for sexual abuse, ordering him to pay $5 million to writer e. jean carroll. we have legal analysis on the case and more reaction from capitol hill straight ahead. also ahead, a high stakes meeting on the debt ceiling lives up to the low expectations everyone predicted. a look at what could come next as both sides have a small window to hammer out a deal. plus it appears that george santos elis and questionable financial claims are finally catching up to him as he is facing federal charges. and a live report from el paso, texas on how the biden administration is preparing for the end of a pandemic-era immigration restriction. good morning and welcome to morning joe it s wednesday, may 10th. along with joe, willie and me, we have host of way too early, jonathan lemire. former white house director of communications, jen palmerry. cohost of show time s the circus . attorney and columnist for the washington post george conway is with us as well. so it begins. donald tru
from i just want to ask nina what it was like in the courtroom to see trump s word, trump s words finally being used against him, and him being held accountable for his words in his deposition. you know, i think the moment before any verdict is read is always really tense and the energy in the courtroom is palpable, but this more than other cases i ve covered, definitely, everyone was sort of holding their breath and weight. of course, that first finding, no, on the evidence, showing rape had been proved. everybody there was a sharp inhale, and then, you know, after that, it just came out all in e. jean carroll s favor. and you could see her. she can speak to how she was reacting herself, but it looked like from the back, at least, she was nodding a little bit. and then when trump s attorney asked to poll the jury, she turned around and was smiling, looking at them.