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NBC News reports: The judge in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial approved a delay of the former president’s sentencing after his lawyers asked for more time to review the potential impact of the Supreme Court’s immunity decision. Trump’s lawyers have indicated that they want Judge Juan Merchan to toss out Trump’s felony conviction on 34 counts of falsified business …

The Associated Press reports: Manhattan prosecutors said Tuesday they would not oppose Donald Trump’s request to delay the sentencing in his hush money trial as he seeks to have the conviction overturned following a Supreme Court ruling that granted broad immunity protections to presidents. In a letter filed with the New York court, prosecutors with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s …

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump canceled an interview with military reporter Mike Gooding after the campaign asked what questions the reporter was going to ask Trump. Trump held a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia on Friday — the day after a CNN debate with President Joe Biden at which Trump rattled off as many as 50 falsehoods that went unchallenged …

The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump has escalated his vows to prosecute his political opponents, circulating posts on his social media website invoking “televised military tribunals” and calling for the jailing of President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Senators Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer and former Vice President Mike Pence, among other high-profile politicians. One post …

The Hill reports: The Democratic National Committee is rolling out a new ad campaign against former president Donald Trump in major swing state newspapers on Tuesday, labeling him as a “fraud,” “liar,” denier,” and “a threat to our democracy.” The ad campaign, shared with The Hill, is set to run on the homepages of the Philadelphia Enquirer, the Arizona Republic, …

Axios reports: Former President Trump, if re-elected, plans to immediately test the boundaries of presidential and governing power, knowing the restraints of Congress and the courts are dramatically looser than during his first term, his advisers tell us. Trump would come to office with a Cabinet and staff pre-vetted for loyalty, and a fully compliant Republican coalition in Congress — …

NBC News reports: The company behind former President Donald Trump’s new sneaker line filed a lawsuit Monday alleging the sale and promotion of counterfeit shoes by a series of people and business entities. The suit, filed in federal court in Arizona, claims trademark and copyright violations. They also asked that defendants account for and pay them “any and all profits” …

USA Today reports: If former President Donald Trump wins a second term in November, his personal and family business interests could pose even bigger ethical problems and national security risks than they did during his first term − when he exploited the presidency to financially benefit himself in unprecedented ways, ethics experts warn. Millions of those dollars flowed to the …

Newsweek reports: Speaking to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Monday night, Will Scharf, an attorney for the former president, laid out the next steps for special counsel Jack Smith’s case following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that former presidents have absolute immunity for their official acts but no immunity for private acts. “We’ve admitted consistently that there are acts alleged in …

CBS News reports: Donald Trump is trying to leverage a Supreme Court decision holding that presidents are immune from federal prosecution for official actions to overturn his conviction in a New York State criminal case. A letter to the judge presiding over the New York case is not yet public. It was filed Monday after the Supreme Court’s landmark holding …

The New York Times reports: The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Monday is expected to make its recommendation to a judge on whether to imprison Donald J. Trump for his recent felony conviction, a crucial step in the first criminal sentencing of an American president. The sentence is likely to be the only moment of criminal accountability the four-times indicted …

The Hill reports: House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) called on the ideological left to “uphold democratic norms” while hailing the Supreme Court decision regarding presidential immunity in the case involving former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. “Hyper-partisan prosecutors like Jack Smith cannot weaponize the rule of law to go after the Administration’s chief political rival, …

“Today’s Historic Decision by the Supreme Court should end all of Crooked Joe Biden’s Witch Hunts against me, including the New York Hoaxes – The Manhattan SCAM cooked up by Soros backed D.A., Alvin Bragg, Racist New York Attorney General Tish James’ shameless ATTACK on the amazing business that I have built, and the FAKE Bergdorf’s ‘case.’ PROUD TO BE …

“Absolute immunity is important for all presidents, I’ve said it time and time again. I’ve argued on immunity for President Trump, and I think they did get right that they recognize absolute immunity exists. “Another thing I do think needs to be pointed out is that they said presumptive immunity exists for acts within the outer perimeter of his official …

NBC News reports: Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority decision in the Trump immunity ruling. It’s a complicated ruling — attempting to draw a line between official and unofficial acts. “This case poses a question of lasting significance: When may a former President be prosecuted for official acts taken during his Presidency? In answering that question, unlike the political …

The Huffington Post reports: Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) fired back at Donald Trump after the former president shared an image saying she is guilty of treason and calling for “televised military tribunals.” “Donald – This is the type of thing that demonstrates yet again that you are not a stable adult—and are not fit for office,” she wrote as …

“Without Presidential Immunity, a President of the United States literally could not function! It should be a STRONG IMMUNITY, where proper decisions can be made, where our Country can be POWERFUL and THRIVE, and where Opponents cannot hold up and extort a Future President for Political Gain. “It is a BIG decision, an important decision, a decision which can affect …

The Daily Beast reports: In an interview with The Daily Beast on Sunday, Bannon, 70, seemed unfazed about his four-month prison sentence and presented himself as a MAGA martyr. “It’s very simple,” said Bannon, who played a central role in the leadup to the Jan. 6 insurrection. “I’m a political prisoner, because I have a very successful platform that reaches …

NBC News reports: In an interview with NBC News, Steve Bannon continued to assert that the Jan. 6 committee’s subpoenas “don’t mean anything” and reiterated arguments about executive privilege that have been rejected in courts. The vocal ally of former President Donald Trump is set to report to prison by Monday to serve a four-month sentence for defying subpoenas to …

From the editorial board of the Philadelphia Inquirer: President Joe Biden’s debate performance was a disaster. His disjointed responses and dazed look sparked calls for him to drop out of the presidential race. But lost in the hand wringing was Donald Trump’s usual bombastic litany of lies, hyperbole, bigotry, ignorance, and fear mongering. His performance demonstrated once again that he …