# Trump Loses It as Judge Fast-Tracks Lincoln Memorial Lawsuit

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Podcast: [The Intersection with Michael Popok](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok-7363510)
Published: 2026-05-12T16:14:00+00:00
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## Resource

Popok updates on the new emergency injunction suit filed to stop Trump from painting the Historic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue, as Trump has a morning social media "rager" over press reports that he lied about the cost of painting (but not structurally fixing) the pool by about 6x. In the meantime, Fed Judge Nichols has issued a new order that puts the case on a fast track, starting today. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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