Battle for the Soul of Democracy & the Republican Fraud Machinery

Published: March 13, 2022, 5 a.m.

b'Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting look in \\u201creal time\\u201d at this week\\u2019s most important developments.\\xa0\\xa0On this \\u201cone year anniversary\\u201d episode, Ben and Popok discuss and analyze:\\n\\n1. A D.C. federal jury returning a guilty verdict against Jan6 insurrectionist Guy Reffitt.\\n2. The Texas Supreme Court dismissing abortion providers\\u2019 challenge to SB8 abortion bounty law.\\n3. A Texas state judge\\u2019s decision to issue a temporary injunction to stop Governor-ordered state investigations of parents who are raising transgender children.\\n4. Stephen Miller\\u2019s efforts to avoid producing his cell phone records to the Jan6 committee because, among other things, he\\u2019s on his mom and dad\\u2019s family plan.\\n5. Mark Meadows lying about his residency in order to absentee vote in North Carolina during the last election.\\n6. A California federal judge\\u2019s decision to review the last batch of John Eastman\\u2019s emails to see if any are properly protected by attorney client privilege before turning them over to the Jan6 Committee, and possible criminal referrals to the DOJ for trump\\u2019s role in a criminal conspiracy.\\n7. The Texas Bar\\u2019s filing to begin proceedings to sanction and possibly disbar Sydney Powell.\\n8. A New York state judge\\u2019s decision to deny Fox News\\u2019 and their high profile commentors\\u2019 motion to dismiss the Smartmatic libel case.\\n9. A New York federal judge\\u2019s decision to dismiss Trump\\u2019s counterclaim against E. Jean Carroll and scathing critique of Trump for good measure.\\n10. A Russian-US dual citizen who has fled the country, being prosecuted by the Manhattan US Attorney\\u2019s Office for being a Russian propagandist and failing to register as a foreign agent, committing conspiracy to commit visa fraud, and lying to the FBI.\\n\\nSupport the Show!\\nAG1 by Athletic Greens -- Athletic Greens is going to give you an immune supporting FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase if you visit https://athleticgreens.com/legalaf today.\\nMasterworks -- Join an exclusive community investing in blue-chip art at https://www.masterworks.art/legalaf today!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'