are you just doing it in a bigger platform with the entire house of representatives? no. there is a very clear distinction between what we are doing and what they have done in weaponnizing the judicial system. they are undermining the people s faith in our institutions. our system of justice system. what we are doing is the opposite. we are trying to adhere to the rule of law. that was republican speaker of the house mike johnson this afternoon saying that the republican party is just trying to adhere to the rule of law. now, a few hours were that interview, speaker johnson made a huge decision which shows that is plainly not the case. as speaker of the house, one of the most important things johnson does is decide who from his party sits on house committees. among the most important committees for the rule of law in this country is the house intelligence committee. today speaker johnson appointed scott perry and ronnie jackson to the two open seat on that committee. when
that s our show for tonight. now it is time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening lawrence. we are joined by a former clerk for supreme court justice samuel alito who says justice alito should recuse himself from the trump cases. that clerk will join us to make her case. i m eager to hear that clerk s argument for something i agree with. i think it will sound familiar. i will be watching. thanks alex. have a good show. breaking defendant trump news of the night is that donald trump has to give up his guns. donald trump who has had bodyguards for many, many years before he had secret service protection. never had any rational reason to carry or even possess a firearm, but like many people who hope that a handgun might make them feel more like a man, donald trump owns three handguns. and he obtained a license to carry a concealed handgun. a license that the new york police department now wants to revoke. under the headline nypd moves to revoke tr
family fleeing persecution because of their religion. they don t enter in the right place, we will tend you back. that is really a dangerous proposition. immigrants are the backbone of our economy and i wonder if there has been enough defense of the role they play in propping unour country. and think about the immigrant you know. and do they fit the narrative that the trump administration or president trump is putting out there? that they are all gang members? national security? they are not and you know it when you think about the immigrants you know. i think the polarization has led us away from basic solutions. like pathways for workers: more asylum officers to screen the system. force people s hands. let s not forget our shared humanity and shared fates. thank you so much, lee. it is really helpful to get your perspective. really complicated issue.
preside president s national emergency. 12 republicans voted with the democrats. let s watch. the use of national emergency powers to circumvent congress s explicit decision on funding is unprs dented. this is a dangerous precedent. it s a question about the balance of power core to our constitution. we must stand up and defend congress s institutional powers as the framers intended that we would. well, minutes after the vote, the president tweeted the word with, veto. he followed up writing i look forward to vetoing. notice how these were democrat, which would open borders while increasing crime, drugs and traffic unour country. i thank all the strong republicans who are desperately needed wall.