Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

One of Donald Trump's henchman, Ed "Stop the Steal" Martin, has demoted some of the most experienced career federal prosecutors at the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columba. Glenn says this represents naked political retribution at its ugliest. Glenn is now on Substack, and none of his content is behind a paywall. Find him there at: glennkirschner.substack.com If you're inter...

Three federal judges ruled against Trump and his administration's positions, including telling Trump that the federal government can't just stop paying on contracts it entered into to provide certain US aid overseas. Just when we thought Trump would be required to act lawfully, in steps Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and pauses the lower court ruling requiring the Trump administration to...

Today - Glenn talks about his appearance in Washington D.C. at The Principles First Summit. He was with a panel answering legal questions and he shares highlights from that discussion and plays 3 clips from the summit. 1. Why the new Director of the FBI is disqualified from ever testifying in court. 2. When Trump DOJ officials tell career federal prosecutors to do something unethical, illegal or u...

Donald Trump apparently thinks he can fire his way through ethical leadership in the United States armed forces. He is wrong. Glenn discusses what all military Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) officers are taught, and why Trump's attempts to fire his way out of ethical legal military leadership will fail. Glenn is now on Substack, and none of his content is behind a paywall. Find him there at:...

There are times when the points of light amidst the Trump-induced darkness can come from the most unexpected places. Like the United States Supreme Court. In the first case that has made it up to to the high court since Trump was sworn in, the Supreme Court delivers Trump a loss. Glenn discusses this surprising development, together with two other recent points of light on the legal front. He also...

Glenn was invited to speak at the Principles First Summit in Washington D.C. During the conference, a "credible bomb threat" was made that required the premises to be cleared out while law enforcement with bomb-sniffing dogs secured and cleared the scene. An email was received explaining the motivation for the bomb threat and listing a number speakers at the conference who "deserve to die", (inclu...

Kash Patel is perhaps uniquely ill-suited to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Recall that a Colorado trial court judge found Patel was "not credible" when he testified in the case litigating the issue of whether Donald Trump engaged in insurrection. This judicial finding has sever consequences for any law enforcement agent or official. If you're interested in supporting our all-...

The corruption at the DOJ continues. Donald Trump's acting US Attorney for DC, Ed "Stop The Steal" Martin, directed the Chief of the Criminal Division, 24-year federal prosecutor Denise Cheung, to do something for which there was inadequate evidence. Ms. Cheung refused, choosing to remain loyal to the rule of law and the Constitution. So Martin demanded her resignation. Glenn discusses this develo...

Judge Dale Ho has had a hearing on the efforts of Trump's DOJ officials to dismiss the public corruption prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The Judge has to decide if this proposed dismissal is "in the public interest". It clearly is not. Glenn reviews the order issued by Judge Dale Ho. If you're interested in supporting our all-volunteer efforts, you can become a Team Justice patron a...

The resistance and opposition from within Donald Trump's Department of Justice is building. Rather than comply with an unethical directive from DOJ leadership, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon, resigned. Emil Bove, a member of Trump's team at the DOJ, directed the acting US Attorney in Manhattan, Danielle Sassoon, to dismiss the case against New York City May...

Inspectors general are the peoples' watchdogs inside government, guarding against fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption by administration employees and officials. In a very real sense, IGs are our cops on the inside. Just days after being sworn in, Donald Trump fired a whole slew of IGs in violation of federal law. Now, some of the wrongfully terminated IGs are fighting back. As The Hill reported, "...

Donald Trump's Department of Justice seems to be leaving the honest practice of the law behind. DOJ leadership directed federal prosecutors at the Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney's Office to dismiss all criminal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. In a remarkable admission, a DOJ memo says they're not dismissing the case based on "assessing the strength of the evidence", bu...

Author Barbara Bradley Hagerty has written a riveting and important new book about the wrongful murder conviction of a man named Ben Spencer. Ben's experience in the criminal justice system and his decades-long struggle for justice expose the desperate need for criminal justice reform. In her book, "Brining Ben Home: A Murder, a Conviction, and the Fight to Redeem American Justice", Barbara tells...

One of Donald Trump's long-time associates, Steve Bannon, has pleaded guilty to a criminal scheme to defraud in the first degree. As CBS News reported, "Steve Bannon pleads guilty to defrauding donors in private border wall scheme." This felony conviction comes after Bannon was convicted of contempt of Congress and sentenced to four months in prison. Glenn discusses this recent legal development....

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration is violating a restraining order the judge issued previously requiring the administration to lift the freeze on billions of dollars in federal grants. Attorneys General from 22 states brought suit against the Trump administration asking the court to order Trump to lift the freeze on federal funds that had been allocated to the states. Judge J...

Donald Trump is on his corrupt revenge tour. As NBC News reported, "Trump administration fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal investigations of the president." And just a few blocks away from the DOJ, at the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, Trump appointed Ed Martin - who has ZERO prosecutorial experience - as the District's top prosecutor. Who is Martin? This fr...

Donald Trump is forever whining and complaining about his enemies: Jack Smith, Alvin Bragg, Leticia James, and the FBI agents and federal prosecutors who investigated Trump's crimes. Trump's former criminal defense attorney, Pam Bondi, testified during her Senate confirmation hearing that there will be no enemies list at the Department of Justice if she is confirmed as Attorney General. Once confi...

Shortly after being sworn in, Attorney General Pam Bondi published a memo regarding "ending the weaponization of the federal government." The problem is, the priorities in this memo signal the death of the independence of the Department of Justice. DOJ's priorities will shift from focusing on crimes that impact the American people to seeking revenge against Donald Trump's foes. The Bondi memo prom...

The federal lawsuits pushing back against the Trump administration's lawlessness are coming fast and furious. After multiple lawsuits were filed by FBI agents, several government employee unions also filed suit seeking an injunction against Donald Trump's attempt to intimidate federal workers into resigning. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sent all federal workers a "Fork in the Road" ema...

In what is perhaps one of the most important developments seeking to resist the lawlessness of the Trump administration, FBI agents have filed two lawsuits against Trump's acting Attorney General and against the Department of Justice. The FBI agents are seeking injunctive relief, asking the court to stop Trump's DOJ officials from wrongfully firing the agents who worked on the January 6 and classi...

The Head to the FBI's New York field office is resisting efforts by Trump's Department of Justice officials to set up possible wrongful firings of FBI agents who investigated January 6 cases. As The New York Times reported, "Top FBI Agent in NY Vows to 'Dig In' After Removals at Agency." James Dennehy, the top NY FBI official and a former Marine, says they are "in a battle of their own" reminiscen...

NBC News reported that a "Senior FBI Official Forcefully Resisted Trump Administration Firings." This is an important development in the effort to combat lawlessness and the abuse of power of a Trump administration intent on extracting revenge against FBI agents who protected the American people and American democracy by working on January 6 cases. Glenn reviews the new reporting and the implicati...

Donald Trump nominated an extreme loyalist, Kash Patel to be Director of the FBI. At Patel's confirmation hearing, there was so much information revealed that made it clear he's ill-suited to serve as Director of our nation's preeminent law enforcement agency. Glenn reviews some of what disqualifies Patel for the job of FBI Director. If you're interested in supporting our all-volunteer efforts, yo...

In a move that would make the mafia blush, Trump's Department of Justice just filed a motion to dismiss the classified documents case against Donald Trump's former co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos DeOliveira, thereby protecting Trump himself. If those cases had gone to trial, the public would have been able to learn about the crimes for which Trump was indicted, including unlawfully retaining c...

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