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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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4.5 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: A lawsuit claims Rudy Giuliani said he was selling presidential pardons for $2 million with Donald Trump. Also, Planned Parenthood is calling for Supreme Court reforms. And Democrats focus on freedom as Republican laws limit rights. Rep. James Clyburn, Alexis McGill Johnson, Anand Giridharadas and Glenn Kirschner join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0	Now it is time for the last word with Lawrence,
0:02.1	O'Donnell, good evening, Lawrence.
0:03.6	Alex, do you have a dress code on your show?
0:09.2	Yeah, it's always be well-dressed.
0:11.2	Well, so the guy who was just on with you,
0:13.7	I had no idea who that was,
0:15.8	because it was Steve Kornackie in a jacket.
0:19.0	I know.
0:20.0	And I immediately went to my locker
0:21.8	to see if he had borrowed one of mine.
0:24.0	I know.
0:25.9	And I feel like it's like,
0:28.1	if you don't see Kornackie's khakis on air,
0:32.2	was he ever really there?
0:33.4	It's like if a tree falls in the forest,
0:35.7	and it's around here.
0:37.0	No, but seriously, did you tell him,
0:38.3	go back and get a jacket if you're coming on this show?
0:40.6	Listen, he was like, I'm not at the big board,
0:42.4	I'm a guest, I'm gonna dress for the occasion,
0:46.2	I'm gonna wear my finest threads,
0:48.0	and that's what America got tonight.
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