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Rhiannon12866

(250,372 posts)
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 07:31 PM Monday

Trump's DOJ May Have Its Hands Full With Judge In The Prosecution of Venezuelan President Maduro - Glenn Kirschner



The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, just made his first court appearance in federal court in New York. By all accounts, Maduro is a bad guy. However, the rule of law and the protections of our Constitution apply to bad guys. There's no bad guy exception to the protections enshrined in our Constitution

There are some reasons to believe that Donald Trump's DOJ is going to have its hands full in the Maduro case, particularly with the assigned Judge, Alvin Hellerstein, who is a very experienced, no nonsense jurist who previously has presided over multiple Trump associated cases.

But that's a topic for another day. I just sat down with Adam Klasfeld of all rise news. Adam was in court for the Maduro arraignment and he joined Justice Matters to tell us all about it. - Glenn Kirschner - 01/05/2026.



Link for Adam on Substack: https://www.allrisenews.com

Find Glenn on Substack: glennkirschner.substack.com

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Trump's DOJ May Have Its Hands Full With Judge In The Prosecution of Venezuelan President Maduro - Glenn Kirschner (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Monday OP
I really appreciate Mr. Kirschner Skittles Monday #1
Same here! Rhiannon12866 Monday #2

Skittles

(169,616 posts)
1. I really appreciate Mr. Kirschner
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:00 PM
Monday

legal stuff confuses me greatly and I think he does a great job breaking it down for those of us who like to keep up

Rhiannon12866

(250,372 posts)
2. Same here!
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:02 PM
Monday

I always look for Glenn Kirschner first since he explains the legal cases in a way that I can understand...

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