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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Trump team gets evidence early in Mar-a-Lago docs case

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump begs Congress to intervene in the classified documents case after the special counsel hands over evidence. Also, a Trump campaign official testifies to the January 6 grand jury. Plus, Justice Alito faces scrutiny over his trip with a GOP donor. And Rep. George Santos’ father and aunt backed his $500K bail. Harry Litman, Bradley Moss, Ryan Reilly, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Robert Garcia join Jonathan Capehart.

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0:00.0

It's time for the last word, my friend Jonathan K. Park in for Lawrence Knight.

0:03.6

Good evening Jonathan.

0:04.6

Good evening, Ali.

0:06.4

Thank you very much.

0:07.4

Have a good evening.

0:08.4

Thank you.

0:09.4

Last night on this program, Lawrence brought you the breaking news that special counsel

0:14.5

Jack Smith and his team had handed over the first batch of evidence in the classified documents

0:19.7

case.

0:20.9

And today, we, along with Donald Trump and his legal team, are getting a better idea

0:26.5

of what that evidence actually is.

0:29.6

According to the filing for special counsel Smith and his prosecutors, that evidence includes

0:33.7

quote, interviews of defendant Trump conducted by non-government entities, which were recorded

0:40.0

with his consent and obtained by the special counsel's office during the investigation of

0:44.5

this case, including the July 21st, 2021 recorded interview, defendant Trump provided to

0:50.7

a publisher and writer quoted in part in the indictment.

0:55.6

Now, we can't save for sure whether that line refers to more privately recorded conversations

1:02.0

like the Bedminster 1, it references or Donald Trump's many, many public interviews on

1:09.2

the subject.

1:10.2

But regardless, it seems likely that a good chunk of the evidence in the case against Trump

1:15.4

is going to be his own words.

1:18.4

Also part of the evidence Smith turned over to Trump and his team is quote, the grand jury

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