duncan levin, the screw turns as . thank you for making the time, my friend.is evening. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >> good evening. we are going to be on the worst nomination donald trump has delivered.

joining me now is duncan levin, former assistant u.s. it has been a minute. a lot has changed, sir. >> yes. >> first off, why do you think bragg's office is opening the door to doing this for four years? >> well, there are some unpalatable choices for this judge. he could dismiss the case, she could decide to throw the president-elect of the united states in jail right now. both of those are extremely unlikely to happen so he really has two bad choices. one is to sentence the president-elect of the united states to time served and say basically all of this was for nothing. at the other is to say, oh i am going to sentence them, but in a way that balances these constitutional norms of respect for the presidency and respect for the jury system, kick it down the road four more years until he is done, and then sentence him the fifth. the judge has in his mind he should go to jail, he can do it in four years, it won't interact with the presidency at all. so, alvin bragg is clearly going to be asking for jail time if it is put four years in the

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duncan levin, the evening. "way too early" can jonathan lemire is coming up next. ♪♪ i would suggest that they want a speedy consideration of this because you've heard my colleagues, especially on the republican side, say that they have some questions. not only considering what you're asking me about, but it goes beyond that to the fbi, and i think it would help faster consideration, the extent to which they would make as much available as they can. >> that was republican senator chuck grassley saying that the senate could move faster on matt gaetz's attorney general nomination if there were more transparency. we will discuss what other top senators are saying as the house ethics committee is set to meet hours from now. >>> plus, we will break down president-elect trump's latest picks for key administration roles in medicare, education, and commerce. some surprising names. >>> we will get to the senate democrats who are making a last-minute push to confirm dozens of president biden's judicial nominees before re

duncan levin, the screw turns as . thank you for making the time, my friend. that is our show for this evening. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >> good evening. we are going to be on the worst nomination donald trump has delivered. >> that is a high bar. >> for me, it's a matt gaetz nomination and it will be for everyone. if it isn't already, it will be for everyone when you hear from the attorney who represents two of the young women who testified to the house judiciary committee for several hours under oath about what matt gaetz did with them , and their eyewitness testimony about what he did with a 17- year-old girl. alex, i do not believe that the nomination can possibly survive what we are about to hear from this attorney who represents those two witnesses. >> okay quote lawrence. i'm going to be watching. that's a big. >> our first guest tonight, he wants to spare his clients, two young women, the burden of testifying publicly on worldwide television against matt gaetz. at the senate judiciary committee hearing. their testimony c

duncan levin, the screw turns, as they say. these are the days of our lives. thank you for making the time, my friend. >> thank you. >> that is our show this evening, now it is time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence. >>> good evening, alex, we will be on the worst nomination donald trump has delivered, which is -- >> that is a high bar. >> for me, it is the matt gaetz nomination, and i think it will be for everyone, if it wasn't already, it will be for everyone, when you hear from the attorney, who represents two of the young women who testified to the house judiciary committee, for several hours, under oath,about what matt gaetz did with them, and their eyewitness testimony about what he did with a 17- year-old girl. alex, i do not believe that the gaetz nomination can possibly survive, a what we are about to hear, from this attorney, who represents those two witnesses. >> okay, lawrence, i am going to be watching. that is a big tease. >> thanks, alex. >> have a great show. >> thank you. >>> our first guest tonight, wants to