Glenn Kirschner

Glenn Kirschner
Kirschner in 2018
Personal details
Born	(1961-01-02) January 2, 1961 (age 63)[1] New York City, U.S.
Education	Washington and Lee University (BA) New England Law Boston (JD)

Glenn Louis Kirschner (born January 2, 1961^[1]) is an American attorney, a former U.S. Army prosecutor, a former assistant U.S. Attorney in the office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia and an NBC News/MSNBC legal analyst.

Early life

Glenn Louis Kirschner

Upon entering active duty as a Judge Advocate General officer, Kirschner completed his first tour as an Army prosecutor at Fort Richardson in Alaska.^[10] In that capacity, he investigated and prosecuted court-martial cases and served as legal advisor to the post's many commanding officers.^[10] After three years in that assignment, Kirschner was transferred to the U.S. Army's Legal Services Agency in Falls Church, Virginia, where he served as a government appellate attorney handling criminal appeals of court-martial convictions.^[10] These included espionage and death penalty cases.^[10]

Following more than six years of active duty service, Kirschner was honorably discharged from the Army at the rank of captain.^[10] In June 1994, he joined the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia office as an assistant U.S. Attorney.^[12]

After a few early rotational assignments, Kirschner joined the U.S. Attorney Office (USAO) Homicide Section, led at the time by

• U.S. v. Andre Burno - Motivated by a desire to steal a police officer's Glock firearm, the defendant ambushed an on-duty police officer, shooting him in the neck.[13]
• U.S. v. Jose Rodriguez-Cruz - In 1989, EPA employee Pam Butler disappeared. In 2016, the cold case was revived, and enough evidence was developed to charge Butler's boyfriend with her murder. Although Butler's body was never found, the defendant pleaded guilty in 2017.^[14][15]
• U.S. v. Albrecht Muth - A controversial case involving a highly skilled conman in elite DC political circles who murdered his elderly, socialite wife. Kirschner tried Muth in absentia while Muth remained in his hospital bed after having starved himself into physical incapacitation. The case is the subject of a major motion picture directed by and starring Christoph Waltz titled Georgetown, which was released in April 2019.^[16]

Film portrayal

In the 2019 film Georgetown, directed by Christoph Waltz,^[17] Kirschner is portrayed by Paulino Nunes in his role as the prosecutor in the Albrecht Muth case.^[18] Described by the website ComingSoon.net, Georgetown "is inspired by the true story of Albrecht Muth, who was convicted in 2011 for murdering his much older socialite wife in Washington, D.C. Based on one of the city's most sensational scandals of recent times, the film will tell the story of an unconventional love affair, an outsider striving for acceptance and the desperate struggle for significance on every level."^[19]

Media commentary

For developments with the

In mid-September 2020, Kirschner argued that grand juries should be convened and President Donald Trump charged with manslaughter or murder for deaths due to his mishandling of the COVID pandemic.^[22]

Kirschner produces a daily legal news analysis video on his Justice Matters YouTube channel.^[23] In November 2022, Kirschner teamed up with YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen^[24] to produce occasional Legal Breakdown videos,^[25] in which Cohen interviews Kirschner on topics such as the former president and allies' legal exposure in various civil suits and criminal cases.^[26]

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