Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180430:21:45:00
[ding] [boxing bell ding] [applause] welcome back. it's time to heat the midterms. minnesota's democratic senator tena smith who was appointed to replace al franken is now going to face a primary challenge in her quest for a full term this fall. it's going to come from richard painter, you may recognize him as a major critic of the trump administration, he was a chief white house ethics lawyer under george w. bush. yes, he was a republican, but he is changing hiss parties to run against smith as a democrat. i was with painter right after he announced his candidacy and asked him if it was -- ...