Trump hush money sentencing delayed after Supreme Court gives ex-president substantial immunity: Live updates

The White House is discussing holding a meeting with Democratic governors tomorrow and having President Joe Biden travel to the battleground states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on Friday and Sunday respectively in an attempt to calm fears and move past his disastrous debate performance, according to The New York Times.

Governors would attend both in person and virtually following their own meeting on Monday, as earlier reported by CNN. Some of those on the call have been widely talked about as possible replacements for Biden, including Gavin Newsom of California, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, and Wes Moore of Maryland.

Many are said to be frustrated by the current situation and the lack of any contact with Biden.

The Biden presidential campaign raked in $127m in June, including $33m since the disastrous debate against Donald Trump last Thursday.

It was the single largest monthly fundraising haul of his campaign thanks to notable events such as the Hollywood fundraiser hosted by former President Barack Obama which brought in $30m.

The campaign said it raised $264m in the second quarter and now has $240m on hand to spend, up from the $212m at the end of May.

Biden campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez called the totals “a testament to the committed and growing base of supporters standing firmly behind the president.”

The announced totals come as Biden’s campaign continues to scramble to quell panic among some Democrats, who have questioned whether the president can win November’s election after a debate where he appeared raspy, trailed off and at times gave convoluted answers. Some of the campaign’s top leaders have held multiple calls since the debate, preaching patience to donors and top surrogates.

Campaign officials nonetheless insist there’s been no discussion “whatsoever” of Biden exiting the race nor of any staff shakeups.

With reporting from the Associated Press

Gustaf Kilander has the story.

The ruling states that Giuliani “is disbarred from the practice of law, effective immediately, and until the further order of this Court, and his name stricken from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law in the State of New York.”

Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe: “I really believe that Joe Biden is no longer positioned that he can be a successful president four and a half years from now. That is why I think we really need to change. He needs to be urged to step down.”

Co-host Mika Brzezinski disagrees…

CNN’s Jake Tapper reports that Democratic governors held a call on Monday afternoon in which some expressed concerns over what is going on with President Joe Biden following Thursday’s debate.

The governors were reportedly surprised that none of them had heard from Biden and there was a strong sentiment that they wanted to hear from him directly either at the White House or remotely via Zoom.

Manhattan prosecutors will not oppose Donald Trump’s request to delay his sentencing in his hush money trial after the Supreme Court ruled that the former president has “absolute” immunity from criminal prosecution for “official” acts as president.

Prosecutors with the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg told Justice Juan Merchan on Tuesday that they believe Trump’s arguments are “without merit” but do not oppose his request to push back the sentencing date as he files legal arguments.

Alex Woodward has the details.

A previous survey in May showed the two contenders tied, 37 per cent to 37 per cent.

The contest remains close and Trump’s lead is still within the margin of error of 3.1 per cent. The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted between Friday and Sunday via landline and cell phone.

Independent candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr has 8 per cent of the vote and three other candidates — independent Cornel West, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver independent Cornel West, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver — have about one per cent each.

There are other red flags for the president though — 41 per cent of Democrats said they wanted Biden replaced at the top of the ticket.

In addition, there is a notable enthusiasm gap with 59 per cent of Trump voters saying they were very excited to vote for him versus only 29 per cent of Biden voters.

Trump is also leading Biden as a second choice among third-party candidate supporters who traditionally drift toward one of the two main parties as election day nears.

Carl Bernstein was speaking to Anderson Cooper on CNN last night and had some pretty alarming revelations to offer about White House insiders’ deep concerns about the president’s wellbeing.