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

Good evening, Alex. We're going to be on the worst nomination Donald Trump has delivered, which is the Matt.

That's a high bar. Yeah. For me, it's the Matt Gates nomination, and I think it will be for everyone.

If it isn't already, it will be for everyone when you hear from the attorney who represents two of the young

women who testified to the House Judiciary Committee for several hours under oath about

what Matt Gates did with them and their eyewitness testimony about what he did with a 17-year-old

girl. Alex, I do not believe that the

Gates nomination can possibly survive what we're about to hear from this attorney who represents

those two witnesses. Okay, Lawrence. I'm going to be watching. That's a big tease. Okay. Thanks, Alex.

Have a great show. Thank you. Well, our first guest tonight, Attorney Joel Leppard, wants to spare his clients to young

women the burden of testifying publicly on worldwide television against Matt Gates at his

Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, their testimony

is already available to the Senate Judiciary Committee because they testified for several hours

to the House Ethics Committee, which has written a full report of their testimony that includes

just how much money Matt Gates paid them for sex,

just how many thousands of dollars he paid each one of them.

And that House Ethics Committee report includes eyewitness testimony of Matt Gates

having sex with a 17-year-old girl in the state of Florida

where the age of consent is 18 years old.

And when you hear what our first guest has to say tonight, you will understand why I now, as of tonight,

firmly believe that Matt Gates cannot possibly survive a Senate confirmation hearing.

Matt Gates will not be confirmed, cannot be confirmed in the United States Senate. Matt Gates cannot survive the testimony that already

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