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Sep 11, 2026
Lawrence O'DonnellHOST
And so the president, who does not know how to end the war that he started, the president who does not know how to reduce inflation and does not know how to win votes, has decided to try to buy votes with an offer that no one believes.
Lawrence O'DonnellHOST
Leading off our coverage tonight is Democratic Congressman James Walkinshaw of Virginia.
Lawrence O'DonnellHOST
He's a member of the House Oversight Committee.
Lawrence O'DonnellHOST
So as Donald Trump approached his pretend convention, how worried were you that he was going to pull off something, even though he was trying to do it against an NFL game that was crushing him in the ratings, that he was gonna pull off something helpful to his party? Did, did you, did you think they might have something? They might come up with something?
James WalkinshawGUEST
While the American people are struggling to pay for groceries, pay for gas, put food on the table, put their kids into college, Donald Trump is spending a one point six billion dollars of taxpayer money to support his son's tungsten mining investment in Kazakhstan.
James WalkinshawGUEST
So they're lining their pockets, and your pockets are dry.
Lawrence O'DonnellHOST
Congressman James Walkinshaw, thank you very much for joining us today.
James WalkinshawGUEST
Thanks for having me.
Alicia MenendezHOST
Democrats are promising investigations.
Alicia MenendezHOST
I'm going to ask Oversight Democrat James Walkinshaw about the difference between the parties ahead of Election Day.
Alicia MenendezHOST
Last night, Donald Trump told us exactly what it's worth to him to keep Democrats out of power, $5,000 for every American adult.
Alicia MenendezHOST
We know Democrats are planning sweeping oversight of the Trump administration if they take back control of the House this midterm election.
Alicia MenendezHOST
They're eyeing investigations into Trump's family business ventures, the Epstein Files fallout, Trump's makeover of our nation's capital, and more.
Alicia MenendezHOST
Joining me now, one of the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, Virginia Congressman James Walkinshaw.
Alicia MenendezHOST
He also serves on the Homeland Security Committee.
Alicia MenendezHOST
Nice to have you in New York, Congressman.
Michelle SandifordHOST
Two Democratic lawmakers are demanding Elon Musk, the former head of the U.S. Doge Service, explain why 99% of the claimed savings from the Homeland Security Department never materialized.
Michelle SandifordHOST
Representatives Benny Thompson, ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee, and James Walkinshaw, called on Rep. Andrew Garbarino, chairman of the committee, to hold Musk accountable for Doge's actions.
Michelle SandifordHOST
Thompson and Walkinshaw say a recent report by the Government Accountability Office shows Doge's alleged savings were mostly from IT contracts that it canceled, but DHS continues to buy these services through other acquisition vehicles.
Michelle SandifordHOST
The Marine Corps is offering generous enlistment bonuses to bring talent into fields that support its force design priorities.
Michelle SandefordHOST
Two Democratic lawmakers are demanding Elon Musk, the former head of the U.S. Doge Service, explain why 99% of the claimed savings from the Homeland Security Department never materialized.
Michelle SandefordHOST
Representatives Benny Thompson, ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee, and James Walkinshaw, called on Rep. Andrew Garbarino, chairman of the committee, to hold Musk accountable for Doge's actions.
Michelle SandefordHOST
Thompson and Walkinshaw say a recent report by the Government Accountability Office shows Doge's alleged savings were mostly from IT contracts that it canceled, but DHS continues to buy these services through other acquisition vehicles.
Michelle SandefordHOST
The Marine Corps is offering generous enlistment bonuses to bring talent into fields that support its force design priorities.
Bobby CapucciHOST
Today we heard from Mr. Khan a lot of inability to recall, inability to recall emails, text messages he was involved in.
Bobby CapucciHOST
Democratic Representative James Walkinshaw said, If he was ignorant of Mr. Epstein's crimes, he was willfully ignorant.
Bobby CapucciHOST
Well, I can agree with that.
Bobby CapucciHOST
Not a lot I agree with, with Mr. Walkinshaw, but I agree with that.
Emily FengCORRESPONDENT
Emily Fang, NPR News, Washington.
Giles SnyderHOST
Virginia Democratic Congressman James Walkinshaw is among a growing number of lawmakers, including Republicans, who are publicly criticizing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his handling of the Iran war and for leadership changes at the Pentagon.
James WalkinshawSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
At a time when we're engaged in a war, a shooting war, we have absolute chaos in the Army and across the department.
Giles SnyderHOST
North Carolina Republican Senator Thom Tillis blames Hegseth for creating a leadership void.
Jonathan CapehartHOST
And with exactly two months until the midterm elections, New York Times reporters have been reviewing documents and training videos that show that federal agents from Trump's Department of Justice are, quote, "scouring voter rolls managed by the states and are using personally identifiable information about individual voters, such as their dates of birth and partial Social Securities numbers, to look them up on those rolls.
Jonathan CapehartHOST
In some cases, investigators are effectively posing as individual voters by plugging their names and personal information into public-facing websites run by the top election official in each state." Joining us now, Democratic Congressman James Walkinshaw of Virginia.
Jonathan CapehartHOST
He serves on the House Oversight Committee and is a member of the Congressional Postal Service Caucus.
Jonathan CapehartHOST
Congressman Walkinshaw, as always, thank you for coming to The Last Word.
James WalkinshawGUEST
I think we have to anticipate that's what Donald Trump will do.
Jonathan CapehartHOST
Mm.
Jonathan CapehartHOST
Congressman James Walkinshaw of the great Commonwealth of Virginia, thank you very much for coming on tonight.
James WalkinshawGUEST
Thanks, Jonathan.
Dave PackerHOST
During Thursday's White House briefing, Vice President J.D. Vance said he wouldn't call the conflict with Iran a war, saying there's no active shooting.
Dave PackerHOST
Reaction from Democratic Congressman James Walkinshaw.
James WalkinshawSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, I'd like to hear him say that to the families of the 800 service members who have been killed and wounded.
James WalkinshawSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's a war and it's a quagmire.
James ComerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This is the first time anyone's filed suit.
Phil MattinglyHOST
Joining me now is House Oversight Committee member James Walkinshaw of Virginia, a Democratic congressman.
Phil MattinglyHOST
Congressman, I know Chairman Cormier wants to talk to the House counsel about kind of next steps here, how to move forward.
Phil MattinglyHOST
Is it your sense that the committee will move forward on contempt?
Nancy CordesHOST
We're going to tell you what we know about him.
Nancy CordesHOST
And Representative James Walkinshaw joins the takeout to discuss accusations from a whistleblower about dangers surrounding mail-in ballots for the upcoming midterm elections.
Nancy CordesHOST
Hello, I'm Nancy Cordes, once again holding down the fort for Major Garrett.
Nancy CordesHOST
Welcome to The Takeout.
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Nancy CordesHOST
Still to come on The Takeout, the whistleblower inside the U.S.
Nancy CordesHOST
Postal Service who has grave concerns about a new system for handling vote-by-mail.
Nancy CordesHOST
Virginia Democratic Congressman James Walkinshaw joins The Takeout to discuss.
Nancy CordesHOST
Also, why the Justice Department charged an ICE officer who shot an immigrant in Minnesota.
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