Lawrence: Trump immunity appeal shattered by judge Trump doesn't believe should be a citizen

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 10 January 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: A federal appeals court hears Donald Trump’s immunity claims. Also, Trump uses media to malign prosecutions against him. And a recent poll finds President Biden leading Trump by eight points in New Hampshire. Glenn Kirschner, Andrew Weissmann, Laurence Tribe, and Simon Rosenberg 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 my friend
0:04.8	Lawrence. Good evening Alex and law school class is about to start. We have
0:09.6	Professor Andrew Weisman, we have Professor Lawrence Tribe from Harvard Law School.
0:14.5	We have Glenn Kirchner who so valuable was in the room today during this argument, during which I think even Donald Trump knows, the whole thing collapsed.
0:29.7	The defense that could save him, the immunity defense collapsed before his eyes.
0:35.6	Yeah, when you're arguing about Navy SEAL commandos being able to assassinate your political
0:42.2	rivals, I think you are not winning.
0:44.5	I'm a layperson, I've only gone to TV law school, I can't wait to be taught some more in
0:50.4	your hour, but my layman's opinion is that is not a winning strategy.
0:54.6	You know you're halfway through law school based on what you just said.
0:58.6	Listen, I'm learning from the best professors there are.
1:01.4	I will be watching tonight.
1:02.4	Thank you, Alex. Thank you.
1:03.4	Thank you. Have a good show. Well Donald Trump endured the worst day of his life
1:09.6	as a criminal defendant today.
1:13.5	It was Donald Trump's first time in a courtroom
1:17.1	as a criminal defendant for anything other than his arraignments.
1:22.1	Donald Trump was not allowed to speak.
1:24.2	And we can only imagine the intensity of his
1:35.0	future as a criminal defendant
1:40.0	was going to be
1:38.0	as a criminal defendant
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