President Donald Trump's latest court loss could bring his scandalous relationship with disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein back to life, according to one expert.

Michael Popok, a lawyer and host of the podcast "The Intersection with Michael Popok," argued during a new episode on Wednesday that the Trump Department of Justice's unsuccessful bid to remove former DOJ prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit from federal court is bad news for the administration.

On Tuesday, a federal judge in New York ruled that Comey can keep her lawsuit in federal court and said that Trump's DOJ had effectively sealed its own fate when it admitted that her termination relied solely on the Constitution, not the civil service statutes.

"They fired her under the presidential authority under Article II, hoping that this would never see the light of day," Popok said. "I think this new ruling by Judge Jesse Furman in the Southern District of New York may unlock Epstein's scandal as well as help get her job back because Judge Furman has just ruled that she gets to keep her case in federal court."

Comey, the daughter of twice-indicted former FBI Director James Comey, was fired by the DOJ last year for reasons that remain unclear. She then sued the DOJ, arguing that her termination was political retribution for her father's investigation into Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

Popok also noted that the ruling would affect the Epstein investigation. Comey was responsible for convicting Epstein's accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, to a 20-year sentence on sex trafficking charges. Now that Maxwell is angling for a pardon, Popok argued that Trump doesn't want someone like Comey in his ear, reminding him of how untrustworthy she is.

"So, on the surface, it's Maurene Comey allowed to stay in federal court rather than be shuffled off into an administrative law procedure, never to be heard from again," Popok said. "That's the top line. But right below the surface is the connection between her and Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein, Trump, and Todd Blanche, now the acting U.S. attorney. And I think this gets blown sky-high as this particular case continues."

The panel on CNN's "NewsNight" got heated on Wednesday as the price of President Donald Trump's "unpopular" war in Iran was brought up.

Since late February, Trump's war with Iran has raged with almost no end in sight. The Iranian regime has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, which has sent global energy prices skyrocketing, even though the U.S. and Israel have killed multiple of the country's top military and political leaders.

Meanwhile, the goals of the conflict remain unclear. Trump has said the goal was to create the conditions for the Iranian people to rise up and take control of their government, and also to prevent the Iranian regime from developing a nuclear weapon. Neither outcome has materialized yet.

John Avlon, a former Democratic congressional candidate from New York, argued that Trump's attempts to effect regime change through airstrikes alone won't solve the issue. That's when the panel started to get heated.

"Oh yeah? What about when you throw in their navy? Does that help?" Scott Jennings, a GOP consultant, said snidely.

" Scott. Scott, just for one second! Stop the talking points," Avalon said.

"A blockade is a talking point?" Jennings shot back.

"It is easy to blunder into war, but it is very hard to get out of it," Avlon said. "And that's why our allies are saying, 'We're not with the U.S. on this,' because no case was made. That's why the war is unpopular at home, because no case has been made."

A former federal prosecutor who prosecuted mafia crime families obliterated President Donald Trump's defense for his latest legal battle.

On Tuesday, the Trump Department of Justice returned a two-count indictment against former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly threatening Trump's life and for felony interstate communication violations. The charges stem from a picture Comey posted on his Instagram account that featured seashells arranged to read "86 47," which has been interpreted by the Trump administration to mean Trump should be killed.

The indictment was returned just days after an alleged shooter fired several rounds inside the Washington Hilton, where the White House Correspondents' Dinner was being held. Trump and several members of his cabinet were in attendance and were safely evacuated from the event.

CNN's Kaitlan Collins asked the president on Wednesday whether he believed the threat was legitimate. Trump responded by arguing that "86" is a common term in the mafia world that means someone ought to be killed.

Elie Honig, a former federal prosecutor, argued on CNN's "The Source" with Collins that Trump's explanation carries no weight.

"There was a point in my life where I spent the better part of my waking hours either talking face to face with real-world mobsters, or listening to them talk to each other over wiretaps, body wires, or bugs," Honig said. "I dealt with all five families: Gambino, Genovese, Bonanno, Lucchese, and Colombo. I dealt with bosses, underbosses, consigliere, capos, soldiers, associates, all the way down the line. Never, ever. Not once did I hear any real-world gangster use the term 86 to refer to a murder or anything, and god knows these guys had colorful lingo, but never that phrase."

"I don't know where the president's getting this from," he continued. "He said from some movie. They don't use that term in The Godfather, The Sopranos, or Goodfellas. Maybe some old-timey movie, but that's not reality."