Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

A Colorado judge has ruled that the evidence presented during the course of a trial proves that Donald Trump engaged in an insurrection against the United States. Judge Sarah Wallace spends 95 pages of her 102-page ruling meticulously detailing the evidence supporting her findings that Trump did indeed engage in an insurrection. But in the last pages of her ruling, she says that while there "are persuasive arguments on both sides" of the disqualification issue, "it appears to the Court that for whatever reason the drafters of Section Three (of the 14th Amendment) did not intend to include (for disqualification purposes) a person who had only taken the Presidential Oath." And accordingly, Judge Wallace declined to find that Trump was disqualified from holding office in the future. Glenn discusses the implications of Judge Wallace's factual findings and legal conclusions, and what the appellate court might do with the case on appeal.If you're interested in supporting our all-volunteer efforts, you can becoming a #TeamJustice patron at:https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschnerFor our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit:https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkir...Check out Glenn's website at glennkirschner.comFollow Glenn on:Threads: https://www.threads.net/glennkirschner2Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirsch...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today's longform weekend podcast - Glenn begins with some good news and tells us why the color ORANGE used to be a favorite but now gives him the creeps. He explains the silver lining hiding behind the big dark cloud and talks about Judge Chutkan's determination to start Trump's election interference trial on march 4th. She set a date for Jury selection to begin on February 9th in Trump's trial for trying to overthrow the 2020 election. Glenn says he'll be in court that day to report on the proceedings. Next, "The boss is not going to leave under any circumstances. We are just going to stay in power." That's the quote from a proffer video that was leaked to the press and it could mean big trouble for Trump in his Georgia RICO case. After flipping and pleading guilty, Trump co-defendant Jenna Ellis provided videotaped statements to the prosecution. This was leaked to the press by another co-defendant's lawyer. Glenn says this testimony is really incriminating. Then finally, more on-again off-again gag orders for Trump. Glenn explains the details of the gag order "reflex" from the courts and it seems all of the gag order guardrails that keep Trump from saying or posting harmful things about court staff or witnesses are not holding in place due to the many appeals Trump keeps filing. Glenn says we need to stop him from continuing to harm people once and for all.Go here to see a picture of Glenn's tie rack: https://x.com/glennkirschner2/status/1725664482536398960?s=20If you're interested in supporting our all-volunteer efforts, you can becoming a #TeamJustice patron at:https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschnerFor our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit:https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkir...Check out Glenn's website at glennkirschner.comFollow Glenn on:Threads: https://www.threads.net/glennkirschner2Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirsch...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One of the two gag orders judges have imposed on Donald Trump in attempts to protect witnesses, court staff and prosecutors, has been stayed or paused by the DC appellate court pending an oral argument scheduled for November 20th. As the reporting indicates, each of the three appellate court judges who will sit on the panel for the gag order appeal was appointed by a democrat president. In the age of Trump, we are always asking the question, "who appointed this federal judge?" But it hasn't always been that way. Glenn also takes on the differences between how the Obama administration approached the task of appointing federal judges versus how the Trump administration approached the same task. Then, in a remarkable revelation, one of Trump's co-defendants in the Georgie RICO case, Jenna Ellis, told prosecutors that Trump's close aid, Dan Scavino, said that Trump had decided he would not leave the presidency even though he lost the election. Glenn discusses the evidentiary implications of that statement and what it means for both Scavino and Trump.Link to Atlanta Journal Constitution article:https://www.ajc.com/politics/key-take...If you're interested in supporting our all-volunteer efforts and mission, you can becoming a #TeamJustice patron at:https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschnerFor our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit:https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkir...Check out Glenn's website at glennkirschner.comFollow Glenn on:Threads: https://www.threads.net/glennkirschner2Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirsch...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump and his lawyers have filed an unprofessional, irresponsible, and entirely inappropriate motion "demanding" that Judge Tanya Chutkan allow his federal election trial to be live on TV. The defense court filing reads like an extended, 2 a.m., unhinged Trump social media post. Glenn says he has filed many briefs and this one is unlike any filing he has ever seen in his 30 years as a federal prosecutor.Glenn goes through Donald Trump's court filing and the response filed by Jack Smith and his team.For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit:https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkir...Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschnerCheck out Glenn's website at glennkirschner.comFollow Glenn on:Threads: https://www.threads.net/glennkirschner2Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirsch...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Recent court filings by Special Counsel Jack Smith show that prosecutors will present a sweeping case against Donald Trump for his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. As Politico's Kyle Cheney wrote, "Echoes of Jan. 6 committee as Jack Smith foreshadows plan to tie Trump to Capitol riot."Glenn reviews the many criminal threads of Trump's multi-pronged attack on the election's results, and how federal prosecutors intend to present a case to a DC jury that weaves those threads into one treasonous tapestry.Link to the Politico article: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11...For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit:https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkir...Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschnerCheck out Glenn's website at glennkirschner.comFollow Glenn on:Threads: https://www.threads.net/glennkirschner2Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirsch...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today's weekend longform podcast Glenn gives us the latest updates in the Trump Trials. He begins with his review of the recent election. Then, Ivanka Trump has testified in the New York family fraud civil case. Glenn says it appears amnesia runs in the family. Then he talks about Special Counsel Jack Smith who has responded to a set of motions filed by the Trump legal team asking to dismiss the charges against him in Washington D.C. Glenn says Jack Smith shows that Trump's arguments are meritless. Next, a federal appeals court has temporarily lifted a gag order on Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case in Washington D.C. Glenn says he'll be there on November 20th in the appellate court when they make their determination. Then finally, CNN has reported that several Mar-a-Lago employees are expected to testify against Donald Trump in his federal prosecution in Florida in his classified documents/obstruction of justice/espionage case. These witnesses reportedly include a plumber, a maid, a chauffeur, and a woodworker, among others. Upon learning of this, Trump erupted with an unhinged rant against the CNN reporting, against Jack Smith, and against Joe Biden. It is crystal clear that this development is VERY upsetting to Trump, likely because these Mar-a-Lago employees were in the perfect position to see much of what Trump was doing during the time he was unlawfully retaining the classified documents that he refused to return, even when they were subpoenaed by the grand jury as part of a criminal investigation.For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit:https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkir...Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschnerCheck out Glenn's website at glennkirschner.comFollow Glenn on:Threads: https://www.threads.net/glennkirschner2Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirsch...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team of prosecutors have filed several motions responding to Donald Trump's attempts to convince Judge Tanya Chutkan to dismiss the case against him. In one of Smith's court filings, he directly and definitively knocks down Trump's incessant lies about President Joe Biden "directing" the prosecution against him.Glenn reviews some of Trump's claims and also Smith's responses to those claims.For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit:https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkir...Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschnerCheck out Glenn's website at glennkirschner.comFollow Glenn on:Threads: https://www.threads.net/glennkirschner2Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirsch...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump testified in his New York fraud trial and attempted to turn the proceedings into a circus with combative, non-responsive, insulting, and absurd testimony.Glenn says this is precisely what defendants do when they know they can't win on the facts: they attack the prosecutors, the judge, and the process that is trying to hold them accountable for their wrong-doing. The type of testimony that Trump exhibited isn't a sign of strength, it's a sign of weakness. It's not a sign of confidence, it's a sign of fear.Glenn reviews some of Trump's desperate, unpersuasive, and often unhinged testimony before Judge Arthur Engoron in New York and tells of some similar testimony he has experienced in the past..For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit:https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkir...Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschnerCheck out Glenn's website at glennkirschner.comFollow Glenn on:Threads: https://www.threads.net/glennkirschner2Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirsch...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Just days after the January 6 insurrection - Donald Trump's Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, signed a book deal to write a memoir about his time in the white house and the events surrounding the 2020 election.Now, Meadows' book publisher is suing him, alleging that the book is full of lies about non-existent election fraud. These lies parroted the ones that were being told (and are still being told) - by Donald Trump.Glenn says: this is a little something called . . . karma.For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit:https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkir...Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschnerCheck out Glenn's website at glennkirschner.comFollow Glenn on:Threads: https://www.threads.net/glennkirschner2Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirsch...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today's longform weekend podcast - Glenn recaps some GOOD NEWS stories of the week - starting off with a fresh new story about DC Judge Tanya Chutkan - who is already preparing for Donald Trump's trial on March 4th. As just reported by the Washington Post, Judge Chutkan will now begin jury selection in Trump's DC case on Feb. 9. This reinforces that Chutkan's trial "will not yield to an election cycle," which she stated in open court when Trump's lawyers asked her to continue the trial until after the Nov. 2024 presidential election. The next good news story: Gag-order-palooza for the month of October. It started with a NY judge gagging Trump and the month ended with a DC judge gagging Trump. All-in-all, a pretty good month. Glenn says the big question is - what will happen to Trump when he violates the gag orders? Next, Glenn gives updates on Trump's NY fraud trial: Don Jr. and Eric provide foolish and incredible testimony, while Ivanka's upcoming testimony may be the most perilous for her father and her brothers. And more good news, in Colorado, a trial has begun to determine if Trump is ineligible to be put on the presidential ballot in that state because he is disqualified under the 14th Amendment for engaging in an insurrection AND because he continues to give aid and comfort to the insurrectionists. Glenn asks: if he is found to be disqualified - will Trump's appeal to the Supreme Court be his ace in the hole? O.K. Last good story, during a campaign rally - Donald Trump made fun of Mike Pence for dropping out of the presidential race; but he still remains an important witness. Glenn explains Pence will get the last word, if not the last laugh, when he testifies as a directly and sharply incriminating prosecution witness at Trump's upcoming criminal trials.For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit:https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkir...Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschnerCheck out Glenn's website at glennkirschner.comFollow Glenn on:Threads: https://www.threads.net/glennkirschner2Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirsch...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.