Now its time for The Last Word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening, lawrence. Good evening, rachel. So im wondering is this more or less homework for you . Because back when you couldnt get the cdc director you would still have to do stories about it, and youd have to try to figure out certain things that were not easily apparent. Tonight you could actually go into that interview not knowing the answers to the questions because youre going to get actual answer tuesday the questions. Well, the thing that i mean the thing that changes that you dont have to anticipate what the interviewee is going to say, what they think or what was their motivation because you can ask them directly. But you still need to know about the issues and you know how to follow up and press them on it. It is just being able to interview dr. Fauci and dr. Wolensky and, you know, youve been talking to the white house Chief Of Staff ron klain, and andy slavitt has been on chris show. Being able to talk to the peopl
The issues and you know how to follow up and press them on it. But it is just being able to interview dr. Fauci and dr. Wolensky and, you know, youve been talking to the white house Chief Of Staff ron klain, and andy slavitt has been on chris show. Being able to talk to the people who are making decisions about the decisions theyre making particularly when the decisions are causing consternation like this issue of teachers not having to be vaccinated before schools reopen. Its just Night And Day in terms of actually understanding the governments take and being able to press them where they need to be pressed. I think everyone knows that it was a trick question. That, of course, theres no way rachel is going to find a way to do less homework for her show. Thats just not gonna happen. Work is a force that gives life meaning. Thats true. Thats true. For you, for you. Thank you, rachel. Thank you, lawrence. Thank you. Well, our first guest tonight was in the room today when the president a
just about at the top of the hour, the end of another historic day and another historic first for donald trump. mere weeks after becoming the first former president charged on state felony offenses, he s now also the first to be charged with the federal kind, specifically 37 counts connected to retaining, mishandling, moving, concealing government documents, some of them highly classified. the indictment also details allegations of two occasions he shared highly sensitive material with people not cleared to see it. he s also accused of hiding documents from his own attorneys and conspiring to obstruct government efforts to get them back. just a short time ago we got our first read on how long the government expects it will take to make its case in court against donald trump according to a court document filed along with the document, the estimate that jack smith, the special counsel s team is making, is 21 business days. that s about a month. that does not include how long
the breaking details. the american terrorist known as the unabomber died by an apparent suicide at a north carolina prison hospital on saturday. at the time of his death, kaczynski was serving four life sentences for his crimes. norah: dangerous weather targets the south. we have a watch for thunderstorms, the kind that can bring some big hail, and really strong winds possibly in texas. i am in the back of a fully autonomous ride hailing service called waymo. there is no driver up front. we will take a look at what goes into running a ride hailing service without drivers. norah: a record 23rd grand slam for novak djokovic after he wins the french open. there is a new grand master in men s tennis. welcome to the 76th annual tony awards! to anyone that thinks they can t do it, you can do anything you put your mind to. norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together. and it is
jack smith released the indictment today ahead of the court appearance in miami. and as we all discovered when it hit, the details inside those pages are simply stunning. yeah, and disturbing. the indictment alleges the former president transported boxes containing hundreds of classified documents from the white house to mar-a-lago. some were stored on the stage of a working ball room that he used at the time for events and gatherings, that anybody could wander into. the club s website calling it perfect, quote, for smaller soirees or an incredible cocktail party. some of the documents were kept in the bathroom. most telling in the indictment was that trump aid walt nauta texted of papers spilling onto the floor, including one so restrictive it s restricted to the five eyes, our closest allies. and the anderson, the indictment alleges that mr. trump took some of these documents to a second club, bedminster, where he is today, and where he shared the information about an a