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Former President Donald Trump is sitting for a virtual interview Monday with probation officials ahead of his sentencing for falsifying business records. Attorney and CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman is in Florida, where the former president is virtually attending the meeting.

The latest CBS News poll, which comes as President Biden ended his D-Day trip to France and former President Trump campaigned in two battleground states, shows the two candidates in a virtual tie in the presidential race. A majority of likely voters said in the poll Trump's conviction is not a major factor in the election.

STORY: :: Trump promises to end taxes on tips, an appeal to Las Vegas' service workers :: June 9, 2024 @9310 1:15-1:50 :: Donald Trump, Republican Presidential Candidate “So, this is the first time I've said this. And for those hotel workers and people that get tips, you are going to be very happy, because when I get to office, we are going to not charge taxes on tips, people making tips. We're not going to do it, and we're going to do that right away. First thing in office, because it’s been a point of contention for years and years and years, and you do a great job of service, you take care of people. And I think it's going to be something that really is deserved.” :: Las Vegas, Nevada @9310 ~2:40-2:58 :: Donald Trump, Republican Presidential Candidate “The first thing we're going to do is we're going to close that border tight as a drum, and we’re going to let people come in, but only legals. The second thing we're going to do about 5 minutes later, doesn't take long, we’re gonna drill, we’re gonna cut your energy costs in half.” Trump also once again valorized his supporters convicted for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, calling them "warriors" and suggesting a possible counter-investigation into the event if he were re-elected. The pledge on tips, revealed at a sweltering outdoor rally in Las Vegas where temperatures reached 100 degrees, adds one more detail to a Trump tax plan that has included vague pledges of tax relief to middle-income workers and small businesses. "So this is the first time I've said this, and for those hotel workers and people that get tips you're going to be very happy because when I get to office, we are going to not charge taxes on tips people (are) making," Trump told a crowd of several thousand people. Trump said he would "do that right away, first thing in office," and noted in prepared remarks that he would seek legislation in Congress to make the change. "You do a great job of service, you take care of people and I think it's going to be something that really is deserved."

STORY: As they concluded their trip to France, the Bidens visited Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, about 85 kilometers (50 miles) east of Paris, to pay respects to U.S. soldiers and marines killed during World War One. "The idea that we're able to avoid being engaged in major battles in Europe is just not realistic," Biden told reporters. "That is why it's so important, the alliances that we have." Biden, a Democrat, is running against Trump, a Republican, for reelection in November. Trump's White House said in 2018 that the then-president, who was also on a trip to France, could not visit the cemetery because of bad weather. His chief of staff at the time, John Kelly, a retired general, attended instead, in light rain. Without mentioning Trump by name, Biden said he would not have come to Normandy without also visiting Aisne-Marne. "America showed up. America showed up to stop the Germans, America showed up to make sure that they did not prevail, and America shows up when we're needed," Biden said.

For the first time since he was convicted in his New York criminal trial, former President Donald Trump hit the campaign trail in the battleground state of Arizona. Trump is teasing a vice presidential pick, saying he may announce his running mate during the party convention next month.

Donald Trump and his allies have been calling for retaliatory actions against Democrats in the wake of his felony conviction. CBS News campaign reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.

The Georgia Court of Appeals is putting the case on hold while it reviews a lower court's decision to let Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis stay on the case.