Lawrence: White House effectively says NYT reporters must have tapes of Situation Room meeting
6/16/202639 min
Tonight on The Last Word: The New York Times reports JD Vance wanted to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota. Also, Sen. Raphael Warnock reacts to a UFC fighter's vile attack on Michelle Obama. Plus, Donald Trump is refusing to release details of the Iran agreement. And Rep. Robert Garcia requests testimony from key White House officials. Sen. Raphael Warnock, Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, and Rep. Robert Garcia join Lawrence O’Donnell.
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Well, on a day when Donald Trump claims to have reached a deal to end his war in Iran that is a complete failure of his original objective of Iran's, quote, unconditional surrender, the Trump White House has been rocked by stunning new reporting in The New York Times that some in the White House seem to consider so accurate that they are accusing New York Times reporters of having obtained audio recordings of White House situation room meetings. Think about that. The White House is not condemning this new devastating reporting from inside the Trump White House as a pack of lies. Instead, they are, in effect, declaring it to be so shockingly 100% accurate that the reporters must have audio recordings of what was said in the White House. Axios is reporting top White House officials believe New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan obtained audio recordings of situation room meetings for their forthcoming book, Regime