General. Here is the president campaigning for Luther Strange in september by telling Republican Voters they could vote for the other guy. And by the way, both good men. Both good men. And you know what . And i told luther, i have to say this, if his opponent wins, im going to be here campaigning like hell for him. Donald trumps endorsement did not help Luther Strange who lost in the primary to Steve Bannons chosen candidate roy moore and roy moore accused of sexually assaulting a girl when she was 14 years old and trying to date other girls while they were still in high school and roy moore was a 32yearold assistant district attorney. Republican senator Richard Shelby withdrew his support of the republican ticket and voted for someone else, the republican the Senate Republican Political Action committee stopped funding roy moores campaign. Mitch mcconnell, leader of the
senate, said an Ethics Investigation of roy moore would begin immediately if he was elected to the senate. What did
and the trump white house quickly followed with a statement of support for that verdict. the former u.s. ambassador to saudi arabia will be here as well. and later, one of the last word s favorite freshman congresswomen, katie porter, she is ending her first year on capitol hill on a very high note, and there will be a special last word from lawrence and rachel. but we want to begin this hour with the stalemate over the senate impeachment trial of donald trump amid a renewed push from democrats for witnesses to testify. in fact, witnesses that the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell does not actually want. he has already declared that he will not be an impartial juror in all of this. he is coordinating trial strategy with the white house. and he has rejected minority leader chuck schumer s request for any witnesses before the trial even begins. a new editorial in the bulwark argues that mitch mcconnell is a danger to the constitution and a problem for america. editor at large bill
stupid. stupid question. the the last word s copyrighted software for translating trump language to what trump language actually means shows that actually means that is the best question of the day, and i have no idea how to answer it. but i spend the day thinking about nothing else. it is the most difficult question donald trump is facing tonight in the white house. the question of pardoning michael cohen. and here is the hardest part of that question for donald trump and the people working for him who have no doubt been ordered to figure out the wording, the drafting of a possible pardon for michael cohen for the president to consider. for what? pardon michael cohen for what? pardons are granted for specific crimes, usually specific crimes that the person has been convicted of. that s what president trump did in his practice pardon of sheriff joe arpaio who had been
anything undonald trump s ill fitting jacket that he thought he had to remove. it was donald trump s way of saying macron might be perfect, i am more perfect. and moments later, as that photo op in the oval office was ending, president trump answered a couple of reporters questions about the iran deal. and then abc s jonathan karl squeezed in a question about pardoning michael cohen. mr. president, what about michael cohen? are you considering a pardon for him? thank you very much. stupid question. stupid. stupid question. the the last word s copyrighted software for translating trump language to what trump language actually means shows that actually means that is the best question of the day, and i have no idea how to answer it. but i spend the day thinking about nothing else. it is the most difficult question donald trump is facing tonight in the white house.
later the last word s most watched segment of the year online and here s a hint. it has something to do with donald trump not telling the truth. well, like most of you, i just bought a house. -oh! -very nice. now i m turning into my dad. i text in full sentences. i refer to every child as chief. this hat was free. what am i supposed to do, not wear it? next thing you know, i m telling strangers defense wins championships. -well, it does. -right? why is the door open?