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Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok are back with a new episode of the weekend edition of LegalAF. On this episode, they discuss: Trump’s former main White House executive assistant during his cling to power, who followed him to Mar a Lago, becoming a witness for the prosecution, as Judge Cannon continues to slow down the trial of the Mar a Lago case with foot dragging about the procedures to handle classified documents; developments in the Georgia Criminal Prosecution of Donald Trump and 18 others, including new filings by co-conspirators that harm Trump’s case, a federal judge’s jaundiced view of former DOJ attorney Jeff Clark’s arguments to drag his case over to federal court; a NY trial judge comments during a major hearing in the NY Attorney General’s fraud case against Trump indicating that he is ready to rule against Trump before the October 2, 2023 trial, Fox being sued by 2 groups of pension funds to recover billions of dollars mismanaged by the Murdoch family and board in losing control of how “Fox News” and its personalities defame people, and other breaking legal news from around the US. DEALS FROM OUR SPONSOR! MOINK: Keep American farming going by signing up at https://MoinkBox.com/LEGALAF RIGHT NOW and listeners of this show get FREE bacon in your first box EIGHT SLEEP: Go to https://eightsleep.com/legalaf and save $150 on the Pod Cover AG1: Go to https://drinkAG1.com/LEGALAF and get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase! SUPPORT THE SHOW: Shop NEW LEGAL AF Merch at: https://store.meidastouch.com Join us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 American Psyop: https://pod.link/1652143101 Burn the Boats: https://pod.link/1485464343 Majority 54: https://pod.link/1309354521 Political Beatdown: https://pod.link/1669634407 Lights On with Jessica Denson: https://pod.link/1676844320 MAGA Uncovered: https://pod.link/1690214260 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast Legal AF is back for another hard-hitting look at the most consequential developments at the intersection of law and politics. On this weekend’s edition the anchors discuss: 1. The new Mar a Lago indictment indicating new insider testimony and evidence against Trump including allegations that he gave the order to delete surveillance video to hide his tracks regarding the espionage act violations, and that the DOJ has in its possession the “Iranian war document” Trump showed a group at Bedminster Golf Club; 2. a meeting between Jack Smith and Trump’s criminal defense team before the next indictment; 3. New evidence of the criminal mind of Trump developed by Jack Smith’s team as they move toward their next indictment; 4. Rudy Giuliani’s bizarre rantings about not cooperating with Jack Smith while taking steps to settle his defamation case brought by two Fulton county election workers; 5. A new attempt by a young lawyer for Trump to have a Florida federal judge reverse his decision to sanction Trump and Habba $1 million dollars citing the “Durham Report,” 6  Another Trump Florida federal judge, dismissing his case against CNN for defamation “with prejudice” and so much more. DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS! LIQUID IV: Get 20% off when you go to https://Liquid-IV.com and use code LEGALAF at checkout! EIGHT SLEEP: Go to https://eightsleep.com/legalaf and save $150 on the Pod Cover! NOM NOM: Go Right Now for 50% off your no-risk two week trial at https://TryNom.com/LEGALAF SUPPORT THE SHOW: Shop NEW LEGAL AF Merch at: https://store.meidastouch.com Join us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 American Psyop: https://pod.link/1652143101 Burn the Boats: https://pod.link/1485464343 Majority 54: https://pod.link/1309354521 Political Beatdown: https://pod.link/1669634407 Lights On with Jessica Denson: https://pod.link/1676844320 MAGA Uncovered: https://pod.link/1690214260 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump and two aides face new obstruction counts based on allegations that they instructed an unnamed, fourth worker to delete surveillance video footage at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence last summer "to prevent the footage from being provided to a federal grand jury."

Trump also faces a new count of willful retention of National Defense Information related to his handling of classified documents, apparently in connection with a top-secret presentation Trump allegedly waved at aides at his Bedminster, N.J., resort.

Also: the federal government is likely to shutdown in October.

This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, and White House correspondent Asma Khalid.

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The top-rated legal and political podcast Legal AF is back for another hard-hitting look at the most consequential developments at the intersection of law and politics. On this midweek’s edition, anchors national trial attorney and strategist Michael Popok and former top prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo, discuss: 1. Jaw-dropping developments in the Special Counsel’s Mar a Lago criminal investigation, including reporting that Mark Meadows cut a deal to testify against Trump and plead guilty and in return the DOJ will give him a limited immunity deal and favorable sentencing recommendation, a second Grand Jury is hearing witness testimony in Florida including of key Trump aides, and the DOJ looks into the possible intentional destruction of key video evidence, 2. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, not being outdone by the Feds, as she prepares to seek a Racketeering (i.e. organized crime-like) indictment against Trump and others and expands her case to possibly include the rest of the Battle Ground States, and so much more. DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS! GREENCHEF: Head to https://GreenChef.com/LegalAF60 and use code LegalAF60 to get 60% off and Free Shipping! HIGHLAND TITLES: Use the discount code LEGALAF to get 20% off at https://HighlandTitles.com PURIDY DEBT SOLUTIONS: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at https://www.PDSDebt.com/LegalAF SUPPORT THE SHOW: Shop LEGAL AF Merch at: https://store.meidastouch.com Join us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 American Psyop: https://pod.link/1652143101 Burn the Boats: https://pod.link/1485464343 Majority 54: https://pod.link/1309354521 Political Beatdown: https://pod.link/1669634407 Lights On with Jessica Denson: https://pod.link/1676844320 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Popok of Legal AF reports on breaking developments in the Jack Smith Mar a Lago criminal investigation with former Trump attorney Evan Corcoran confessing that he was misled as to the location of all the national security and classified documents by both Trump himself and Trump’s associates while searching Mar a Lago to comply with the DOJ subpoena, as the prosecutors continue to squeeze Trump’s personal assistant Walt Nauta to flip. Shop Meidas Merch at: https://store.meidastouch.com Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 American Psyop: https://pod.link/1652143101 Burn the Boats: https://pod.link/1485464343 Majority 54: https://pod.link/1309354521 Political Beatdown: https://pod.link/1669634407 Lights On with Jessica Denson: https://pod.link/1676844320 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices