charges. we made it 234 years is a country without a single president or former president fa criminal indictment. this year, 2023, donald j trump broke that record. not just once, he was charged in four separate criminal charges this year. trump is 91 federal indictments are far in a way the biggest story of 2023. as the year draws to a close, it s worth considering the magnitude of each of these charges. it s also worth reminding ourselves how big the story is. how big this moment says. it s historic. how very not normal everything about trump world has been. donald trump s disregard for social norms, common courtesy, and the rule of law was shocking at first, but, like any of these campaigns, it can be exhausting to think about, to talk about, to live through each and every day, day after day, year after year. today, with his last day of the first year that a former president was criminally indicted, i want to underscore just how imperative it is that we is a country, as an
meanwhile on capitol hill this morning there s far more pressure on lawmakers and the white house to reach a deal on the debt ceiling following a new urge want warning from the treasury department. and hollywood writers are on strike for the first time in 15 years putting production for movies and tv shows on hold. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 2nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with the latest in that deadly mass shooting in texas. there are now questions about the response by law enforcement after a family member who survived the shooting says that he repeatedly called 911. the family says they called 911 well before the shooting started after their neighbor refused to stop firing a gun near their house and then threatened them. about 15 minutes later they say the gunman went into the house with an ar-15 rifle and opened fire on the people inside. ramiro guzman told nbc news he was hiding in a clo
so much happening. and thang us k you for joining . amateur hour. that s the focus of tonight s angle now in a small community, north dighton, massachusetts, the feds showed up in full gear. they even brought an armored vehicle all to take into custody. elon svehicle grant.orce a twenty one year old air force national guardsman. tod the justice department arrested jacayk douglas tachira in connection with ane in investigation into toalleged unauthorized removal,n retention and transmission of classified nationa l defense. information. tachira is an employee o f the united states air forcenfora national guard. we will share more informationti at the appropriate time. actually , the appropriatee l time is now. so the angle will shar ear more information and provide some much needed context. first, let s understanlet d what the biden administration is trying to do here. it s somehow tryin g to turnes in one of the worst intelligence breaches of the past two decades. th dec
to render judgment r on the unprecedented moral atrocities our leadership class has committed over the past twos years. the shameless lying, shamelthe arrogance, the stupid the total incompetence, the unfairness, the relentless and vicious racism toward the majority of the americans rm population, all of whichlation. together amount to, yes, attacks on democracy itself. if you believed in democracy, you would not act like this. dec no one has ever run a developed country with this degree of recklessness. puniquestion is , is anyone ever going to be punished for it? that s what s really on the ballot. this november eight . so for republicans, the election should be easy. nothing you should ever for a second underestimate their ability to screw it up anyway they may. but the template formber success is right in front of them. just run against joe biden. there may be people out thererug who feel sorry for joe biden, pl but there s absolutely nobody who thinks or can arguo feeled
on that thing. you guys turn it on. all your applause is like a moist finger in my belly i button. all right. she lost an election and nowweno she s projecting hillary clinton went on the view this week, which immediateln the y a serious question, what s the wait capacity for that stage? but you ll never guess what she talked about her love of gardening the things doesch e to stay healthy how much she adores catching and cooking stray kittens now i was donald trump as expected, but it s like i always tell taylor swift, girl, you got li movl, you ge on. seriously, trump doesn t just live in hillary s brain. he s built a 500 unit condo with in unit laundry and a rooftop. sunny hostin, the only member of the view, not vaccinated forc canine distemper, kicked things off by askining hillary will happen if trump is reelected, which is odd because hillary s an on not getting elected.n i wonder, does she think? it would end our country as we know it. i think it woulduntry as be