Deal. This is former trump lawyer jenna ellis in court this hour. Is it your decision to waive these rights and enter a guilty plea because you are in fact guilty . It is. So she is the fourth codefendant and the third in just a week to take a plea deal. Joining us is nbc news Laura Jarrett and katie phang by phone. Laura, this just happened moments ago. What more do you have on it . Unexpected. Another significant plea deal. We see in court, jenna ellis, getting emotional, apologizing to the people of georgia, telling the judge she was led by others down this wrong path and saying she regretted her representation of the former president and all of the things that she did, along with others including Rudy Giuliani, which she is now pleading guilty to essentially making false statements in front of the Georgia Senate, around december of 2020, she goes forward, you might remember, one of those Infamous Press conferences, they were standing before the Georgia Senate talking about dead vot
Eight. But at the end of the day they had no plan. They had no plan, and larry, this could stretch out another two or three weeks. This is unfortunate, and, you know, im ashamed were in this position. Hopefully well find someone who can get 217 votes soon. Thats House Oversight Committee Chairman joemz comer with a candid assessment of his party and its dysfunctional search for a new speaker. Well get the latest from capitol hill just ahead. Plus, well go through all of the new developments out of the middle east including the negotiations to free more hostages after hamas released two elderly women yesterday. And also ahead, Donald Trumps latest down right deranged comments from the campaign trail, comparing himself to Nelson Mandela and fantasizing about punching President Biden in the face. Good morning, and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, october 24th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. Hamas has released two more civilians being held hostage in gaz
Mark, you cant possibly think were going to pull this off. That call was crazy. He looked at me and started shaking his head, no, cass. He knows its over. He knows he lost. But were going to keep trying. There are good options out there still. Were going to keep trying. Cassidy hutchinson talking about mark meadows and tonight, there is blockbuster new reporting that meadows has been granted immunity to testify under oath about trumps efforts to overturn the election. Also tonight, a Tearful Jenna Ellis apologizes for her role in the Georgia Election interference rico crimes. Agreeing to tell prosecutors and a jury all that she knows about the trump gangs illegal activities. Plus, a third republican Speaker Designate down the drain today and a search for the fourth which is not a joke anymore. Its a disgrace. We begin tonight with breaking news. A potentially explosive development in jack smiths federal case against donald trump and his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Abc news i
Hi, everyone. Its 4 00 in new york. Theres no shortage of news today in the legal troublesing the disgraced expresident and current gop front runner, including a third trump lawyer and fourth trump associate earlier today Pleading Guilty in the Fulton County Criminal Election interference case. We begin with a moment years in the making at Aen Manhattan courthouse. The disgraced expresident coming face to face with Michael Cohen, the former fixer who said he would take a bullet for donald trump now, Star Witness In That Civil Fraud Trial that threatens to bring down the trump business empire. Here is what Michael Cohen said on arrival at court today. Let me just turn around and say that this is not about donald trump vs. Michael cohen. This is about accountability, plain and simple. We leave it up to the judge in order to make all the duststorm nations. I thank you all for coming. A few hours later in what he called a, quote, heck of a reunion, he took the stand in the 250 million civi
Secretary blinken tries to find Common Ground but agrees to the pause for the first time. We have to ask. Indeed, it must be asked. Where is the outrage . Where is the revulsion . Where is the rejection . Where is the explicit condemnation of these horrors . No member of this council, no nation in this entire body could or would tolerate the slaughter of its people. Another trump codefendant takes a plea deal, Pleading Guilty in the Georgia Election interference case. I believe in and i alue election integrity. I look back on this whole experience with deep remorse. The former president comes face to face with former fixer Michael Cohen in civil court in new york. House republicans narrow their speaker search with no guarantee the next frontrunner will come close to the 217 votes needed, but now its head to head, just two men left standing. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell In Washington. Lets get the latest on capitol hill where the House Republican conference is in its fifth vot