The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
Episodes
Trump destroys White House East Wing for ballroom
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: Congress faces a November 1 deadline to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies. And Donald Trump is criticized for his relatio...
Trump base mad after Trump uses taxpayer money to help MAGA pal in Argentina
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: Americans are starting to feel the impact of the ongoing government shutdown. Also, a new poll finds Democrats with a large ...
Democracy Forward to probe reported Trump demand for $230M
24 Oct 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: House Democrats investigate what they call Donald Trump’s “effort to steal $230 million from American people.” Also, A...
MSLIVE ’25: The State of U.S. Democracy with Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re thrilled to share one of the most anticipated conversations from our recent MSNBCLIVE ‘25 event in New York City. Rachel Maddow and Lawrence...
Historic preservation group warns Trump ballroom will ‘overwhelm’ White House
23 Oct 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: The New York Times reports Donald Trump is demanding $230 million from taxpayers to pay for his past investigations. Also, a...
Trump demolishes part of East Wing to build ballroom
22 Oct 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: The current government shutdown intensifies new economic threats. Also, the House of Representatives is sued over Speaker Mi...
Estimated 7 Million protest against Trump nationwide
21 Oct 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump lashes out after “No Kings” protests draw a historic turnout. Also, the government shutdown reaches day 20,...
John Bolton indicted on 18 criminal counts
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: Americans prepare to march in protest of Donald Trump's agenda on Saturday. Also, Democrats demand more information on Jeffr...
Democrats say Speaker Johnson delaying Grijalva swearing-in over Epstein files
16 Oct 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: “No Kings” protests against Donald Trump are expected to draw a historic turnout. Also, Democrats demand Speaker Johnson...
Lawrence: Trump admin. staffer reportedly in an 'I love Hitler' chat hasn't been fired by Trump yet
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: The Trump administration dodges questions about the Tom Homan FBI probe. Also, Maine Governor Janet Mills launches a Senate ...
Lawrence: Did Trump 'czar' Tom Homan take $50,000 from the FBI? JD Vance's answer is, 'I don't know'
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: The Justice Department bows to Donald Trump’s demands to target his rivals. Also, Rachel Maddow discusses her new document...
Ali Velshi: We’re seeing a politically weak Trump throw the authoritarian spaghetti at the wall
11 Oct 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Speaker Mike Johnson describes an upcoming anti-Trump march as a “Hate America” rally. Also, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker s...
Lawrence: Letitia James should wear being on Trump's enemies list as a badge of honor
10 Oct 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: A bipartisan Epstein discharge petition will have the 218 signatures needed once the newly elected Arizona lawmaker is sworn...
Lawrence: The only humiliation in court during Comey’s arraignment was on the Trump side
09 Oct 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: James Comey appears in federal court for his arraignment. Also, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse calls out Attorney General Pam Bondi...
Lawrence: AOC on how to deal with insecure men like Trump. 'Laugh at them. Make them small.'
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: Attorney General Pam Bondi dodges Democrats’ questions on Jeffrey Epstein and Tom Homan. And Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ...
Lawrence: Trump reveals he’s considering pardoning convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell
07 Oct 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump won’t rule out pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell. Also, the Trump Justice Department struggles to find prosecutors ...
Shutdown to enter second week amid Senate stalemate
04 Oct 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez says Donald Trump relies on the “impression of power.” Also, the government shutdown raises huge conc...
Lawrence: We are clearly seeing madness pouring from the darkness of Donald Trump's mind
03 Oct 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick calls Jeffrey Epstein “the greatest blackmailer ever.” Also, early voting is und...
Lawrence: How many flashes of insanity from a president should we tolerate?
02 Oct 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump’s frozen federal tunnel funds hit the New Jersey race for governor. Also, Rep. Maxwell Frost says Trump and R...
Lawrence on deranged, vile Trump posts as govt. shutdown looms: How do you negotiate with that man?
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump posts a racist fake video after a White House meeting with Democrats. Also, Senate Democrats press the Justice ...
Fmr. FBI Director James Comey indicted after pressure from Trump
27 Sep 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Rep. Jamie Raskin decries Donald Trump’s “unprecedented campaign of vengeance” in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bo...
Trump DOJ indicts former FBI director James Comey
26 Sep 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Former FBI director James Comey responds to his Trump DOJ indictment: “I’m innocent. So let’s have a trial.” Andrew ...
Lawrence: How can Democrats negotiate with Trump, the 'world's most powerful man-baby'?
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says the GOP needs to cancel healthcare cuts. Also, prosecutors reportedly opposed c...
Lawrence: Trump knows Homan can't survive if video of him with undercover FBI agents becomes public
24 Sep 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats demand the Justice Department release the files in the Tom Homan FBI probe after the MS...
'Stand up for our country': Rachel joins Lawrence to discuss her Kamala Harris interview
23 Sep 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Former Vice President Kamala Harris gives Rachel Maddow her first interview since the 2024 election. Also, U.K. charities re...
House Democrats blast Alex Acosta: ‘Defiant and evasive'
20 Sep 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: The House Oversight Committee plans on releasing the transcript of the Alex Acosta interview. Also, Democrats criticize Dona...
Lawrence: The Epstein survivors have questions that Donald Trump and Kash Patel refuse to answer
19 Sep 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Epstein survivors are “shocked” by Kash Patel’s testimony. Also, Donald Trump’s economy and tariffs are a top issue ...
Lawrence: Trump wants us to talk about Jimmy Kimmel. So we'll talk about Trump & Jeffrey Epstein.
18 Sep 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: The House Oversight Committee interrogates FBI Director Kash Patel on Jeffrey Epstein. Also, Deputy Attorney General Todd Bl...
Lawrence: Trump files the most ridiculous lawsuit ever by the most ridiculous litigant in history
17 Sep 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: An investigation by The New York Times finds connections between the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement g...
Lawrence: Donald Trump doesn't want us to talk about Jeffrey Epstein's emails. So we will.
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: New emails reveal the extent of the Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell partnership. Also, a federal appeals court rules again...
Officials release new details on suspect arrested in Charlie Kirk’s murder
13 Sep 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Lawmakers request more security after the Charlie Kirk killing. Also, NATO steps up its air defenses after Russian drones we...
Officials share video of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect escaping
12 Sep 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Utah officials and the FBI take no questions from the media. And a 9/11 survivor leaves finance to become a nurse. Ken Dilan...
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed during Utah campus event, shooter at large
11 Sep 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Charlie Kirk is shot and killed at an event he was hosting at Utah Valley University. Ken Dilanian, Andrew Weissmann, Brigha...
Lawrence: One honest thing Trump said about Epstein’s survivors is ‘I haven’t thought about it’
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: The New York Times reports JPMorgan enabled the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein. Also, Donald Trump claims he never signed the Eps...
Lawrence shares a note Trump sent him comparing its signature to the Epstein birthday note signature
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: House Democrats release Donald Trump’s alleged birthday card for Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. Robert Garcia, Rep. Ro Khanna, Andr...
Ali Velshi: Trump's economy is so bad he's trying to distract from it by talking about Epstein
06 Sep 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: The Trump administration struggles to dismiss the latest weak jobs report. Also, Donald Trump threatens to send the National...
Lawrence: RFK Jr., the most dangerous nepo baby in American history, testified today not under oath
05 Sep 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Senate Finance Committee Democrats call on RFK Jr. to resign. Also, Donald Trump appeals to the Supreme Court to save his il...
Epstein survivors call for full release of files
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: Epstein survivors demand justice and accountability. Jena-Lisa Jones, Rep. Ro Khanna, and Lisa Rubin join Lawrence O’Donne...
Lawrence: The most perverse thing during Blanche/Maxwell interview was their laughter
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: Epstein survivors plan to speak on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Anouska De Georgiou, Brad Edwards, and Andrew Weissmann join Lawr...
Federal appeals court: Most Trump tariffs are illegal
30 Aug 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: A federal appeals court deals a huge blow to Donald Trump on tariffs. Also, Trump is blasted for his “illegal” tactic to...
Trump & RFK Jr. throw CDC into complete chaos
29 Aug 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Sen. Angela Alsobrooks calls on RFK Jr. to resign. Also, former CDC Director Susan Monarez is fired after refusing to sign o...
Top Senate Democrat: Trump’s HHS Secy. RFK Jr. ‘must be fired immediately'
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: RFK Jr.’s anti-science policy triggers CDC resignations. Also, two children are dead and 17 people are injured in a mass s...
Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook to sue over Trump’s ‘illegal’ attempt to fire her
27 Aug 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: A recent poll finds 37 percent of Americans approve of Donald Trump’s economy. Also, Trump is accused of using the Justice...
Trump says he’s removing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook
26 Aug 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump threatens to send troops to more Democratic-led cities. Also, a federal judge blocks the Justice Department fro...
Trump's DOJ releases audio of Maxwell interview as House lawmakers get first batch of Epstein Files
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word, the House Oversight Committee has received 33,000 pages of the Epstein files. Plus, Trump’s Justice Department also releas...
Trump tries another distraction hours before DOJ is due to release some Epstein files to Congress
22 Aug 2025
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Tonight on the Last Word, Democrats move to counter Republican gerrymandering and Trump’s redistricting plot. Plus Black and Hispanic Texas voters a...
Lawrence: Federal judge publicly calls out Trump Justice Dept. out for its Epstein case 'diversion'
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: The DOJ is set to begin releasing Epstein files to Congress on Friday. Plus a Judge calls out Trump’s DOJ’s “Diversion...
Lawrence: Trump uses his desk to hide his swollen ankles & his Atty. Gen. to hide the Epstein files
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: Oversight Cmte. Dem Rep. Garica says fmr. Trump AG Bill Barr says the DOJ can release the Epstein files now. Also, the Justi...
Lawrence: President Zelenskyy had a successful day in the Trump White House
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump backs away from his demand for a ceasefire in Ukraine. Also, the House Oversight Committee questions former Att...
Trump says no deal, ‘up to Zelenskyy'
16 Aug 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet as the fighting continues in Ukraine. Also, the Justice Department rescinds an order to...
Lawrence: Gov. Newsom is showing Americans how to fight Donald Trump
15 Aug 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: California Gov. Gavin Newsom fights back against the Texas redistricting scheme. Also, AARP finds 96 percent of voters say s...
Lawrence: Rep. Raskin wants to know if Trump's DOJ committed crimes speaking to Ghislaine Maxwell
14 Aug 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee question the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Prisons on Ghislaine Ma...
Lawrence: Trump predicts a ‘1929-style result’ if Trump returns the tariff money he illegally took
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump is trying to distract from the Epstein scandal. Also, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says Trump’s Justice Department...
Lawrence: Ghislaine Maxwell may have already earned her Trump pardon on his final day in office
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: A federal judge rejects the Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts in Ghislaine Maxwell’s case. A...
Texas Democrats deny GOP quorum to pass unfair map
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: Texas Republicans’ attempt to remove Democrats goes to the state Supreme Court. Also, the Justice Department requests for ...
Lawrence: Secret White House meetings won’t end Trump’s Epstein crisis.
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: Trump officials met at the White House and discussed Jeffrey Epstein. Also, The New York Times reports Donald Trump delayed ...
Lawrence: As long as Trump is alive he should face questions about Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
07 Aug 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Democrats introduce a resolution opposing clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell. Also, Donald Trump sets off a congressional redist...
Lawrence: Did Trump lie when he said he didn't know about Ghislaine Maxwell's prison transfer?
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
August 5, 2025, 10pm; Tonight on The Last Word: The House Oversight Committee issues subpoenas for Epstein documents. And Donald Trump defends firing ...
Lawrence: Trump is making Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell’s wish come true
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: Ghislaine Maxwell is moved to a lower-security prison after meeting with the Trump Justice Department. And Texas Democrats f...
Ali Velshi: From a souring economy to Epstein, Trump 'isn't fixing anything. This is gaslighting.'
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: The U.S. economy adds just 73,000 jobs in July. Also, international outrage over starvation in Gaza is growing. Plus, Democr...
House Oversight Committee to subpoena DOJ for Epstein files
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: The family of Virginia Giuffre speaks out against a potential Trump pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. Also, Donald Trump unveils...
Trump White House engulfed in Epstein firestorm
31 Jul 2025
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Tonight on The Last Word: Democrats eye an obscure law to force the release of the Epstein files. Also, Donald Trump pushes Texas gerrymandering to he...
Senate Dems demand DOJ release tapes of Blanche-Maxwell interview
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight on The Last Word: The House Oversight Committee rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s immunity request. Also, former North Carolina Governor Roy Coope...