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Michael Popok and Karen Friedman Agnifilo join forces once again on the Legal AF podcast to debate the prospects of a new federal lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of—what else—a violation of the Federal Records Act, this time for conducting a “Signal group chat” about war plans. The case has been assigned to none other than Trump’s least favorite judge, Chief Judge Boasberg (!). They also provide an update on the Alien Enemies Act case, in which both a trial judge and now a federal appeals court have blocked Trump from using a bogus “war proclamation” to invoke war powers and deport people in the middle of the night without due process. Plus, a look at how soon Attorneys General could sue the Trump administration this week to stop its assault on voting rights and its attempt to erect new barriers to voting through phony “ID” laws enacted by Executive Orders—and so much more at the intersection of law and politics.
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So there is a Nazi attack on free speech If the Nazis don’t like what you say then it’s not free speech Complete HYPOCRISY
It’s not about free speech it’s about their protected speech….the Nazi free speech of propaganda
Networks should lose their FCC licenses Judges with differing opinions should be impeached Banning news organizations who don’t go along with the Nazi talking points Going after law firms that don’t favor the regime’s propaganda line Students with green cards who protest with differing opinions should be thrown out of the country because “they are agitators who don’t love our country” Universities should lose federal grant money if they dare speak out against the Nazi regime Take over the Kennedy Center for Continuing Arts to even control the art’s free speech and have only shows that are deemed “appropriate”
But billionaire/oligarchic Nazis protect social media such as X, Meta, and Tik Tok because it’s algorithmic, simply a machine that directs your attention It’s planned Nazi propaganda And it’s not free speech Billionaires are literally rewiring our thinking to solidify their power grab
This is what it looks like living in a dictatorship in the 21st century Fox channel is the only channel available and X will be the social media platform WAKE UP AMERICA
From Jon Stewart March 24 2025 Daily Show https://bit.ly/41IXEvA
Absolutely great wake up call.
As a follow-up see Hitlers 25 Points of Governance . Compare these 25 points to Trump’s policies. Not all, but many are similar.
Speaking of the Kennedy Center, for a future play, cast Steven Miller as Joseph Goebbels.
I've been reading a book of Hitler's speeches, *My New Order*, as a way to prepare myself. Many things he did/supported are being reflected in our current situation, including the idea that the strongest should be able to whatever they want, that a country can only thrive through expansion, and a great many more. While I am still angry and disgusted by what's happening, I am no longer surprised.
How will they achieve that if they are ....shall we say, no longer walking, breathing?
Described perfectly, This is exactly how The Nazis grabbed hold and people did not fight as we do. Little Mike Johnson, who just needs to watch his son’s porn as a form of parenting, is salivating at getting rid of judges. He’s delusional. Fuck the Nazis back then and now. We fight against fascism. The sick part is that people around me are totally oblivious and have the Mental Disorder that precludes them from hearing literally ANYTHING having to do with this crazy shit happening to us.
The critical thinking is dead and they don’t want to know what’s going on. People who studied history! And most of my uneducated family. They stopped learning a long time ago and are content to never feel uncomfortable. This isn’t the time to not give a shit about Nazi propaganda and Russian influence. So much bad shit going on out there.. we fight back hard and together we succeed.💙
#WeAreTheFlood.net
#BuildTheResistance
I totally agree. This is up to us, We The People.
I feel like I’m living I another universe WTF
It does feel otherworldly.
Watch other things like MEIDASTOUCH Legal AF on YouTube. Popok talks about all the law suits the Trump regime loses. I mean he’d say if they’ve won. It like 20 so far. It really helps to understand how they are just losers trying everything to take over and they fail every time. We have the court and us.. that is more.
I stand with you, this is Ours!
Musk is buying the Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin.
Trying. Right now, because musk is so hated by lots of people who voted for trump, Seems the Rs are terrified that they are going to lose 2 FL elections next Tuesday, so scared that trump asked NY congresswoman Stefanik to drop out of being confirmed as UN Ambassador. So who knows what might happen. Is musk hated enough that people vote D instead of MAGA next Tuesday. I guess we will find out
A a Pennsylvania seat flipped in a red district the other night so let’s hope
That should be ILLEGAL!!!!!!
And voters. Personally, I would like to see his head on a stake.
The judiciary is the only way to stop these bastards
Bondi won’t prosecute them.
Right and Trump can’t unseat them , unseating a federal judge requires a 2/3 vote in the Senate, after the judge has been impeached in the house, and Trump doesn’t have those fucking votes in the Senate to do it
That’s one of the reasons why Trump is going after law offices that have cases against him going into the federal courts, because Trump is trying to end run around the fact that he can’t fuck around with the judiciary
The Judiciary needs to deputize veterans & ex-police that are truly 'patriots' as a 'Judicial Police Force' for their protection as well as to hold up their orders. If they make any charges (state charges) then there can be no pardon. Federal charges can be pardoned/ commuted.
Gee, that would be interesting as they are all bought by Musk.
Musk is buying all elections and/or trying to fix them. He should have been thrown out of this country already for his illegal activities, but the snowflake republicans are too afraid of the orange menace to do anything about him.
I was a linguist in the Air Force and these are basic communications security violations. They a do need to resign before they get (more?) people killed
For GOD SAKE… Get rid of diaper donny ASAP!! If the republicans object, get rid of them as well!! Fire 🔥 ALL involved and lied 🤥 about this Signal Scandal!! This is a disaster for our country in the eyes of the world 🌏!!
Get rid of the defective head and the whole stinking vermin-infested body goes with it
It is so sad that I am grateful for this mistake. But if a responsible journalist wasn't "accidentally" added to this chat, set up by Mike Waltz, then we would have still been in the dark that our National Security and top officials are using Signal. These and other conversations that will not and cannot be properly archived. Any rank and file employee would be fired and more for this. The fact that the top cabinet members aren't and are now allowing Elon Musk to review things to "find out answers." Sure, give DOGE access to every piece of sensitive material.
They think they own the country now and “don’t have the luxury” of following the law.
Apparently I have to pay to say something to Ben and I would IF I wasn't paying off a debt of a Disabled vet that passed away. ON the point of the Trump group chat we are missing the WHOLE Point Trump had to issue the secret order to attack Yemen, he did this to aggravate Yemen into what would look like they were starting a war with us. He has always wanted the right to kill people just like Putin, Xi and Un, and he would be able to PUSH the red button, He didn't ask congress for their permission to start a war, He wanted it to look like Yemen did. and he has no qualm is sacrificing his own crew to get what he wants. a much lower point, Government waste Ben we need a running account of how much Trump spends playing golf. Every time Air Force one lifts off it cost the tax payer $300,000, that 1,200,000 a week as far as I can figure out with two round trips to Mara Lago, not to mention two complete security teams, which he charges the country for their food and lodging. How many discharge DAV's or Social Security personal, would be saved with his waste
? - Always thought voting procedures were largely left up to the states. Can Trump just issue an order changing state voting requirements?
Those deportations were disgusting and illegal. Trump and Homan are both criminals and both should be sent to prison.
I would dearly love to see Trump in white shorts and t-shirt with chained tennis shoes bent over in the perp walk we have all seen on TV. Along with all his cohorts. Including Bondi and What's her name from South Dakota. I would love to say, Lady when you get out of Prison you won't be pretty
The judiciary has been the root cause of the rich radical ruthless Republicans lawlessness, first with a corrupt SCOTUS (accepting 🤑bribes) defiling their oath to the Constitution allowing a terrorist/insurrectionist to be on a ballot for a government job, and then Judge Merchan NOT sentencing vile Trump after being found guilty of 34 felons by a jury , like he would have any other criminal! 😠😡
Go MEIDAS GO! ELBOWS UP
I think Judge Boesberg is awesome.
No bets on whether his whole administration are using Signal to communicate with each other as well as Doge contrary to all Acts & regs! How to prove it.? Tough, unless one could get hold of their phones! Subpoena them as part of wider investigation by Senate.
While I like your thinking, they Ignore subpoena's You will have to get a few pissed off Marines, and round them up
Poor Judge Boesberg. He's ruling on the illegal deportations of Venezuelans and now he's got the case of the ridiculous, stupid Signal group call detailing our war plans.
The Trump cabal apparently pores over old laws and twists them to accomplish acts that clearly violate other laws intended to prevent tyranny and despotism. Relying on a war, when there is none, using digital "disappearing ink," suing law firms for their choice of clients, using tax payers' money to pay off convicted criminals. I wonder if they could use that creativity and energy to lower egg, grocery, and home prices as Trump promised in his campaign.
The Proclamation was done an hour before the hearing was set. At 9:40 am the Judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing the government from deporting the 5 plaintiffs. 5 pm is when the hearing starts, Judge Boasberg asks the gov't lawyer if the government plans to deport anyone under Trump's new proclamation "in the next 24 to 48 hours" and the lawyer said he didn't know and would need a recess to find out and the Judge allows 40 minutes, until 5:22 pm. At 5:26 pm and 5:45 pm two of the planes with deportees depart from Texas.
The court reconvenes at 5:55 pm, Ensign states he still cannot answer the Judge's question. The ACLU warns that planes are leaving. At 6:45 pm Judge Boasberg issues his order and tells Ensign "Inform your clients of this immediately. And that any plane containing these folks that is going to take off or is in the air needs to be returned to the United States."
7:26 pm Boasberg's written order released. Planes start landing in El Salvador around 7:36 pm until 1:03 am. At 7:46 am the next morning, the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, tweets mocking the Headline about Boasberg's ruling. Stating "Oopsiee...too late" and at 8:13 am posts videos of the deportees being processed and incarcerated. 8:39 Marco Rubio shares Bukele's post, 9:29 am the White House Communications Director recirculates Bukele's posts.
*This timeline was found on MSN/AP News. "A timeline of the legal wrangling and deportation flights after Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act"
Story by MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and and REGINA GARCIA CANO
Then you have the entire issue of Trump stating he didn't know who signed the proclamation of the Alien Enemies Act. Either he forgot he signed it or someone forged his name on the document, or he is admitting he is not the one in charge (a puppet). All options are terrible.
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Technically I heard a ex-military person say there were “attack plans” , not really “war plans” but it’s truly a matter of semantics! As attack plans are even more confidential!
I am so tired of the orange clown's executive orders. They are totally meaningless and just cause chaos until judges stop him. So sick and tired of all of this. We need action to stop this madness. This back and forth is draining on everyone, especially families, people with disabilities, seniors, those in need, those who are not the right color, etc, etc.
They are trying corrupt every federal business to force failure and privatization. Autocracy
All these people that work for Trump are lunatics and criminals
Everyone should be watching trump and his regime for giving Russia some of our artillery and equipment so they can attack Ukraine and Europe
If a Democrat did what they did or one of our soldiers they would be court-martial or sent to the brig for life
I have two sons that are in the military One in a Marine corps and one in the Navy I can't talk to them all the time but when I do we talk about what's going on and they tell me that that was classified information My son the oldest one the Marine told me that they're a bunch of morons and my other son in the Navy said they're a bunch of jackasses they mentioned to me that in the s*** hits the fan and Donald Trump decides to start a war they will hide in the basement whatever that means and refuse the order I don't blame them most of the guys that they know are thinking the same way
Thank you
Definitely contempt.
We all know Trump is insane.
💙💙💙💙💙💙
Don’t you think they’re probably purposely letting the Chinese and Russians in on their conversations, how come no one is talking about this?
I said Day 1 - technology will be the end of these people.
When voter fraud is found, its Republicans. They cheat
Trump is a racist, as he's shown again and again.
Trump doesn't obey any laws.
You need to let her talk!! That's why she is on. Zip.it!
let her speak !!!!
Ha. Listening here in Springfield, Illinois, home the Bunn-o-matic
waiting for your latest!!
Talk about totally illogical legal logic! It may have as its goal a political purpose BUT it’s doing it in a clearly discriminatory manner! End of story
I'm beginning to think that John Roberts finally is starting to realize that they screwed up royally by giving this Russian Asset carte blanche' with their immunity ruling. Now that it's come back to bite him in the ass, maybe he won't be so ready to vote in the Cockwamble's favor.
Your Mom has probably voted since 21. Us, in the class of 18/+ voted in 1972; we were born in the fifties.
Irony lives: Chief Judge Boasberg now; Judge Aileen Cannon leading to Trump II.
Thank you legal af you make us a lot smarter
It's amazing how the issue of abortion "must" be handled by the states. It's also amazing how education must go back to the states to handle. But somehow, voting issues, which is clearly in the States' domain. have to be handle by the Federal government. Riddle me that.
What in the World is America done by attacking the “Hooties” or whoever they are called???? Why we are not in a war- why are we using our Military?????????
Really appreciate you all , and all that you’re doing to educate us and keep us updated!
There was also a voting HR bill save act. It mirrors what's in that EO
It was so infuriating to hear the man talking on and on and on and over the woman WHO IS AN EXPERT. STFU and let her speak.
Treason? Is that still a word?
Always great to catch Legal AF with Karen Friedman Agnifilo joining Michael. Love the conversation and dual analysis of these two brilliant attorneys.
Appreciate you
I think their trip was cancelled but I'm not sure.
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