Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

Donald Trump recently complained on his website Truth Social, that he is being treated unfairly because Biden wasn't being charged for having classified documents. During his rant, Trump asked why Biden wasn't being charged with the Insurrection Act . Did he say the wrong thing and accidentally spill the beans because he got a target letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith? Then, Glenn talks about...

In today's longform weekend podcast - Glenn gives us his usual legal recap of the week. First story: Dueling briefs. Attorneys for Donald Trump have filed a motion in court to try to postpone his Florida classified documents trial. Following this, Special Counsel Jack Smith replied with his own brief telling Judge Cannon - Trump's filing had no legal basis to postpone the trial indefinitely. Secon...

Attorneys for Donald Trump have filed a motion in court asking to postpone his Florida classified documents trial indefinitely. Glenn says the excuses he gave Judge Eileen Cannon are ridiculous. Then, it seems the Department of Justice has finally righted a wrong and changed their minds in the E. Jean Carroll case. They have now decided to abandon plans to defend Trump in the lawsuit - saying in a...

Special Counsel Jack Smith is investigating a tumultuous Oval Office meeting back in December of 2020 where Donald Trump was plotting to remain in power by stealing state voting machines to claim voter fraud. Even though no voting machines were ever actually taken - Glenn explains why beginning to commit a crime but not finishing the act is also breaking the law. Then, he gives a Team Justice...

Today Glenn discusses Donald Trump's co-conspirator in the classified documents case - Walt Nauta. He has now pleaded not guilty in Florida and people are asking - can he still flip on Trump or is it too late? Glenn explains Special Counsel Jack Smith's prosecutors are likely still trying to get him to cooperate. Then he looks back in time when he was still a federal prosecutor and relates how he'...

Today on Justice Matters - Glenn does his weekly legal recap and talks about the art of flipping a defendant. First up in the legal re-cap: Donald Trump is ramping up more dangerous rhetoric and social media posts and no one seems to be able to stop it. Glenn explains how his speech is dangerous to individuals and to the nation. Examples of recent danger - Trump posting Obama's address and his fol...

New reports and an MSNBC interview with President Biden have shown that there's worldwide criticism of the DOJ's and FBI's handling of the January 6th investigation. Glenn wonders why our federal law enforcement agencies hesitate to hold accountable the ruling class criminals. Then another reckless social media post by Donald Trump has this time endangered president Barack Obama by givin...

This time, Glenn discusses the recent controversial and historic rulings of the Supreme Court. Historic not only for the court's sharp right turn, but for the highly-charged opinions that revealed the court's deep divide on the biggest issues of our time: race, education, and gay rights. Were the rulings set up and purchased by billionaires with dark money and lavish gifts? Then, he talks abo...

After a long list of changing excuses - Donald Trump is now claiming he was just bragging and lying during his recording at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey when he was showing off classified military documents on Iran. Glenn explains Trump's statements fall into 3 categories that Jack Smith can use against him during his trial. Then, he switches gears and discusses Rudy Giuliani who has no...

In Glenn's longform weekend podcast he again runs down this week's legal recap. First he discusses the ever changing excuses of Donald Trump when asked about the newly released audio of him sharing classified military documents on Iran. Then, he talks about Trump's former lawyer - Rudy Giuliani - who has reportedly reached a proffer agreement with the D.O.J. Did Rudy flip on Teflon Don for a "Swee...

In today's podcast - Glenn discusses the foot in mouth problems of Donald Trump. First, he talks about Trump's speech at the Road to Majority Conference in Washington where he claimed he has the absolute right to take classified documents because the Presidential Records Act made it legal. On NBC's Meet the Press, Congressman Don Bacon was the only brave voice to claim the emperor has no clothes a...

Today - Glenn has an update on Special Counsel Jack Smith's latest activities as he continues to investigate the crimes of Donald Trump. First - prosecutors in Trump's classified documents case are asking U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to push the trial date back from August 14th to December 11th. Glenn explains this is because the case involves classified documents and Trump’s defense counsel...

Today - Glenn evaluates why the FBI and the DOJ resisted opening an investigation into Donald Trump's role in the January 6th insurrection. A Washington Post report claims the DOJ shut down the requests of career prosecutors who were asking to open a probe into Trump's involvement in the Capitol riots. According to the report, it was due to a lack of evidence but was it more about appearing partis...

In our longform weekend podcast - we again discuss The Trump Trials. First up - Glenn does the weekly legal recap and talks about Judge Aileen Cannon's ability to be impartial. He then discusses a surprising move by Special Counsel Jack Smith who filed a discovery letter that turns over all of the grand jury transcripts. Directly following this letter - Donald Trump posted a message on his social...

Today Glenn discusses 2 different federal cases. First he talks about Hunter Biden reaching a deal with federal prosecutors on charges he failed to pay federal income tax. Glenn explains paying taxes late happens with regularity and most people are NOT charged so the GOP's claim he got a sweetheart deal is unfounded. Then Glenn talks about Judge Aileen Cannon who has set a trial date for Donald Tr...

Today, Glenn has some curious questions about Donald Trump's crimes and future indictments. First - Why wasn't there a search warrant conducted at Trump's Bedminster golf course? Second - Why hasn't Trump been charged for crimes at Bedminster in New Jersey? Third - Why is there only 1 co-conspirator: Walt Nauta? And Fourth - Will Jack Smith use Trump's own statements against him? He also discusses...

Today, Glenn discusses the major concerns being raised regarding Judge Aileen Cannon presiding over Donald Trump's classified documents case in Florida. Legal experts agree Judge Cannon should recuse herself from the case. Glenn gives us the 3 main reasons why she should step down and recuse herself and if she doesn't - he believes Special Counsel Jack Smith should file a motion to have her do so....

This time on our weekend podcast Glenn gives us the latest updates on Donald Trump's legal battles. First he discusses equal justice between rulings in similar cases. Is it fair if a poor person has to go to jail when a rich person charged with the same crime goes free? Then, Glenn gives us 3 reason why Judge Aileen Cannon should step away from Trump's classified documents case. And then fina...

This time Glenn discusses Trump's arraigned in Miami as many people wonder if he was treated with kid gloves in court. He also explains the reason he thinks Trump wasn't detained and placed in jail. Then, Glenn talks about another person who was arrested for the same charges as Trump - but was treated much differently. He asks if that's fair and if this is equal justice for the powerful and t...

This time the discussion is about Judge Aileen Cannon and the impact she could have on Trump's classified documents case. Glenn wonders if she will favor Trump as she did last fall when a Special Master was appointed to the case. Legal scholars are saying Judge Cannon should recuse herself due to her past controversial rulings and her appointment to the bench by Trump himself. Glenn explains...

Today Glenn tells us some interesting details he found reading through the indictment of Donald Trump and his co-defendant Walt Nauta. He gives us more info spelled out by Special Counsel Jack Smith of what Trump did with classified documents. Glenn explains the specifics in the recently unsealed federal indictment against Trump and tells where the classified documents were kept and how...

Today Glenn talks about the indictment of Donald Trump in the classified documents investigation. First he explains why Trump will be tried in Florida. Many people are surprised the classified documents case will be tried in there and not in the nation's capital even though witnesses testified before a Grand Jury in Washington D.C. Then. he discusses Trump's public narrative about his in...

Donald Trump's attorneys met with Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team as they decide whether to charge him in the classified documents probe. Glenn wonders if they are trying to plea bargain. Then, he talks about Donald Trump's former Chief of Staff - Mark Meadows. New reports say he has testified to the Grand Jury in Jack Smith's investigation of Trump. Glenn speculates on whether he was give...

One of Donald Trump's lawyers - Evan Corcoran - recorded a voice memo about his representation with Trump in the classified documents case. The recordings provided insight into Corcoran's first meeting with the ex-president last year when he advised Trump to comply with the Justice Department subpoena seeking the return of all classified materials in the former president's possession. Glenn s...

Federal prosecutors claim they have a recording of Donald Trump acknowledging that he kept and shared a classified military document about Iran. Glenn wonders how the D.O.J. can avoid indicting him and expect others to keep our nation's secret documents - a secret? Then, Glenn gives us three legal stories. First: the recording of Donald Trump discussing a classified military document on...