Trump Forced Into Surprise Criminal Trial Starting Now

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🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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The first criminal trial against an Administration starts on Monday, as Federal Judge Charles Breyer tries to determine whether Trump violated the current version of the Posse Comitatus Act by deploying federal military troops on California soil for law enforcement purposes. Michael Popok examines the evidence that will be presented during the 3 day trial, and Trump’s defenses to brief our audience. Get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to https://fatty15.com/LEGALAF and using code LEGALAF at checkout. Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.8	The criminal trial against the Trump administration that starts today, this week,
0:36.4	in Judge Breyer's courtroom in San Francisco, is just not getting
0:40.7	enough attention. It's, it's historic, it's unprecedented. It's the first case against an
0:47.0	administration under the Posse Comitatis Act of 1878 because the allegations by Governor Newsom against the Trump administration
0:57.4	are that by using federal troops on the ground in California for civilian enforcement
1:05.2	operations during the protests related to Donald Trump's immigration policy, that wasn't just authorized by the
1:13.9	federalization or the commandeering statutes about when a president can commandeer the use of
1:20.3	state national guard. It crossed the line and became a violation of the Posse Comitatis
1:26.9	Act, for which that is not an exception. You're not going to be a violation of the Posse Cometatus Act, for which that is not an exception.
1:31.2	You're not going to be confused what I'm done with this hot take.
1:33.9	The trial starts this week.
1:35.4	I'm going to be doing daily updates about what's happening in the courtroom.
1:39.2	There's no jury, only Judge Breyer, the brother of retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.
1:45.9	And you're on the Midas Touch Network and on Legal A.F.
1:48.5	I'm Michael Popock.
1:49.4	Let me give you the update.
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