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A meaningful resolution of Blanche’s IRS deal would have been: - Immunity is rescinded: Trump can refile his lawsuit when he leaves office to avoid conflict of interest; - Blanche agrees DOJ will make no payouts to J6 defendants and other criminals prosecuted by Biden DOJ without court oversight.
WATCH: @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social explains how losing Todd Blanche’s confirmation to be Attorney General is a “small price for Donald Trump to pay to preserve his self-pardon for any tax crimes he may have already committed.” #LastWord
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: Republicans attacking Anthony Fauci is 'one of the darkest days in our Senate's history’ #LastWord
Europe burns. North America’s largest cities choke on smoke that would have been almost unthinkable just a few years ago. Yet we’re told to dismiss what we can plainly see—and breathe. Trading the planet for political expediency is a choice.
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: Day 150 shows what happens when a madman starts a war #LastWord
“Donald Trump tries to create an atmosphere of fear around anybody who actually wants to act as a democratic check or balance.” Adam Mockler joins Ali Velshi to discuss the criminal referral that Trump allies on the House Judiciary Committee just filed against former special prosecutor Jack Smith.
No matter what Donald Trump says tonight, the elections in our country belong to the people. Some thoughts — and what you can do.
WATCH: @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social details how a federal judge said “no" to Donald Trump, finding that his lawsuit against the IRS “did not actually involve two sides, but was really Donald Trump suing himself." #LastWord
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
Judge Kathleen Williams didn't just reject Trump's $1.776 billion "slush fund" deal—she dismantled it, step by careful step. It's one of the most consequential opinions of the year, and every page matters. I break down why. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Judge Is A Big No On Trump's Slush Fund
Tonight: Long, but worth it.
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Trump approved disaster aid requests from six red states last week. Two days later, he rejected aid requests from four blue states. Not only is he punishing states who didn’t vote for him, he’s playing politics with people’s lives. Despicable.
And don't forget the big one: Trump. The difference between the two parties could not be starker.
Molly Jong-Fast@mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 4w agoDems have dumped Swalwell and platner Republicans have nominated Ken Paxton
WATCH: @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social explains why voters should wait for vetting before embracing a new, exciting candidate like Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner. #LastWord
As NATO gathers in Ankara, Erdogan completes the destruction of Turkish democracy giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Erdoğan’s assault on democracy is a threat to Turkey’s allies
Authoritarian rule and imprisonment of political opponents could destabilise Nato and the region
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Trump "extends gun rights to buyers who had faced restrictions because of mental illness..." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/u...
Trump Administration Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulations
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WATCH: @maddow.bsky.social quizzes soccer 'expert' @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social #LastWord
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: Trump cannot survive a federal criminal justice system that works youtu.be/TRSBQUmcnGQ?...
The Night Light: Resistance Rangers After Trump forced the closure of a Black history exhibit at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, former park rangers organize to teach the history anyway.
When I was Ethics Czar, we decided Obama wouldn't even refinance his house to save a few hundred dollars -- & lobbyists couldn't gift us a PENCIL! Trump is monetizing the presidency for BILLIONS The American people won't stand for it I discussed with Anderson Cooper 👇
It turns out that the best way to protect yourself from prosecution for conflicts of interest and criminal nepotism is, well, to engage in them in the open. They see public service as servicing their own interests.
Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit.
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To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: White House effectively says NYT reporters must have tapes of Situation Room meeting youtu.be/wcePgoXyers?...
We have to get rid of all the loopholes.
The firing of Scott Pelley will reverberate in American journalism history as a symbolic execution of the single most groundbreaking and successful news program in the annals of U.S. broadcast television. trib.al/E4syodM
Why The New York Times Is Wholly Responsible for Bari Weiss’s Rise
She was at The Wall Street Journal and should have spent her career there. But the Times decided she was … interesting. Why do liberals do this?
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Ever wonder about how the private prison system profits from the ICE surge? Dark money might be one way. Read our latest investigation on the secretive donation made by GEO Group to a super PAC tied to Rep. Jim Jordan:
GEO Group’s “Dark Money” Donation to a Group Tied to a Top Lawmaker
ICE’s top detention contractor donated $250,000 to a group linked to Representative Jim Jordan, who chairs a committee overseeing the agency — these types of donations are usually cloaked in secrecy.
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No wonder the entrenched bureaucracy hates him to much. He's showing America that things REALLY can get better when you work on behalf of everyone, not for the Epstein class.
Having the government take equity in private companies — anathema to free-market capitalism and Republican dogma about "picking winners and losers" — has become a defining feature of Trump's second term.
What's driving Trump to pursue a slice of the AI windfall
Trump and Sanders are now both publicly calling for Americans to benefit from AI wealth. They disagree on what it takes.
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