Lawrence: Nothing has separated voters from Trump more than the Epstein ‘cover-up’

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Democrats question Leslie Wexner on ties to Jeffrey Epstein in a deposition. Also, the FBI refuses to share shooting evidence with Minnesota investigators. Plus, former President Obama praises the resilient spirit of Minneapolis. And Axios reports Secretary Marco Rubio is holding secret talks with Raúl Castro’s grandson. Rep. Ro Khanna, Mary Moriarty, Michele Norris, and Rep. Jim Himes join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0	The last word with Lawrence O'Donnell.
0:02.5	Start us right now.
0:03.4	Hey, Lawrence.
0:04.4	Hey, Jen.
0:05.1	As you said, we have Congressman Roe Kana coming up.
0:07.9	They had the deposition for billionaire Leslie Wexner today.
0:12.3	We want to get his reaction to that right away.
0:14.7	So we're going to go straight to it.
0:16.4	Looking forward to hearing what he has to say.
0:19.0	Thanks, Jen.
0:19.7	Thank you.
0:21.9	The most powerful crime syndicate in history, that is what we are living under now in the United States of America, according to Donald Trump's hometown newspaper.
0:35.5	That is the single most important fact of life in America,
0:39.7	and it is the force that must be overcome if the United States of America is to have a future
0:46.3	as a democracy. The United States Constitution, which is the first law of the land, was written
0:52.3	by men and only men, who believed it would then
0:55.7	be entrusted forever to men and only men just like them. They saw themselves, despite
1:02.9	many of them being slave owners, as honorable men, gentlemen, people who this country in the
1:09.8	world could trust to do the right thing. They did not try
1:13.9	to write a constitution in anticipation of criminals holding constitutional offices. They did
1:22.7	not write a constitution strong enough to withstand criminal intent on the part of presidents and political
1:30.4	parties in Congress.
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