Lawrence: Trump wants a SCOTUS with three Trump justices to save his candidacy

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 4 January 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump asks the Supreme Court to keep him on the ballot nationwide. Also, the U.S. condemns Israeli ministers’ “inflammatory” remarks on resettling Palestinians outside of Gaza. Plus, Trump appeals the Colorado ballot ruling ahead of the March 5 primary. And a federal appeals panel blocks the Biden administration’s guidance on emergency abortions in Texas. Andrew Weissmann, Neal Katyal, Thomas Friedman, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, and Michele Goodwin join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0	It's time for the last word with Lauren.
0:02.3	So Donald, good evening my friend.
0:03.5	Good evening, Alley.
0:04.3	And with Donald Trump going to the Supreme Court tonight,
0:06.9	we have Andrew Weisman and Neil Kautial
0:09.0	leading us off, which could not be more perfect.
0:12.0	And also, Colorado's Secretary of State
0:15.7	General Griswold is going to join us now that Colorado is headed apparently for the
0:22.1	Supreme Court with Donald Trump.
0:24.0	And the only thing all those people have in common is that they would like the Supreme Court
0:27.0	to actually weigh in on this thing and get it moving.
0:30.0	So I'm excited to hear that conversation.
0:31.4	It's going to be the year of the Supreme Court.
0:33.3	Thanks, sorry.
0:34.1	Have a great show.
0:35.1	Thank you.
0:36.1	Well, tonight, 77-year-old Donald Trump
0:39.7	is asking a court where he appointed three of the nine judges to save his presidential campaign.
0:46.5	Donald Trump's lawyers have filed an appeal asking the United States Supreme Court to overturn a decision by the Colorado State Supreme
0:56.0	Court to ban Donald Trump from the presidential ballot in Colorado. The
1:01.4	Colorado Supreme Court's decision is based on the 14th
1:04.6	amendment which was ratified in 1868 that does not allow officers of the
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