Donald Trump has been hit by a stunning day of setbacks relating to the court cases brought against him.
The former president has failed to secure a bond to satisfy the nearly half-a-billion-dollar civil fraud judgment, his lawyers told an appeals court on Monday.
The former president’s attorneys argued that finding a company to back a bond over $454m plus millions of dollars in interest is a“practical impossibility,” and one that raises the possibility that New York Attorney General Letitia James can begin seizing his assets unless the court intervenes.
While his hush-money trial may have been pushed back into April, Judge Juan Merchan has ruled that the court can hear testimony from former fixer Michael Cohen, adult film star Stormy Daniels, and Karen McDougal, who once allegedly had an affair with Mr Trump. In addition, the Access Hollywoodtape can also be discussed as part of the case.
Meanwhile, Peter Navarro will become the first member of Mr Trump’s administration to go to jail, after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts turned down his bid to remain free while he appeals his conviction for defying a congressional subpoena from the House January 6 select committee.