Get the latest now in former President Trump.
He posted bond in the New York civil fraud trial
case as the judge in his New York election interference
case expanded A gag order ahead of the trial later
this month. Senior investigative correspondent Eric Tursky is at Trump
Tower.
Good morning, Aaron.
And George, good morning to you.
Posting the bond means that former President Trump is no
longer an immediate risk of losing control of his apartment
here on 5th Ave.
or the rest of his real estate at $175 million.
Bond, though, comes as in his criminal trial,
Trump is under a new restriction.
This morning, Donald Trump can no longer attack the daughter
of the judge overseeing his criminal prosecution.
In New York, Judge Juan Rashan expanded a gag order
to cover his family and the family of Manhattan District
Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Writing this pattern of attacking family members of presiding jurists
and attorneys assigned to his cases serves no legitimate purpose.
It merely injects fear. Trump has attacked the judge's daughter
by name over her political consulting work for Democrats.
His attorneys argued Trump must be permitted to speak on
these issues,
but the judge said defendants conduct is deliberate and intended
to intimidate this court and impede the orderly administration of
this trial.
Trump is scheduled to stand trial starting April 15th on
charges accusing him of falsifying business records to conceal allegations
of an affair with porn actress Stormy Daniels from voters
before the 2016 election. Trump has pleaded not guilty and
wants the judge to recuse himself in his civil fraud
case.
Trump has now secured a $175 million bond,
putting a nearly half billion dollar judgment on hold while
he appeals.
A court reduced the bond after Trump's lawyer said the
whole amount was practically impossible to obtain as he seeks
the White House again.
Trump repeated false claims about the 2020 election during an
interview with the Wisconsin radio host.
People said, well, he actually did win.
Joe Biden won Wisconsin in 2020.
Trump supporters made him billions on paper anyway after rushing
to buy stock when his social media company went public
last week.
This morning, though, the value of Trump stake is down
a billion dollars,
shares of Trump Media dropping more than 20%
after the company said Truth Social lost $58 million last
year and an auditor raised substantial doubt about its future.
We've never seen a presidential candidate before whose very initials
represent a publicly traded company and the ability to make
spectacular wealth while also seeking the presidency.
Robin. All right, Aaron. Thank you.