Tonight on The Last Word: Special counsel Jack Smith meets with Donald Trump's criminal defense lawyers at the Justice Department. And President Biden's negotiating team discusses the debt limit deal. Andrew Weissmann, Neal Katyal, Steve Ricchetti, Louisa Terrell and Shalanda Young join Lawrence O'Donnell.

Tonight on The Last Word: The Justice Department tells Trump's lawyers he's a "target" in the classified documents case, which The New York Times calls the "clearest signal yet" Trump could face federal criminal charges. Andrew Weissmann and Timothy Parlatore join Lawrence O'Donnell.