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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence: Historians’ brief teaches Supreme Court 14th Amendment’s real history

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

Politics, Washington, Congress, News, Ms Now, President, Versant Media, Policy, Versant, Government, Senate

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Tonight on The Last Word: Esteemed historians file an amicus brief ahead of the February 8 Supreme Court hearing in the Donald Trump ballot case. And Trump attacks the United Auto Workers president after the union endorsed President Biden for reelection. Professor David Blight, Neal Katyal, and Shawn Fain join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0

Now it is time for the last word with Lawrence O'Donnell. Good evening,

0:04.4

Lawrence. Good evening, Alex, and here we are on day, let's see, well, you know,

0:09.0

Friday to now, not a word from Donald Trump about E. Jean Carroll.

0:14.1

Afraid, very much cowering in fear, afraid of that name, afraid of saying that name.

0:20.3

So who's he going to attack?

0:21.6

Turns out he's attacking Sean Fain, the president of the United

0:26.4

Auto Workers, who's going to join us tonight. We'll see what his reaction is to being

0:31.8

Donald Trump's latest target.

0:34.3

Now all that e.e.

0:36.2

Carol energy that Donald Trump has is now being aimed

0:38.9

at the President of the United Honor.

0:40.7

Hey, what could go wrong, Lawrence?

0:42.4

What could go wrong? What could go wrong?

0:43.0

I'm eager to see that interview.

0:45.0

We will get to that, but first we're going to the Supreme Court with historian David Blight

0:49.7

and of course Neil Katiel who has argued more cases before the Supreme Court than I have read.

0:57.0

That too will be a fruitful conversation, my friend.

1:00.0

Have a good show.

1:01.0

Thank you.

1:02.0

Well, most football players never play in the Super Bowl as you know.

1:06.8

The same is true for other occupations that have their version of the Super Bowl. For lawyers,

1:12.3

the Supreme Court of the United States is the Super Bowl. For lawyers, the Supreme Court of the United States is the Super Bowl.

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