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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Senate GOP kills move to block Trump $1.776B fund

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

Politics, Washington, Congress, News, Ms Now, President, Versant Media, Policy, Versant, Government, Senate

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Tonight on The Last Word: Pam Bondi pins the blame on Todd Blanche for the Epstein files. Also, a moment of silence was held for Derek Chauvin by Minnesota Republicans. Plus, Rep. James Clyburn sounds the alarm on midterm complacency. And voters in farm states sour on Donald Trump’s economy. Rep. James Walkinshaw, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Rep. Joyce Beatty, and Lindsay James join Jonathan Capehart.

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0:00.0

Now it's time for the last word. Jonathan Capehart is in for Lawrence tonight. Jonathan, you and I are

0:05.3

going to have yet another one of these weird shifts in our relationship where we've been before

0:09.7

each other and after each other. But the good news is I think for many years we'll keep on doing that.

0:14.7

Yes. And, Ali, you know, I am very sorry to see you leave the weekend, but I am thrilled

0:20.6

and having you on for six hours,

0:23.2

total Saturday and Sunday, but we get to have you every day during the week starting next week.

0:28.7

So congratulations, my friend.

0:30.2

Thank you, Marfan.

0:30.7

And you and I both know, the weekend mornings are a fun shift.

0:34.3

They're a little hard to do sometimes, but they are fun.

0:36.9

I'm going to visit with you on Sunday morning, by the way, before we say our last goodbye on the weekends.

0:42.1

Fantastic.

0:42.8

Thanks a lot, Allie.

0:43.5

Have a good evening.

0:44.3

Thank you.

0:47.2

Republicans are desperate to move past the scandal surrounding Donald Trump's $1.776 billion slush fund, but it's clear this story isn't going

0:57.9

away, thanks to Donald Trump. In fact, Trump has just guaranteed that it will hound and haunt Republicans

1:06.2

in the near future, maybe more, because Trump is asking Republicans to confirm as the next Attorney

1:13.7

General of the United States, the current acting Attorney General, and his former personal

1:18.9

criminal lawyer behind the slush fund, Todd Blanche.

1:22.8

Yesterday, Senate Republicans faced a straightforward choice.

1:26.1

They could have asserted their opposition and voted to

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