About this episode

Lawrence O’Donnell and Rachel discuss Trump's claims about the election and various legal challenges he faces.

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump makes wild claims about his war with Iran. Also, a lawsuit says Trump’s UFC event is “deeply corrupt.” Plus, the Justice Department is ordered to answer fraud claims in the Trump IRS case. And a bipartisan group argues a second Trump term is a “betrayal.” Sen. Ed Markey, Andrew Weissmann, and Ira Shapiro join Lawrence O’Donnell.

People in this episode

Host: Lawrence O’Donnell

Guests: Rachel, Sen. Ed Markey, Andrew Weissmann, Ira Shapiro

Topics covered

• Trump election claims
• California politics
• Iran conflict
• legal issues
• bipartisan perspectives
• corruption allegations

Keywords

• Trump
• California
• election rigged
• Iran
• lawsuit
• Justice Department
• bipartisan
• corruption

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Justice Department, UFC

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