The Daily Signal - Trump Sentencing Date Moved, Giuliani Disbarred in New York, Democrat Calls for Biden to Drop Out | July 2

Starting point is 00:00:00 Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani can no longer practice law in the state of New York. I'm Virginia Allen, and this is the Daily Signal Top News for Tuesday, July 2. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred effective immediately in the state of New York. A panel of judges in New York's appellate division wrote Tuesday that Giuliani flagrantly misused his position working for President Donald Trump to make false statements. to the public in regard to the 2020 election. That's according to reporting from the Hill. In a 31-page ruling, they wrote, Giuliani not only deliberately violated some of the most fundamental tenets of the legal profession,

Starting point is 00:00:54 but he also actively contributed to the national strife that has followed the 2020 presidential election, for which he is entirely unrepentant. The court demanded that Giuliani desist and refrain from practicing. law. The Hill also reports that according to a political advisor to Giuliani, Ted Goodman, the former New York mayor does intend to appeal the decision. Goodman said, members of the legal community who respect the rule of law in this country should immediately come forward and speak out against this politically and ideologically corrupted decision. We will be appealing this objectively flawed decision in hopes that the appellate process will restore integrity to

Starting point is 00:01:40 our system of justice. Giuliani also spoke about the decision on X, and he said, I'm not surprised that I've been disbarred by a bar association, which is a politically and ideologically integral part of the Democrat one-party corrupted court system for a long time. Giuliani added the judges in New York City are selected by local Democrat bosses and compare the judges to the ones in a one-party communist dictatorship. that are not really elected at all. Texas Democrat Representative Lloyd Dodget is calling on President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.

Starting point is 00:02:22 This comes from a report from the Daily Signal's Fred Lucas, and Dodget is the first elected Democrat to call for Biden to step aside following Thursday night's debate. Meanwhile, other Democrat leaders, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffreys, even former President Barack Obama are continuing to back Biden. But we have seen even among liberal pundits that Thursday night's debate has been called a disaster, and some of those pundits are floating whether or not Biden should stay in the race. Polling after the presidential debate shows that Biden's Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, has gained a decisive lead. Biden has reportedly not called congressional Democrats since that Thursday night debate

Starting point is 00:03:07 that many are describing as a disaster. Dodget made a historic comparison to President Lyndon B. Johnson, who withdrew from the presidential race in March of 1968 amid deep unpopularity. Dodget said, I represent the heart of a congressional district once represented by Lyndon Johnson.

Starting point is 00:03:27 Under very different circumstances, he made the painful decision to withdraw. President Biden should do the same, according to Dodget. The president and his family, seemed determined to remain in the contest, however. First Lady Jill Biden told Vogue that they will not let those 90 minutes define the four years he's been president. We will continue the fight, according to Jill Biden. Stay tuned.

Starting point is 00:03:54 Trump has requested his sentencing in his business fraud conviction out of New York City to be delayed. And now it has. Today, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg told Judge Wanmarshan that he doesn't oppose former President Donald Trump's request to delay his sentencing. Trump was originally scheduled to have that sentencing on July 11th, days before the Republican National Convention. But now, Judge Mershahn has moved the sentencing to September 18th. So why push for the delayed sentencing?

Starting point is 00:04:26 Because of the Supreme Court's ruling on Monday. Trump's legal team moved to overturn the conviction on Monday following that Supreme Court ruling in the case Trump versus the United States. States. The Supreme Court ruled that a former president is presumptively immune from prosecution for any official duties of the president of the United States, but he may be prosecuted for unofficial acts. Well, this relates to other cases that Trump is involved in as well. Special prosecutor Jack Smith has alleged that Trump conspired to overturn the 2020 presidential election by speaking knowingly false claims of election fraud. But Trump's legal team argued that the

Starting point is 00:05:06 allegations made by Smith fell under the outer perimeter of Trump's official duties as president, and he was therefore immune from prosecution. So the charges, according to Trump's team, should be dismissed. Back to the case in Manhattan, Trump is asking Judge Mershon to weigh those same arguments that the Supreme Court's immunity ruling invalidates in his hush money conviction. That's according to the Wall Street Journal. Trump's lawyers have argued that. that the conviction on those 34 counts in the alleged hush money scheme be thrown out, given the Supreme Court's ruling, that presidents have immunity from acts while in office. The Manhattan court prosecutors said that they believe Trump's case is meritless,

Starting point is 00:05:53 but as we just discussed, they have agreed to move that sentencing. Trump's lawyers argued that under the court's ruling, prosecutors would have been prohibited from presenting evidence, including social media posts from Trump's president, and witness testimony about White House meetings. Trump's lawyers said that these would be considered official acts under the ruling. Well, with that, we're going to leave it there for today's edition of the Daily Signal Top News. We will see you right back here tomorrow morning. I am so pleased to be joined by Heritage Foundation National Security expert Victoria Coates.

Starting point is 00:06:30 We take some time to discuss the implications of President Joe Biden's debate performance on Thursday night on the world stage. What did our enemies take note of during Biden's performance and how are our allies across the United States feeling after seeing that performance on Thursday night? We also discuss how Trump addressed national security issues and if there were any surprises there. Be sure to catch that conversation with Victoria Coates tomorrow morning. Be sure to hit that subscribe button so you never miss out on new shows from the Daily Citical podcast. And if you would, take a minute to leave us a five-star rating and review. We really appreciate hearing your first. feedback. We will see you back here tomorrow morning for the conversation with Victoria

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The Daily Signal - Trump Sentencing Date Moved, Giuliani Disbarred in New York, Democrat Calls for Biden to Drop Out | July 2

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