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Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

Crossover Media Group 1012 Episodes Aug 24, 2026

Glenn Kirschner, a former federal prosecutor and NBC News legal analyst, hosts this daily podcast. He breaks down complex legal issues from his 30-year career, offering clear analysis of current legal topics. Each episode draws on his experience as a homicide prosecutor and Army JAG to explain today's legal landscape.

Episodes

More Trump DOJ Grand Jury Abuse?
More Trump DOJ Grand Jury Abuse? Aug 24, 2026 00:16:03 It appears yet another baseless, bad-faith prosecution by Donald Trump's dirty DOJ officials is about to get dismissed for prosecutorial abuse and misconduct before the grand jury. The Minneapolis case against journalists Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and others may be heading that way, given that the judge has ordered the DOJ to produce all grand jury evidence and information for her review.G
Trump Tells Supreme Court: Give Me My Unconstitutional Ballroom, OR ELSE . . .!
Trump Tells Supreme Court: Give Me My Unconstitutional Ballroom, OR ELSE . . .! Aug 21, 2026 00:21:40 Legal experts have equated Trump's attempts to get the Supreme Court to authorize the continued unconstitutional construction of his vanity ballroom project with "blackmail."Glenn sat down with former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori to discuss his new piece on Substack titled: "Trump is Trying to Blackmail the Supreme Court. Again."Find Ankush on Substack at: openfilenews.substack.comF
The staggering INCOMPETENCE of Jeanine Pirro!
The staggering INCOMPETENCE of Jeanine Pirro! Aug 20, 2026 00:14:08 When DC US Attorney is not trying to prosecute an innocent man for touching some peeling reflecting pool liner, she's trying to put a woman who spray-painted a DC memorial in protest of our corrupt executive branch in jail pending trial without even knowing how the law of pretrial detention works. Yet another judge has called her out for her botched, inadequate nonsense. Incompetence, thy
Supreme Court REFUSES to Take Up $5 Million E. Jean Carroll Win. Case Permanently CLOSED!
Supreme Court REFUSES to Take Up $5 Million E. Jean Carroll Win. Case Permanently CLOSED! Aug 19, 2026 00:19:23 The Supreme Court rejected a request from Donald Trump to reconsider its previous refusal to hear his appeal of a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation verdict won by writer E. Jean Carroll, finalizing the payout.The $5 Million Verdict: The high court officially turned away Trump's petition for a rehearing, keeping the 2023 jury finding and judgment fully intact. Trump previously turned
Trump Loses in Two Courts, Now Begs Supreme Court to Let Him Have his Vanity Ballroom
Trump Loses in Two Courts, Now Begs Supreme Court to Let Him Have his Vanity Ballroom Aug 18, 2026 00:12:56 The DC circuit court of appeals ruled that Donald Trump must stop constructing his vanity ballroom on the White House grounds, ruling that his conduct was unconstitutional. They ruled that way because only Congress can spend money to construct a government building. And it wasn't only the court of appeals that ruled against Trump - the court of appeals was affirming the trial court judge'
Trump Blows Through ALL Post-Watergate Safeguards, Directs DOJ to Prosecute an Innocent Man!
Trump Blows Through ALL Post-Watergate Safeguards, Directs DOJ to Prosecute an Innocent Man! Aug 17, 2026 00:11:18 In the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, we put legal and procedural safeguards in place, so a corrupt president couldn't direct his Department of Justice to vindictively or selectively or otherwise unlawfully go after his perceived enemies. Despite this, Donald Trump has told the Department of Justice to revive the reflecting pool case against Olympian David Hearn. Trump has ripped thr
Judge Says He Will Hold Blanche/DOJ in Contempt, Saying "It's Not a Threat, It's a Promise!"
Judge Says He Will Hold Blanche/DOJ in Contempt, Saying "It's Not a Threat, It's a Promise!" Aug 14, 2026 00:28:04 Judge Emmet Sullivan held a hearing in the case in which independent journalist Katie Phang sued Attorney General Todd Blanche for violating the Epstein files transparency act, thereby violating her First Amendment freedom of the press rights. Glenn attended the court hearing in DC and did a live report from outside DC federal district court. He was joined by Adam Klasfeld of All Rise New
Beyond the Filibuster: Reshaping Democracy in a Post-Trump Era
Beyond the Filibuster: Reshaping Democracy in a Post-Trump Era Aug 13, 2026 00:19:30 Glenn welcomes back Brian Tyler Cohen, a prominent social media voice and co-host of the Legal Breakdown series. Together, they unpack a recent development: Donald Trump’s push for the Department of Justice to revive a baseless prosecution against innocent Olympian David Hearn. Glenn and Brian talk about the implications of this move, highlighting a disturbing trend of using the DOJ as a
Trump’s Latest Attempts to Rewrite the Constitution and Expand Executive Privilege
Trump’s Latest Attempts to Rewrite the Constitution and Expand Executive Privilege Aug 12, 2026 00:35:28 In this episode of Justice Matters, Glenn dives deep into two critical legal developments involving Donald Trump: the ongoing battle over birthright citizenship and the controversial expansion of executive privilege. Glenn discusses Trump's recent attempts to undermine the 14th Amendment, emphasizing that the Constitution cannot be altered by executive order. He highlights the recent cour
Trump is Running the Government Like a Mob Boss Runs the Mafia
Trump is Running the Government Like a Mob Boss Runs the Mafia Aug 11, 2026 00:21:20 Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno is CEO of RepresentUs. She is an advocate, author, and lawyer with two decades of experience globally and within the US on issues of corruption, authoritarianism, organized crime, and human rights. Maria has held multiple senior positions at Human Rights Watch and served as executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, at the helm of a team running groundb
Judge Sullivan ORDERS Todd Blanche into Court to Explain his Failure to Comply with Court Orders
Judge Sullivan ORDERS Todd Blanche into Court to Explain his Failure to Comply with Court Orders Aug 10, 2026 00:13:57 Judge Emmett Sullivan is calling Attorney General Todd Blanche to the carpet. More specifically, he's hauling him into court on August 13th because Todd has to explain why he failed to comply with Judge Sullivan's July 25th order to provide the court some documents including some of the unreacted Epstein files.Glenn does a detailed review of Judge Sullivan's new court order in Katie Phang
Pirro and the Petulant President!
Pirro and the Petulant President! Aug 7, 2026 00:13:18 DC Attorney Jeanine Pirro actually carryied a box of reflecting pool liner into the oval office to try to convince Donald Trump that it wasn't vandals that caused the pool liner to fail, it was a botched install job.The problem is, the botched install job was done by the donor guy to whom Trump gave the no-bid contract.She's trying to tell Trump he's wrong. How well do you think that meet

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