Three Good News Stories that are Bad News for Trump

Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

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🗓️ 30 October 2025

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Summary

The last 24 hours have seen three important developments, both legal and political, that spell real trouble for Donald Trump and his administration.

First: the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the lower court opinion in which two Trump-appointed judges decided Trump should be able to militarize the streets of Portland, Oregon. The appeals court will now sit in judgement en banc (full court) and hopefully put a more permanent stop to Trump's attempts to send troops into Portland based on Trump's "assertions that are untethered to the facts," as the trial court judge found.

Second: As NPR reported, "Senate Republicans deal Trump a rare rebuke on trade with vote against Brazil tariffs."

And Third: a federal judge in California ruled that the US Attorney for the Middle District of California was appointed unlawfully by Trump. This ruling has important implications for the prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James, and may result in those cases being dismissed.

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0:00.0	It's time for Justice Matters with former federal prosecutor and legal analyst Glenn Kirshner.
0:15.5	Today, Glenn has three good news stories that spell trouble for Donald Trump.
0:22.1	That's on the way next,
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1:13.8	Hey all, Glenn Kirshner here.
1:18.7	So friends, let's move through these three good news stories quickly.
1:37.9	And I really want to focus on the third one, because the third story has the potential to blow up the vindictive prosecutions of New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI director James Comey.
1:47.0	But let's start with some good news out in Portland. This from NBC News. Headline, Appeals Court will reconsider whether to allow Trump to deploy National Guard to Oregon.
1:55.0	An appeals court panel earlier this month ruled two to one to allow the deployment of troops against the state's wishes.
2:05.2	And that article begins. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will reconsider Oregon's fight
2:11.3	to block the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops into the state against its wishes.
2:19.9	An appeals court panel ruled two to one this month to allow the deployment, to allow the
2:26.9	militarization of the streets of Portland. The court said Tuesday it would hear the case
2:33.2	en banc, meaning all active judges on the Ninth Circuit will rehear it.
2:40.4	Circuit judges Ryan Nelson and Bridget Bod, both Trump appointees, had initially voted to allow the deployment.
2:50.0	Circuit Judge Susan Graber, a Clinton appointee,
2:54.3	voted against it, saying, quote, partisans who cheer this president's use of troops to protect
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