MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Blasts Trump Pardon Gaffes as ‘Immediately’ Impeachable if Biden Did It

Tommy Christopher Nov 4th, 2025, 12:45 pm

MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell went off on President Donald Trump’s pleas of ignorance over a pardon he granted, saying such gaffes would “immediately” be met with demands for impeachment and “screaming” from reporters if former President Joe Biden made them.

Trump has repeatedly insisted he doesn’t “know anything” about Changpeng Zhao , the crypto magnate he pardoned — most recently in a lengthy interview that was cut down by almost two-thirds for broadcast.

On Monday night’s edition of MSNBC’s The Last Word , O’Donnell lashed out at Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) over the pardon — and bitterly noted

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