President Donald Trump said Sunday that, rather than ramp up military operations against Iran, he’s prepared to let economic pressure intensify. Trump told Axios: “We are low-keying it,” explaining the U.S. was only “semi-negotiating” as Iran’s economy suffers. Joe weighs in on the move, saying it might “be the best way forward.” Jonathan Lemire echoes Joe, saying the approach might be “the best of a lot of bad options.”

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Listen to the audio version of The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell from the Aug. 3rd broadcast.

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Todd Blanche has officially been sworn in as Attorney General, and now there are mounting questions about how Blanche will lead the DOJ.

Katy Tur has more details.

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Listen to the audio version of The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell from the Aug. 10th broadcast.

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“That’s the thing about the court of law…You cannot just completely lie your way through it.”

MS NOW’s Chris Hayes reacts to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office moving to drop charges against former Olympian David Hearn over the alleged vandalism of the Reflecting Pool.

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