Lawrence: Georgia indictment of Trump is ‘ingenious’

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 17 August 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Fani Willis proposes a March 4 trial date in Georgia. Also, President Biden touts economic gains on the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act becoming law. And Trump’s racketeering charges include the harassment of Georgia election workers. Amy Lee Copeland, Gwen Keyes Fleming, Barbara McQuade and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0	Now at its time for the last word with Lawrence O'Donnell, good evening, Lawrence.
0:04.0	Good evening, Alex.
0:05.0	On this day, one year ago, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, and I have
0:11.6	to say there are very few pieces of legislation in which the title describes it less than
0:17.8	the Inflation Reduction Act.
0:20.5	Democratic leader of the House had Kim Jeffries and others have agreed to basically make that
0:27.2	the platform for the Democrats' re-election campaigns in the House of Representatives,
0:32.3	President Biden's re-election campaign, Chuck Schumer is saying that's what the Senator
0:37.2	is going to be running on.
0:38.7	Kim Jeffries is going to join us tonight on this historic night, the one-year anniversary
0:45.6	of that legislation and tell us how the Democrats are going to be running going forward with
0:51.7	it.
0:52.7	One more thing, Alex, on this night, one year ago, what was, as you might remember, the
1:02.5	very first edition of Alex Wagner tonight, and I just want to note something here, one
1:10.9	year ago tonight, Donald Trump had never been indicted for anything, anything, okay?
1:18.2	Alex Wagner goes on TV for one year, okay, one year, and the man gets indicted in four
1:26.5	different jurisdictions, and so you know what that means.
1:30.9	Donald Trump is wondering tonight whether Alex Wagner is going to do another year of her
1:37.2	show, okay?
1:38.2	I see hopes too.
1:39.2	He really wants to know that because he wants to be able to.
1:43.6	His fortunes are tied to mine.
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