IS - why did America allow eVIlonmusk??

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Vel Santic's avatar

few minutes and/or hours after the monstrous disgrace of his so-called "inauguration", Free Speech For People sent this to my Email - https://www.impeachtrumpagain.org/?emci=b7ec0ad0-49d7-ef11-88d0-0022482a9d92&emdi=81e076a2-51d7-ef11-88d0-0022482a9d92&ceid=5213211 signed it in a heartbeat and spread it on Substack - before Substack insidiously deleted ALL my comments and content the night Monday Jan 27th 2025/Jan 28th 2025 i.e. a couple of nights ago.

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Kathy Notaro's avatar

Can trump not be removed from office ? This is not presidential. This is nazi germany

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Jane's avatar

I agree - Seems like a no brainer - so???

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WJB Motown's avatar

There were at least 40 assasination attempts on Donable Lectors mentor.......A Hitler.

Fill in the blanks on that fact.

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Miranda's avatar

Start impeachment now and bring it up every day until after the midterms I don’t care if it goes through or not bring it up 14 times that Republicans were brought up on impeachment charges, lost to the other party in the midterms

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Peggy's avatar

Trump staying true to form. I bet the legal team he just fired hasn't been paid either.

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Joyce C.'s avatar

That is a GIVEN my dear. The news that everyone can just go home because trump figured out where the fault lies in the plane crash yesterday…that DEI hire at the Air Traffic Controllers Association, THEY’RE to blame. Case closed.(crickets)🤣🤣😱😳🤣

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Gloria Marconi's avatar

The whole point is chaos. The Dear Leader loves litigation and the point is not necessarily to get his way, but to cause as much panic, pain, confusion and despair as possible. Everyone needs to laugh in his face. Maybe he will self-destruct from frustration.

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pika81chu's avatar

Seems like Trump is trying to set fires to everything so that he can take credit when he puts out the fire later on. At this rate, he’s going to set a fire that he won’t be able to put out, and at that time, he’s going to run away.

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Deb's avatar

Call your senators and and let them know no to RFK Gabbard and they need to work for the people not Donald Trump

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

and Kash Patel!!!

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Deb's avatar

I just did my daily email and it is definitely no To RFKjr, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel!!! The asses will still vote yes for fear of their leader though!?!!

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Amy Troy's avatar

Also, John Bolton’s security detail was removed.

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Rolinda Mae's avatar

My question for legal attorneys (Legal AF) is can Dr. Fauci, John Bolton and Pompeo now form their own militia under 2nd Amendment to protect their families and communities from foreign terrorist attacks against American citizens? Who has the most knowledge and abilities? It’s like Trump handed them the key to forming a People Freedoms Army. Formed by all the federal employees being fired.

Have a unit in each state. Reporting to the top scientist and Generals of the new United States Freedom Movement nonprofit organization. Goal to protect, educate and serve #WTP. This new regime doesn’t value our military, but #WTP do! Trump’s gutting our Federal programs so we have to learn to help one another united under God.

This GOP haven’t read their Bible for Jesus freed the slaves, fed the poor, and healed the sick. Declared God loves us all equally. That we are to treat foreigners as brothers and sisters. Not deport Americans to bring in Chinese technology, sweat shops and educated foreigners by eliminating educating our own children.

So I ask the maga cult who voted this insanity in: Is this the future you wanted for your sons and daughters? Are you so sadly ignorant and blind you cannot see how our President lied to turn US Policies over to Heritage 2025 billionaires? That now our World is turning upside down and we are despised and feared by all as a threat to democracy up and down the America’s. And ours just got cancelled by our dictator Musk! The wealthiest man on Earth now controls our fate. And eggs under Biden were $5 dozen and now they are $8. So communities now will need community gardens. And local farm eggs and meats to survive on. We won’t have Mexico produce now. In fact, each states on our own. So why not unite and form our own protection with the help of our three heroes that are targets of Iranian terrorists. Trumps on other hit lists, but he has secret service. Our three heroes have none!

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

He is a DISGUSTING POS!!!

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John O’Connell's avatar

Ben, I love the work you do and giving progressives like me insight and hope. We need more, we need leadership from the Democratic Party. Leader Schumer and Leader Jeffries, and I use the term “leader” loosely, need to be rallying the nation around what we as Americans want. They need to start calling out every lie that 47 spews. All they appear to do is stand there and say NOTHING!! Ben, please call out these leaders and ask them to lead. Right now, other than you I don’t see anyone calling out this felon.

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Vel Santic's avatar

My point exactly!!

Also, SPREAD AND SHARE THE SENSE OF THE MOST EXTREME URGENCY AND AWARENESS - since nov 5th 2024 all the way to now I'm writing these words - USA has gotten HIJACKED BY TRUMPUTIN AND HIS/THEIR DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN TERRORISTS LIKE THE AIRPLANES BY AL QAIDA TERRORISTS WERE ON 9.11.2001!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ACT ACCORDINGLY!! THE POWER SHOULD'VE NEVER EVER BEEN CEDED TO A CONVICTED CRIMINAL FELON OF, MINIMUM, 34 COUNTS OF CRIMES AND INDICTED FOR ALMOST 60 COUNTS OF MORE EVEN MORE HEINOUS CRIMES DJT AND HIS DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN TERRORISTS!!

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Anne L Avery's avatar

Democrats did not show up to vote. Enough Democrats who showed up voted for DJT to contribute to his win which was much closer than the public perceives. The men you mention were selected to do so and are acting within their personalities which are suitable for compromising, a hallmark of US Govt. Remember a bipartisan immigration bill was reached. Dems do not have the vote advantage now. 3 Republicans have recently voted with the Senate. Schumer has the personality to work compromise and may gather in votes of other Republicans. Our Govt was designed to work slowly and with deliberation. In the meantime, illegal activity going on in our Govt are being challenged in courts where they can be resolved. It would all not have happened with Democrats showing up to vote and being informed about what was at stake.,

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Vel Santic's avatar

Up to 4 M Democratic voters were purged by tRumputinists in the battleground states.

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Mike Hammer's avatar

Thankfully my sense of humor has yet to fail me.

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Steve's avatar

If Trump's brain were put into a bird, it would fly backwards.

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Lisa Callahan's avatar

Trump should go straight to prison where he and all of his bad actors belong. Stay strong in democratic resolve!!

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WJB Motown's avatar

The wrong people are off to GitMo.........

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Yvelyse Santiago's avatar

Question: isn’t the firing of the prosecutors who worked on Trumps case considered wrongful termination?

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BOObalaBrains's avatar

This is the firehose effect many people have been expecting from F45's administration. It's where the people in charge throw a lot of horrific executive orders that will distract the media and the average person's attention from what is going onat the same time, often, in the open. You need to dig deeper to see what they don't want the rest of us to see. Chaos confuses, we need to jump on everything at the same time. Which is why we need everyone working their individual angle of what is hitting us. What are his holds on various people, or the carrots he is offering them?

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Cheryl Bayless's avatar

We are now actively into a KAKISTROCRACY government. No longer a DEMOCRACY. Nazi German history is repeating within this country. Trump Crime Syndicate is in control of the United States. We need a Dems2026 Project in full force. Replace as many TCS members from the House and Senate as possible with Democrats in 2026; impeach or institute Constitutional Amendment 25; remove all of the trash installed by the TCS. Bring on the lawsuits to prosecute the TCS.

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Michael's avatar

Trump has given federal the employees all the proof they need NOT to pledge loyalty to him. Look at how he treats people who have served him in the past. For Trump is a one-way street.

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John McNaught's avatar

Trump needs to go. Impeach him now.

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ArnieB's avatar

Do y'all not recognize the tyrant to be displaying ignorance for all to see? Trumpanzee is flinging his feces at the country and as we react the Oligarchs he's beholden to are orchestrating the next fleecing of our government. We can thank the lawyers standing in the breech for beating back the insanity whilst the DEMS fine tune their response. Keep the magnifying glass honing in on the ineptitude by increasing your contacts with your local Representative and Senator...

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"We will fight shoulder to shoulder, every day, and we will win in the end. The truth will prevail. Love will prevail over hate. Democracy will prevail over fascism."

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Michelle Lomba's avatar

Hi can you please confirm the FAA director got pushed out/fired by MUSK jan 20th. Check Alexskuby post.. Michael Whitaker was the FAA director that stepped down on Jan 20, after musk demanded his resignation, allegedly. Can you please confirm this.. and where are the dems??!!

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Bonnie Sue Miller's avatar

It's my understanding that serial killers start out with torturing animals; so, why wouldn't he want to stop all vaccines to see children and adults die or suffer from polio; smallpox; etc. If the Senate confirms this deranged individual, they will have blood on their hands!

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Michael's avatar

Not surprising Trump nominates women abusers, liars, fraudsters, etc. Trump is all those things and wants to surround himself with people like him. It gives Trump an additional threat over them because he has power over them and could use their infirmaries over them.

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christopher wilson's avatar

Trump fires the heads of TSA and FAA and Gods know how many vital employees, and immediately there is an air tragedy at Dulles on his watch, and in perfect trumpian fashion everyone and everything he is against is to blame when it is GLARINGLY OBVIOUS HE AND NO ONE ELSE IS TO BLAME.

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Beverly's avatar

Any news, no matter how horrific, that is not about him (the 🫏⚫️ in the WH), is an opportunity for him to spew misdirectional bile to displace the fact that he intends to downsize agencies which could very well lead to more catastrophic events. Instead of just expressing condolences, that childish mentally disturbed 🍊💩 denigrated agencies and people before any NTSB investigation presents hard facts and recommends sound solutions. Congress had approved an ill-advised increase of passengers from 15M to 20M a year at this small airport shared by military usage, thereby setting up an accident waiting to happen. 67 lives were lost in a mid air collision shown in explosive replay as their aircrafts plummeted in plumes and puffs of smoke into the Potomac, along with precious souls, their luggage, their dreams.

1/30/2025 - Beverly R McCabe (Chandler, AZ), also a Substack subscriber.

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Linda Chiles's avatar

It's undoubtedly naive on my part and especially since I'm not involved but the only way to stop a bully is to stand up to him. Tell him "you're coming after me....go ahead. I'll fight you tooth and nail." Until people start telling the orange me "NO"...he'll continue to bully. When is that going to be done???? Heaven only knows. As an after-thought....a person can SAY and ORDER anything he/she wants to....if he/she's not doing the job and someone else...the someone else is actually doing the work...not HIM....and the work doesn't get done.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Democrats are warning that Trump’s threats to increase our national debt by as much as $7 trillion (with new tax cuts for billionaires), shift billions of Treasury dollars into crypto, and impose tariffs on imported goods risk creating a financial crises and maybe even a second Republican Great Depression.

After all, tariffs will jack up inflation, crypto is incredibly volatile, and increasing the national debt will pull hundreds of billions out of the treasury in interest payments that could have otherwise been used to help the American people, rebuild our infrastructure, and upgrade our schools. Any of the three could trip off a national economic emergency: all three could be a perfect storm."

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Vicky stow's avatar

There needs to be more action and not so much talking only. Where are all the lawsuits we were promised?

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Vel Santic's avatar

My sentiment and question exactly, my friend!!

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

Trump operates by bullying and intimidation, usually by litigation (that's what he's done his entire life!) .... and that's IT in a nutshell! Call his bluff, and he dissolves like a wet paper aeroplane! He's basically a coward, AND he CAN'T HANDLE IT, when people stand up to him! Just remember... ALL BULLIES ARE COWARDS... and Trump is THE biggest one of all!

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Bonnie Sue Miller's avatar

So, basically they want to starve people to death, as well as, denying them medical treatment. And thank you very much SCOTUS for giving this callous individual immunity — lovely, just lovely. How do they sleep at night? They knew what this dude was capable of doing — cruelty at its worst!

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John Kleisle's avatar

Why doesn't the Supreme Court realize that what they did was morally,ethically, and totally stupid by giving him unconditional power to do what wants and completely illegal. Why aren't we getting rid of the Supreme Court for this ?

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S. Rose Smith-Hayes's avatar

President Reagan, a Republican once said that 'Government is for and by the people'. 45/47 is attempting to run the government the way he runs his businesses. This is just wrong and Congress needs to tell him. Every member in Congress need to read the Constitution. The government is for 'we the people', 45/47 is turning it into a personal project. He is being vindictive and petty. We need to find a way to 'Rise Up".

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Vel Santic's avatar

the situation is actually much, much, MUCH worse than even Jason Linkins says!! The US Army, and it looks like that the whole situation will depend on the US Army - should've NEVER EVER been given to the insurrectionist terrorist criminal pete hegseth and his tRumputinist terrorists!! Btw. Democrats should be self-defensive on behalf of Liberal Democracy and BLUE parts of America and in counteroffensive against tRumputin&his/their terrorists domestic and foreign, not "aggressive" (as he chose that word) as I find that word and notion counterproductive!!

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Tiffany Cunningham's avatar

Can we talk about the legality of purging 3.5 million voters? This sh#t was RIGGED 🤬

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Bonnie Sue Miller's avatar

Yes, exactly! He's an illegitimate president!

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Sharon M. Morrison's avatar

MTN AND LEGAL AF should use whatever resources they have available to poll the public: Do you want funding for Medicare to be withheld from medicare eligible recipients. I’m wure that woudn’t go well for Trump. And it would bring into sharp relief what is as stake.

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Sue Sanders's avatar

We need to give the Statue of Liberty back to France immediately.

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Doug Canuck's avatar

Great discussion. When you talk about their selective deportation plans, the thought occurred to me, someone really needs to explain to the GOP and Christian Nationalists that the only white people in the Bible were the bad guys: the Romans. Maybe they've misunderstood who they're supposed to model themselves after?

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Toxtli Melloh's avatar

I would like to hear more from the legal expert, her opinion on what's happening, not just the host reading us the news.

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FeralAF's avatar

A sociopaths spin on everything. Actions have consequences and this is why he's incapable of learning anything because he takes no responsibility for any of his actions. He will never change and nothing will ever change him. It's imperative that people understand and accept this fundamental fact about him.

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Bonnie Sue Miller's avatar

Forget Siberia, KFA. He's opening up GITMO!

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Vel Santic's avatar

With all due respect to Mrs. Doll and Agnifilo, these two seem to , still, be downplaying the evil of tRumputin&his death-cult. I've listened to them, but first 5-10 minutes of Mrs. Doll's charming laughing "I'm hoping he's not gonna get really all he wants" (he - tRumputin), so, she's ok tRumputin gets 99% of what he wants but she seems satisfied with 1% of not.......

Excuse me folks, I can't listen to a such a fecklessness.

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Lulu Manus's avatar

Thanks so much.

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Tiffany Cunningham's avatar

WTF??? Can we talk about the legality of purging 3.5 million voters from rosters??? This shit was RIGGED! Impeach NOW!

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Vel Santic's avatar

Exactly!!

Have been screaming since november about that, but to no avail. Democratic politicians and public in USA have already chosen to give up to tRumputin&his terrorists. that IS the part that is unbearable. now peddling of false hopes 'cause they're feckless. spare me, please, and give me a break. It's the most extremely difficult to write these words, but I know when and where The Resistance is feigned and when and where The Resistance is real - I know the difference. We the NONtRumputinist and better yet ANTItRumputinist Americans and such other people of the world want the REAL RESISTANCE against tRumputin&his terrorists!!

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Vel Santic's avatar

dj tRump's entire reign of terror IS the terrorists osama bin laden-putin of russia-xi of china-kim jong un of north korea-mbs of saudia etc... joined together, by hijacking and usurpation enthroned in the white house to literally destroy America, NATO, Modern West and entire world. that IS the sense of urgency and awareness that Americans must, must have if Americans even think of having any chance of successfully defeating dj tRump&his entire reign of terror!!

While I can word this in many different words THE ALL AND ENTIRE POINT THAT I HAVE TO SAY IS THIS I WROTE!!

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Barbara Solomon's avatar

Thanks for this video. I"ve been hearing about how he stole the election with voter fraud and states tossing out legal votes, in Georgia people challenging voters & getting them tossed out who are mostly those of color of course. Is there any action that can be taken about these tossed out ballots? They would change the outcome. Thank you!

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Vel Santic's avatar

Have been screaming that since november, but Democrats and public attacked us - how dare we.......

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Sharon M. Morrison's avatar

Why doesn’t Congress stand up for itself? Mitt Romney said that, in the Trump iimpeachment vote, Republiclan Congress people and then Senators were threatened with physical violence if they voted for conviction. Romney said he hired his own security detail, but most are not financially able to do so. Now, with much publicity, Trump has turned out into the streats the maurauders who attacked the Capitol on J6. . They are now out and implicitly available to “enforce” Trump’s agenda. Talk about intimidation.

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Vel Santic's avatar

that IS tRumputin's-eVIlonmusk's-magats' terrorism domestic and foreign, plain and simple, not "only" intimidation!!

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Linda Wilson-Gordon's avatar

Here is something you can do to take action TODAY: virtual phone bank to protest RFK Jr's potential confirmation. https://mobilize.us/s/Q2oTCm/r #MeidasMighty

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Rene C's avatar

Thank you for keeping us abreast of what’s happening. As an attorney myself this is so helpful.

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Anne L Avery's avatar

Ladies, you are wonderful. The analysis you provided contribute to my determination to stay informed. Thank you.

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Amy Cohen's avatar

Question: Trump is now diving onto content of education in public schools with his “blah blah blah” threats of retribution if he discovers any infractions. Does he have ANY authority when it comes to classroom content? Is he capable of “withholding funding” if he discovers that they’re teaching about slavery or celebrating MLK day???

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Toxtli Melloh's avatar

Please give your guest, the expert, more space to talk.

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Marilyn Nadulek's avatar

I am trying to reach Ben Meisalas.Wwith all the talk about Trumpf being in the Epstein files, why is no one talking about all the girls whom were victims of sexual abuse whom are no longer children and have filed legal actions against Trumpf, and he has paid put to “silence them’? Katie Jonhson is the last one.

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Kathy Notaro's avatar

What the fuck is going on? What did I miss? I was only out of the house for a couple of hours.

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Dr.Don Hall's avatar

Silly Rabbits, whining is for kids! Applauding legal challenges uncovering millions, billions? Absolutely Stupid million dollar “DEI” coloring books, plays and BS the world over? Wait til it gets deeper, then whine!!

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Scott Bump's avatar

Hi, I wanted to suggest to Michael and new venture with legal team? For your employment law division there are two people that could benefit for expert witness? You might know them? Dr. Garie Namie and Dr David Yamada Suffolk U. They are experts. Hope it helps. Dr. Yamada has some anti bullying legislation

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JamesKoepfler's avatar

I'm sorry Vel but you misconstrued the meaning of my post. I'm not talking about cohesion with maga. I am talking about us sticking together so California please don't secede from the Union!

That was about your first sentence. I have no idea what the second sentence even means.

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K Brady's avatar

Sure he can do all this illegal stuff, but the people who work for him are breaking the law when they follow his illegal orders. Can’t they be arrested? They don’t have immunity.

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MK's avatar

He wrote an Excutive order 1st day to run a 3rd term. Better take it to court.

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Vel Santic's avatar

Have been screaming ever since Stephen Spoonamore and the Duty To Warn Letters, Greg Palast, SmartElections.us, Dire Talks on youtube professionally expertly showed already in november 2024 that there were huge indications that tRumputinists' purges of many millions of Democratic voters and hundreds of thousands other suppression of voters "laws"- eVIlonmusk's fingering of tabulating machines-terrorist putin's of russia bombing threats on Democratic places - have STOLEN this 5h of nov 2024 election for tRumputin!! Democrats - have the Constitutionally Warranted HAND RECOUNTS!! But Democratic politicians refused to hear it and, like idiots - handed the power to the quisling terrorist criminal tRumputin&his cabal of the worst monsters domestic and foreign- thusly creating a fait accompli i.e. done deed putsch for tRumputin&his terrorists domestic and foreign that had started on jan 6th 2021 what tRumputin was already indicted for!! Instead of knowing that you NEVER EVER cede the power to the insurrectionist criminal felon such as tRumputin!!

Now even the most-Democratic-voting Territory in the entire America i.e. Washington DC is invaded, occupied and hijacked by tRumputin&his terrorists domestic and foreign. that should've NEVER EVER been allowed!!

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Vel Santic's avatar

USA is in the situation identical if not even worse than Ukraine was when terrorist putin's of russia puppet yanukovych was reigning with terror in winter of 2014. USA must have its own Maydan Revolution to get rid itself once forever of tRumputin-eVIlonmusk-terrorist putin's of russia terrorists who have hijacked and usurped the nov 5th 2024 election, White House and Washington DC identical to the ways al qaida terrorists hijacked the American airplanes on 9.11.2001!! tRumputin&his terrorists domestic and foreign have ALREADY DESTROYED THE US CONSTITUTION LAST YEAR, it's a fait accompli i.e. done deed committed by his 6 INjustices on so-called "scotus" when they CONTRARY TO THE US CONSTITUTION allowed the indicted insurrectionist and convicted criminal and felon tRumputin to remain in the presidential race!!

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Vel Santic's avatar

Again, folks - since nov 5th 2024 all the way to now I'm writing these words - USA has gotten HIJACKED BY TRUMPUTIN AND HIS/THEIR DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN TERRORISTS LIKE THE AIRPLANES BY AL QAIDA TERRORISTS WERE ON 9.11.2001!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ACT ACCORDINGLY!!

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Janice Merrifield's avatar

Trump said" I will be your retribution" = Punishment

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Vel Santic's avatar

Trump said" I will be your retribution" = Revenge - terrorists' revenge.

Fixed it for you.

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Bill Reitz's avatar

Karen unrelated to this video. Thank you for representing Luigi Mangione. The only way he is going to get a fair trial with all the pressure and money from health care and politicians is if a justice promoter such as yourself is defending him.

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Cookie's avatar

Thank heaven that Ethel isn't alive to go through this

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Kathy Notaro's avatar

ICE is in Wildwood NJ this morning

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WJB Motown's avatar

Blue states should cut off Maggot Red States for $$$$$ immediatly.

Then formaly separated from all Maggots!!!!

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Vel Santic's avatar

Exactly!! At the very least and while you still can!! Call NATO and Canadian and Mexican Armies to help!! Before it gets really too late!!

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Vel Santic's avatar

Exactly, at the barest minimum, all acts of Civil Disobedience must be resorted to!! Dr. Martin Luther King and all other Civil and Human Rights Movements showed the way - rise and stand up!!

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Yeah, so much is going on and so much is happening. It's like fast and furious, hard to keep up with. whether it's watching the confirmation hearing today of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., or whether it's trying to keep up with all his, frankly, lies slash new stances on things that are very different than what he has said in