Trump SUED for Jan 6, Judge SLAPS DOWN DeSantis Mask Ban, Eviction Moratoriums & More

Published: Aug. 29, 2021, 4 a.m.

b'The top-rated weekly law and politics podcast, Legal AF, produced by MeidasTouch and anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, is back for another hard-hitting, thought-provoking yet entertaining look at the most compelling developments at the intersection of law and politics. On this week\\u2019s real-time, filled-to-the-brim episode, Ben and Popok explore and explode:\\n1. A Michigan Federal judge throwing the book at Trump attorneys\\u2019 Sydney Powell, Lin Wood and others for bad faith and meritless conduct in challenging Biden\\u2019s win, including possibly pulling their law licenses.\\n2. The House January 6th Special Committee issuing demands, and soon subpoenas, to investigate Trump, his cabinet, and members of congress, including whether Trump was mentally-unfit.\\n3. The FCC\\u2019s $5mm fine (and criminal charges) against notorious \\u201crobo-callers\\u201d and Trump conspiracy theorists who used 1200 robocalls to interfere with mail in voting.\\n4. A Florida judge\\u2019s ruling to overrule Gov. DeSantis\\u2019 efforts to block mask use in public schools.\\n5. SCOTUS\\u2019 6-3 decision to invalidate the current CDC eviction moratorium as improper rule-making without Congressional action.\\n6. SCOTUS\\u2019 6-3 decision to block President Biden\\u2019s efforts to end Trump\\u2019s \\u201cstay in Mexico\\u201d policy for asylum-seekers, as \\u201carbitrary and capricious\\u201d and,\\xa0\\n7. Rudy Giuliani associate Igor Fruman\\u2019s decision to change his \\u201cnot guilty\\u201d plea to \\u201cguilty\\u201d in the New York federal prosecution case against him related his fraudulent conduct concerning Ukraine, and Trump, and what it means for the two pending related Giuliani prosecutions.\\nSpecial Easter Eggs Alert: Ben throws a \\u2018yellow\\u201d card at Popok, but also admits that he sometimes dreams of LegalAF and Popok.\\nReminder and Programming Note:\\xa0\\nAll past episodes of Legal AF originally featured on the MeidasTouch podcast can now be found here.\\nFollow Legal AF on Twitter here!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'