things. and it may have been held up or may not, but that was not a document. i didn t have a document per se. oh, gosh. an audio recording undercuts trump s pathetic defense in the classified documents case as the doj reportedly barrels forward on its investigation of his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. also tonight, a supreme court victory for voters and democracy. in a defeat for republicans who wanted to strip state courts of any role in running federal elections and give politicians the final say. plus, ron desantis admits he wants to rewrite the constitution so that right-wing politicians can decide whether people born in this country can legally be considered u.s. citizens. we begin tonight with a frequent and losing strategy by the twice impeached, twice indicted former president. whenever he finds himself stuck in a perilous legal mess of his own making, he goes full orwell and just tells the world don t believe your lying eyes. stick with us, don t
going to be there tomorrow for our roundtable with vice president harris it happens tomorrow night at seven pm, right here on msnbc. one year post roe, a readout special with vice presiden harris joe i can tell you more abou it herself next hour, righ here when she joins the last word with lawrence o donnell that s going to do it for me for now, now it s time for the last word with lawrenc o donnell, who will get that straight note from joy, good evening lawrence that s correct, joy is goin to join us this hour and rachel, am i the only on who is on troubled by th washington post reporting toda about how long it took for the justice department to get wher it is now on the jack smit investigation of january 6th you know, it s slow i think they will claim it was deliberate in the best sense it was careful and they have ended up where many people, including our guests tonight were urging the to end up. and a year, if we can call i that, of delay at the justic department when
trial. reporter: can trump overcome this case? house judiciary chairman jim jordan will join me next. and political shock wave. the historic indictment further unsettles the presidential contest. it is a horrible thing for this country. i have never once suggested to the justice department what they should do or not do. reporter: will trump be on trial while he is on the trail? i ll speak to former impeachment prosecutor and democratic congressman dan goldman, ahead. plus, pardon power. one republican presidential candidate said he d pardon trump if he wins. this is not about politics to me. this is about principle. reporter: another says trump needs to drop out. the country doesn t need this distraction. reporter: how does the indictment change the gop race? two presidential hopefuls join me in moments. hello. i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is once again in uncharted waters. this weekend a defiant donald trump is once again pre
jordan will join me next. and political shock wave. the historic indictment further unsettles the presidential contest. it s a horrible thing for this country. i have never once suggested to the justice department what they should do or not do. will trump be on trial while he s on the trail? i ll speak to former impeachment trial dan goldman ahead. plus pardon power. one republican press daidential candidate approximately. this is about principle. another says trump needs to drop out. the country doesn t need this distraction. how does the destruction change the gop. vivek joins me? just moments. hello. i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is once again in uncharted waters f. this weekend a defiant donald trump preparing to meet in court this time on tuesday in miami where the former president will face 37 federal count over mishandling classified documents and obstructing an investigation after he left office. at campaign events on
andrea mitchell picks up with news right now. right now on andrea mitchell reports, the debt ceiling legislation clears the house with a bipartisan vote. a showdown in the senate starting today. a handful of senators in both parties demanding amendments that could delay final passage past monday s default did the line unless leaders can win agreement to overcome their objections. time is a luxury the senate does not have. if we want to prevent default. any needless delay or last-minute holdups could be an unnecessary and even dangerous risk. i will be joined by a senator who will vote against the bill. former treasury secretary larry summers with his take on the economic fallout. the special prosecutor has an audio recording where former president trump says he kept a classified defense plan related to iran after leaving office, according to a source familiar with the matter. this as mr. trump hits the campaign trail this hour in iowa to continue his unrelenting polit