Congress just voted to hold Donald Trump's former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution. This means today is day 1 of "Mark Meadows - Indictment Watch." It took DOJ 22 days to indict Steve Bannon for his crime of contempt of Congress. This video discusses the reasons why DOJ's decision whether to indict Meadows is an easy one based on the applicable law and the available facts. For our Team Justice and Justice Matt...
Dec 16, 2021•7 min•Ep. 132
In a remarkably blunt, clear-eyed and forceful legal opinion, a unanimous three-judge panel of the DC Federal Court of Appeals rejected Trump's efforts to hide deeply damaging documents from the House select committee investigating the Capitol attack. Judge Patricia Millett, writing for the panel, stated that there is "a direct linkage between the former president and the events of" January 6. Importantly, the three judges handing down this opinion sit on the very court on which Attorney General...
Dec 11, 2021•10 min•Ep. 131
It was reported today that the House select committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol has postponed the depositions of Mike Flynn and Trump aide Nicholas Luna. What, if anything, should be taken away from this decision to reschedule this testimony? The disgraced, traitorous Mike Flynn is a household name but Trump aide and "body man" Nicholas Luna is not. This video addresses: 1. who is Nicholas Luna and 2. argues that Mike Flynn should be ordered to active duty by the US Army and cou...
Dec 07, 2021•8 min•Ep. 130
Two big stories just broke on the legal front: according to reporting in the Guardian, Trump called his "lieutenants" at the Willard Hotel shortly before the attack on the Capitol, expressed his concern that Mike Pence was not coming through for him, and asked how else they could block the certification of Joe Biden's election win. This is yet additional evidence of Trump participation in a robust conspiracy to corruptly overturn the election results. In a second story, the New York Times report...
Dec 01, 2021•7 min•Ep. 129
In recent days there has been reporting about attempts by Bannon's defense attorneys to convince a judge to allow them to distribute to the public the discovery given over by the prosecutors in Bannon's criminal case for contempt of Congress. This video discusses the common practice of courts to issue protective orders regarding discovery in criminal cases and what Steve Bannon is really trying to accomplish by objecting to these standard procedures. Additional reporting has revealed that one of...
Nov 29, 2021•10 min•Ep. 128
The Washington Post reported that the Manhattan District Attorney's Office is now investigating Donald Trump's manipulation of property values, presumably to dodge tax liability. Recently released city property and tax records reveal that Trump claimed for one purpose that his building at 40 Wall Street was worth $527 million and then turned around and, for tax purposes, reported that the same building was worth only $16.7 million. This is Trump taking a page out of the book Tax Fraud for Dummie...
Nov 23, 2021•6 min•Ep. 127
A Wisconsin jury found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of all charges for shooting three individuals, killing two. This video discusses the possible reasons for the verdict and some of the lessons we should learn from the nature of self-defense laws and the dangers posed by our country's determination to worship at the altar on unrestricted gun access. Link below for my MSNBC Daily opinion piece on the Rittenhouse verdict: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/kyle-rittenhouse-s-not-guilty-verdicts-make-per...
Nov 20, 2021•9 min•Ep. 126
On the exact same day Steve Bannon was criminally indicted for contempt of Congress, Mark Meadows refused to appear in violation of a congressional subpoena, thereby committing the crime of . . . contempt of Congress. Congress must now vote to hold Meadows in contempt and refer him for prosecution. This video reviews the way subpoenas work, how one goes about LAWFULLY asserting a privilege (spoiler alert - not by flat out refusing to appear), and why Meadows' attorney's claim that "the matter of...
Nov 15, 2021•10 min•Ep. 125
A federal grand jury indicted Steve Bannon on two criminal contempt of Congress charges. Here is what to expect moving forward, from Monday's presentment in court to possible plea nogotiaons with prosecutors to trial and sentencing. This video also discusses why it took 22 days for the DC US Attorney's Office to indict Bannon. Plus, with Mark Meadows committing the very same crime today by refusing to appear on a congressional subpoena, might he face the same fate as Bannon? All in all, today wa...
Nov 13, 2021•9 min•Ep. 124
Over the past 24 hours, the House select committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol issued 14 subpoenas for Trump aids, assistants, loyalists, sycophants and a smattering of co-conspirators. Issuing subpoenas is easy, enforcing subpoenas has turned out to be hard. We are on day 19 of Steven Bannon indictment watch and no DOJ indictment in sight. Now more that ever, DOJ must act to hold Bannon accountable, both because it's the right thing to do AND because it will send a powerful messa...
Nov 10, 2021•7 min•Ep. 123
Donald Trump filed a lawsuit trying to prevent information about his possible role in the insurrection from being provided to the House select committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol. In a court hearing on November 4, 2021, Judge Tanya Chutkan dismantled each and every argument Trump's lawyer, Justin Clark, made in his desperate attempt to stop the House select committee from getting what is very likely damaging information about Trump's role in the insurrection. This video reviews ...
Nov 05, 2021•9 min•Ep. 122
The Washington Post printed a 3-part series taking an extraordinary deep dive into the before, during and after of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. This again raises the question many have been asking throughout the 10 months since the attack on our democracy: is Attorney General Merrick Garland's Department of Justice criminally investigating Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the results of the presidential election. This video discusses the goals and principles of prosecution, fo...
Nov 02, 2021•11 min•Ep. 121
On Thursday, October 21st, the House of Representatives voted to hold Steve Bannon in Contempt of Congress and referred him to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution. All eyes now turn to the Bannon Indictment Watch. Fortunately, there is precedent on this precise issue: in 1983, Congress voted to hold EPA official Rita Lavelle in contempt of Congress, referred her for prosecution and, just 9 days later, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia had the grand jury indict ...
Oct 26, 2021•7 min•Ep. 120
Last time a contemptuous congressional witness was prosecuted, it was Reagan Administration official Rita M. Lavelle in 1983. In that mater, the full House of Representatives voted unanimously - 413 to 0 - to refer Ms. Lavelle for prosecution. This was when Congress understood the importance of enforcing its subpoenas against contemptuous witnesses. The full House is about to vote on whether to refer Steve Bannon for prosecution after he refused to appear pursuant to a congressional subpoena wit...
Oct 22, 2021•8 min•Ep. 119
Not surprisingly, Donald Trump has filed yet another lawsuit trying to hide from Congress and, by extension, the American people, evidence of his criminal conduct in connection with the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and our democracy. The case has been assigned to Judge Tanya Chutkan, a former public defender in the courts of Washington, DC, and a smart, strong and fearless federal judge. This video discusses what we can expect as Trump's lawsuit is taken up by the courts and why it will pr...
Oct 20, 2021•10 min•Ep. 118
New York State Supreme Court Judge Doris Gonzalez has ordered Donald Trump to appear and testify at a deposition on Monday, October 18. Trump and his security staff are being sued by a group of protestors assaulted by Trump's security staff at a protest in front of Trump Tower. When Trump was forced to sit for a deposition in 2007, it didn't go well, as he was caught in lie after lie. This video discusses the ins and outs of depositions and answers to some frequently asked questions like: What h...
Oct 17, 2021•10 min•Ep. 117
Steve Bannon refused to comply with a congressional subpoena and members of the House Select Committee investigation the January 6 attack on the US Capitol have said they will refer Bannon to the Department of Justice for prosecution. This video answers frequently asked question like: Can Steve Bannon drag out the process and try to run out the clock as did Don McGahn and Donald Trump in civil litigation? What are the possible outcomes of a Bannon prosecution? What are the implications for other...
Oct 15, 2021•8 min•Ep. 116
President Joe Biden rejected Donald Trump's request that the White House invoke executive privilege to hide from Congress and the American people his (Trump's) misconduct in connection with the insurrection. But it's what Joe Biden said in announcing that decision that should instill confidence in the American that President Biden is intent on holding Donald Trump accountable for his misconduct. In a statement delivered by his White House Counsel Dana Remus, President Biden said, "Congress is ex...
Oct 12, 2021•8 min•Ep. 115
The Senate Judiciary Committee must released a report titled, "Subverting Justice: How the Former President and His Allies Pressured DOJ to Overturn the 2020 Election." Among other crimes, the Senate details how Trump pressured acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to overturn the election results. The conduct described in the report makes clear that Trump committed the crime of Coercion of Political Activity, 18 US Code section 610. This video reviews s the elements of that crime and how Trump'...
Oct 08, 2021•16 min•Ep. 114
Donald Trump's crimes, cover-up and corruption continue unabated. The Guardian reports that Trump is preparing to instruct Mark Meadows, Steve Bannon, Kash Patel and Dan Scavino to commit the offense of contempt of Congress by refusing to comply with lawfully issued congressional subpoenas. Considering that these four individuals can provide evidence that is likely to incriminate Donald Trump, Trump's command that they not testify is a transparent attempt at a criminal cover-up. Indeed, this is ...
Oct 07, 2021•6 min•Ep. 113
Donald Trump inarguably committed multiple crimes. If Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice fail to charge Trump, a de facto precedent will be set. Here is what's at stake for the nation if Trump's crimes go unaddressed. For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise shop, please visit: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkirschner/ Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschner My podcast, "Justice Matters with Glenn Kirsch...
Oct 06, 2021•6 min•Ep. 112
Members of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol have said in no uncertain terms that, if witnesses refuse to comply with congressional subpoenas they will refer those witnesses to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution. This approach was unavailable to Congress during the tenure of Attorney General Bill Barr, as Barr was more interested in protecting a criminal president than he was in assisting Congress enforce subpoenas that sought evidenc...
Oct 05, 2021•8 min•Ep. 111
Two defendants were just sentenced to relatively short prison terms for participating in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6. As reported by the Washington Post, there were two important aspects of the sentencing hearings: first, the defendants both said some version of, "I got swept up in the moment" and "I got carried away." What are the legal implications for the larger insurrection investigation of statements like this by defendants? Second, the Department of Justice prosecutors told t...
Oct 01, 2021•8 min•Ep. 110
As more defendant's who attacked the US Capitol on January 6 have their cases resolved with misdemeanor pleas, federal judges are questioning the way cases are being handled by the Department of Justice. Here are the two questions posed by Judge Emmet Sullivan, the judge presiding over the case of insurrection defendant Dawn Bancroft, and how those two questions can be answered. This video also discusses why the facts inarguably support the conclusion that Donald Trump is criminally culpable for...
Sep 30, 2021•11 min•Ep. 109
The Republican Party has been trying to nefariously use the law in efforts to hold down, defeat and demoralize certain segments of the American populaiotn, from voter suppression laws to redistricting/gerrymandering to recounts/audits/fraudits and passing laws depriving women of their constitutionally protected privacy rights. However, this is NOT a winning formula for the Republican Party. On a related from, the Republican Party is working at the moment to shut down government. I it seems to qu...
Sep 29, 2021•5 min•Ep. 108
In reporting that is equal parts enlightening and frightening, it was reveled that Trump officials at the Department of Homeland Security Office were lying about and manipulating intelligence information about three topics: Russia wanting Trump to win reelection, the Mexican border and white supremacy in the US. A Trump administration official named Brian Murphy, a Republican, became a whistle blower when he reported that his DHS superiors pressured him to lie about intelligence to "burnish Trum...
Sep 28, 2021•8 min•Ep. 107
Recent reporting revealed that Steve Bannon advised then President Donald Trump to "kill the Biden presidency in the crib." This is the language of seditions, rebellion and insurrection. Bannon then made his circumstances even worse by first admitting on his podcast that he made the statement and then trying to justify it by invoking a poll that showed 42% of the American people question the legitimacy of Joe Biden's election win. Here is why Bannon's attempt to justify his sedition statement wi...
Sep 26, 2021•5 min•Ep. 106
The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol just issued four subpoenas for testimony and documents from Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows, Kash Patel and Dan Scavino. This raises several important legal issues, including: Is there really any viable claim of executive privlege to defeat these subpoenas? If the witnesses fail to comply with these lawfully issued congressional subpoenas, will Congress use all tools in its tool box to aggressively enforce its subpoenas? ...
Sep 25, 2021•12 min•Ep. 105
Donald Trump just sued his niece Mary Trump and the New York Times for $100 Million (apparently taking his cue from an Austin Powers movie). Here's why Trump's absurd lawsuit is dead on arrival. For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise shop, please visit: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkirschner/ Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschner My podcast, "Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner" can be downloaded where you get your podcasts....
Sep 23, 2021•8 min•Ep. 104
Alan Weisselberg and the Trump Organization were back in a New York courtroom today in connection with the criminal case pending against them. In open court , Weisselberg's attorney announced that they are expecting additional indictments in the future. This video reviews the nature of the case, discusses the implications for Donal Trump of his organization and his Chief Financial Officer being criminally charged for a 15-year-long criminal scheme to defraud in the first degree (among other char...
Sep 21, 2021•8 min•Ep. 103
