Even as Donald Trump pledges love and pardons for the January 6th defendants - people he told to march on the Capitol and stop the certification of Joe Biden's election win - federal judges are sentencing defendant after defendant for participating in the very attack Trump directed. During four J6 sentencing hearings on Dec. 6th, several federal judges sounded the alarm, highlighting the ongoing danger to American democracy by those who would downplay or misrepresent the nature of the January 6th attack on the Capitol.

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Donald Trump hasn't even been sworn in yet, and it seems his influence is waning. Senate Republicans rejected Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader. Trump's pick for Attorney General, Matt Gaetz, had to withdraw after it became clear that many Senate Republicans would not support him. Trump named Chad Chronister as his pick to head up the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) but, after some Republican criticism, Chronister withdrew his name (causing Trump to play catch-up, thereafter claiming that HE pulled Chronister's name). And now, it looks like Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, is on the fast rack to . . . nope. 

What do these developments tell us about Trump's influence and control over the Republican Party?

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The legal news of the day can be challenging, depressing, and even anxiety producing. So Glenn decided to lighten things up a bit and do a recurring segment called "The Lighter Side of Legal."

In this new series, he sits down with TV news legal analysts and discusses things like:

• who inspired them to pursue legal analyst work?
• what are their most memorable cases when they were practicing law?
• what are their most memorable green room encounters?
• what are their favorite movies involving the law?
• and many other fun topics
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For the first episode - he sat down with fellow MSNBC legal analyst Danny Cevallos. Given that Danny is a career defense attorney and Glenn's a former career prosecutor, they often come at the legal issues of the day from two very different perspectives. Yet, more often than not, they end up landing at the same place on the legal issues of the day.

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The legal news of the day can be challenging, depressing, and even anxiety producing. So Glenn decided to lighten things up a bit and do a recurring segment called "The Lighter Side of Legal."

In this new series, he sits down with TV news legal analysts and discusses things like:

• who inspired them to pursue legal analyst work?
• what are their most memorable cases when they were practicing law?
• what are their most memorable green room encounters?
• what are their favorite movies involving the law?
• and many other fun topics

For the first episode - he sat down with fellow MSNBC legal analyst Danny Cevallos. Given that Danny is a career defense attorney and Glenn's a former career prosecutor, they often come at the legal issues of the day from two very different perspectives. Yet, more often than not, they end up landing at the same place on the legal issues of the day.

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Despite saying he would not do so - President Joe Biden has decided to pardon his son Hunter Biden. Glenn discusses the pros and cons, and the possible consequences, of this presidential pardon.

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As a 30-year federal prosecutor - a rule-of-law guy - Glenn wonders whether the often heard refrain "no one is above the law" still rings true in today's America. Glenn reads his new article and gives his take on that question.

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Donald Trump may be intent on trying to destroy American democracy - saying things like he will be a "dictator on day one", vowing to "terminate" the Constitution, and that, if elected, the American people will never have to vote again - but there are points of light amidst the Trump-induced darkness. Glenn discusses three good news stories on the legal front that serve as points of light amidst the darkness.

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As The New York Times reported, "Rudy Giuliani Loses His Lawyers, and His Cool, in Court." Glenn reviews what happened in Rudy's latest court hearing involving turning over his assets to Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman, the two Georgia state election workers he defamed and owes $148 million in damages.

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Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a motion to dismiss "without prejudice" Trump's federal criminal case for trying to steal the 2020 presidential election. Judge Chutkan granted the dismissal without prejudice, meaning the case can potentially be prosecuted in the future when Trump is no longer president. But how realistic is a future prosecution of Trump for his democracy-busting crimes? And what steps can Trump and his future AG take to try to make any future prosecution impossible? Glenn discusses the variables and the likelihood of a future prosecution of Trump.

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Special Counsel Jack Smith filed motions to dismiss both of Donald Trump's federal criminal cases. He asked the courts to dismiss the cases "without prejudice", meaning prosecutors in the future will have the opportunity to re-indict and prosecute the cases under certain circumstances - Glenn explains those circumstances.

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