Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner voiced his frustration on Tuesday over President-elect Donald Trump avoiding criminal penalties. In a court filing, Manhattan prosecutors signaled they would not oppose further delays in Trump’s sentencing for his New York conviction, raising the likelihood that all of the president-elect’s legal challenges will be put on hold during his presidency, while some have even speculated the conviction could eventually be thrown out altogether. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Kirschner criticized the Supreme Court, accusing it of enabling Trump to escape accountability and claiming hysterically, “They are why the rule of law is failing.”
“I got to be honest, I am one pissed off prosecutor. I am one angry American … You know, this is not a failure of the rule of law. This is a failure of the people who administer the rule of law. And even more pointedly, it’s the people who distort and corrupt and pervert the rule of law,” Kirschner whined. “This bullshit is directly attributable to the Supreme Court Justices who ignore and violate the plain language and meaning of the Constitution in their determination to protect a criminal president.”
“That’s why the rule of law is failing. They are why the rule of law is failing. And friends, it breaks my heart to say this, but in some ways, we are becoming a lawless country — at least in as much as the ruling class criminals, Donald Trump and his criminal associates, are being allowed to get away with everything,” he continued. “And that is something that our country cannot long endure.”
Kirschner also criticized the Department of Justice for reportedly considering how to wind down its two federal criminal cases against Trump as he prepares to take office in January. Meanwhile, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg suggested on Tuesday that Judge Juan Merchan postpone Trump’s remaining case proceedings until his presidential term concludes in 2029. In May, a Manhattan jury convicted Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records. On November 12, Judge Juan Merchan paused all deadlines in the case following Trump’s election victory. The pause also delayed a decision on the president-elect’s motion to dismiss the verdict, which is based on a Supreme Court ruling issued after the conviction that affirmed presidential immunity.
“The People deeply respect the Office of the President, are mindful of the demands and obligations of the presidency and acknowledge that Defendant’s inauguration will raise unprecedented legal questions,” prosecutors wrote. “We also deeply respect the fundamental role of the jury in our constitutional system. No current law establishes that a president’s temporary immunity from prosecution requires dismissal of a post-trial criminal proceeding that was initiated at a time when the defendant was not immune from criminal prosecution and that is based on unofficial conduct for which the defendant is also not immune,” the filing continues.
In August, Kirschner called on Judge Juan Merchan to imprison Trump ahead of the presidential election, arguing that Trump “so richly deserves” to serve time behind bars. By October, Kirschner voiced concerns that Trump seemed poised to avoid incarceration as the election neared but expressed hope that Trump would lose the election and subsequently face criminal accountability.
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Lefty Former Fed Prosecutor Glenn Kirschner Loses It After Trump’s NYC Case Adjourned! pic.twitter.com/QPmAvHkczK
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