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money to spend on tv ads and we'll see what they come up with. he'll have more to spend than the other campaigns but tim scott is not without serious fire power as well. >> kristin, you do a lot of reporting on this. does the trump campaign have the cash it needs to buy millions of dollars in ads given how much it is spending on trump's legal bills? >> well, wolf, i just talked to a trump adviser about this before this hit and they said, no, they are not concerned about that fund raising here and is why. the disconnect between the save america pac and the campaign funds still say they have more than $20 million cash on hand. when it comes to legal fees, they are very concerned about that. when save america pac as we reported several weeks ago, made a $60 million donation to another maga inc. superpac and asked for it back because of the extraordinary legal bills. so that is where the real concern is.
a way to get money and followers and to convince republicans to rally around him. now, of course, it is not clear that is going to work. but they do believe that a strategy that will work. >> and kristin, stay with us. i also want to bring in cnn political commentator bakari sellers and scott jennings. bakari, earlier this afternoon president biden commented on trump's latest arrest. let's listen to what he said. listen to this. >> have you seen donald trump's mug shot yet? >> mr. president, are you -- >> i did see it on television. >> what did you think? >> handsome guy. >> so bakari, what do you think of how president biden has handled trump's legal troubles so far. does this create an opening for the biden campaign? >> i don't think so. i think that they're going to allow the trump legal troubles to consume the trump campaign.
primary. they're going to do that again. but what has become increasingly clear is the gulf between what is helping him maintain his primary support and what would hurt him in a general election. there is just a mountain of polling out there now that indicates that these legal entanglements that are hurting him if he were convicted of a felony it would make it difficult if not impossible to make him president and it is already difficult. it is a crazy disconnect. what helps you today, could be killing you tomorrow. if he were to be the republican nominee and it is quite a conundrum for the republican parry. >> kristin, republicans are starting to report how much money they raised in the 24 hours after the first presidential debate. desantis said he raised a million dollars. ramaswamy said he raised, what, $900,000. how closely do you think the trump campaign is watching this to see if there is a new second place rival to attack? >> well, wolf, they watch
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of the discovery is going to be done by the end of this month. >> kristin, to you, the judge is allowing trump to view material on his own. he should not have a device that either photographs or records. it's his lawyers need to review any notes that he takes. how is judge chucking going to enforce this? does her lawyer now put the lawyers in some sort of legal crosshairs? >> as lawyers we are officers of the court we have to be candid to their core otherwise we face ethical and legal bars. this really does put the onus on the lawyers in this case given trump's history of not really listening to lawyers, i think this is going to be a really challenging task for his attorneys. >> do you think it is an unenviable position they find themselves in? >> absolutely. i would not want to find myself in that position.
spacecraft. it will be interesting to see if bill nelson and some of the other nasa leadership that's here today is going to be giving us an update on the timeline for that as well. but as of now, late 2024 is the target. >> all right. we'll look forward to it. thank you, kristin. the naccp of oakland, california, called for a state of emergency over a ramp in crime. residents are fed up and they're moving out. >> the fact that i am being pushed out because i emotionally can't take it anymore is horrible. ♪ innersprings, for a beautiful mattress, and indescribable comfort. for a limited time, saveve $400 on select stearns & foster mattresses. let innovation refunds help with your erc tax refund so you can improve your business however you see fit. to build an outdoor patio. clink! dr. marshall used part of h refund to give hipractice a facelift.
this summer we're all getting together. blockbuster hits "barbie" and "oppenheimer" are bringing in millions of fans. beyonce and taylor swift are on billion dollars tours. what is behind then enthusiasm. kristin is from wake forest university. professor, good morning to you. this is not the first summer i will acknowledge, that there have been big summer hits at the theaters, that there have been these global tours. but if feels different because we haven't felt this in a while. what are you seeing? >> well, we saw in the pandemic that one of our primary needs, which is being social, was sort of thwarted. and that is a need that you would have like hunger or thirst. so, when you have hunger or thirst, people have a drive to