Glenn Kirschner: DOJ’s Position in the E. Jean Carroll Case Explained

June 10, 2021

President Biden’s Department of Justice under the leadership of Attorney General Merrick Garland has been a mixed bag. This video reviews several recent DOJ decisions, from police department “Pattern or Practice” investigations, civil rights prosecutions and high profile subpoenas of folks like Rudy Giuliani to DOJ’s decision in the lawsuit for the clearing of protestors from Lafayette Square and the recent decision in the E. Jean Carroll case. Specifically, this video contains a review of the DOJ’s legal rationale for filing an appeal in the Carroll case and the pros and cons of the position DOJ has decided to take in that case.

About Glenn Kirschner

Glenn Kirschner brings analysis and insight to legal issues of the day, drawing from his 30 years as a federal prosecutor, homicide prosecutor and Army JAG. Glenn is an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst and teaches criminal law at George Washington University.