Lawrence O'Donnell

Aug 18, 2024 | msnbc.com | Lawrence O'Donnell

1968 was one of the worst years in American history. In the middle of that year was the worst Democratic National Convention in history. In Chicago. When the Democrats convene in the same place this month, their convention will be the opposite of 1968 thanks to the lesson learned the hard way then: Never again. 1968 was a year of death. The death of soldiers. The death of leaders. The death of dreams. 1968 was the deadliest year of the Vietnam War for American soldiers and the families who lost them.

Jul 24, 2024 | msnbc.com | Lawrence O'Donnell

This is an adapted excerpt from the July 23 episode of "The Last Word."With just over 100 days until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris spent her first day as the presumptive nominee for president of the Democratic Party on the campaign trail in the crucial electoral college state of Wisconsin.

Jul 3, 2024 | player.fm | Lawrence O'Donnell

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Jul 2, 2024 | exbulletin.com | Lawrence O'Donnell

Monday’s Supreme Court decision was very bad news for Donald Trump, and arguably even worse news for candidate Trump. That’s because Mike Pence will walk into a federal courtroom, raise his right hand, take an oath to tell the truth, and testify against Trump in the case in September at an evidentiary hearing. Monday’s ruling granted Trump absolute immunity from prosecution for one paragraph of the indictment.

Jul 2, 2024 | msnbc.com | Lawrence O'Donnell

There was very bad news for Donald Trump in Monday’s Supreme Court decision, and arguably even worse news for candidate Trump. That’s because Mike Pence is going to walk into a federal courtroom, raise his right hand, take an oath to tell the truth, and testify against Trump in this case in September for an evidentiary hearing. What Monday’s decision did was give Trump absolute immunity applying to one paragraph of the indictment.