Glenn Kirschner
MSNBC Columnist
Glenn Kirschner, a former assistant U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., is an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst.
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You can be sure Trump will follow Biden’s pre-emptive pardons precedent
As bad as the prospect of Trump’s pursuing revenge prosecutions is, the idea of Biden’s pardoning the innocent is potentially worse.
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Why the battle between Judge Cannon and the DOJ is worth your attention
The stakes in this battle for the limited release of Vol. 2 of Jack Smith’s report are high.
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Trump’s doomed criminal charges hollowed out America’s rule of law mantra
This is what happens when the Supreme Court gives a stamp of approval for Trump’s quasi-royal rule.
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Trump’s promise to fire Jack Smith is a final warning
The former president is proudly and enthusiastically corrupt to his core.
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Trump tried to block Jack Smith’s immunity brief. It backfired.
The former president’s lawyers objected to the special counsel’s redactions. Their reasons were absurd.
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Trump’s latest admission on Fox News is great news for Jack Smith
What the former president apparently doesn’t realize is that every word out of his mouth is admissible in a criminal trial.
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The unmistakable evidence that Judge Cannon is unfit for Trump’s classified docs case
Each new development in Trump’s classified documents case her impartiality might reasonably be questioned.
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The hidden trap for Trump’s defense team in Michael Cohen’s testimony
The very fact that Cohen himself admitted to his prior lies and criminal activity may very well lead the jury to credit his testimony.
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Trump’s refusal to concede a crucial fact could tank his legal defense
Micromanaging a defense attorney is always a recipe for disaster.
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How prosecutors will ‘draw the sting’ during opening statements in Trump’s trial
Criminal litigators neither win nor lose a trial based on their opening statements. But jurors will begin to form important impressions.