Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump is struggling to assemble a classified documents case legal team. And Rachel Maddow discusses her new podcast, "Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News." Neal Katyal, Andrew Weissmann and Mary Trump also join Lawrence O'Donnell.

Tonight on The Last Word: The Washington Post reports that Donald Trump rejected his lawyers' effort to avoid the classified documents indictment. Also, Attorney General Merrick Garland defends special counsel Jack Smith in his first public remarks on the Trump indictment. Plus, Senate Democrats push for Supreme Court ethics reforms after recent scandals involving Justice Clarence Thomas. And Trump turns 77 the day after his arrest and arraignment. Bradley Moss, Kristy Greenberg, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Dr. Lance Dodes join Lawrence O'Donnell.