Lawrence: Trump's court outbursts are 'the last thing competent Trump lawyers would want'

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 18 January 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: E. Jean Carroll testifies against Donald Trump in the defamation trial. Also, Senate Democrats hold a briefing on the state of abortion rights. Plus, the Supreme Court hears a case that could sharply weaken the executive branch’s authority. And U.S. allies publicly warn against Trump’s reelection. Andrew Weissmann, Faith Gay, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, and Rep. Adam Schiff join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0	Now it is time for the last word with my friend Lawrence O'Donnell. Good evening
0:04.8	Lawrence. Good evening Alex and you know I missed you on the panel with us on Iowa
0:09.3	caucus night because I wanted to do a few minutes on how your father invented the Iowa Caucus.
0:16.8	And I wanted to hear all of the bedtime stories he told you about going out to Iowa in 1972 for George McGovern the first time any presidential
0:26.5	candidate paid attention to the Iowa coaches and winning it and how he created political
0:32.0	history with everyone wanting to follow in Carl Wagner's footsteps,
0:36.1	managing a winning presidential campaign.
0:38.8	The monster he helped create in other words.
0:42.1	We were working Monday night because of Carl he
0:45.0	did that to us. He was looking down on us with a smile on his face and also
0:49.0	probably a frown. Brilliant.
0:53.0	It was a brilliant move when he did it and I'm just sorry that it has become an enduring phenomenon of this absurd thing
1:00.8	because the whole idea was that Carl had was hey no one's paying
1:04.3	attention to this thing we could go out there and win it and then get credit for it and
1:07.9	then everyone got attention.
1:09.9	And we're off to the races. Only a son of Iowa would come up with a plot like that.
1:13.0	That's right. Thank you, Carl Wagner.
1:15.0	Thank you, Carl Wagner.
1:16.0	Have a good show.
1:17.0	Thanks, Alex.
1:18.0	Thank you.
1:19.0	Well, today, on the witness stand
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