Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

So, Donald Trump fired Pam Bondi as Attorney General and according to new reporting by the New York Times, it looks like, on her way out the door, Pam Bondi took one last shot at prosecuting the innocent, going after yet another one of Donald Trump's perceived enemies. Cassidy Hutchinson, the brave young woman who testified before the January 6 House select committee investigating Trump's Capitol attack. In what looks like a desperate (and ultimately failed) attempt to keep her job, Pam Bondi opened a revenge-fueled, vindictive investigation into Ms. Hutchinson with yet another trumped-up allegation of lying to Congress. With all her unethical conduct in service to dear leader, Pam Bondi has richly earned membership in the "Donald Trump Disbarred Lawyers Club.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The corruption at the Department of Justice continues unabated as Donald Trump's friends and criminal associates continue to be rewarded for their crimes. Steve Bannon refused to comply with congressional subpoenas in an attempt to keep from testifying about Trump's January 6 crimes. Bannon was indicted, tried, convicted, and sentenced for the crimes he committed. Then, Trump's hack U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, filed a motion to dismiss Bannon's case with no analysis or explanation. The Supreme Court just paved the way for Bannon's conviction to be thrown out. Glenn discusses the searing injustice of this development. Fid Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's starting to look like Donald Trump's hack DOJ lawyers may be running court filings by their boss. No, not the temporary attorney general - Donald Trump himself. And what's worse, it's also beginning to look like Donnie may be picking up his beloved sharpie and making some edits or additions to those court filings before they are submitted to the judge. Glenn takes a look at one of those court filings, specifically the one involving Donald Trump's ballroom vanity project. Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Talk about "do as I say not as I do" Trump votes by mail and then signs an executive order restricting others from voting by mail. As is often the case, Trump's executive order is blatantly unconstitutional, and will quickly be struck down by the courts. Glenn speaks with Skye Perryman, CEO and President of Democracy Forward, to discuss this and other legal developments. Find Democracy Forward: https://democracyforward.org/Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Now that Pam Bondi has been fired and she's no longer Attorney General, it actually frees her up in one really important way.Bondi is licensed to practice law in the state of Florida; but the Florida state bar has a rule: it won't conduct ethics investigations of attorneys who are serving in presidentially-appointed positions. Accordingly, the Florida Bar previously has refused to act on the multiple ethics complaints filed against Bondi while she was attorney general. However, given that Pam Bondi is no longer serving in a presidentially- appointed position . . . it's game on!New, beefed-up ethics complaints are being prepared and it's time for the Florida state bar to act to hold Bondi accountable.Find Glenn on Substack: glenkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pam Bondi did all of Donald Trump's lawless, unconstitutional, and unethical bidding. She tried to prosecute Trump's perceived enemies, she violated federal law by refusing to publicly release all of the Epstein files, she weaponized and misused the power of the Department of Justice in all ways large and small in service to dear leader. But clearly it wasn't enough. Trump just introduce Bondi to the undercarriage of a bus, firing her after little more than a year as his attorney general/consigliere.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As you may know, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are opening their new US tour today: the Land of Hope and Dreams tour. Bruce describes the tour as follows: "The tour will be a celebration and defense of the US Constitution, freedom, and the sacred American dream, which is under attack." In celebration of opening day of the tour, I want to share this on the podcast. I had the pleasure of interviewing one of the original and longest members of the E Street Band, Garry W. Tallent - the bass player and OG of the E Street Band. I talked with Garry about this history with Bruce and the band, and about the upcoming tour.Along with Garry, I had the incredible good fortune to interview photojournalist extraordinaire Nicki Germaine. Back in 1974. Nicki had the amazing opportunity to document, in photographs, the now-legendary Liberty Hall shows, right before the album Born to Run hit. Those photos remained buried for nearly 50 years - until now. Nicki has published a remarkable book, "Bruce Springsteen - Liberty Hall." And friends, let me tell you - it is a treasure! But don't take my word for it. Let me quote E Street drummer, the mighty Max Weinberg, who said, "From the first picture, I felt like I was breaking into Tutankhamen's tomb and finding the treasure."I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed interviewing Garry and Nicki.To purchase Bruce Springsteen - Liberty Hall: www.springsteenlibertyhall.comFind Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Do you think it's time to flip the House? Do you think it's time to elect representatives to Congress who are prepared to go scorched earth in the direction of accountability - accountability for the crimes that Trump and company have committed, and accountability for the crimes that are still in progress? Me too.I just sat down with Ed FitzGerald. Ed is running to represent the people of Ohio's seventh congressional district. Ed is a former prosecutor and a former FBI special agent who understands that the need for accountability is non-negotiable. Find Ed at: www.fitzgeraldforcongress.com Find Glenn on Substack; glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hey - it's Glenn. I sure hope you got to participate in a No King's rally near you. It was so energizing, reinforcing the reality that millions of Americans ARE standing up against the aspiring dictator, the orange autocrat, the wannabe king.I was really fortunate, in that I had the privilege of addressing the crowd right before we marched into DC. And when I looked out over that sea of people, I was inspired, I was energized, and I was humbled. In addressing the crowd, the biggest challenge for me was that the event organizers told me I had just 3-to-5 minutes to talk. If you watch my daily Justice Matters videos, you know I can be really long-winded. But I did my best to stick to the time limit and, as you'll see, I managed to keep it just under 5 minutes. Another thing about the rally that was really special for me: I got to meet so many of our community members. What do I mean by community members? Well, you may not know but every night on Substack we go live for a community meeting at about 8:30 pm ET, give or take. We spend about 30 minutes each evening talking about the legal issue of the day, talking about what we can do to engage in this fight for democracy, the fight for the rule, and the coming accountability. Can I invite you to join one of our nightly community meetings? It's a great, vibrant, terrific group of people. And it's completely free. I don't put anything behind a paywall on Substack or anywhere else. Our community meetings are easy to find. You can just go to glennkirschner.substack.com. Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Epstein survivors have filed a class action lawsuit against Donald Trump's Department of Justice for re-victimizing them by unlawfully publishing the names and identities of more than 100 victims, outing them, and causing them the following, according to the lawsuit, "survivors now face renewed trauma. Strangers call them, email them, threaten their physical safety, and accuse them of conspiring with Epstein when they are in reality Epstein's victims."Glenn discusses how, in the age of Trump, the Department of Justice has become an institution of injustice. Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump and his DOJ's abuse of the American taxpayers continues, unabated.After Mike Flynn pleaded guilty - twice - for lying to the FBI, and later being pardoned by Trump, the Department of Justice just paid Flynn more than $1,000,000 in taxpayer money after he complained that he was treated unfairly by the DOJ previously. As independent journalist Scott MacFarlane reported: "Michael Flynn becomes latest MAGA ally to get taxpayer-funded payout."This video reviews the history of Flynn's legal entanglements and highlights why this latest payout is nothing more than a continuation of Trump's grift and corruption. Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Here's something I'll bet we can all agree on: no one can accuse the current batch of congressional Republicans of showing any courage. They won't stand up to President Donald Trump. They won't stand up for the rule of law or the Constitution. They won't even stand up for their own constituents. It's almost like we need a congressional courage campaign. Here's some good news: there's a great nonprofit organization called Represent Us that has launched, and it's pushing and promoting, the Congressional Courage Campaign and I just sat down with the CEO of Represent Us, Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno to discuss the non-negotiable need for courageous members in Congress. Link Represent Us: https://represent.us/Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

New reporting presents a real inconvenient development for Pam Bondi. Law enforcement officials in the United Kingdom want the unreacted Epstein files so they can hold wrongdoers accountable. In fact, London's top cop, Metropolitan Police Department Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the following, "there's a big body of that evidence in the United States in all those (Epstein) files, and at some stage we're going to need the unreacted evidence . . . we need the original copy and where did it come from and that's going to be necessary if we get to the stage of court cases" Now we already know that Pam Bondi won't disclose the full unredacted Epstein files to the American people, in violation of federal law - the Epstein Files Transparency Act - so the question becomes: will she disclose the unreacted Epstein files to law enforcement authorities in other countries so THEY can pursue justice?Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's crystal clear, if we want to keep our republic, accountability must come for Donald Trump and his criminal associates. One sure way that we can move in the direction of accountability is to elect former federal prosecutors to Congress.My friend and former colleague J.P. Cooney is running for Congress to represent the people of Northern Virginia. J.P. served the American people for 18 years as a federal prosecutor, as a homicide prosecutor, as a public corruption prosecutor, and, as Special Counsel Jack Smith's principal deputy - the number two guy on Jack Smith's team - J.P. and his team undertook to prosecute Donald Trump for the crimes for which he had been indicted. I recently sat down with J.P. to talk about his candidacy for Congress, and discuss how accountability for Trump and company is non-negotiable.Find J.P. Cooney at: www.cooneyforcongress.com Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today we lost an American hero, Robert S. Mueller III, or "Bob", as we called him when he was Chief of the Homicide Section at the DC US Attorney's Office, and we were his homicide team. He was our boss.As I have said publicly many times over the years, Bob Mueller was the single best leader and supervisor I ever had the honor to work for.We lost a lion of justice, a warrior for accountability, and an American hero.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A federal judge just delivered a huge win for the rule of law, for the American people and - not hyperbole - for global security, and a huge loss for Donald Trump, and one of his flunkies, Kari Lake.DC Federal District Judge Royce Lamberth just ordered 1000 federal employees to be allowed to return to work at Voice of America, ruling that Kari Lake had been unlawfully trying to dismantle the agency. This headline from The Washington Post: "Judge reinstates 1,000 Voice of America employees, deems wind-down illegal. U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth called Kari Lake's lack of cooperation in the case a 'Hallmark production in bad faith.'"Glenn discusses this important legal development. Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A republican-controlled congressional committee has subpoenaed Pam Bondi to testify before Congress about "mismanagement " of the DOJ's release (or failure to release) - the Epstein files. Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kristi Norm has been referred to the Department of Justice for a criminal investigation for allegations that she lied to Congress in her recent testimony. Given the evidence that recently has been reported clearly supporting the conclusion that she did lie to Congress, a case against Noem would be like shooting perjury fish in a barrel.But what will Pam Bondi do with this criminal referral?Glenn discusses these topics and more.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It seems like sometimes accountability can take forever. And then, it comes all at once. Remember all those Trump lawyers who got disbarred as a result of what they did during Trump's first presidential rodeo: Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Kenneth Chesebro, and others?Well, some other lawyers didn't really pay attention to that cautionary tale. One of them is Ed Martin. Donald Trump tried to make Martin the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia – the city's top prosecutor – but Senate Republicans said, 'not so fast, that's a bridge too far even for us', and refused to confirm Martin.And now, accountability is coming for Ed Martin, The New York Times just reported: "DC Bar begins disciplinary proceedings against Ed Martin. A new legal filing accused Mr. Martin, a senior Justice Department official, of an unethical pressure campaign against Georgetown University."Glenn discusses this development with his fellow former career federal prosecutor, Kevin Flynn, in a segment called "The Prosecutor's Verdict".Find Kevin at: https://www.kevinflynnauthor.com/Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump endangers us around the globe with his unconstitutional war on Iran, while FBI Director Kash Patel endangers us at home, firing some of the very FBI agents who were working on protecting us against terrorist threats on US soil. Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pam Bondi seems determined to make the Department of Justice an ethics-free workplace. Bondi continues to tear down DOJ's ethical guardrails. First, she fired the DOJ's top ethics advisor and didn't replace him. Then, she fired the head of the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), that's the office responsible for investigating allegations of misconduct by DOJ lawyers, and she didn't replace him either.So we now have two rudderless ethical ships adrift at the Department of Justice.But Bondi's not done. She now is trying to block state bar ethics organizations from investigating allegations of misconduct by DOJ attorneys.Here's our call action: we have 30 days to go online at Regulations.gov and make our voices heard.Here is the link: https://www.regulations.gov/document/...Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We just got one heck of an Epstein files update. We know that state law enforcement authorities in New Mexico are now investigating Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro ranch. That is the scene of allegations of horrific crimes by Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and others, and it's good that the New Mexico law-enforcement authorities are FINALLY investigating. But the obvious question is: why wasn't the Zorro ranch searched by law-enforcement authorities when they searched Epstein's home in New York, when they searched his home in Florida, or when they searched his home on his infamous island?Well, we now know the answer to that question - why didn't they search the Zorro Ranch in New Mexico. Donald Trump's Department of Justice told the New Mexico law enforcement authorities to STOP INVESTIGATING! Glenn takes on this dramatic and deeply troubling new revelation. Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

To be an attorney at the Department of Justice, you have to have a license to practice law issued by one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia. Against this backdrop, let's turn to the new reporting: Pam Bondi is trying to get rid of all of the ethical guardrails at the Department of Justice. First, she fired the head DOJ ethics attorney. Then she fired the head of the Office of Professional Responsibility - OPR - the organization that investigates allegations of misconduct by DOJ attorneys.Now Bondi is trying to violate states rights by seeking to prohibit state bar ethics offices from investigating attorney misconduct of lawyers who hold law licenses in their state. But here's the good news: there's an opportunity for we the people to weigh in, make our voices heard, and oppose this latest effort by Bondi to destroy ethical guardrails at the Department of Justice. Glenn sat down with former pardon attorney Liz Oyer to discuss this latest attempt by Bondi to destroy ethical guardrails at the DOJ.See the link below for how you can weigh in and register your opposition.To submit your opposition to this DOJ rule change: Regulations.govSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump's quest to prosecute his perceived enemies, isn't going so good for him. Remember when Donald Trump's Department of Justice filed motions to withdraw appeals they had filed in four cases Trump lost. Those cases involved Trump using executive orders to try to punish law firms that displeased him. Trump and his DOJ got crushed in all four cases, but his Department of Justice filed appeals.Well, then the DOJ threw in the towel, filing a motion to withdraw the appeals because they knew they didn't have a shot at winning.What happened next? Apparently, Donald Trump got wind of it and likely told Pam Bondi - 'nope, I am not gonna let you quit these cases or withdraw these appeals.' So like a good little flunky, Pam Bondi and her Department of Justice are now trying to take the towel back and revive the appeals that they told the court they wanted to withdraw.On the heels of that debacle, it looks like the DOJ has bucked Donald Trump again. Remember when Donald Trump wanted his DOJ to prosecute Joe Biden for using an auto pen? Here was the headline at the time: "Trump orders a probe into the Biden administration and its alleged autopen."The New York Times reported a new legal development on the Joe Biden/autopen front, "Justice Department, Under Pressure from Trump Fails to Build Autopen Case Against Biden. Prosecutors in the US attorneys office in Washington were unable to build a case, underscoring the department's increasing inability to follow through on the president's desire to indict his rivals."It sure looks like Donald Trump's DOJ leadership with Pam Bondi, Todd Blanche, and Jeanine Pirro - is crumbling. And it's looking more and more like Donald Trump's entire presidency is imploding.I sat down with former Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg to discuss how it's becoming clearer by the day that Trump's DOJ leadership is circling the drain.Find Dave on Substack: davearonberg.substack.comFind Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thus far, Donald Trump has sent six military members - six of America's sons and daughters - to their death, in what is, by all rational accounts, an unlawful and unconstitutional war. And just so there's no mistake about the fact that we ARE in a war, Pete Hegseth just said at a press conference, "The terms of this war will be set by us." I just sat down with military law expert Dan Maurer. Dan is a law professor and retired Army LTC JAG officer. Dan taught constitutional law and criminal law at West Point, and was an instructor at the Army's Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dan explains why we are - indisputably - in an unlawful and unconstitutional war.Find Dan on Substack: danmaurer1.substack.com Find Glen on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you look really closely at Pam Bondi's Department of Justice, you can almost see it circling the drain. Yesterday, DOJ attorneys filed a notice with the DC Circuit Court of Appeals saying they wanted to withdraw the appeals DOJ had filed in four cases involving Trump's executive orders that were designed to punish law firms he didn't like. Trump's DOJ had lost all four cases, given that his executive orders were transparently unlawful and unconstitutional. Then today, in an extraordinary flip-flop, the DOJ said they wanted to withdraw their request to withdraw their appeals. In other words, after throwing in the towel, they told the court . . . they want their towel back. This horribly inconsistent and incompetent conduct makes clear that the DOJ is in disarray.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

At long last, it looks like federal judges have run out of patience with Trump administration officials who keep ignoring, defying, and violating federal court orders in immigration cases. Multiple judges are now moving toward holding Trump administration officials in not just civil contempt but criminal contempt.Glenn reviews some of the most recent rulings detailing the ongoing violations of court orders by the Trump administration. Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has been fighting the Trump administration and Trump's dirty DOJ leadership for nearly a year now, ever since he was snatched up in violation his constitutional rights, stuffed on a plane, and sent to a prison in El Salvador, even though he had been convicted of no crime. Ever since he was deprived of his constitutional rights nearly a year ago, Abrego has been fighting, and he has been winning - he's been defeating Trump's dirty DOJ leadership every step of the way.Abrego was back in court, this time in Tennessee, in a criminal case that was brought against him by the Trump administration, in which he filed a motion to dismiss his case based on Trump's vindictive prosecution. This was the long-awaited hearing - an evidentiary hearing - at which government officials testified and were cross-examined by Abrego's lawyers. Fortunately for us, the great legal reporter Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News was in the courtroom. Adam gives us the blow-by-blow breakdown of what went on in court today. Find Adam at: www.allrisenews.comFind Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump unlawfully attacked Iran, and he has entered America into an unconstitutional "war" - that is the word Trump used. And, in the process, Trump has already sent multiple US military members to their death. Glenn discusses the unlawful and unconstitutional nature of Trump's military attack on Iran, and how there was NO imminent threat to the United States of America necessitating this military assault. Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

NPR reported: "Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump." It sure looks like Pam Bondi's DOJ learned NOTHING from Watergate. What's the most important lesson from the Watergate scandal: 'if the crime don't get you, the cover-up will.' And yet, at Pam Bondi's Department of Justice, the great Epstein files cover-up continues.Remember Richard Nixon and Attorney General John Mitchell? Remember how that ended up?Welcome to today's version: Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We've got some good news on the legal front: TRUMP flunky - and United States Attorney for the District of Columbia - Jeanine Pirro, has reportedly decided to stop trying to indict the innocent. Pirro is abandoning her lawless attempt to prosecute six members of Congress who committed no crime.Glenn discusses the implications of this new legal development and how it is yet another indication of how We The People - in this case, the grand jurors serving as the conscious of the community - are defeating Trump and his dirty DOJ leadership. Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In case you're worried that the federal courts - the federal judges - are weakening in their resolved to hold Donald Trump and his flunkies accountable for their lawlessness and unconstitutional conduct, a federal judge of more than 30 years has said that, regarding masked federal agents roaming the street of American cities: "An anonymous government is no government at all." Longtime federal judge, Joseph Goodwin, excoriated the Trump administration for sending masked agents into the streets of American cities to deprive people of their 4th Amendment right against an unreasonable searches and seizures and their 5th Amendment right to due process of law.The courts continue to be points of light – beacons of light – amidst the Trump-induced darkness.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are the Epstein files creeping closer to Donald Trump and other rich, powerful, influential, privileged people? Well, look at what happened to the person formerly known as Prince Andrew.Once a criminal gets caught in the grips of the rule of law - things often start to happen. Being arrested and facing the prospect of prosecution for your crimes tends to have a way of focusing the mind on one thing in particular: 'how in the hell do I get out of this jam? What can I do to save myself?' One of the things criminals do is begin to tell law enforcement authorities about the crimes of others in hopes of reducing their own charges or criminal exposure.What might Former Prince Andrew and other influential people who are being criminally investigated in countries around the world do with information they might have about the crimes of OTHER influential people? What might they do to try to save themselves? Are the Epstein walls finally closing in on Donald Trump?Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As reported by CNN, "Supreme Court rules that Trump's sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal."Wait, Donald Trump did something illegal? Who could've seen THAT coming?Glenn covers the new Supreme Court ruling striking down Donald Trump's tariffs as illegal and unconstitutional.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We are seeing repercussions around the world as a result of the release of even just some of the Epstein files. There are criminal investigations underweight in multiple countries. In the United Kingdom a UK ambassador to the US has had multiple search warrants executed on his properties. A former prince has been placed under arrest. Yet here in the United States, from our Department of Justice we get crickets and coverups.Covering up the crimes of others constitutes a crime itself, accessory after the fact, as Glenn explains.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We all know that the dreaded State of the Union address is coming up on February 24th, where Donald Trump will spew his lies into the public square and slur his way through endless insults and grievances.But guess what? You don't have to subject yourself to it. There is some great, pro-democracy counter-programming scheduled. It's called the State of the Swamp event in DC and it's being put on by Miles Taylor and defiance.org.Here's a quick conversation with Miles Taylor about the upcoming event.You can livestream the event for free, just go to: defiance.org.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You might recall that, just a few weeks ago, the Trump administration tore down an exhibit in Philadelphia - a public exhibit that documented American history, including an exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington at his former home in Philadelphia. On Presidents' Day, Judge Cynthia Rufe, (who, incidentally, was appointed to the bench by another George - George W. Bush) - quoted George Orwell's "1984" in her opinion. She ruled that the Trump administration likely violated the law and she ordered them to restore the slavery exhibit. It seems the federal judiciary will not allow Trump and his flunkies to violated the law in their efforts to whitewash American history and try to bury evidence of America's original sin - slavery. Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pam Bondi must go as Attorney General. Whether by resignation, removal and replacement, or impeachment, Pam Bondi must go. She can no longer be allowed to be the Attorney General for the United States . Bondi must go not just because she showed complete and utter contempt for Congress in her recent testimony, Bondi must go because she showed complete and utter contempt, disregard, and disrespect for the victims of Epstein's crimes. At the recent House Judiciary Committee hearing, Bondi literally would not turn and look at or acknowledge the enduring pain of the victims of Epstein's crimes. When the survivors were asked how many of them had requested to meet with the Department of Justice to address the crimes that were committed against them, each and every one raised their hand. When asked how many got to meet with the DOJ, every one of them lowered their hand. Bondi turned her back on the victims of Epstein's crimes. Bondi literally turned her back on the victims of Epstein's crimes in the House Judiciary committee hearing, and she figuratively turned her back on the victims of Epstein's crimes at all other times.Yes, Pam Bondi must go as Attorney General.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

First, Senator Mark Kelly defeated Donald Trump's Department of Justice when a grand jury refused to indict him for speaking the truth by saying that military members must disobey illegal orders. Now, Sen. Kelly has defeated Pete Hegseth and the Department of Defense when a judge ruled that Hegseth may not punish Senator Kelly for exercising his First Amendment free speech rights.These rulings are good for the rule of law, good for the Constitution, and points of light shining amidst the Trump-induced darkness.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Six members of Congress made a public service video, reminding military members of their absolute obligation to refuse to obey unlawful orders. Though they committed no crimes, Donald Trump demanded that those 6 be prosecuted. Any ethical prosecutor would refuse to seek a grand jury indictment of people who had committed no crimes. But Pam Bondi and Jeanine Pirro engaged in a horrific act of prosecutorial abuse, urging a grand jury to indict the six members of Congress.Fortunately, the grand jurors - sitting as the conscience of the community - just refused to indict the six members of Congress, obviously because they had committed no crime.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

So friends, can I ask you a quick question? When you think of Washington, DC, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Politics? The nation's capital? Maybe, a city where somehow we still have taxation without representation?DC has the Congress. It has the executive branch. It has the judiciary. All populated by federal government employees. All public servants. In a very real sense, DC is like the national hub for public service.The person who said that she views DC as a city of service is Kinney Zalesne. And Kinney is now running to be represent the people of DC in Congress. Kinney is running to be DC's delegate to Congress, and I sat down with Kinney to ask her why she wants to represent people of DC in Congress, and why she views DC as a city of service.Kinney Zalesne came to DC in 1995 for what was supposed to be a short stint in the Clinton White House. But she fell in love with the city, and for 30 years has never wanted to live anywhere else. She and her husband Scott have raised four kids here and been active in the community, serving in leadership positions in DC's schools, pools, parks, and nonprofits.DC gave Kinney opportunities to work across government, business, and the nonprofit sector. After serving as a White House Fellow with Vice President Gore, Kinney was Counsel to Attorney General Janet Reno at the US Department of Justice. She later helped lead the Strategy team at Microsoft. She has rolled up her sleeves in our neighborhoods, where she served as President of College Summit, a global-award-winning nonprofit, founded in a basement in Adams Morgan. College Summit helps students from low-income backgrounds go to college. Kinney was also Board Chair of a school in Ward 4 that doubled in enrollment during her tenure. And most recently, Kinney served as Deputy National Finance Chair of the DNC and National Co-Chair of Women for Harris.Of all those roles, Kinney's favorite was being President of College Summit (now called Peer Forward). The organization's mission was to make sure that every student who could make it IN college made it TO college. Kinney built large-scale, diverse, powerful coalitions across the District and then the nation to make sure tens of thousands of local students got the opportunities they deserved. Kinney's skills and experiences are what DC needs now. She will build a broad-based, lasting, nationwide coalition of people to defend DC and ensure we remain a safe, affordable, and healthy place to live. Find Kinney at: https://www.kinneyfordc.comFind Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When civilized countries and responsible law enforcement agencies come upon evidence of suspected crime, they are supposed to investigate that crime. Indeed, they are obligated to investigate suspected crime.When some of the Epstein files were recently released, the United Kingdom immediately initiated criminal investigations, to include obtaining an executing search warrants at properties belonging to Lord Peter Mandelson, British politician and former UK ambassador to the US. UK law-enforcement authorities are also looking into suspected crime by former Prince Andrew. But here in the United States of America, Pam Bondi, Kash, Patel, and Todd Blanche seem to take the approach: see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. And they take it one step further: investigate no evil. Apparently, Bondi, Patel, and Blanche would have us believe that the only wrongdoers in connection with Epstein's crimes are located in the United Kingdom. Apparently they want us to believe that there were no crimes committed by anybody in the United States related to Epstein's sex trafficking ring that warrant investigation. This strains credulity, particularly when recent reporting indicates that Rep. Jamie Raskin, upon reviewing all of the Epstein files, found Donald Trump's name more than 1 million times in those files. Accountability must come to the people who were involved in any way in Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking crimesFind Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When it comes to attempting to steal US elections, Donald Trump has priors.First, he tried the fake elector scheme. And he failed. Next, he sent an angry mob to the United States Capitol to stop the certification of Joe Biden's election win. And he failedNow, contrary to the express terms of the Constitution, Donald Trump says he wants to federalize elections. But again, he will fail.One of the reasons he will fail is because we have great nonprofit organizations fighting against Trump's lawlessness and dictatorial zeal in court every single day. One of the leading nonprofit organizations is Democracy Forward. They have brought countless legal challenges against Trump's lawlessness and unconstitutionality, and they are beating the Trump administration in court time and time again.Glenn interviewed the president of Democracy forward, Skye Perryman, about the extraordinary work of her organization. Find Democracy forward at: https://democracyforward.orgFind Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

State officials are stepping up - governors, attorneys general, secretaries of state - stepping up to protect the American people from our own federal government – protect us against Trump and his minions.States have sued the Trump administration to block an executive order designed to interfere in state elections. And the states won.Maine's Secretary of State, Shannon Bellows, said the following about safeguarding elections: "We prepare against natural disasters, swatting, bomb threats, threats against election officials. This year, we're preparing against potential federal interference. And that is chilling.” The harsh reality is that Donald Trump views the American voters as the enemy, and he will continue to interfere in our elections until he ultimately falls from power. Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump's dirty Department of Justice leadership is crashing and burning. DOJ is losing, time and time again, both in and out of court. Glenn covers four new legal developments that make it painfully clear that the DOJ leadership is corrupt and is failing. Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comRegarding Chapter: For complete Medicare guidance, dial 717-862-4430 to speak with my personal Medicare advisor, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/justice"Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan's contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Donald Trump has threatened to sue Trevor Noah for defamation over an Epstein joke he told at the Grammys. With all of the revelations about Trump contained in the recently release Epstein files, it seems like a joke told by Trevor Noah would be the least of Trump's concerns. Glenn does a review of the five elements necessary to successfully sue someone for defamation. Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

People around the world have now heard the reporting about five year-old Liam Conejos Ramos. ICE grabbed him up on his way home from preschool, used him as bait to lure his father out of the house, and then jailed them both – put them both in detention - even whisking them away from their home in Minnesota to a detention facility in Texas. This inhumane treatment by the Trump administration prompted an outcry, both nationally and internationally. But it also prompted something more: a short, two-page court order from a federal judge in Texas, that is as unique as it is powerful. That court order may prove to be historic when the age of the Trump-induced darkness comes to an end. To find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

So friends, can I ask you a question? Does it feel like it might be time to start talking about a constitutional do-over?We have a corrupt and criminal president who feels completely unconstrained by the United States Constitution. As but one example: he has abused the constitutional pardon power beyond anybody's wildest imagination. We have a majority on the Supreme Court that feels completely unconstrained by the expressed language of the Constitution. As but one example, the Constitution provides that the president shall take care that the laws of the nation be faithfully executed. Yet the Supreme Court - a majority of the justices - interpreted that very language, that solemn duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, as indicating that a president has complete leeway to violate all the laws of our nation, victimizing wide swaths of the American population, and he has complete immunity from prosecutionThen we have Congress - one political party that has just laid down and let a tyrant in the oval office walk all over them - completely abandoning their status as a coequal branch of government.So let me ask you again friends: do you think it's time we talked about a constitutional do-over? Well, that's what I just talked about with my friend, law professor, and constitutional scholar Kim Wehle. Kim authored a great new piece - you can find it on Substack appropriately titled, "Is it time to start thinking about a constitutional do-over". And given that our Constitution is plainly not up to the task of governing in these dangerous and lawless times, I think the answer to that question is not just yes but hell yes! Link to Kim's piece: https://open.substack.com/pub/kimwehl...Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In what looks like yet another vindictive prosecution of someone Donald Trump doesn't like, career journalist Don Lemon has been arrested. This case very likely will go the way of other vindictive prosecutions brought by Trump's dirty DOJ leadership. Remember the vindictive prose James Comey? Dismissed. Remember the vindictive prosecution of Letitia James? Thrown out. Next up - the vindictive prosecution of Don Lemon.Glenn sat down with Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News for a deep dive discussion on what appears to be trumped-up charges against Don Lemon and other journalists.Find Adam Klasfeld: www.allrisenews.comFind Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you ever wondered if the people - We The People - can make a difference, can have an impact, can do anything to effectively fight against a runaway lawless president, executive branch, and a plainly out-of-control ICE agency, over the past few days we got the answer loud and clear: you're DAMN RIGHT We The People can make a difference!From horribly unfit law-enforcement officer Greg Bovino being ousted from his position, to a judge issuing a crushing opinion regarding ICE operations, to Tom "Bagman" Homan announcing a possible ICE drawdown in Minneapolis, the people absolutely have the power.Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Every officer-involved shooting resulting in death, must be fully, fairly, and professionally investigated, whether by state law-enforcement authorities or federal law-enforcement authorities.Of course, that is NOT what's happening in connection with ICE officers shooting and killing Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota.The federal government is abdicating its responsibility to investigate the officer-involved shooting. But what's worse, the feds are also obstructing the State's ability to investigate the homicides.There is a way for the state authorities to aggressively investigate these homicides and use several legal vehicles to wrestle away from the federal government the evidence that is necessary to conduct a full investigation.Glenn co-authored a piece, along with Dave Aaronberg, discussing the legal tools available to Minnesota prosecutors to move forward in the investigation of the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. That piece is titled, "A Blueprint for State Justice in the Wake of Federal Obstruction."Here's the link to the piece: https://open.substack.com/pub/glennki...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.