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Live updates: Trump hush money case trial date set, ruling on civil fraud bond deadline
In the civil fraud case, an appeals court ruled former President Donald Trump can pay a smaller bond. In the criminal hush money trial, a judge said jury selection is now set for April 15. Follow here for the latest live news updates.
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Key takeaways from Trump’s wild day of legal developments
Donald Trump received both a lifeline from the courts Monday and a trial date for the first criminal trial of a former president in US history, a pair of rulings that hit home the legal whiplash constantly surrounding him.[...]
- Hush money trial date set: Trump’s historic criminal trial in the New York hush money case against him will begin with jury selection on April 15, Judge Juan Merchan said Monday, after a dispute over the late production of documents caused the judge initially to push back the start date. ...
- Appeals court lowers Trump’s bond: The more significant ruling Monday may have been a New York appeals court allowing him to post a reduced $175 million bond to appeal the $464 million civil fraud judgment against him, his adult sons and his company. Trump told reporters he will cover the bond using cash as a collateral. ...
- Judge dismisses allegations made against district attorney: During Monday’s hearing, Merchan also discredited Trump’s allegations of misconduct against the district attorney’s office, finding that prosecutors cooperated in the effort to secure documents from the US Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York. ...