Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in a Manhattan court on Monday for a hearing in his delayed “hush money” case, the same day he faces a deadline to pay a $454 million fraud bond. .
Trump, 77, will appear in Manhattan Supreme Court for the third time after Judge Juan Manuel Marchan postponed his criminal trial, which is expected to last six weeks.
The move comes after Trump’s lawyers said they needed more time to comb through thousands of pages of newly disclosed evidence by prosecutors in the case against the former president by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. , the judge decided to postpone the trial until at least April 15th. Fixer Michael Cohen.
Mr. Cohen faced Mr. Trump as a witness in a civil case last year and is expected to be the star witness in his criminal trial.
Manhattan prosecutors said in court documents last week that they do not expect further delays in the trial after revealing they had filed fewer than 270 documents related to Trump’s case.
Trump last year pleaded not guilty to 34 felonies in a Manhattan criminal case in which he allegedly concealed $310,000 in “hush money” paid before the 2016 election.
The payments were allegedly made to stop porn star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy Playmate Karen McDougall from revealing their secret room with President Trump.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against Trump is the first of four criminal cases headed to trial and the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.
Meanwhile, the Republican presidential candidate also has a Monday deadline to secure $454 million in bail in a 2022 New York civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James.
President Trump recently asked his supporters to help pay for it after his lawyers announced that 30 surety companies had refused to issue bonds to him to cover a huge civil fraud judgment.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron issued the ruling in February after a three-month jury trial against the real estate mogul. In the case, prosecutors in James’ office argued that President Trump overstated his net worth by billions of dollars a year in his financial statements to obtain more favorable loans. insurance.
If Trump fails to repay the bonds by Monday’s deadline, James could seize some of his prized Big Apple assets, including Trump Tower, but James has indicated he is willing to do so. ing.
