About this episode

Lawrence O'Donnell discusses Todd Blanche's comments on Donald Trump and the implications for the Senate race and election integrity.

Tonight on The Last Word: Senators press Todd Blanche on Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion settlement fund. Also, DNI nominee Jay Clayton refuses to say Joe Biden won the 2020 election. And Republicans are reportedly panicking about the U.S. Senate race in Ohio. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Andrew Weissmann, Sen. Mark Kelly, and Sherrod Brown join Lawrence O’Donnell.

People in this episode

Host: Lawrence O'Donnell

Guests: Sheldon Whitehouse, Andrew Weissmann, Mark Kelly, Sherrod Brown

Topics covered

• Donald Trump
• Senate race
• 2020 election
• legal issues
• political commentary

Keywords

• Todd Blanche
• Donald Trump
• Joe Biden
• Senate race
• 2020 election
• Sheldon Whitehouse
• Andrew Weissmann
• Mark Kelly
• Sherrod Brown

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Organizations: U.S. Senate, DNI

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