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Rhiannon12866

(260,472 posts) Mon Jun 15, 2026, 11:50 PM 3 hrs ago

Lawrence: White House effectively says NYT reporters must have tapes of Situation Room meeting - The Last Word - MS NOW

From suspending Habeas Corpus to invoking the Insurrection Act, MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell examines new reporting from The New York Times' Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan detailing White House discussions that alarmed even some Trump officials.

Lawrence says, "it is easy to imagine what goes on in the Trump White House: discussions of trampling the Constitution, violating the law, and crushing our rights." - Aired on 06/15/2026.

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Lawrence: White House effectively says NYT reporters must have tapes of Situation Room meeting - The Last Word - MS NOW (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 3 hrs ago OP

Am i wrong to assume they are terrified for the political ramifications and less about the actual national security SSJVegeta 3 hrs ago #1

We can certainly hope, but would this have the support in Congress? Rhiannon12866 3 hrs ago #2

SSJVegeta

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1. Am i wrong to assume they are terrified for the political ramifications and less about the actual national security

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 12:08 AM

3 hrs ago

Stuff?

Like: they say trump and Miller seriously spoke about suspending the constitution. If there are tapes: Could Trump actually be done?

Rhiannon12866

(260,472 posts)

2. We can certainly hope, but would this have the support in Congress?

Reply to SSJVegeta (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 12:14 AM

3 hrs ago

Nixon was done when his own party turned against him, but we haven't seen the same advocacy for the Rule of Law among the current Republican party.

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