Oct 13, 2023 | The leading Republican candidate for president has spoken about the attacks on Israel by Hamas admonishing Israeli PM Netanyahu and calling the militant group Hezbollah “smart” for launching strikes along Israel’s northern border. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell speaks to Ben Rhodes.
Jun 13, 2023 | Mary Trump joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss her reaction to her uncle’s indictment and how she thinks he is feeling as he faces arraignment given that he cannot comprehend the reality of facing real accountability: “Donald lives his life in fear; he just does everything is his power to cover the fear over with anger.”
Jun 9, 2023 | MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow joined Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the federal indictment against Donald Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith in the Justice Department’s classified documents investigation. The charges include, according to The New York Times, a violation of the Espionage Act.
May 4, 2023 | MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell compares Tucker Carlson to the hateful British tormentor of Oscar Wilde, Lord Queensberry, after Tucker Carlson’s text about a violent video stating, “It’s not how white men fight.”
Aug 26, 2022 MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how the release of a redacted version of the affidavit that convinced a federal judge to sign off on a search warrant of Donald Trump’s Florida home is going to make tomorrow the worst day of Trump’s life, so far.
Feb 23, 2022 • Barbara McQuade joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the model prosecution memo she wrote detailing the “very strong evidence” in public information for bringing federal criminal charges against Donald Trump for pressuring Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election: “I just can’t imagine a world in which the Justice Department is not at least conducting an investigation that could lead to a memo like this.”
Comedian Sarah Cooper joins Lawrence O’Donnell to explain her process behind making her viral lip sync videos of President Trump and how she believes she is clarifying the message the president is attempting to convey. Aired on 5/26/2020.
Dr. Lance Dodes, a contributor to bestselling “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump,” tells Lawrence O’Donnell that President Trump is a “con man” who is making the current public health crisis “all about himself”- which could have grave results for Americans. Aired on 02/27/20.
Rep. Tim Ryan tells Lawrence O’Donnell he had to leave during Trump’s speech because of the countless lies Trump was telling. He asks, “how much can a guy take?” Aired on 2/5/20.
Lawrence O’Donnell explains how the millions of voters who gave Democrats control of the House of Representatives in last year's election made the Trump impeachment possible. Aired on 12/18/19.
Rachel Maddow discusses with Lawrence O’Donnell the excerpts from a damning new book about Trump written by an anonymous senior Trump official. Rachel tells Lawrence that the tone of the book is that people who keep their jobs to try to thwart Trump's worst instincts is not enough. The president is too far gone for that to work. Aired on 11/07/19.
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff says that the newly-ousted John Bolton left several foreign policy matters, like Iran, most volatile. Schiff also discusses upcoming moves by the Judiciary Committee on impeachment.
Donald Trump’s disapproval is now above 50% in Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Ohio. Lawrence discusses with John Heilemann and former Missouri senator Claire McCaskill.
Donald Trump has worried U.S. allies with comments he's made regarding trade, manufacturing, and foreign policy and it’s hurting his campaign too. Renee Graham and Rick Wilson discuss what's next for impeaching Trump now that 130 dems are now supporting an inquiry.
Dr. Lance Dodes, one of the first mental health professionals who questioned Donald Trump's stability, discusses with Lawrence O'Donnell how Trump has devolved since the beginning of his presidency.
While Donald Trump bragged about his crowd size to hospital staff after the shooting in El Paso, the Trump administration was conducting massive ICE raids in Mississippi leaving terrified children in tears and without their parents.
Organizations from around El Paso are calling on the president to not visit their community in the wake of the mass shooting there. That sentiment was echoed by Rep. Veronica Escobar, who said that victims in the hospital told her to tell the president not to come. Lawrence discusses with J.J. Martinez, Richard Parker, and Maria Teresa Kumar.
The day after a crowd chanted 'send her back' at a Trump rally, Rep. Ilhan Omar was greeted with a different kind of chant when she arrived home in Minnesota: cheers from constituents. Lawrence O’Donnell discusses Trump's attempt to flip flop on the chant with Neera Tanden and Renee Graham.
After Trump continued his attack on four freshmen Congresswomen, the crowd at Trump’s rally launched into a chant of “send her back!” Lawrence O’Donnell discusses with Leonard Pitts, Jr., Yamiche Alcindor, and Rep. Eric Swalwell.
Trump friend Jeffrey Epstein has been charged with sex trafficking of underage girls. He pleaded not guilty. Trump's now-Labor Secretary Alex Acosta gave Epstein what many critics called a sweetheart deal in 2008. Lawrence O'Donnell discusses the fallout of the charges with Berit Berger and Tim O'Brien.
