Former President Donald Trump faces a crucial day as he prepares for a hush money hearing and a $464 million bond deadline, with legal proceedings related to financial obligations and potential consequences looming.
Former President Donald Trump is struggling to secure a $464 million bond as the deadline nears, while the war on drugs makes a comeback in progressive areas like Oregon and San Francisco. Israel has obtained a trove of intelligence on Hamas, and a study suggests that dental plaque-causing bacteria could be behind treatment-resistant colon cancers. Additionally, a judge has ruled that an Ohio father's alleged confession in the killings of his three young sons cannot be referenced during his murder trial, and an American woman who posed as an heiress faces extradition to Northern Ireland on fraud charges.
Former President Donald Trump is facing a deadline to secure a half-billion-dollar bond to appeal his civil fraud case in New York, but is struggling to find an insurance company willing to underwrite it. Trump has sought out wealthy supporters and considered selling assets, expressing concern about the optics of a financial crisis. He has publicly criticized the deadline and privately lashed out at the New York Attorney General and the judge overseeing the case. Trump's legal team has approached 30 underwriters, but some have internal policies limiting them from securing a bond in excess of $100 million.