have actually had an abortion. thanks so much for coming on. thanks, chris. that is all in on this thursday night. alex wagner tonight gens right now. good evening, alex. it s such an essential conversation you re having, chris. there s been a flood this evening with major developments related to the mar-a-lago classified documents investigation, and there s brand new reporting regarding financial payments made not to clarence but ginni thomas, the wife of the supreme court justice already under fire. and we re going to get to all of that today. but first there is this. do you remember during the peak of the pandemic when people would bank pots and pans from their windows and cheer for essential workers every night at 7:00 p.m.? this is kind of like that but only for maga die hard. since august almost nightly trump supporters have met outside the d.c. jail, and at 9:00 p.m. the january 6th defendants inside the jail, they flicker their lights on and off, and that s
that case in just a moment. also on capitol hill republicans and democrats are sticking to their demands on the debt ceiling despite a fast approaching deadline. we ll look at the fall back options being discussed at the white house. and the latest from donald trump s civil rape trial as jurors yesterday watched more of the former president s video deposition. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, may 5th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we ll begin with the scramble to avoid a first ever government default. with the clock ticking both republicans and democrats are still refusing to budge when it comes to debt ceiling negotiations. according to new reporting in the wall street journal the white house is weighing potential fall back options. people familiar with the matter tell the newspaper administration officials and lawmakers are considering alternatives like a short-term increase in the borrowing limit that would buy them time to f
electors that have immunity, there is also apparently a ninth elector whose identity remains unknown that has a plea deal, or an immunity deal. and the identity of that person is going to be, i think, of great interest to all of us. there are a limited numbers of suspects, but we are going to be talking about who it could be, what the implications could be. for not just the other electors, who don t have deals. but also for people in trump s orbit including rudy giuliani and lindsey graham. a classic whodunnit, i m going to go watch. have a great weekend. thanks to you at home for joining us. earlier this year, we learned about the republican party of georgia had paid more than $200,000 in legal fees to lawyers defending the fake republican electors. the trump supporters who cause played as electoral college electors in the 2020 election. tonight, we got news that 200 grand does not seem like money well spent. tonight s news started with the washington post reporting that
that the republican party in georgia paid more than $200,000 in legal fees to lawyers defending the fake republican electors, the trump supporters who cost played as electoral college electors and the 2020 election. well, tonight, we got news that the 200 grand does not seem like money well spent. tonight s new started with the washington post reporting that at least a pick trump electors have accepted immunity deals. the new york times then advance that reporting that at least one other elector also has a deal, although the persons identity remains unknown. in other words, a bunch of people are all talking. now, this is all part of fulton county the a funny willis is much broader investigation into all the ways that trump and his allies attempted to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. that includes fake electors scheme, it includes the trump campaign s potential involvement in an authorized breach of election equipment which took place in coffee county in georgia, and who
that has a plea deal or enemy to deal. the identity of that person is going to be i think of great interest to all of us. there are a limited number of suspects, but we are going to be talking about who it could be, what the implications could be for not just the other electors who don t have deals but also people in trump s orbit, including rudy giuliani and lindsey graham. a little classic who done it. i will watch. a little whodunnit, yes, have a great weekend, my friend. thank you at-home for joining us this hour. earlier this year, we learned that the republican party in georgia paid more than $200,000 in legal fees to lawyers defending the fake republican electors, the trump supporters who cost played as electoral college electors and the 2020 election. well, tonight, we got news that the 200 grand does not seem like money well spent. tonight s new started with the washington post reporting that at least a pick trump electors have accepted immunity deals. the new yo