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
people i know who were sympathetic to e. jean carroll, didn t like donald trump, were asking, why come forward now? in her book a couple years ago and put herself through this. taking on donald trump in a public forum is no small task. why did she do it? she was going to write a book, what do we need men for, which we heard a lot about at trial. it was going to be a tour around the united states eating at restaurants named for women in cities named after women. and basically the day she was going to leave the harvey weinstein allegations came out, the me too movement was happening and she said how can i write a book about other pep and their thoughts omen without including what s happened to me in my life and encounters with men. part was a list of men who mistreated her.