SET YOUR DVR’S, GET YOUR POPCORN.
POPCORN. I’LL SEE YOU TOMORROW AT 8:00.
I’LL SEE YOU TOMORROW AT 8:00. THAT DOES IT FOR US TONIGHT.
THAT DOES IT FOR US TONIGHT. SEE YOU AGAIN THEN.
SEE YOU AGAIN THEN. NOW IT’S TIME FOR THE LAST WORD
NOW IT’S TIME FOR THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O’DONNELL.
WITH LAWRENCE O’DONNELL. GOOD EVENING, LAWRENCE.
GOOD EVENING, LAWRENCE. >> GEE, RACHEL, I HAVE MY
>> GEE, RACHEL, I HAVE MY READING GLASSES ON BECAUSE AT
READING GLASSES ON BECAUSE AT 9:23 P.M. WHEN I KNOW YOU WERE
9:23 P.M. WHEN I KNOW YOU WERE WORKING, "THE WASHINGTON POST"
WORKING, "THE WASHINGTON POST" DELIVERED A STORY SAYING,
DELIVERED A STORY SAYING, WILLIAM BARR IS TELLING PEOPLE
WILLIAM BARR IS TELLING PEOPLE HE’S CONSIDERING QUITTING, BUT I
HE’S CONSIDERING QUITTING, BUT I KNOW BECAUSE YOU AND I
KNOW BECAUSE YOU AND I COMMUNICATE DURING YOUR
COMMUNICATE DURING YOUR COMMERCIAL BREAKS THAT YOU’RE
COMMERCIAL BREAKS THAT YOU’RE AWARE OF THIS STORY.
AWARE OF THIS STORY. >> I JUST GOT IT.
>> I JUST GOT IT. >> BUT I JUST WANT TO READ YOU
>> BUT I JUST WANT TO READ YOU THIS OPENING.
THIS OPENING. IT SAYS ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM
IT SAYS ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM BARR HAS TOLD PEOPLE CLOSE TO
BARR HAS TOLD PEOPLE CLOSE TO TRUMP INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE
TRUMP INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE HE IS CONSIDERING
WHITE HOUSE HE IS CONSIDERING QUITTING OVER TRUMP’S TWEETS
QUITTING OVER TRUMP’S TWEETS ABOUT JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
ABOUT JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIONS.
INVESTIGATIONS. THREE ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS
THREE ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS SAID FORESHADOWING INITIAL
SAID FORESHADOWING INITIAL CONTRON TAGS.
CONTRON TAGS. THE THIRD SENTENCE, HE HAS HIS
THE THIRD SENTENCE, HE HAS HIS LIMITS, SAID ONE PERSON,
LIMITS, SAID ONE PERSON, FAMILIAR WITH BARR’S THINKING.
FAMILIAR WITH BARR’S THINKING. >> WAIT, A PERSON FAMILIAR WITH
>> WAIT, A PERSON FAMILIAR WITH HIS THINKING?
HIS THINKING? >> HE HAS HIS LIMITS.
>> HE HAS HIS LIMITS. >> SPEAKING FROM A PERSON
>> SPEAKING FROM A PERSON FAMILIAR WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL
FAMILIAR WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL BARR’S THINKING, SPEAKING FROM
BARR’S THINKING, SPEAKING FROM INSIDE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S
INSIDE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S MOUTH SUGGESTS --
MOUTH SUGGESTS -- >> POSSIBLY, POSSIBLY.
>> POSSIBLY, POSSIBLY. SO, THERE ARE SO MANY
SO, THERE ARE SO MANY POSSIBILITIES WITH THIS,
POSSIBILITIES WITH THIS, INCLUDING THAT IT’S REAL.
INCLUDING THAT IT’S REAL. THERE’S ALSO THE POSSIBILITY
THERE’S ALSO THE POSSIBILITY THAT WILLIAM BARR JUST KIND OF
THAT WILLIAM BARR JUST KIND OF WANTS THIS OUT THERE AS A WAY OF
WANTS THIS OUT THERE AS A WAY OF KIND OF DECLARING, THIS IS AS
KIND OF DECLARING, THIS IS AS MUCH INDEPENDENCE AS HE WILL
MUCH INDEPENDENCE AS HE WILL DECLARE, GET A HEADLINE SAYING
DECLARE, GET A HEADLINE SAYING HE’S THINKING ABOUT QUITTING.
HE’S THINKING ABOUT QUITTING. >> LISTEN, THE PROBLEM WITH
>> LISTEN, THE PROBLEM WITH WHAT’S GOING ON HERE WITH THE
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE WITH THE RULE OF LAW BEING SHREDDED AND
RULE OF LAW BEING SHREDDED AND MADE A MOCKERY OF IS NOT THAT
MADE A MOCKERY OF IS NOT THAT DONALD TRUMP IS TWEETING
DONALD TRUMP IS TWEETING WITCH-HUNT, WITCH-HUNT.
WITCH-HUNT, WITCH-HUNT. THAT PERSON SHOULD GO TO JAIL,
THAT PERSON SHOULD GO TO JAIL, THIS PERSON -- THE PRESIDENT HAS
THIS PERSON -- THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN DOING THAT SINCE BEFORE HE
BEEN DOING THAT SINCE BEFORE HE STARTED RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
STARTED RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. HE DID IT ALL THROUGH HIS
HE DID IT ALL THROUGH HIS CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. HE’S DOING IT THE ENTIRE TIME
HE’S DOING IT THE ENTIRE TIME HE’S PRESIDENT.
HE’S PRESIDENT. THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE PRESIDENT
THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE PRESIDENT TWEETING.
TWEETING. THAT’S NOT THE NEW PROBLEM.
THAT’S NOT THE NEW PROBLEM. THE NEW PROBLEM IS ATTORNEY
THE NEW PROBLEM IS ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM BARR DOING WHAT
GENERAL WILLIAM BARR DOING WHAT THE PRESIDENT IS TWEETING AT HIM
THE PRESIDENT IS TWEETING AT HIM TO DO.
TO DO. THE PROBLEM IS ATTORNEY GENERAL
THE PROBLEM IS ATTORNEY GENERAL BARR INTERVENING IN CASES AT THE
BARR INTERVENING IN CASES AT THE PRESIDENT’S INSISTENCE AND TO
PRESIDENT’S INSISTENCE AND TO BENEFIT THE PRESIDENT.
BENEFIT THE PRESIDENT. BOTH IN CASES THAT WE KNOW ABOUT
BOTH IN CASES THAT WE KNOW ABOUT AND CASES WE STILL DON’T KNOW
AND CASES WE STILL DON’T KNOW ABOUT WHERE HE’S INSTALLED THIS
ABOUT WHERE HE’S INSTALLED THIS TEAM TO OVERRIDE NORMAL PROPERTY
TEAM TO OVERRIDE NORMAL PROPERTY QUE OR IOUS
QUE OR IOUS PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION.
PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION. HE HAS A BEEF WITH WILLIAM BARR.
HE HAS A BEEF WITH WILLIAM BARR. >> BEFORE YOU GO, I WANT TO GIVE
>> BEFORE YOU GO, I WANT TO GIVE YOU THIS ONE SENTENCE, THIS ONE
YOU THIS ONE SENTENCE, THIS ONE REALLY EXQUISITE SENTENCE IN THE
REALLY EXQUISITE SENTENCE IN THE REPORTING.
REPORTING. IT’S WASHINGTON POST SAYING,
IT’S WASHINGTON POST SAYING, TRUMP, WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS
TRUMP, WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS SAID, IS NOT ENTIRELY RECEPTIVE
SAID, IS NOT ENTIRELY RECEPTIVE TO CALLS TO CHANGE HIS BEHAVIOR.
TO CALLS TO CHANGE HIS BEHAVIOR. SEE, THAT’S WHY I WANTED TO READ
SEE, THAT’S WHY I WANTED TO READ THAT.
THAT. I WANTED AMERICA TO GET YOUR
I WANTED AMERICA TO GET YOUR REACTION TO THIS.
REACTION TO THIS. I DIDN’T WANT YOU ALONE IN A
I DIDN’T WANT YOU ALONE IN A ROOM REACTING TO THIS.
ROOM REACTING TO THIS. I WANTED AMERICA TO SEE YOUR
I WANTED AMERICA TO SEE YOUR REACTION TO THAT.
REACTION TO THAT. >> BREAKING NEWS.