In today's longform weekend podcast - Glenn begins with some good news and tells us why the color ORANGE used to be a favorite but now gives him the creeps. He explains the silver lining hiding behind the big dark cloud and talks about Judge Chutkan's determination to start Trump's election interference trial on march 4th. She set a date for Jury selection to begin on February 9th in Trump's trial for trying to overthrow the 2020 election. Glenn says he'll be in court that day to report on the p...
Nov 18, 2023•48 min•Ep. 301
One of the two gag orders judges have imposed on Donald Trump in attempts to protect witnesses, court staff and prosecutors, has been stayed or paused by the DC appellate court pending an oral argument scheduled for November 20th. As the reporting indicates, each of the three appellate court judges who will sit on the panel for the gag order appeal was appointed by a democrat president. In the age of Trump, we are always asking the question, "who appointed this federal judge?" But it hasn't alwa...
Nov 16, 2023•30 min•Ep. 300
Donald Trump and his lawyers have filed an unprofessional, irresponsible, and entirely inappropriate motion "demanding" that Judge Tanya Chutkan allow his federal election trial to be live on TV. The defense court filing reads like an extended, 2 a.m., unhinged Trump social media post. Glenn says he has filed many briefs and this one is unlike any filing he has ever seen in his 30 years as a federal prosecutor. Glenn goes through Donald Trump's court filing and the response filed by Jack Smith a...
Nov 15, 2023•10 min•Ep. 299
Recent court filings by Special Counsel Jack Smith show that prosecutors will present a sweeping case against Donald Trump for his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. As Politico's Kyle Cheney wrote, "Echoes of Jan. 6 committee as Jack Smith foreshadows plan to tie Trump to Capitol riot." Glenn reviews the many criminal threads of Trump's multi-pronged attack on the election's results, and how federal prosecutors intend to present a case to a DC jury that weaves th...
Nov 14, 2023•12 min•Ep. 298
In today's weekend longform podcast Glenn gives us the latest updates in the Trump Trials. He begins with his review of the recent election. Then, Ivanka Trump has testified in the New York family fraud civil case. Glenn says it appears amnesia runs in the family. Then he talks about Special Counsel Jack Smith who has responded to a set of motions filed by the Trump legal team asking to dismiss the charges against him in Washington D.C. Glenn says Jack Smith shows that Trump's arguments are meri...
Nov 11, 2023•53 min•Ep. 297
Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team of prosecutors have filed several motions responding to Donald Trump's attempts to convince Judge Tanya Chutkan to dismiss the case against him. In one of Smith's court filings, he directly and definitively knocks down Trump's incessant lies about President Joe Biden "directing" the prosecution against him. Glenn reviews some of Trump's claims and also Smith's responses to those claims. For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit: https://sh...
Nov 09, 2023•14 min•Ep. 296
Donald Trump testified in his New York fraud trial and attempted to turn the proceedings into a circus with combative, non-responsive, insulting, and absurd testimony. Glenn says this is precisely what defendants do when they know they can't win on the facts: they attack the prosecutors, the judge, and the process that is trying to hold them accountable for their wrong-doing. The type of testimony that Trump exhibited isn't a sign of strength, it's a sign of weakness. It's not a sign of confiden...
Nov 08, 2023•10 min•Ep. 295
Just days after the January 6 insurrection - Donald Trump's Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, signed a book deal to write a memoir about his time in the white house and the events surrounding the 2020 election. Now, Meadows' book publisher is suing him, alleging that the book is full of lies about non-existent election fraud. These lies parroted the ones that were being told (and are still being told) - by Donald Trump. Glenn says: this is a little something called . . . karma. For our Team Justice ...
Nov 07, 2023•12 min•Ep. 294
In today's longform weekend podcast - Glenn recaps some GOOD NEWS stories of the week - starting off with a fresh new story about DC Judge Tanya Chutkan - who is already preparing for Donald Trump's trial on March 4th. As just reported by the Washington Post, Judge Chutkan will now begin jury selection in Trump's DC case on Feb. 9. This reinforces that Chutkan's trial "will not yield to an election cycle," which she stated in open court when Trump's lawyers asked her to continue the trial until ...
Nov 04, 2023•46 min•Ep. 293
A trial has kicked off in a Colorado state court which is seeking to disqualify Donald Trump from being placed on the 2024 presidential ballot. The case was brought by "CREW" - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington - on behalf of Colorado voters. Glenn reviews some of the testimony from day one of the trial and lays out the facts that support, indeed compelling, the conclusion that Trump engaged in an insurrection and is therefore constitutionally disqualified from running for or ...
Nov 02, 2023•11 min•Ep. 292
Judge Tanya Chutkan reimposed her original gag order on Donald Trump in his Washington DC case for trying to overthrow the 2020 election. Glenn explains she read to him some of his recent posts on his social media Truth Social to helpfully "spoon-feed" him some examples of what would and would not violate the gag order. Glenn says "Of course, the only remaining questions are: how long before Trump violates the gag order and what will Judge Chutkan do when he does violate it?" Here is the LINK to...
Nov 01, 2023•13 min•Ep. 291
Former Vice President Mike Pence announced that he's suspending his bid for the presidency, but vows to keep working to help "principled Republicans" get elected. At a campaign stop, Donald Trump mentioned that Pence dropped out, and laughed when someone in the crowd yelled, "Traitor!" Trump then said that Pence "could have done what he could have done," an obvious reference to Trump's continued lie that Pence should have violated the law - the Electoral Count Act - and corruptly declared Trump ...
Oct 31, 2023•13 min•Ep. 290
In today's longform podcast - Glenn talks about the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine: He says it's time to vote out every single politician who worships at the altar of unrestricted access to assault rifles, and stands in the way of gun reform. With our nation averaging 1.9 mass shootings A DAY, we can wait no longer. Then Glenn does the legal recap and says "Accountability" is the word for the day: First story - Special Counsel Jack Smith not only asks Judge Tanya Chutkan to reinstate her Trump...
Oct 28, 2023•58 min•Ep. 289
ABC news reported that Donald Trump's former Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, was granted immunity and compelled to testify in the federal grand jury about the crimes of his former boss - Donald Trump. Glenn does a deep dive into the ins and outs, and the pros and cons of immunity. He also discusses why immunizing a person like Mark Meadows is the least favorite way to obtain evidence about Trump's crimes. For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glen...
Oct 26, 2023•22 min•Ep. 288
As the dominos continue to fall, yet another former lawyer for Donald Trump, Jenna Ellis, pleaded guilty in the Georgia state RICO case. Ellis flipped, agreeing to testify truthfully against her co-defendants, including Donald Trump. But, given her statements in court during her guilty plea hearing, it's clear that the person she threw under the bus is another former Trump lawyer - Rudy Giuliani. Glenn discusses the guilty plea hearing and what Ellis said about the election crimes she committed ...
Oct 25, 2023•10 min•Ep. 287
Two of Donald Trump's criminal associates/co-conspirators - Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro - have pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against Donald Trump, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Jeffrey Clark, Jenna Ellis, and the other co-defendants in District Attorney Fani Willis's Georgia state RICO prosecution. Glenn gives us his top 5 takeaways from this blockbuster legal development. For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkir...
Oct 24, 2023•21 min•Ep. 286
In our longform weekend podcast this time - Glenn gives us a rundown of this week's legal news and talks about his appearance tonight in L.A. First, Glenn takes apart Donald Trump's lies in the hallways outside his New York fraud trial. Trump is continuing to use his New York fraud trial as a way to grab media attention for his campaign and to fundraise. Glenn says it's only a matter of time before he violates the judges gag order. Second, Trump's social media platform - Truth Social - is actual...
Oct 21, 2023•35 min•Ep. 285
DC federal district court Judge Tanya Chutkan has imposed a gag order prohibiting Donald Trump from saying or posting anything about the witnesses, prosecutors, or court staff. But within hours of her order, Trump was already making inflammatory statements at a rally in Iowa and putting reckless posts on his social media platform. Glenn reviews Trump's statements and posts to see if any of them violate Judge Chutkan's gag order. For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit: https:/...
Oct 19, 2023•16 min•Ep. 284
DC federal court Judge Tanya Chutkan imposed a gag order on Donald Trump to prohibit him from threatening, intimidating, or harassing witnesses, court staff, and prosecutors. Just as he predicted - Glenn bet $1 dollar this would happen! Judge Chutkan also had some harsh words for Trump and his attorneys about his incendiary posts and threatening speech. Glenn was there to describe what he saw and he reviews how things played out inside the Washington DC courtroom during the gag order hearing. Fo...
Oct 18, 2023•15 min•Ep. 283
As all of the world saw on January 6th, 2021; Donald Trump inspired, incited, and engaged in an insurrection. Moreover, Trump continues to give aid and comfort to insurrectionists by (among other things) promising to pardon those who attacked the US Capitol if he is re-elected. Now, a Colorado judge has ruled that a lawsuit seeking to disqualify Trump's name from appearing on the presidential ballot in that state can move forward. Judge Sarah Wallace denied Trump's attempt to dismiss the lawsuit...
Oct 17, 2023•15 min•Ep. 282
In our longform weekend podcast - Glenn recounts this week's Trump news. First, District Attorney Fani Willis tells Representative Jim Jordan, in no uncertain terms, that he is abusing his authority by interfering in her RICO prosecution of Donald Trump. Glenn says unfortunately, this abuse by Jordan and other Trump insurrectionists in Congress will continue until the Department of Justice indicts them for their crimes. Then, Special Counsel Jack Smith has filed a motion urging DC federal court ...
Oct 14, 2023•43 min•Ep. 281
Special Counsel Jack Smith has filed a motion in Donald Trump's DC prosecution seeking to protect jurors from Trump's dangerous speech and social media posts. The "Motion for Fair and Protective Jury Procedures" seeks to have the court use a juror questionnaire to streamline the jury selection process in the DC case, and seeks to prohibit Trump and his lawyers from publicly disclosing the identities of - or attempt to communicate with - prospective jurors in any way. Notably in the motion, Smith...
Oct 12, 2023•15 min•Ep. 280
Special Counsel Jack Smith has filed his opposition to Donald Trump's motion to move his classified documents trial until AFTER the 2024 presidential election. Glenn says "The only remaining question is: will Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon cater to the president who appointed her to the federal bench by moving the trial 14 months down the road?" For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise visit: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkir... Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron...
Oct 11, 2023•11 min•Ep. 279
The New York Times reported: "Trump said to have revealed nuclear submarine secrets to Australian businessman." Defendant Trump is on pretrial release in four felony cases: two state and two federal. If the law was applied as intended, Trump would be in a jail cell, detained pending trial. But he's not. Instead, he's ruminating about perhaps being the next Speaker of the House of Representative. Glenn Asks "What's wrong with this picture?" The answer - "Everything". Then, as the January 6th sele...
Oct 10, 2023•9 min•Ep. 278
This time in our longform weekend podcast - Glenn runs down the top stories of the week: 1. New York state court Judge Arthur Engoron PROMTLY issued a gag order when Trump posted something endangering the judge's law clerk. Glenn says that's undoubtedly a good and necessary step - but what does it say about the fairness of our criminal justice system and the equal application of our laws that NO judge has seen fit to impose a gag order on Trump to stop him from endangering the witnesses who will...
Oct 07, 2023•39 min•Ep. 277
Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in New York has begun, and he predictably started the day with dangerous rhetoric directed at the Judge and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Specifically, Trump said people should "go after the Attorney General." On a lighter note, one of Trump's attorney's, Christopher Kise (who was previously sanctioned by the judge for his conduct in the pretrial litigation in this case), said in his opening statement that there is no such thing as an "objective valuat...
Oct 05, 2023•17 min•Ep. 276
There have been recent developments in the Georgia RICO case against Donald Trump, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Jeffrey Clark, Kenneth Chesebro, and others. In a dramatic development, one of Donald Trump's co-defendants, Scott Hall, has agreed to plead guilty and testify at the trials against the other co-defendants. Glenn says this spells real trouble for Trump and the other RICO defendants. In another development, a federal judge has denied the motions by Jeffrey C...
Oct 04, 2023•11 min•Ep. 275
Judge Tanya Chutkan has issued a 20-page ruling denying Trump's demand that she recuse herself from presiding over his federal prosecution in DC. Glenn does a deep dive into Judge Chutkan's thorough, well-reasoned and persuasive written ruling. For our Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise please visit: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkir... Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschner Check out Glenn's website at glennkirschner.com Follow Gl...
Oct 03, 2023•15 min•Ep. 274
In our weekend podcast this time - Glenn discusses the many losses of Donald Trump in court. In his court cases in recent weeks, Donald Trump has distinguished himself as . . . The Biggest Loser. He's on a world-class losing streak in both his civil and criminal cases, as Glenn discusses in this episode. As but one example, New York Judge Arthur Engoron just delivered a fatal blow to the business interests of Donald Trump, his adult children, and others in the Trump Organization, by cancelling t...
Sep 30, 2023•29 min•Ep. 273
Donald Trump's lawyers have filed an opposition to Special Counsel Jack Smith's request that Judge Tanya Chutkan impose some limitations on Trump's speech, prohibiting him from threatening, intimidating or harassing the witnesses against him. The filing by Trump's lawyers reads like a combination of an extended tweet and a Trump campaign ad. Glenn explains why Trump's lawyers are dead wrong in their assertion that a judge who has placed a defendant on release pending trial has NO authority to li...
Sep 28, 2023•12 min•Ep. 272
