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Three Breaking Stories That Are All Bad For Trump - Glenn Kirschner
The last 24 hours have seen three important developments, both legal and political, that spell real trouble for Donald Trump and his administration.
First: the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the lower court opinion in which two Trump-appointed judges decided Trump should be able to militarize the streets of Portland, Oregon. The appeals court will now sit in judgement en banc (full court) and hopefully put a more permanent stop to Trump's attempts to send troops into Portland base on Trump "assertions that are untethered to the facts," as the trial court judge found.
Second: As NPR reported, "Senate Republicans deal Trump a rare rebuke on trade with vote against Brazil tariffs."
And Third: a federal judge in California ruled that the US Attorney for the Middle District of California was appointed unlawfully by Trump. This ruling has important implications for the prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James, and may result in those cases being dismissed, and this video explains. - Glenn Kirschner - 10/29/2025.