In a dramatic new development, a federal grand jury investigation the insurrection subpoenas Peter Navarro, a former aide to Donald Trump. The subpoena requests evidence of all communications Navarro had with Donald Trump involving what happened on January 6. This news, reported by Kyle Cheney of Politico, makes clear that the Department of Justice is directly investigating the crimes of Donald Trump. Trump is evidently feeling the squeeze, including in connection with the criminal investigation...
Jun 01, 2022•11 min•Ep. 24
Kellyanne Conway is out hawking a book. In an article in the Washington Post by Ashley Parker (like below), we learned that Donald Trump offered Conway an unsolicited blanket pardon. This leads to the reasons inference that, if Trump offered HER a pardon, he almost certainly gave pardons to others - Don Jr., Ivanka, Jared Kushner, Rudy Giuliani and likely others. In some new reporting by Hugo Lowell of the Guardian (link below), it appears that Giuliani did not invoke his 5th Amendment right aga...
May 25, 2022•25 min•Ep. 23
It's no surprise that Elon Musk just announced that he will reverse the ban of Donald Trump once he owns Twitter. But what actually is pretty shocking was the reason Musk said he was so offended when Twitter banned Trump: because it was a "morally bad decision." This video takes on the absurdity of that claim. The American oligarchs really do want the American people to believe up is down, darkness is light and insurrection is patriotism. And morality is immorality. For our Team Justice and Just...
May 11, 2022•6 min•Ep. 22
The congressional select committee investigating the Capitol attack just announced that public hearings will begin on June 9. In the meantime, the panel continues to investigate the insurrection. Journalist Hugo Lowell of the Guardian reported that the J6 panel is seeking the voluntary interviews of as many as a dozen members of Congress to testify about their knowledge of the insurrection. This raises what has become the usual series of questions: 1. if the republican politicians refuse to agre...
May 02, 2022•9 min•Ep. 20
The pervasive abuse of the legislative process by some Republican politicians suggests we are living in an age of "gangster government": Kevin McCarthy threatens telecom companies in an effort to dissuade them from cooperating with the House select committee investigating the insurrection; Ron DeSantis uses legislation to punish Disney for criticizing his divisive educational positions; and now Jim Jordan does Elon Musk's bidding by sending quasi-threatening letters to Twitter's board members te...
Apr 27, 2022•9 min•Ep. 19
In a new piece published by Slate, the question is asked, "Why Hasn't Trump Been Indicted Yet?" The article goes on to discuss five possible reasons why state and federal prosecutors have not yet brought charges against former president Donald Trump. This video discusses these five possibilities and lands on the most likely of the five. For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise shop, please visit: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkirschner/ Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice pat...
Apr 19, 2022•13 min•Ep. 18
A Washington DC jury just convicted Capitol attacker Dustin Thompson on all six counts for storming the US Capitol on January 6 to stop the certification of Joe Biden's election win. Thompson testified that he was following then-President Donald Trump's express orders. The problem for Thompson is that "following presidential orders" is not a legal defense to his crimes. But it IS evidence that can be introduced against Donald Trump in the future in the event he is indicted for inciting the insur...
Apr 15, 2022•9 min•Ep. 17
Several stories broke today on the legal front, and they loosely represent the good, the bad and the ugly. The good: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson The bad: New York Attorney General asks NY judge to hold Donald Trump in contempt The ugly: Two branches of judgement engage in tug-of-war over the 15 boxes of presidential records Donald Trump unlawfully whisked away to Mar-a-Lago This video reviews these three legal developments. For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise sho...
Apr 07, 2022•14 min•Ep. 16
According to a new article published in The Atlantic, Donald Trump asked presidential historian Professor Julian Zelizer to interview him about his presidency. Trump then incriminated himself in multiple ways. Thereafter, he declared that historians are "bad people." This video reviews the legal implications of the statements made by Trump and how they might be used against him in a future prosecution. Link to Professor Zelizer's article in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive...
Apr 06, 2022•10 min•Ep. 15
We've had some important developments on the justice front in recent days, including: Federal Judge David Carter finds Trump "likely committed crimes to stay in power" The Department of Justice widens its criminal probe to include funders and organizers of the pre-insurrection rally, as well as the fake electors For past two months, DOJ as been issuing grand jury subpoenas, involving "officials in former President Trump's orbit" Now comes new reporting from the New York Times that President Bide...
Apr 04, 2022•8 min•Ep. 14
There is a crisis at the Supreme Court as a result of the deeply unethical conduct of Justice Clarence Thomas. There are many suggestions and proposals emerging about what should be done to deal with the current crisis, as well as how to deter future misconduct by Supreme Court Justices. Those proposals include future recusal of Thomas from all January 6 and 2020 election related cases. Others involve the court adopting a code of conduct and mechanisms to enforce violations thereof. This video a...
Apr 02, 2022•8 min•Ep. 13
On thing is beyond reasonable dispute: Donald Trump does not like to admits he's ever wrong. Yet he just issued a statement withdrawing his endorsement of Mo Brooks for the US Senate. In other words, Trump issued a statement saying, in substance, Donald Trump was dead wrong to endorse Brooks. Trump claims that his endorsement flip-flop is because Brooks said people should move on from the 2020 election. But that explanation rigns hollow. This podcast discusses what Trump's real motivation might ...
Mar 24, 2022•9 min•Ep. 12
Donald Trump has appealed an order entered by New York state court Judge Arthur Engoron directing him to submit to a deposition sought by NY Attorney General Leticia James. Interestingly, Trump usually fights like the devil to avoid testifying in any setting. Yet based on reporting by CNN, Trump argues that he should not be made to sit for a deposition but instead, AG James should call him to testify before a NY state grand jury. This video reviews the legal consequences of a witness appearing b...
Mar 23, 2022•10 min•Ep. 11
Based on new reporting in The Washington Post, Mark Meadows is now faction a criminal investigation in the state of North Carolina for possible voter/election fraud on top of his federal criminal investigation for contempt of Congress. This video reviews the lates investigative problem for Mark Meadows. https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/why-did-mark-meadows-register-to-vote-at-an-address-where-he-did-not-reside For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise shop, please visit: https...
Mar 19, 2022•8 min•Ep. 10
Developments in two legal stories: First, Donald Trump's xenophobic henchman Stephen Miller just filed a lawsuit to try to stop the House select Committee from subpoenaing his cell phone records. In the suit, Miller reveals that he's still on his parents' cell phone plan. Miller's legal claims in the suit are frivolous, and his lawsuit is a transparent attempt to to delay matters. In Michigan, a trial is underway against the four men who plotted to kidnap Governor Whitmer. The prosecution's open...
Mar 10, 2022•8 min•Ep. 9
Bill Barr is on his reputation rehabilitation tour. In an interview with the Today Show's Savannah Guthrie, Barr talks about the evidence of Donald Trump's criminal intent in connection with trying to corruptly overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. There is no question but that the Department of Justice should subpoena Bill Barr to the grand jury in a criminal investigation of Donald Trump. The only legitimate reason DOJ might opt not to subpoena Barr is if federal prosecutors ...
Mar 08, 2022•9 min•Ep. 8
The Daily Beast reported that New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg is refusing to release the resignation letters submitted by the two top prosecutors - Pomerantz and Dunne - who had been assigned to the Trump Organization prosecution and the criminal investigation into Donald Trump himself. Reports are that the letters criticize DA Bragg for his refusal to focus on the case in a timely manner and for his apparent determination to forgo indicting Donald Trump for his crimes. Troublingly, the N...
Mar 03, 2022•9 min•Ep. 7
The first criminal trial of a defendant charged with attacking the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, kicked off in DC federal district court on Monday, February 28, 2022. The defendant, Guy Reffitt, is charged with five felonies, including obstructing an official congressional proceeding, carrying a firearm and obstruction justice by threatening his own child in an attempt to prevent them from turning him in to the authorities. Jury selection began with a series of probing questions by the judge in...
Mar 01, 2022•12 min•Ep. 6
The Manhattan District Attorney's Officer had been steadily moving forward in its criminal investigation of the Trump Organization and Donald Trump. Indeed, that office indicted both the Trump Organization and Donald Trump's Chief Financial Officer Alan Weisselberg for charges including a 15-year-long criminal scheme to defraud in the first degree. But with the arrival of the newly elected District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the two top prosecutors on the Trump investigation abruptly resigned amid re...
Feb 26, 2022•8 min•Ep. 5
In yet another display of overt criminality, former President Donald Trump issued a written statement acknowledging that he wanted Vice President Mike Pence to "overturn" the presidential election. This video discusses: 1. Why Trump likely made this admission 2. Why his claim that Pence had the authority to "overturn" the election's result is unconvincing and 3. What the Department of Justice should do as a result of Trump's admission Here is the link to my MSNBC Daily article I discuss in the v...
Feb 01, 2022•11 min•Ep. 4
Representative Bennie Thompson, the Chairman of the House select committee investigating the insurrection, disclosed yesterday that the committee has been speaking with former Attorney General Bill Barr. Importantly, there had ben no reporting - no leaks - of this fact prior to Rep. Thompson's disclosure. What lessons can we take away from the fact that a congressional committee can conduct a high-stakes, high-pressure investigation without any leaks? And are there parallels that can be draw bet...
Jan 25, 2022•6 min•Ep. 3
Matt Gaetz is being investigated by the Department of Justice for possible sex trafficking and obstruction of justice offenses. CBS News has reported that an ex-girlfriend of Gaetz has been granted immunity by federal prosecutors and has testified before a grand jury. This spells real trouble for Gaetz. This video reviews how, when and why prosecutors grant immunity to witnesses and how things might play out for Gaetz moving forward. For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise shop, ple...
Jan 19, 2022•12 min•Ep. 2
Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke directly and at length about the investigation into the attempted overthrow of our democracy on January 6. Garland pointedly said the Department of Justice will hold accountable all January 6 perpetrators "at any level", whether they were present at the Capitol" on January 6 or not. AG Garland also invoked the Watergate scandal and said that, on the accountability front, there will not be one set of rules and norms for "the powerful and one for the powerles...
Jan 06, 2022•9 min•Ep. 1
2021 started with Donald Trump, on January 6, directing his supporters to go to the US Capitol and "stop" the certification of the election's results. Of course, he told them to stop the "steal", which provides definitive proof that Trump was lying to inspire and incite the attack, as his own administration officials and agencies said the election was not stolen. But if 2021 was the year of The Big Lie, 2022 will prove to be the year of The Big Truth. The House select committee investigating the...
Jan 01, 2022•6 min•Ep. 139
Donald Trump is famous/infamous for using the courts for his own nefarious purposes - bringing baseless lawsuits to weaponize the delay in the court system and run out the clock. After losing in both the trial and appellate courts, Trump is now seeking to enlist the Supreme Court in his attempt to hide from the House select committee information in the possession of the National Archives regarding his conduct in connection with the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Given that Supreme Court Jus...
Dec 31, 2021•8 min•Ep. 138
It seems like justice is suspended in amber these days, unable to move one way or the other. If we look at some of the timeframes we've been waiting for justice - 15 days, 53 days, 244 days - it's pretty apparent that the law presently has a perception problem. This video discusses how long the American people have been made to wait for justice and how the wait impacts the perception of the law. For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise shop, please visit: https://shop.spreadshirt.com...
Dec 29, 2021•6 min•Ep. 137
Donald Trump recently announced that he intends to hold a press conference on January 6, the one-year anniversary of the deadly attack on the US Capitol by Trump's supporters. This, while the Department of Justice is prosecuting more than 700 Trump supporters who participated in the insurrection. Notably, many of the defendants have claimed both in and out of court that they acted as they did on January 6 because they were directed to do so by Donald Trump. Here's hoping that the Department of J...
Dec 27, 2021•7 min•Ep. 136
On December 13, 2021, the United States Supreme Court refused to accept for review the case of United States v. Steven Begani. Begani is a retired military officer who was restored to active duty and court-martialed. He appealed his conviction, ultimately to the US Supreme Court, arguing that it was not proper to court-martial a retired officer under the circumstances of his case. The Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal, leaving in place the long-standing principle of law that a retired mi...
Dec 24, 2021•12 min•Ep. 135
The New York Times reported that the House select committee is considering making criminal referrals to the Department of Justice of Donald Trump and others who may have criminal liability for the insurrection. Here is a review of what criminal referrals are, how DOJ has handled prior criminal referrals by Congress, and what it signals that the committee is contemplating referring Trump for a criminal investigation. For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise shop, please visit: https:/...
Dec 22, 2021•9 min•Ep. 134
Roger Stone appeared before the House select committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol to testify. But rather than testify, Roger Stone pled the 5th - he invoked his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination - and refused to testify. The question will now turn to the topic of immunity: should Congress immunize to Stone and force him to testify. Recall that Stone was convicted previously (and ultimately pardoned by Donald Trump) for lying to Congress when he testified in the Trump...
Dec 18, 2021•11 min•Ep. 133
