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Trump FORCED into SURPRISE CRIMINAL TRIAL Starting NOW!!

2025-08-11 News & Politics
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Unprecedented Criminal Trial: Trump Administration, Federal Troops, and the Posse Comitatus Act

Understand the historical context and core legal arguments shaping the first criminal trial against a US Administration concerning the domestic use of federal military forces under the Posse Comitatus Act.

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  • The trial focuses narrowly on whether deploying federal troops for civilian enforcement in California violated 18 U.S.C. 1385 (Posse Comitatus Act).
  • Previous rulings addressed but dismissed the commandeering of the National Guard, leaving the PCA violation as the key issue for Judge Breyer this week.
  • Michael Popok summarizes the arguments, historical basis of the law, and the expected multi-step appeals process leading potentially to the Supreme Court.

This discussion breaks down the specifics of the three-day bench trial starting in Judge Breyer’s courtroom in San Francisco. Michael Popok explains how this case differs from earlier injunction hearings and outlines the evidence expected regarding US military service members performing arrests on domestic soil.

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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. Subscribe: @LegalAFMTN Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch

Top Comments (10)

@coronis03 2025-08-11

Gotta give Newsom a lot of credit for standing up strongly to the corpulent brained bully.

536 4 replies
@Izzydelarosa-t6l 2025-08-11

This can't go unpunished, it's not about left vs right, it's about right vs wrong.

3.6k 101 replies
@7inish 2025-08-11

IMPEACH and REMOVE immediately!

785 19 replies
@chellastation 2025-08-12

DT needs to be in prison. We need a new president 😤

106 3 replies
@barbaraschuld8206 2025-08-11

Look at what just happened this morning in DC!!!!! Are you kidding me? When will this Twilight Zone end? 😡

185 1 replies
@sandyoka4536 2025-08-11

He claimed he didn’t have authority to send in troops on January 6th but doesn’t hesitate to send troops to LA and DC.

2.8k 112 replies
@OldMysticFantasist 2025-08-11

Stand strong judges & lawyers against this regime's atrocities.

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@theresestcoeur5381 2025-08-12

Dear Americans, ❤ PLEASE WAKE UP AND PROTEST PEACEFULLY NON-STOP. ❣️🇨🇦

57 1 replies
@supposedhumanmars 2025-08-11

Until he's out of office, I will not personally feel safe and secure in the country I was born and raised in. It's a sad state of affairs.

368 4 replies
@juanitaross5492 2025-08-11

I glad it starts this week. Let's get this over and impeach that mafia regime.

530 6 replies

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