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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Trump & allies escalate fight with federal courts

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

NBC News

Policy, Msnbc, Politics, President, Washington, Congress, Government, Senate, News

4.45.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Tonight on The Last Word: Democrats call on Donald Trump to reinstate the fired FTC commissioners. Also, GOP lawmakers are confronted about Trump and Musk cuts. Plus, The Wall Street Journal reports Trump is struggling to see Vladimir Putin for the aggressor he is. And Trump ramps up attacks on journalists during his second term. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Rep. Andrea Salinas, Mikhail Zygar, and David Enrich join Jonathan Capehart.

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0:00.0

Now it's time for the last word where Jonathan K-part is in for Lawrence tonight.

0:04.2

Good evening, Jonathan.

0:05.2

Good evening, Rachel.

0:06.3

You know, you started your show with the illustration from Roz Chast, the fun, boring, and in the middle is Bob.

0:14.0

Yes.

0:14.4

I'm going to, that is going to be my illustration for the next four years.

0:21.7

Exactly.

0:22.8

Some fun things are also boring.

0:25.1

It happens.

0:26.0

These things happen.

0:26.7

No offense to anybody named Bob, especially my dad.

0:31.1

That's great.

0:32.2

Rachel, have a good night.

0:33.7

Thank you, Jonathan.

0:35.9

The day after Supreme Court Chief Justice, John John Roberts issued a rare rebuke of Donald Trump's call for impeaching judges who rule against him,

0:45.7

Donald Trump once again attacked a federal judge who ruled against him, and he's enlisting his lieutenants in government to do the same.

0:54.4

Overnight, Donald Trump posted this on social media.

0:57.7

Quote,

0:58.0

If a president doesn't have the right to throw murderers and other criminals out of our country

1:04.1

because a radical left lunatic judge wants to assume the role of president,

1:08.8

then our country is in very big trouble and destined to fail.

1:14.6

Okay. First of all, Judge Boasberg was first appointed by Republican President George W. Bush.

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