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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence: The tortured soul of Trump's lying & incompetent Treasury Secy. was on display again today

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

🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Tonight on The Last Word: A group of former federal judges asks the court to probe the “slush fund." Also, Sen. Cory Booker demands DHS shut down a NJ ICE facility. Plus, polls show a tight race for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat. And The Wall Street Journal reports suspicious oil trades trigger an investigation. Rep. Jamie Raskin, Sen. Cory Booker, Sherrod Brown, and David Uberti join Lawrence O’Donnell.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Lawrence O'Donnell has a big show tonight, and the last word starts right now.

0:04.7

Hey, Lawrence.

0:05.9

Hey, Jen.

0:06.3

We're going to continue our Senate campaign week.

0:09.8

Sherry Brown is joining us from Ohio, a very important state for the Democrats to win back.

0:16.5

He's won it before.

0:18.6

So he's one of those people who knows how to do it. We'll hear what he has to say. Senator Cory Booker is joining us and Jamie Raskin. Congressman Jamie Raskin is also joining us. He is, of course, also a constitutional law professor, which has allowed him to give us his top 10 reasons why the Trump slush fund is unconstitutional. We're going to

0:40.7

hear all 10. Perfect. Give Jamie Raskin time. Everybody loves to hear from him. That sounds like a

0:46.5

packed show. Thanks, Jen. Thanks, Lawrence. Well, the tortured soul and lying mind of the most incompetent Treasury Secretary in history was on display once again today, this time, in the White House.

1:03.9

Scott Bessent began his comments in the White House press briefing room today by, of course, insulting Democrats in the House and Senate.

1:14.6

Good afternoon, everyone.

1:17.6

Good.

1:18.6

Good.

1:19.6

I'd like to say it's a pleasure to be here today.

1:21.6

This is my warm up for my Senate and House hearings next week, so I don't want anyone yelling, reclaim my time.

1:31.0

And then he said something that would be a crime, and I mean literally a crime, if he said it in testimony to the House or the Senate, because lying to Congress is against the law.

1:50.3

President Trump has done something that no other administration has able to do.

1:54.4

We have gotten the Iranians to talk about their nuclear program and to perhaps commit to not having one. That has never happened

2:02.0

before. It had been off the table. That would be criminal perjury in a courtroom, and it would

2:09.8

be the crime of lying to Congress if Scott Besson dared to say that in a House or Senate hearing

2:16.5

where every Democrat, and I mean every Democrat,

2:20.3

would immediately read to the lying Treasury Secretary exactly what Iran agreed to in writing,

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