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Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

Closing Argument #1: Why the Courts WILL Strike Down a Trump Self-Pardon

Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

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🗓️ 18 January 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

As a career federal prosecutor, I spent 30 years arguing cases in courts. In the final days of the Trump presidency, here is the first in a series of "closing arguments" regarding the legal issues that will have to be addressed in. the near future by the Biden administration. Today's installment: why the Department of Justice MUST challenge a presidential self-pardon and why the courts will strike down the the pardon.  Tomorrow's episode: why the available evidence proves beyond a reasonable doubt why Donald Trump is criminally responsible for what happened at the US Capitol on January 6th AND why his corrupt intent/criminal mens rea/guilty state of mind is easier to prove than some might think.  Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschner My podcast, "Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner" can be downloaded where you get your podcasts. Follow me on: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirschner2 Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/glennkirschner) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

So it's closing argument time. We are in the final days. We are in the twilight of the Trump administration.

0:10.0

So we're going to take some time over the next few days to have some conversations,

0:16.0

some closing arguments if you will to talk about why Donald Trump and others must be held accountable for their crimes.

0:28.0

Their crimes against the United States, their crimes against we the people, their crimes against the immigrants who

0:36.2

came here yearning to breathe free, only to be thrown in cages, have their children torn from their arms and thrown in other cages,

0:47.0

families never to be reunited.

0:50.0

We're going to have a series of conversations, a series of closing arguments.

0:57.0

We're going to talk about why the evidence, even the evidence that's only publicly available before we even get into the grand jury

1:07.5

to start investigating proper, all of Donald Trump's crimes, even the available evidence,

1:15.0

will support your findings of guilt for Donald Trump and his co-conspirators, his criminal associates,

1:27.0

his aiders and abetters, his accessories after the fact, his corrupt enablers.

1:35.2

We're going to have a series of conversations in the coming days.

1:37.7

We're going to start today by talking about why a presidential self-pardon will be struck down by the courts.

1:49.0

And friends, why are we going to have this series of conversations?

1:56.2

You know why?

1:58.9

Because justice matters. Hey all, Glenn Kirchner here.

2:17.0

So if you tune into my daily videos, you see that we are in a slightly different environment, this is another

2:28.2

corner of my office. I'm usually sitting in that chair over there and I'm usually frustrated as all

2:36.9

get out that I can't get up and walk around the office as I'm talking with

2:41.6

you all. I spent 30 years in courtrooms walking

2:46.8

around the well of the court, talking to the jurors, talking to the judge,

2:51.1

examining witnesses witnesses and I will tell you being stuck in that chair

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