Lawrence: Trump was flying with Epstein around the time FBI got its first tip about Epstein

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Lawmakers discuss legal action against the Trump Justice Department. Also, an email refutes Donald Trump’s claim that he was never on Jeffrey Epstein’s jet. Plus, the U.S. strikes another boat, alleging drug-smuggling. And Lawrence shares an important lesson on the value of listening. Rep. Robert Garcia, David Enrich, and Rep. Adam Smith join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0	The last word with Lawrence O'Donnell starts right now. Hey Lawrence.
0:04.2	Hey, Jen. Merry Christmas. Get out of here. Go home. Enjoy the holiday. Thank you very much for teaming up with us throughout the year.
0:14.8	Merry Christmas to you too, and I will see you in the new year.
0:18.8	Thanks, Jen. All right.
0:21.4	Thank you.
0:28.7	Well, tonight, with the world now wondering about the 10 co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein referred to in some of the Epstein files released today, it is worth considering.
0:33.9	What would an innocent person do?
0:37.6	What would someone who is mentioned in the Epstein files do if he or she believed that he or she is totally innocent of any wrongdoing with Jeffrey Epstein?
0:49.4	Former President Bill Clinton's office put out a statement saying, quote,
0:53.8	We call on President Trump
0:56.0	to direct Attorney General Bondi to immediately release any remaining materials referring to
1:02.5	mentioning or containing a photograph of Bill Clinton. And there it is. That is the model for how you handle this situation if you are in the Epstein files and you believe you did nothing wrong.
1:18.9	Please feel free to now consider all of the prominent names you have heard this year associated with the Jeffrey Epstein,
1:26.2	who have not demanded the immediate release of any
1:31.0	materials referring to mentioning or containing a photograph of that person.
1:37.8	Donald Trump has never demanded that.
1:39.7	Donald Trump has done everything he could to prevent that from happening.
1:43.3	Jeffrey Epstein's biggest business partner, Les Wexner, has never said,
1:48.7	release everything about me that's in the Epstein files.
1:52.0	And he is not saying it now after his name emerged today in a 2019 Justice Department email
1:59.5	titled co-conspirators.
2:02.4	The email described attempts to subpoena the list of co-conspirators, which included Galane Maxwell.
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