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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump threatens Iran by posting an AI image of himself holding a gun. Plus, SCOTUS limits redrawing districts under the Voting Rights Act. And Acting AG Todd Blanche defends his James Comey indictment. Rep. Adam Smith, Eric Holder, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse join Lawrence O'Donnell.

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0:00.0	The last one with Lawrence O'Donnell starts right now. Hey, Lawrence.
0:04.8	Hey, Jen. We do have Eric Holder joining us, as you mentioned, talking about the Supreme Court decision today.
0:10.6	And Governor New York immediately saying she's going to get a redistricting plan going in the state of New York to protect voting integrity in the New York State.
0:23.4	We're also going to be joined by chair.
0:25.6	I was going to say chairman Adam Smith.
0:27.3	That's a year early.
0:28.7	When the Democrats win the House representatives, he will be.
0:31.8	He will be the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee where that Pete Hengseth
0:35.8	hearing took place today.
0:37.7	We're going to get his perspective on that.
0:39.3	And Senator Sheldon White House is also joining us tonight on that.
0:43.7	That indictment based on seashells, the scary, scary seashells on North Carolina beaches.
0:55.9	That's going to be his subject tonight.
0:58.4	That is, can't wait to hear what all of them say.
1:00.6	You have a packed show?
1:01.9	We do.
1:03.2	We're going to do it.
1:04.1	We're going to get to it now, Jen.
1:05.2	Thank you.
1:05.9	Sounds good.
1:06.4	Have a good show.
1:08.6	Today, Donald Trump became the first president of the United States in history to say
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