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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence: Trump’s Iran war defined by ‘madman’ posts as Jesus while telling Pope he’s wrong

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump’s war in Iran drags on after J.D. Vance-led talks fail. Also, a record vote ends Viktor Orbán’s long hold on power in Hungary. And a federal judge rejects Trump’s lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over an Epstein letter. Amb. Wendy Sherman, Timothy Snyder, and Tim O’Brien join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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And so once again, one of our national political parties has proved that it has zero tolerance for sexual harassment or assault.

0:08.4

And the other party is populated entirely by members of Congress who proudly voted for this guy three times after he said this.

0:23.9

You know, I'm automatically attracted to beautiful.

0:26.2

I just start kissing them.

0:27.4

It's like a magnet.

0:28.3

You're just kidding.

0:29.9

And when you're a star, they let you do it.

0:32.6

You can do anything.

0:33.4

Whatever you want.

0:34.1

Grab them by the...

0:34.8

And today, in a statement posted at 5.25 p.m., Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell,

0:44.5

a frequent guest on this program, said, quote, I am deeply sorry to my family, staff,

0:49.5

and constituents for mistakes and judgments I've made in my past. I will fight serious false allegations

0:56.3

made against me. However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make.

1:01.6

I am aware of efforts to bring an immediate expulsion vote against me and other members,

1:06.6

expelling anyone from Congress without due process within days of an allegation being made is wrong,

1:12.2

but it's also wrong for my constituents to have me distracted from my duties. Therefore, I plan to

1:17.6

resign my seat in Congress. I will work with my staff in the coming days to ensure they are able,

1:23.8

in my absence, to serve the needs of the good people of the 14th congressional district.

1:29.7

All, all of Eric Swalwell's most important allies very quickly abandoned him this weekend,

1:37.1

including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi. They first urged him to stop his campaign for governor,

1:43.7

which he did, and then they urged him to resign from Congress, which he is now done.

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