About this episode

Lawrence O'Donnell discusses the incompetence of Trump's Treasury Secretary and various political issues including a tight Senate race in Ohio and an investigation into oil trades.

Tonight on The Last Word: A group of former federal judges asks the court to probe the “slush fund." Also, Sen. Cory Booker demands DHS shut down a NJ ICE facility. Plus, polls show a tight race for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat. And The Wall Street Journal reports suspicious oil trades trigger an investigation. Rep. Jamie Raskin, Sen. Cory Booker, Sherrod Brown, and David Uberti join Lawrence O’Donnell.

People in this episode

Host: Lawrence O’Donnell

Guests: Cory Booker, Jamie Raskin, Sherrod Brown, David Uberti

Topics covered

• Trump administration
• Treasury Department
• ICE facilities
• Ohio Senate race
• oil trade investigation
• federal judges

Keywords

• Trump
• Treasury Secretary
• Cory Booker
• ICE
• Ohio Senate
• oil trades
• investigation
• federal judges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Wall Street Journal, DHS, ICE

Places: Ohio, New Jersey

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