Lawrence: When Donald Trump says ‘if you want to know the truth,' he lies

About this episode

Lawrence O’Donnell discusses recent U.S. military actions, political investigations, and the California governor's election.

Tonight on The Last Word: The U.S. strikes Iran after an Army helicopter is downed. Also, the House Oversight Committee questions Jeffrey Epstein aide Lesley Groff. Plus, a trade judge tells Donald Trump to speed up tariff refunds. The Trump Administration is detaining children at a staggering rate. And GOP candidate Steve Hilton advances to the California governor’s election against Xavier Becerra. Rep. Adam Smith, Ali Velshi, Rep. James Walkinshaw, Rep. Brendan Boyle, and Jacob Soboroff join Lawrence O’Donnell.

People in this episode

Host: Lawrence O’Donnell

Guests: Lesley Groff, Steve Hilton, Adam Smith, Ali Velshi, James Walkinshaw, Brendan Boyle, Jacob Soboroff

Topics covered

• U.S. military actions
• political investigations
• tariff policies
• child detention
• California governor's election

Keywords

• Donald Trump
• Iran
• tariff refunds
• child detention
• California election
• Jeffrey Epstein
• Lesley Groff

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: House Oversight Committee, Trump Administration

Places: Iran, California

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