Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

It has become painfully clear that Donald Trump's pardons are a celebration of lawlessness. But the 12 new pardons he has issued are not JUST a celebration of lawlessness. In a very real sense, they are an endorsement of fraud, theft, embezzlement, and all manner of financial crimes. Glenn once again sat down with former DOJ Pardon Attorney and former federal public defender Liz Oyer to discuss the searing injustice of the...

After Trump-appointed Judge David Novak issued a scathing order declaring that Trump flunky Lindsey Halligan was "masquerading" as US Attorney – having no lawful authority to call herself a US Attorney – Lindsay Halligan quit the Department of Justice.

Glenn sat down with Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News to discuss Judge Novak's order that led to Halligan resigning from the DOJ.

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It's estimated that there are between 25,000 and 30,000 judicial law clerks in courts all across the United States. These positions generally are filled by young lawyers fresh out of law school.

This may be a little known fact, but federal workplace protection laws - for example, prohibiting workplace harassment - do not apply to, and therefore do not protect, judicial law clerks. That doesn't sound right, does it?

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We are living in difficult and dangerous times. The rule of law is under attack. Some of our most basic values are under attack – things like decency, civility, and diversity. Our Constitution is under attack.

But through it all, we've had some remarkable, dedicated public servants who have fought mightily for the rule of law, and for accountability for those who violate our nation's laws - including when those violating t...

It was a surprise to many when The New York Times reported that Renee Good suffered four gunshot wounds at the hands of ICE officer Jonathan Ross. These finding were curious for two reasons: first, the video footage seems to show only three shots fired by Ross, and second, two of the bullet wounds were listed as being in the right, chest area of Ms. Good.

Glenn does a deep dive tutorial on how gunshot wounds to a victim, a...

Not long after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell made Trump look foolish on national TV by telling him he was wrong about cost overruns for a renovation project, DC US Attorney Janine Pirro started issuing subpoenas, making it seem like she was launching a criminal investigation of Jerome Powell.

Some have suggested that this apparent retaliation is because Powell refused Trump's pressure to cut interest rates. Yet Powell cut rat...

In the first of two new legal developments, a federal judge in New York wants an explanation as to why the Department of Justice has failed - in violation of federal law - to fully disclose the Epstein files.

In a second development, disqualified US Attorney Lindsey Halligan has filed what may be the single most inappropriate, disrespectful pleading ever filed by any Department of Justice lawyer.

Glenn was joined by Adam Kla...

A total of ten Department of Justice prosecutors in Minnesota and Washington, DC, have resigned over the unethical conduct of Donald Trump's dirty DOJ leadership in connection with the fatal shooting by an ICE officer of Renee Good.

Glenn does a deep dive into this remarkable legal development.

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The Trump administration brought in a federal prosecutor named Robert McBride to serve as Lindsay Halligan's number two guy at the eastern District of Virginia, United States Attorney's office.

New reporting shows that McBride has been fired, as related in the following headline from MS Now:

"Trump DOJ fired prosecutor who declined to pursue James Comey case."

Glenn does a deep dive into what may be behind this recent firing...

Given Donald Trump's incessant abuse of the rule of law, the Constitution, and the American people, it's time for massive peaceful protests, it's time to wield our collective economic power, in short, it's time for We The People to reclaim our democracy.

Jim Acosta recently hosted an event at the National Press Club in downtown Washington, DC, titled just that: "Reclaiming Our Democracy". Glenn had the privilege of addressi...

An ICE agent in Minneapolis fatally shot a 37-year-old mother named Renée Nicole Good as she tried to drive away from what appeared to be some kind of immigration enforcement operation.

Both Donald Trump and Kristi Noem have already lied to the public about the nature of the incident, each making claims that are directly contradicted by the multiple video angles of the deadly shooting that have been revealed publicly.

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Trump-appointed judge David Novak has ordered Lindsay Halligan to explain why she continues to sign indictments as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, after a federal judge ruled that she was appointed unlawfully and unconstitutionally, and thus is NOT the US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Glenn does a deep dive into Judge Novak's new ruling.

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Donald Trump's lawlessness is rivaled only by his dangerousness and proclivity to destabilize around the globe.

The Trump administration invaded Venezuela and abducted Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Then, Trump announced that the "US will run Venezuela".

Military and civilian authorities, academicians and other experts are weighing in and concluding that Trump's action violates international law. There will be much to unpack...

In typical "tail-wagging-the-dog" fashion, Donald Trump tries to distract the attention of the American people from his many and mounting problems by launching an unlawful attack on a foreign sovereign nation, Venezuela.

He then goes on TV on the morning of January 6th 2026, and gives a long, rambling press conference - his decline and dementia on full display - and tries to distract the American people from the fact that t...

The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, just made his first court appearance in federal court in New York. By all accounts, Maduro is a bad guy. However, the rule of law and the protections of our Constitution apply to bad guys. There's no bad guy exception to the protections enshrined in our Constitution

There are some reasons to believe that Donald Trump's DOJ is going to have its hands full in the Maduro case, partic...

We are living in the age of Trump-induced darkness: an executive branch that damn-near every day demonstrates a disdain for the rule of law and the United States Constitution. But there are so many points of light on the legal front.

Glenn recently had the pleasure of sitting down with the Culpeper County Democratic Committee to discuss the legal issues of the day. This is part three of a three-part series of his extended c...

We are living in the age of Trump-induced darkness: an executive branch that damn-near every day demonstrates a disdain for the rule of law and the United States Constitution. But there are so many points of light on the legal front amidst the Trump-induced darkness.

Glenn sat down with the Culpeper County Democratic Committee to discuss the legal issues of the day. This is part two of a three-part series of his extended c...

We are living in the age of Trump-induced darkness: an executive branch that damn-near every day demonstrates a disdain for the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution. But there are so many points of light on the legal front amidst the Trump-induced darkness. Glenn recently sat down with the Culpeper County Democratic Committee to discuss the legal issues of the day. This is part one of a three-part series of Glenn's extend...

In an absurd twist that makes a mockery of a once-respected law enforcement institution, Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi have decided to create a 2nd Amendment Gun Rights unit at the Department of Justice.

They have gutted DOJ's Civil Rights Section, Public Integrity Section, and Environmental Crimes and Enforcement sections, apparently concluding that voting rights don't need to be protected, public corruption ...