Tonight on The Last Word: Trump lawyers call Jack Smith's Supreme Court gambit an attempt to "complicate" the appeal process. Also, Rudy Giuliani is accused of more defamatory claims about Georgia election workers. Plus, Biden and Zelenskyy urge congress for more Ukraine aid. Andrew Weissmann, Barbara McQuade, and Timothy Snyder join Lawrence O'Donnell.

Tonight on The Last Word: Rudy Giuliani's financial pressures grow as a potential huge civil defamation suit penalty looms. Also, the U.S. urges Israel to transition to a new phase of war. Plus, Texas Republicans resist calls for gun control reforms. And the Biden economy is booming as the inflation rate drops to 3.1 percent. Joyce Vance, Tim O'Brien, Noga Tarnopolsky, Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez and Christine Romans join Ali Velshi.