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Jun 2023
40m 19s

Pres. Biden praises success of debt limi...

LAWRENCE O'DONNELL, MSNBC
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Tonight on The Last Word: Special counsel Jack Smith meets with Donald Trump’s criminal defense lawyers at the Justice Department. And President Biden’s negotiating team discusses the debt limit deal. Andrew Weissmann, Neal Katyal, Steve Ricchetti, Louisa Terrell and Shalanda Young join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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