Lawrence: Trump links himself directly to Jan. 6 rioters and calls Capitol police 'the others'

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how special prosecutor Jack Smith can use Donald Trump’s words against him in court after Trump directly linked himself to the Jan. 6 insurrectionists in statements at a Univision town hall.

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[victoriaowen]

I have not once heard Trump say anything positive about this great nation or the citizens within it! I’m proud to be an American and will be proud to be voting blue up and down the ballot! I want a president that believes in this beautiful country of ours!

[winkieblink]

Lawrence ALWAYS gets it right. Thank you, Lawrence.

[kevinbetts]

This Ramiro Gonzales guy deserves so much respect for speaking up to Trump.

[kittymartin]

Lawrence, and Jimmy Kimmel, restore my sanity each night, and I thank you for that, and applaud the army of unknown people who work each day to bring these two very different treasures to our grateful attention.

[solveigludviksdottir]

I think you are the BEST reporter in the USA !!
I always watch
with thanks and love from Iceland ❤

[normalhispanicdude]

That's the single most important take of this entire campaign, Trump saying "WE (the rioters) did not have guns, they had guns (law enforcement )" yet, the printed media is barely covering that fact, and centering in his nonresponse. Thank you Lawrence.

[jeffeastwood]

I'll be voting Kamala Harris and Tim Walz tommorow when early voting starts. We need sanity. Not this deranged firehose of conspiracy and lies coming from 1 person trying to run from the law.

[joseegonzalez]

Wonderful segment Lawrence! Kamala Harris is a class act! There’s no comparison and a clear choice in this election!
The Univision forum exposed Trump as the most unfitting candidate in the history of this country!

[margarethastings]

He’s the “best thing that ever happened to farmers”. He’s the “father of IVF” What an ego! I keep thinking he can’t shock me any more, but he just keeps on coming up with more and more despicability. He must have taken a degree in it. The contrast between these two candidates could not be more vast. I hope the scales fall from the eyes of his followers before the election date. They need to be free of him too. I can’t wait for the time when I never need to see or hear him again. With love from Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[martini]

VP Harris to disruptive Hecklers: "You guys are at the wrong rally. I think you meant to go to the smaller one down the street". 😂😂😂

[waltsnow]

E V E E V E R FORGET JAN 6TH....VOTE ACCORDINGLY !!

[TineNatalie-lz]

Thank You Farmworker for doing the hard work you do....We appreciate you....God Bless you all

[ixbxekt]

Kamala Harris-- she is Presidential and a class act! May God Bless her and the United States of America 🇺🇸💙💙💙🙏

[EvDriveZeroPollution]

Glad for you Lawrence, you caught his words, " the others had guns but WE did not have guns". I have been telling friends all day, this statement, now you are talking about this,
This interview alone, should be enough to convict him, Cheers,

[SouthwesternEagle]

Rural Arizona rancher here! I voted ALL BLUE!
YES on Prop 139, NO on everything else in the 100s and 300s. :)

[birajguha]

Lawrence hitting all the correct nails again and again - he belongs in primetime!

[tamaradudley]

Thank you Lawrence for your truth in journalism!

[lilwil-nsuo]

Kamala is class. Period. Vote Blue. 🗳💙💪🗳💙💪🗳💙💪🗳💪💪

[sharonnagle]

Only 4 of 44 former trump cabinet members still support him.

[debimorsette]

Mr. O’Donnell, one of your best segments tonight. Please keep them coming. As a 71 yo woman, I was able to vote today at my courthouse so I don’t have to stand in long lines on Nov. 5. I may need to make a big batch of sandwiches to pass out to others in the long lines on Nov.5. Fellow Democrats, keep voting blue. 💙💙💙💙