On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise, R-LA, told reporters: “The Bolshevik takeover of the Democrat Party is in full swing.” The comment comes amid anxiety over the success of far-left candidates in Democratic primary elections. But former Missouri senator Claire McCaskill disputes these concerns, telling Morning Joe the GOP is launching these attacks on Democrats to deflect from an unpopular war in Iran and an affordability crisis.

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Listen to the audio version of The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell from the July 21st broadcast.

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House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan has referred former special counsel Jack Smith to the Department of Justice for a potential criminal investigation.

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Mychael Schnell caught former Attorney General Bill Barr on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, who wouldn’t say why he was in the area. Barr also wouldn’t comment on President Trump’s recent speech about election integrity, despite having previously called the president’s 2020 election fraud claims “bullshit.”

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