Lawrence: D.C. trial jury selection process moves ahead despite Trump delay tactics

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 3 November 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump makes an appeal for an emergency stay on the Washington, D.C. gag order. Also, Eric and Donald Trump Jr. testify in the New York civil fraud trial. Plus, the House passes a bill Biden and Schumer have vowed to stop tying Israel aid to cuts at the IRS. And Russia capitalizes on the Israel-Hamas war as Congress stalls on aid for Ukraine. Andrew Weissmann, Adam Klasfeld, Tim O’Brien, Charles Blow and Timothy Snyder join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0	Now it is time to the last word with Lawrence O'Donnell. Good evening
0:03.7	Alex. Welcome to the Black Tie edition of the last word. Our first guest
0:09.3	tonight, Andrew Weisman and I were both at the same black tie event he as the audience is about to see dressed so much more elegantly than I was.
0:19.0	I know Florence, Florence, Florence, do not sell yourself short.
0:23.0	You look very naddy.
0:24.0	I wore one of these, you know, the long black tie and then I threw away the tuxedo jacket and put on a
0:29.2	race sign.
0:30.2	I'm getting away with it sort of.
0:31.2	I'd like the full black tie you know for the
0:33.4	Friday well not the Friday night show for the next week show just I think I think we
0:37.3	deserve it in these trying times. I think we deserve
0:40.3	what do you see not why do you see my first guest you will demand in the future when when
0:44.4	Andrew comes to the studio that he only show up in black tie when after you see this
0:48.5	from your words to my writer for Andrew Weisman I cannot wait to see both of you in your
0:53.9	outfits this evening momentarily. Thanks Alex. Have a good show. The
0:58.4	breaking news, legal news tonight is undeterred by Donald Trump's legal delay tactics Judge Tanya is trial that the judge has already scheduled to begin on March 4th.
1:14.0	Now there's more detail about the approach of that trial.
1:18.0	Tonight, Judge Checkin issued an order to Special Prosecutor Jack Smith to quote prepare a written questionnaire for
1:26.0	distribution to prospective jurors and meet and confer with defense
1:31.2	counsel regarding the questionnaire before submitting it to the court
1:35.1	approval on January 9th, 2024. If Donald Trump's defense team objects to any of the prosecution's written questions for prospective jurors, then Judge Chekin will rule on those disputes and then, according to the judge's order, quote,
1:52.8	after review an approval by the court, the questionnaire will be distributed.
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