Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

Mark Meadows has been indicted in a Georgia state RICO case for being part of a criminal enterprise to overturn the results of the presidential election in Georgia in 2020. Meadows filed a motion to have his prosecution transferred from Georgia state court to federal court, claiming he was acting within the scope of his official duties as Chief of Staff to the President of the United States. Glenn...

Of the 19 co-defendants indicted in Georgia's election interference case, two have thus far demanded a speedy trial. A trial has been set for October 23, 2023. But in the event those two defendants, Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell go to trial first, this could end up doing serious damage to Donald Trump in the court of public opinion. Glenn does a deep dive into trial tactics when a trial is he...

This time in our longform weekend podcast - Glenn talks about the first mugshot of Donald Trump and the first scheduled trial in the Georgia RICO case. Kenneth Chesebro's trial has been set for October 2023, but thus far he's the ONLY defendant of the 19 indicted co-conspirators who is set for trial. So at this moment - the Cheese stands alone! What's really behind Chesebro's demand for...

Donald Trump's lawyers made an absurd request of Judge Tanya Chutkan, asking her to put off Trump's DC trial for attempting to overturn the results of the presidential election until April 2026. Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team of federal prosecutors filed their reply, and they debunked and/or put in accurate context the ridiculous claims Trump's lawyers dumped into their court filing. In r...

We all know that Donald Trump is being prosecuted in four criminal cases. Glenn says it's curious that Trump just posted that he's fighting "7 cases (that are) all about election interference." Of course, the only one who interfered in an election is Donald Trump and his co-conspirators, many of whom are now indicted in a RICO case in Georgia. But Donald Trump's numbers don't really add up. Unless...

Donald Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani is a co-conspirator in his federal case in Washington DC and a co-conspirator in his RICO case in Georgia. BUT - there are still no signs that he's cooperating with prosecutors and flipping on his former boss. Glenn says that's ok because he wouldn't be a good witness anyway. Then he talks about his current attorneys who are again acting more like ca...

In today's longform podcast - Glenn talks about Donald Trump's continued dangerous rhetoric which is inspiring and inciting his supporters to violence. He discusses the recent threats against Judge Tanya Chutkan and the Georgia grand jurors. He explains how detaining Trump pending trial will help neutralize the ongoing threat. Then, dueling trial date proposals in Trump's DC prosecu...

Donald Trump and 18 others have now been indicted by an Atlanta grand jury. They face sweeping racketeering charges stemming from their efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Glenn breaks down the details of the indictment and explains the punishments if found guilty. Trump now has 2 indictments for attempting to steal Joe Biden's win in the 2020 election. Glenn explains the differenc...

Donald Trump posted on his social media platform that Georgia’s former Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan “shouldn’t” testify in grand jury proceedings this week regarding allegations that Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election results in the state and some legal analysts are saying the post could be witness intimidation or tampering. Witness tampering is against the law and he was warned by a feder...

During Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigations in January - we just learned he obtained a search warrant that ordered Twitter to hand over documents relating to Donald Trump's profile. Glenn says Smith likely gleaned other electronic evidence as well. Then, the judge in the federal January 6th case - Tonya Chutkan, said that Trump's political campaign has to yield to the orderly administr...

In today's longform weekend podcast - Glenn gives us an update on Donald Trump's federal election interference trial. First, Special Counsel Jack Smith proposes a speedy trial date in the DC case to fulfill the people's right. Glenn talks about how the Speedy Trial Act has taken the spotlight and in the court filing by the DOJ - he discusses how Jack Smith corrects Trump's attorney John Lauro...

Today -  Glenn explains how you can assert your right to watch the January 6th criminal trial of Donald Trump. Call to action: Please copy and share! Ask for your right to view Trump's trial! Dear _____________ (elected official), In Count 4 of his most recent indictment, Donald Trump is charged with victimizing the American voters by conspiring to deprive us of our right to vote. As crime vi...

Donald Trump's lawyer, John Lauro, is going on TV trying to undermine the public's confidence in the January 6th election interference case by discrediting the judge, the prosecutors, and the courts. Glenn reminds us: Judge Chutkan don't play. During a TV interview on NBC - Lauro claimed Trump only made a technical violation of the constitution but didn't actually commit a crime. Constitution...

When Donald Trump was arraigned on his recent criminal indictment for election interference - the magistrate judge instructed him that he is not to tamper with witnesses. But directly following this Trump posted "If you go after me, I'm coming after you!". Special Counsel Jack Smith, siting this post, requested a protective order asking Judge Chutkan to bar him from disclosing evidence t...

Donald Trump has finally been indicted for trying to overturn the 2020 election. Glenn says he watched the arraignment from the overflow courtroom in Washington D.C. First off - he gives us a review of the charges in the indictment and how much time Trump is facing if he is found guilty. Then he describes the character of the judge presiding over the case - Tanya Chutkan - who he met in court back...

Donald Trump is finally indicted in federal district court for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Glenn reads off the 4 counts he is charged with and the description of the 6 co-conspirators. He then gives his predictions about who the co-conspirators are and wonders if they are already charged but still under seal. He also talks about his history with the Washington...

In a recent interview, Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis says that she will announce charging decisions by September 1st in her investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election. Glenn says the judge in the case has cleared the way for her indictment. Then during an interview on MSNBC, 2024 Presidential hopeful Chris Christie said former Trump White House ch...

Special Counsel Jack Smith's federal prosecutors have added a bonus indictment against Donald Trump - charging him and his employees with trying to erase video evidence of people hiding boxes of classified documents. Glenn explains why this is a key factor to the case. Then, he discusses conspiracy charges. These crimes have special rules because there is more than one person involved. Glenn gives...

This time in our longform weekend podcast, Glenn again recaps the legal stories of the week. First up: Rudy Giuliani has admitted in court that he lied about 2 Georgia election workers - Shay Moss and Ruby Freeman. Glenn says this warms his heart. Second: Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty after his plea breaks down in court. Glenn explains - this actually happens a lot more often than you&n...

A recently unsealed court motion reveals that the Department of Justice obtained and executed 8 search warrants while investigating Donald Trump's obstruction and documents crimes. The warrants and affidavits were filed in connection with the federal case involving Trump's mishandling of classified documents. We know about the warrant at Mar-a-Lago because Trump told everyone - but what were the o...

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows seems to be out of the public eye lately. Glenn wonders if he will be a star prosecution witness against Donald Trump at trial or will he be a co-defendant with Trump when the January 6th indictment drops? Meadows has testified to a federal grand jury hearing evidence about the plot to overthrow Biden's win in the 2020 election. Glenn questions if he...

Donald Trump received a target letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith warning him he's about to be indicted for his illegal schemes to try and stay in power after the 2020 election. Glenn breaks down the 3 charges in the letter. Then, as the January 6th House Select Committee wrapped up their investigation - they referred some of Trump's crimes to the Department of Justice. One of the charges...

In today's longform weekend podcast - Glenn recaps the Trump legal stories of the week. First, Glenn talks about Florida Judge Aileen Cannon who has made a ruling on when the classified documents trial should be held. Glenn says she split the difference between both parties. Next, there's new information about Trump's Georgia state election crimes as reports now say that DA Fani Willis will bring...

Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon heard arguments from the prosecutors and from Donald Trump's attorneys about what date his classified documents case should go to trial. Glenn gives his take on the timing. Plus, Donald Trump's new favorite legal mantra. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Donald Trump has announced that he's been officially informed that he's a target of the federal insurrection investigation. Glenn says this means Special Counsel Jack Smith is ready to ask the grand jury to indict him for inciting the January 6th riots at the capitol and for his part in trying to overturn Biden's win in the 2020 election. Now Trump has some big decisions to make and he has 4 days...