begins in new york city, premiers sunday at 2:10 pm eastern on msnbc and wil stream on peacock. but tomorrow john will join me here in conversation right her in - premiere of this series. we ll have that show for you tomorrow you will not want to visit that is us for tonight i will see you again tomorrow. now it s time for the last wor with lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence o donnell. - at 9 pm. he sure is. he s my favorite, he s my favorite this and i ll be watching. yes, as well. i thank you, alex wagner. thank you. we begin this hour wit breaking news about supreme sheldon whitehouse a member of the senate judiciary committee committee is calling for a investigation of justice thoma tonight by attorney genera merrick garland. quote, for potential violation of the ethics of government ac under chapter five of th united states code, section 13 106. senator whitehouse will be our first guest tonight in thi breaking news coverage of first in american histo
yes, as well. thank you, alex wagner. thank you. we begin this hour wit breaking news about supreme clare justice clarence thomas. sheldon whitehouse a member of the senate judiciary committee committee is calling for a investigation of justice thoma tonight by attorney genera merrick garland. quote, for potential violation of the ethics of government ac under chapter five of th united states code, section 13 106. senator whitehouse will be our first guest tonight in thi breaking news coverage of first in american history. and the 234 year history of th united states supreme court, n member of the united state supreme court has ever appeare clearly to break the law until now. clarence thomas absolutely violated the federal law cited by senator whitehouse in his demand florida investigation o the by the attorney general. the law could not be more clea or more simple it requires supreme cour justices and other federal employees to report any real estate transaction, quo
testifying under oath fo several hours today, eight hours, to the attorney general in a civil case about hi business that could end up costing him a couple hundred million dollars. what is at stake for donal trump in that case well, obviously, there financial ramifications. but if he loses that case after trial in october - schedule then i think in terms of the immediate, i think what he i worried about is he s dealin with pincers closing in on him he s got the deposition toda have letitia james - now under indictment by alvi bragg. he s facing trial as hug showed just a moment ago in th civil case brought by e. jea carroll. and so i think he is trying to project some strength by saying, i m not going to go in there and take the fifth amendment or at least his lawyer sai that we don t know really happene there today. and trying to project some sor of image that he is not faze
time in history, the supreme court justice clear violatio of law there are other aspects of clarence thomas s financia relationship to billionair harlan crow, which may b violations of law. because they have not been reported in clarence thomas financial disclosure forms either but those violations are not a perfectly clear cut as thi violation is it can now be said, withou qualification, to the suprem court justice has absolutely violated federal law and clarence thomas is the onl supreme court justice in history now known to have done that virginia kanter, a forme government ethics lawyer, told propublica, he needs to report his interest in the sale given the role crow has played i subsidizing the lifestyle of thomas in his wife you have to wonder if this was
reporting by propublica, which reported for the very firs time in history, the supreme court justice clear violatio of law there are other aspects of clarence thomas s financia relationship to billionair harlan crow, which may b violations of law. because they have not been reported in clarence thomas financial disclosure forms either but those violations are not a perfectly clear cut as thi violation is it can now be said, withou qualification, to the suprem court justice has absolutely violated federal law and clarence thomas is the onl supreme court justice in history now known to have done that virginia kanter, a forme government ethics lawyer, told propublica, he needs to report his interest in the sale given the role crow has played i subsidizing the lifestyle of thomas in his wife