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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Trump lawyers falsely claim in a filing that he is being prosecuted “by his political opponent.” Also, a new grand jury will decide whether to indict Trump and his allies in the Georgia election probe. And Turkey announces its support for Sweden’s NATO bid. Barbara McQuade, Bradley Moss, Gwen Keyes Fleming and Ben Rhodes join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0	Now, it's time for the last word with Lawrence O'Donnell.
0:02.9	Good evening, Lawrence.
0:03.9	Good evening, Alex.
0:04.9	And I am in a studio that is in an undisclosed location in one of the 50 states.
0:11.9	Actually, it's in one of the three states that I hang out in.
0:15.4	And I couldn't see the shot of Steve sitting on the set with you.
0:20.8	I wasn't able to see that.
0:21.8	So I was not able to see him in his jacket, which he only wears for you.
0:28.9	Is that a call back when you guys were doing that show together in the afternoon?
0:33.8	And is it the same jacket?
0:35.8	Well, I mean, Steve and I have never done a show together, though we do have a constant
0:40.5	mind meld, I'd say, right?
0:42.6	And I think it's evening Steve.
0:44.7	Well, I guess we'd see a lot of evening Steve without the jacket.
0:47.4	Maybe it's just, there it is.
0:49.0	There it is.
0:50.0	It's 9 p.m.
0:51.0	Alex, oh, there you go.
0:52.0	It's Alex Wagner tonight, Steve, that we get, you know, we get evening wear.
0:55.9	We get a formal jacket.
0:57.1	And it doesn't look great.
0:58.3	I mean, what a gentleman.
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