Glenn Kirschner
MSNBC Columnist
Glenn Kirschner, a former assistant U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., is an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst.
Glenn Kirschner, a former assistant U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., is an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst.
Latest from Glenn Kirschner
How prosecutors will ‘draw the sting’ during opening statements in Trump’s trial
Manhattan prosecutors and Trump's lawyers will neither win nor lose based on their opening statements. But jurors will begin to form important impressions.
An important lesson from a dramatic new whirlwind of Trump legal news
A New York court delayed Trump’s first criminal trial, while another New York court drastically reduced Trump's bond. This and more leads to the question of Trump's accountability in our legal system.
Trump’s loss in N.Y. is a powerful predictor of what’s to come in his criminal trials
On Friday, Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that former president Donald Trump, the Trump Organization, his former CFO and his adult sons have to pay more than $350 million in penalties.
The Trump immunity lark is as damaging to American democracy as it is absurd
Trump maintains that he has absolute immunity from being prosecuted for any crimes he is alleged to have committed while serving as president.
A trial delay wouldn’t be the win Trump thinks it is
While Trump might welcome the delay in the classified documents trial, this result may have some unanticipated consequences.
The Chesebro and Powell plea deals could be a nail in Trump’s legal coffin
Trump co-defendants have decided to plead guilty and testify in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s sprawling RICO prosecution.
The courts have treated Trump with kid gloves. One judge can stop that.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan will hold a hearing regarding limits on former President Donald Trump’s speech in his 2020 election interference case.
Why some of Trump's co-defendants are eager to be tried before he is
Speedy trial requests from Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell could have advantages and disadvantages for former President Donald Trump.
Trump seems to have already broken the ‘most important’ condition of his release
After Trump's Truth Social account declaration that a Georgia witness “shouldn’t” testify before Fani Willis’ grand jury, Judge Chutkan should revoke his bail.
Trump’s newest lawyer John Lauro seems confused about what his job actually is
After a third criminal indictment, Donald Trump is facing new charges. Lawyer John Lauro is pleading Trump's case on TV — but his defense makes no sense.
Why this Trump indictment is the most important
Trump has been indicted for his attempt to end our representative democracy altogether, by overriding the expressed will of the American voters.
